Pronounced 'acht' (Dutch for eight), this is the latest streetwear haunt with maximum cred thanks to its super-exclusive kicks, toys and T-shirts.
Vijzelstraat 105Customised boards, Vans shoes and labels like Fred Perry, plus a great selection of punk imports.
Vijzelstraat 77Amsterdam has never seen anything quite so luxuriously cosmopolitan as Jimmy Woo's. You, too, can marvel at the lounge area filled with a mixture of modern and antique...
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18Art students and the terminally hip gather at this red-lacquered temple to pleasure, where there is no food or frippery, just booze and DJ-spun music with a party mood. Nearby...
Marnixstraat 401This 'night theatre' has found its niche as a place where performance meets clubbing. Every night brings a show of some kind, be it photos, classical dancers, MCs in various...
Lijnbaansgracht 238A space age men's and women's shoe shop with a glowing Barbarella-pod interior. Über cool, but, for all that, still worth taking the time to cruise for Miu Miu, Costume...
Koningsplein 7The Sinners people are youthful, beautiful, well groomed and well funded - some of them are even famous, albeit in a 'big in Hollandwood' sort of way. Think Sex and the City...
Wagenstraat 3-7A mecca for serious clubbers, there is someone behind the decks here seven days a week. One day it could be the next big thing, another the flavour of the month. Dave Clark,...
Weteringschans 157