Owned by the people behind Monsoon, this branch of the popular British chain is home to scores of cheap jewellery, scarves and bags to complement even the...

Small and often smoky, the widely renowned Alto is one of the city's older and better jazz venues. Renowned Dutch saxophonist Hans Dulfer (Candy's dad) has...

This literary hotel arranged across ten canal houses is the place to bump in to your favourite author. Staff are discreet and attentive, and rooms - which...

A dazzling art nouveau monument that's looking extra spruce now that a fountain has been added to its terrace, the public areas here - like the...

Run by owners - and hubbies - Johan and Joost, this hip hotel shines like the pages of a trendy glossy magazine. The rooms are cosy, and the breakfast area...

Located off the main tourist routes, Amnesia is often cool and quiet, though it occasionally fills up with locals. Their pre-rolled joints are strong yet...

A bunch of generally older gay guys come here to drink, chat and sing along to the Dutch hits blasting from speakers and on video screens, and things go...

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...

Still looking sleek and space age, ARC is well and truly established these days and continues to attract a stylish, moneyed, polysexual crowd who come to...

The stock at 'Architecture and Nature', which includes many works in English for monoglots, is exactly what you'd expect from its name: books on...

The most comprehensive collection of international photographs and posters in the Netherlands, and the largest collection of postcards in Western Europe,...

Check out the delicious selection of bonbons, ice-creams and coffees with all natural ingredients as you ponder how the Amsterdam branch of a Belgian chain...

Once you check in to this grand hotel in a former bank building, everything is yours to choose. Drinks and snacks in the lounge, films and mini-bar in your...

This popular health club has earned a solid reputation as one of the best body-building gyms in town. Free weights and machines, cardiovascular equipment,...