The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
The Plantage and Oost: the back story
Artis, the Hortus Botanicus, the Jewish Cultural Quarter, the Maritime Museum, NEMO and De Kas.
Neighbourhood guide · Amsterdam
The Plantage & Oost: Our Favourites
ARTIS, the Hortus, the Jewish Cultural Quarter, the Maritime Museum, NEMO and De Kas.
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What to see and do
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Around the Waterlooplein
Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Portuguese Synagogue
The Jewish Museum, the National Holocaust Museum and the Portuguese Synagogue, around the Waterlooplein.
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL AmsterdamExplore View on map
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The Netherlands in World War II
Verzetsmuseum (Dutch Resistance Museum)
The story of the Netherlands in the Second World War and of those who resisted.
Plantage Kerklaan 61, 1018 CX AmsterdamExplore View on map
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Zoo, aquarium and planetarium
ARTIS
The city zoo in the Plantage, with its aquarium, planetarium and Micropia museum.
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The green ship on the water
NEMO Science Museum
Hands-on science in the green building that rises from the water by the Oosterdok, with a roof terrace.
Oosterdok 2, 1011 VX AmsterdamExplore View on map
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The National Maritime Museum
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
The National Maritime Museum, in the former naval storehouse on the water, with a replica East Indiaman moored outside.
Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK AmsterdamExplore View on map
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Where Rembrandt lived and worked
Rembrandt House Museum
The house on the Jodenbreestraat where Rembrandt lived and worked.
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Formerly the Hermitage Amsterdam
Museum H’ART
Exhibitions of great art on the Amstel, in the building of the former Hermitage Amsterdam.
Amstel 51, 1018 EJ AmsterdamExplore View on map
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The opera house on the Amstel
Nationale Opera & Ballet
The Dutch National Opera and the Dutch National Ballet, in their house on the Amstel.
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On the Amstel
Koninklijk Theater Carré
The great theatre on the Amstel, for musicals, comedy, dance and concerts.
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Glasshouses in the Plantage
Hortus Botanicus
The botanic garden of the Plantage, with its glasshouses and palm house.
Plantage Middenlaan 2A, 1018 DD AmsterdamExplore View on map
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A country house in the city
Park Frankendael
The park around the historic country house Huize Frankendael, with Restaurant De Kas.
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Gardens, zoo and docks
The Plantage and the eastern islands
From the Hortus and Artis to the Maritime Museum and the eastern docklands.
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A former naval yard opening to the city
Marineterrein Amsterdam
The former naval yard beside the Scheepvaartmuseum, opening step by step as a place to work, learn and swim.
Where to eat
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One MICHELIN Star
Restaurant De Kas
In a greenhouse in the Frankendael park. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE AmsterdamExplore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Scheepskameel
European cooking in an old naval building. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
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Bib Gourmand
Rijsel
Traditional French and Flemish cooking. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Marcusstraat 52b, 1091 TK AmsterdamExplore View on map
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Beside Artis
Café-Restaurant de Plantage
A café-restaurant in the Plantage, beside Artis.
Plantage Kerklaan 36, 1018 CZ AmsterdamExplore View on map
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Brunch near the docks
Bakers & Roasters
Brunch, cakes and coffee on the Kadijksplein, near the Maritime Museum.
Kadijksplein 16, 1018 AC AmsterdamExplore View on map
Bars
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Plants and cocktails
Bar Botanique
A café and bar filled with plants, in Oost.
Eerste van Swindenstraat 581, 1093 LC AmsterdamExplore View on map
Shopping
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Diamonds, jewellery and watches
House of Gassan
Diamonds, jewellery and watches, with tours of the diamond workshop.
Where to stay
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On the river
Amstel Hotel
The grand hotel on the Amstel, a short walk from the Carré theatre.
Professor Tulpplein 1, 1018 GX AmsterdamExplore View on map
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