Prinsengracht 263 was the 17th-century canalside house where young Jewish girl Anne Frank and her family hid for two years during World War II. Today it's one of the most...

When the previous owners hung up their pinnies in the '80s after 40 years behind the bar, they sealed up their café, retired upstairs and eventually passed away. Twenty years...

A glass cabinet of trophies and trinkets and a jukebox give this bar an easygoing 1950s feel. It's an Amsterdam classic, by night full of bar-room philosophers and locals mixed...

A snug, arty cinema that features a cosmopolitan array of films. One of the few places that still has intervals during the film, which gives you opportunity to eye up the...

Theatre, new media, photography shows, cinema and literary events sit alongside lectures, debates and discussions about cultural, social and political issues at this...

De Kaaskamer offers over 200 varieties of domestic and imported cheeses, plus pâtés, olives, pastas and wines. Have fun quizzing the staff on the different cheese types and...

This beautiful art deco sauna offers Turkish bath, Finnish sauna, cold plunge bath and solarium. Massages, shiatsu, plus beauty and skincare are all available by appointment....

Each day brings a different fish, meat and vegetarian dish to the menu of this cheap and tasty international kitchen. Star spotters take note: whichever act is booked to play...

This excellent photography museum, located in a renovated canal house, holds regular exhibitions of works by shutter-button maestros like August Sander as well as advertising...

This rather well-kept secret of a hotel is the opposite of the grand gestures of the Amstel hotel, and the epitome of understated glamour. It's a small, flower-filled building...

Located in a monumental 17th-century house, the walls of this photography foundation might host the latest from such hotshots as Hellen van Meene, David Goldblatt or Naoya...

Customised boards, Vans shoes and labels like Fred Perry, plus a great selection of punk imports.

Lambiek, founded in 1968, claims to be the world's oldest comic shop and has thousands of books from around the world; its on-site cartoonists' gallery hosts exhibitions every...

Loekie isn't cheap, and you'll have to queue, but a French stick with Italian fillings makes for a meal. Fine quiche, cheesecake and tapenade, too.