Nightlife & the Arts in Amsterdam

Fodor's Choice in Amsterdam

Name	Category	Location

Bimhuis The best-known jazz place in town occupies the utterly awesome...	Music Clubs	Eastern Docklands

Café Schiller Next to the same-named hotel, this classy place has an authentic...	Cafes	Rembrandtplein

Café Tabac One of the best modern cafés in the Jordaan commands a...	Cafes	Jordaan

College Hotel Looking for a little New Amsterdam in Old Amsterdam? Stop by...	Cafes	Museum District

De Rokerij For over a decade, this coffee shop has managed to maintain a...	Cafes	Leidseplein


EYE Film Institute Netherlands Now housed in an eye-popping, proto-futuristic waterfront structure...	Film	Museum District

The Movies A full-swing 1920s ambience sets the stage for artsy and indie...	Film	Jordaan

Muziektheater This theater's huge and flexible stage acts as a magnet for directors...	Dance, Opera	Old City Center

PRIK This highly popular bar is situated rather off-the-beaten-queer-path...	Bars	Old City Center

Stadsschouwburg The red-and-gold plushness of the city theater is the setting...	Dance, Opera	Leidseplein

't Smalle Set with Golden Age chandeliers, leaded-glass windows, and the...	Bars	Jordaan

Twenty Third This champagne bar, named after the top floor on which it perches...	Wine Bars	The Pijp

Wynand Fockink This is Amsterdam's most famous—and miraculously least...	Bars	Old City Center
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