IJ-Hallen is the largest flea market in the Netherlands. It's held outdoors during sunnier climes, retreating back indoors to the great halls of the NDSM shipyards during the winter months, but regardless of what setting you find it in, the treasure trove sprawl of g...
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Hortus Botanicus
Amsterdam's secret garden
Outside of Amsterdam’s bustling center lies one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Hortus Botanicus is home to over ...
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Sauna Deco
Deco-dent pampering
Sauna Deco rescued the grandiloquent art deco interior from Parisian department store Le Bon Marché from a fate in the dumpster...
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Svahayoga
Hatha yoga ain't for hatas
Run by expert teachers Patrick and Gösta, Svahayoga is a yoga studio unlike any other in Amsterdam, creating a welcoming, safe ...
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Kashmir Lounge
Drugs & dope DJs
The interior of this popular coffee shop in the emerging Baarsjes neighborhood is so zen, Buddha himself would break into a gle...
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De Rokerij
Magic carpet ride
Although decorated with the “medieval cathedral” vein in mind, this coffee shop, along with its three sister locations around A...
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De Dampkring
Starstruck head in the clouds
The Dampkring's 15 minutes of fame came and went when it was used as a location for Ocean’s Twelve in 2004, and now it seems co...
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Molli
Oldest squatters' bar in town
This quaint squat is affectionately named after a diminutive for Molotov cocktail and the locals here are still likely to hate ...
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Koan Float
Relax and drift away
Strolling along the canals trying to figure out if you're going north or south can be a very stressful affair. If your inner se...
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The Bulldog
The franchised coffeeshop
This place is probably the best-known coffee shop in the world, but brand name recognition aside, that doesn’t necessarily mean...