Neighbourhood guide · Amsterdam
The Herengracht, the Keizersgracht and the Prinsengracht, the Nine Streets and the starred tables of the Utrechtsestraat.
Neighbourhood guide
The Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht, the Golden Bend, the Nine Streets and the Utrechtsestraat’s starred tables.
The back story
The three great canals, the Amstel and the IJ: how a city built on water became a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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The house on the Prinsengracht where Anne Frank and her family hid in the Secret Annex.
Westermarkt 20, 1016 DK AmsterdamExplore View on map
Art about cats on the Golden Bend
Art about cats, in a canal house on the Herengracht.
Herengracht 497, 1017 BT AmsterdamExplore View on map
Concerts in a former church
One of the city’s best-known concert venues, in a former church near the Leidseplein.
On the Leidseplein
The city’s leading theatre company, on the Leidseplein, often with English surtitles.
An Art Deco picture palace
The Art Deco cinema between the Muntplein and the Rembrandtplein, now run by Pathé.
The grandest canal houses
Along the Herengracht from the Leidsegracht to the Vijzelstraat, past the widest and grandest canal houses.
Two MICHELIN Stars
The two-star restaurant of The Dylan, on the Keizersgracht.
The Dylan, Keizersgracht 384, 1016 GB AmsterdamExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN Stars
A two-star restaurant on the Amstel.
Amstel 212, 1017 AH AmsterdamExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
A French bistro of fish and seafood. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Utrechtsestraat 57, 1017 VJ AmsterdamExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Utrechtsestraat 141h, 1017 VM AmsterdamExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Utrechtsestraat 30A, 1017 VN AmsterdamExplore View on map
Grill café
A small, lively grill café on the Kerkstraat.
Kerkstraat 41, 1017 GB AmsterdamExplore View on map
Art Nouveau on the Leidseplein
The Art Nouveau café of the hotel on the Leidseplein.
Leidseplein 28, 1017 PT AmsterdamExplore View on map
Croquettes and cakes
A classic Amsterdam pâtisserie on the Vijzelgracht, also known for its croquettes.
Vijzelgracht 15, 1017 HM AmsterdamExplore View on map
Roastery and bakery
A coffee roastery and bakery on a quiet street near the Rijksmuseum.
Weteringstraat 48, 1017 SP AmsterdamExplore View on map
Amsterdam roasters
The coffee bar of an Amsterdam speciality roaster, on the Kerkstraat.
Kerkstraat 96H, 1017 GP AmsterdamExplore View on map
In the Nine Streets
A café and lifestyle shop on the Berenstraat, in the Nine Streets.
Berenstraat 19, 1016 GG AmsterdamExplore View on map
At Rosewood Amsterdam
The bar and distillery of Rosewood Amsterdam, in the former Palace of Justice, with its own jenever.
Shops between the canals
Nine short streets crossing the canals between the Singel and the Prinsengracht, full of independent shops.
Dutch cheese
A cheese shop in the Nine Streets, stacked with Dutch and international cheeses.
Runstraat 7, 1016 GJ AmsterdamExplore View on map
Bulbs on the Singel
The flower market on the Singel, its stalls on the water, selling tulip bulbs and flowers.
On the Golden Bend
Historic canal palaces joined into one grand hotel on the Herengracht.
Herengracht 542–556, 1017 CG AmsterdamExplore View on map
Vinkeles, Two MICHELIN Stars
A five-star canal-house hotel on the Keizersgracht, home of Vinkeles (Two MICHELIN Stars).
Keizersgracht 384, 1016 GB AmsterdamExplore View on map
A row of canal houses
A five-star hotel spread through a row of canal houses between the Prinsengracht and the Keizersgracht.
Prinsengracht 323, 1016 GZ AmsterdamExplore View on map
In the former Palace of Justice
A Rosewood hotel in the former Palace of Justice on the Prinsengracht, with the bar and distillery Advocatuur.
Prinsengracht 432–436, 1017 KE AmsterdamExplore View on map
Canal houses on the Herengracht
A hotel in a row of canal houses on the Herengracht, with a brasserie and float wellness.
Herengracht 341, 1016 AZ AmsterdamExplore View on map
Family-run on the Singel
A family-run canal-house hotel on the Singel, near the Dam.
Singel 303–309, 1012 WJ AmsterdamExplore View on map
In five canal houses
A design hotel on the Herengracht, with a second Hoxton, Lloyd, in the eastern docklands.
Herengracht 255, 1016 BJ AmsterdamExplore View on map
Art Deco sauna on the canal
A sauna on the Herengracht, in an Art Deco setting.
Herengracht 115, 1015 BE AmsterdamExplore View on map
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