Hidden gems in Amsterdam
Skip the tourist circuit. These Amsterdam spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
Top spots in Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum
CultureMuseum Quarter
Vermeer and Rembrandt — the Night Watch alone is worth the trip.
Jordaan
Food & DrinkJordaan
Anne Frank's neighbourhood — narrow lanes, brown cafés and Saturday Noordermarkt.
Vondelpark
OutdoorsOud-Zuid
City's central green — bike loops, picnics and free summer concerts.
Van Gogh Museum
CultureMuseum Quarter
The world's largest Van Gogh collection — book a timed entry.
NDSM Wharf
CultureNoord
Former shipyard turned creative compound — free ferry from Centraal.
Where to eat
Restaurant De Kas
$$$$Garden-driven · Watergraafsmeer
Dinner inside a working greenhouse — vegetables from the garden 30m away.
Foodhallen
$$Food hall · Oud-West
Indoor food market in a tram depot — bitterballen and bao under one roof.
Toscanini
$$$Italian · Jordaan
Open kitchen, fresh pasta, packed every night — book ahead.
Choux
$$$$Vegetable tasting · Centrum
Plant-forward tasting menu with a serious cellar.
Winkel 43
$Café · Jordaan
Famous for the appeltaart — order it with whipped cream and coffee.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Rijksmuseum, Jordaan, Vondelpark. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.