This spacious monument to industry just west of the Jordaan pumped water from the coast's dunes for around a century. Now it pumps out honest Dutch and French dishes - from...

Part of the Pakhuis Wilhelmina breeding ground for underground young artists in the docklands, this café aims to host challenging dance nights and interesting live acts. That...

Nab a sophisticated Dutch handbag in materials from leather to plastic. Many (but not all) of the creations are produced by four local designers.

Artists such as Karel Appel, Eugene Brands and Corneille were once regarded as little more than eccentric troublemakers; they've now been absorbed into the canon. This museum...

A new fixture in Amsterdam's subculture, DNA has become a sparkling promoter of fresh talents in the world of independent rock and electronica. It may keep itself to itself,...

Barely opened and already packed - it's unavoidable in a city that craves new impulses. Especially when electro music's own Eva Maria, house legend Wannabeastar and...

While perhaps no longer all that innovative, there's still a selective savvy at work that embraces both older and wiser artists (Marlene Dumas often shows new works here) and...

The old Ketelhuis used to be of little interest to non-Dutch-speaking film fans (it once specialised in unsubtitled homegrown movies), but this new and improved version now...

An indulgent floating option, this converted cargo boat near the up-and-coming cultural quarter sleeps up to five sybarites, and comes with two bathrooms, jacuzzi,...

Its modern architecture and peripheral location do nothing for its ambience, but the Meervaart does offer an interesting mix of cabaret and theatre shows, along with a...

A shipbuilding yard at the beginning of the last century, NDSM is now a cultural complex that's yet to be completed, a state of affairs that's rather in step with the...

The Panama, a music venue, restaurant and nightclub under one roof, offers concerts, dance nights, comedy shows and occasional theatre events.

A steady force in Amsterdam nightlife, restaurant/theatre/nightclub Panama overlooks the IJ in one of the city's most booming areas. A deserted strip back in 2000 when it...

Following Blijburg's lead, strandtenten (beach hangouts) have popped up all over the city. This one promotes progressive house music at various one-off events approximately...