This loungey affair obviously took notes from the hip side of NYC's Chinatown. The dark and inviting interior harbours big screens playing Hong Kong music videos, bubble teas...

A stalwart of the sex scene in a city known for doing the deed, Absolute Danny stocks everything from rubber clothes to erotic toothbrushes.

This may be a city more famous for its paintings than its prints, but photo buffs love this sprawling space within flashing distance of the Red Light District. Besides...

'No perfume' it says at the door. Argos, the most venerable and most famous leather bar in town, likes men to smell like men. Friendly staff, porn on a big screen, and hot...

A flash branch of the reliable, homegrown NH chain, the Barbizon is right opposite Centraal Station, so ideal if you want to hop off the train laden with luggage. The public...

Hidden in a small alley between Damstraat and the Nieuwmarkt, this former monastery is a wonderful stage for promising new talent to cut their musical teeth. Amsterdam's top...

Housed in a 16th-century building, this leather hotel mixes luxury with lust. Perfect for those who don't need much sleep; seven of the nine rooms come with TV, VCR and S&M...

The hallmarks of this culinary mainstay are tempting dishes and a wine list likely to inspire long bouts of grateful contemplation in visiting oenophiles.

Good, wholesome, homely Spanish cooking with a suitably unpretentious atmosphere to match.

The big sign of this men-only club gets photographed daily. Inside, on the small dancefloor, shirtless muscle marys throb to the hard house from female (!) DJ Debra. It's...

A variety of rubbers of the non-erasing kind to wrap up trouser snakes of all shapes and sizes in a store that's equal parts amusing and inspiring.

A bakery-tearoom where you can indulge in lovingly prepared and hearty sandwiches, soups and the most divine slabs of quiche you've ever had.

This no-frills bar attracts older gays and straight locals who all enjoy the living room-like atmosphere. Before you know it you're chatting and boozing with the unpretentious...

The Amsterdam Steambrewery Company has been making beer onsite for five years (though the building's history stretches back to the Middle Ages, when it was a house for fallen...