Blauw (Amstelveenseweg 158-160, Amsterdam) — Situated at the end of Vondelpark, Blauw restaurant is the new face of Indonesian food in the capital. Forget batiks and gamelan music, the interior here is sleekly designed in white, black and red (in direct contrast to the name, which means blue), the music is loungy and the lighting […]
Bojo (Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51, Amsterdam) — For quick, cheap, and tasty dishes served until the wee hours, head for long-established Bojo, a cheap and cheery eatery near Leidseplein. If hunger strikes after a late night on the town, drop in for a flavorful longtong rames (special boiled rice served with chewy rice cakes). If it […]
Aphrodite (Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 91, Amsterdam) — In an area awash with Greek restaurants that do a pretty routine island-taverna impersonation, Aphrodite stands out for putting more emphasis on taste and less on dazzling Aegean colors, fishing nets, and Olympian deities. Its single room is modern, restrained in its decor, and softly lit. The specialties — […]
Akbar (Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 15, Amsterdam) — The best Indian restaurant in the Leidseplein area has been here (though not always at this address) since 1981, as one of the city’s first Indian restaurants. It’s a consistently good performer across the range of Punjabi cuisine — tandoori, curry, balti, vegetarian, and seafood — without being exactly […]
Wereldmuseum (Willemskade 25, Rotterdam) – this museum celebrates multiculturalism, focusing on rituals, stories and sacred objects. The building that currently houses the Wereldmuseum was originally the Royal Yacht Club of Prince Hendrik. The club’s members (including merchants and scientists who travelled all over the world) brought back unusual objects which they shared with each other. […]
Verzetsmuseum (Resistance Museum)( Plantage Kerklaan 61A, Amsterdam) — Permanent exhibit of the museum recreates the atmosphere of the streets of Amsterdam during the German occupation of the WWII. Big photographs, old posters, objects, films and sounds from that horrible time, help to recreate the scene. The background of the Holocaust is visualized to the visitor. […]
Van Gogh Museum (Amstel 51, Amsterdam) — Van Gogh lived in Amsterdam for a short while and there is a museum dedicated to his work. The museum is housed in one of the few modern buildings in this area of Amsterdam. The building was designed by Gerrit Rietveld. This building is where the permanent collection […]
Stedelijk Museum (Muesumplein 10, Amsterdam) — Next to the Van Gogh museum stands the Stedelijk Museum. This is Amsterdam’s largest museum dedicated to modern art. The museum opened its doors at around the same time the Museum Square was created. The permanent collection consists of works of art from artists like Piet Mondriaan, Karel Appel, […]
Rijksmuseum (Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam) — The Rijksmuseum possesses the largest and most important collection of classical Dutch art It opened in 1885. Its collection consists of nearly one million objects. The artist most associated with Amsterdam is Rembrandt, whose work, and the work of his pupils, is displayed in the Rijksmuseum. Rembrandt’s masterpiece De Nachtwacht […]
Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)( Jodenbreestraat 4, Amsterdam) – this is a house in the Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam not far from the new townhall, where Rembrandt lived and painted for a number of years. A few years ago the house was thoroughly reconstructed on the inside to show how the house would have looked in Rembrandt’s days. […]