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FLAT, COMPACT, AND EASILY At once formal yet liberal, the city bikes and pedestrians, and the artisanal WALKABLE, THE STUNNINGLY beckons with its vibrant but laidback boutiques and markets, but find yourself BEAUTIFUL CITY OF , dazzling Canal Ring, and beyond the city centre and you will be AMSTERDAM AMAZES WITH arty, gentrified . It’s easy to get rewarded with lush parks and true Dutch ITS METROPOLIS HEAD AND lost along the labyrinthine canals, the hospitality. So saddle up and pedal hard! VILLAGE HEART. cycleways with their steady stream of

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• Weather-wise, May-Sep is the best time • Buy a 1-7 day pass for unlimited tram, • A cafe is for coffee, a coffeeshop is for to visit. The glorious outdoors is in full bus and metro rides. Check in and marijuana swing, though so are the hordes check out EVERY time you board/exit

• International country code for • Winter can be chilly, grey and drizzly, • Most shops close Sun and Mon am, but Netherlands is +31; Amsterdam but crowd-free open late Thu landlines begin with 020, most mobiles begin with 06

• AMS Airport to city ≈ 20mins / €45 by • Thu/Fri best nights out, Sat can be vile, cab, ≈ 20mins / €3,90 by train quiet other days • In emergencies call 112

• Just about everyone speaks English • Service levels can be woeful and tipping well, and often is not required. Though 5-10% left as cash is nice when it’s good

• Best place to get a taxi is at stands – but it can be a lottery. Beware of scams, • Most restaurants offer value set menus especially around Centraal Station on top of à la carte

• Trams are easy, regular and cover most • Several establishments don’t accept of the city. Buy tickets on-board or at credit cards, and some don’t even ticket machines; trip planner at gvb.nl accept cash, though most take PIN/ATM cards

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Esther Coppoolse FASHION DIRECTOR

Esther Coppoolse is fashion director at ELLE Netherlands. Over the past decade she has elevated the casual philosophy of the Dutch, introducing stylist platform the ELLE Style Awards to Holland amongst other notable achievements. Esther was also the brain behind pop-up concept store ‘little black boutique’ and the founder of ‘CLUB 14 A’, a small but charming creative community and label in Amsterdam.

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LUXE INSIDER Esther Coppoolse

WHAT’S THE ONE THING WHAT ARE THREE OF YOUR WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EVERY VISITOR TO FAVORITE RESTAURANTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A DAY AMSTERDAM MUST DO AND WHAT DISHES DO YOU ORDER OF SHOPPING? WHY? AT THESE PLACES? You should start at Haarlemmerstraat, a Hire a bike or a boat. It’s great to see the Wilde Zwijnen is a relaxed restaurant in great street for different and independent city from the canals, or to bike along like the east of Amsterdam. They serve great boutiques. Move on to Noordermarkt, the locals. Amsterdam feels like a village. tasting dishes from local farmers (I love where there’s an organic food market their steaks) in a raw and industrial but every Monday morning and a flea market cozy atmosphere. on Saturdays. Then cross one of the canals to De Negen Straatjes, which is WHERE CAN YOU BE FOUND Pont 13 is a restaurant situated in an old a very dynamic shopping area with a ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY ferry. The view over the water and old creative mix of people and places. MORNING? harbor is beautiful and romantic. If the weather is good you have to book a table In the (Westergasfabriek) outside. Their fish dishes are simple and – the best park in Amsterdam, bursting very good. with nature, but also cultural events. WHAT ARE YOUR THREE It has some great coffee spots like Le Restaurant is very charming and so FAVORITE SHOPS AND WHAT De Bakkerswinkel, as well as lovely perfect that it’s difficult to know what to DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THEM? restaurant Rainarai, and there’s a lot of say. Please book a table as soon as you space to have a picnic or for children and can and be surprised by the talented Lock, Stock and Barrel is a multi-brand dogs to run around. French-style kitchen and elegant but cool boutique of mid-segment labels with an atmosphere. authentic Scandinavian/French style. westergasfabriek.com SPRMRKT for fashion, interiors, books, debakkerswinkel.com wildezwijnen.com music and art. This exciting concept store rainarai.nl pont13.nl is a raw essential place on the Amsterdam lerestaurant.nl scene. Azzurro Due is a deliciously decorated shop for fashion-lovers and great for high-end labels.

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THE DYLAN CONSERVATORIUM ANDAZ Hotel Hotel Hotel

A range of mod oriental-accented rooms, This antique conservatory of music Designed by local starchitect Marcel perfect canal position, sophisticated turned swank pad hits all the right Wanders, the avant-garde Andaz boasts lounge, comely courtyard, Michelin- notes with contemporary suites and the quirk-chic Dutch touch from top starred neo-Dutch Vinkeles, and a can-do duplexes elegantly appointed in cream to toe, with its light-filled lobby-cum- concierge to orchestrate private airplane and wood, with custom-made furniture observatory with soaring blue ceilings, tours or culinary canal cruises make this from Milanese designer Piero Lissoni, 122 whimsical, wired-up rooms, in-house a standout choice. and natty add-ons like complimentary restaurant and bar, and charming outdoor WiFi, espresso machines, and mirror TVs. estate garden. 384 / Canal Ring Add to that Feng Shui-inspired Akasha +31 20 530 2010 spa, live jams at sleek gastrobar Tunes, 587 / Canal Ring +31 20 523 1234 dylanamsterdam.com humidor La Casa del Habano, and you’ll almost certainly be pleading for an andaz.hyatt.com ‘encore’.

Van Baerlestraat 27 / Old South +31 20 570 0000

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RON GASTROBAR DE KAS DE BAKKERSWINKEL Dining Dining Dining

Local celeb chef Ron Blaauw surprised Locavores flock to this stunning nursery Breads, cakes, flans, and tarts as far as the culinary world when he renounced and glasshouse restaurant situated in the eye can see. De Bakkerswinkel is an his eponymous restaurant’s 2 Michelin- the middle of Frankendael Park, which unmissable treat of freshly baked goods starred throne in order to renovate and serves solely organic, locally sourced and and homemade preserves. Eat in or take reopen as Ron Gastrobar, swapping his homegrown fare. Leave the growing to out, but whatever you do, don’t miss the trademark molecular, neo-Dutch haute the green-thumbed owner, and exchange delectable artisan jam and scones. cuisine for a more relaxed and accessible that garden rake for a knife and fork. offering. Different it may be, but Blaauw’s Warmoesstraat 69 / Centrum deft hand remains ever present and Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3 / East +31 20 489 8000 / + branches exciting. +31 20 462 4562 lunch Mon-Fri, dinner Mon-Sat debakkerswinkel.com Sophialaan 55 / Old South +31 20 496 1943 restaurantdekas.nl lunch Sun-Fri, dinner Sat-Fri

rongastrobar.nl RIJKSMUSEUM Activities

DOOR 74 The country’s premier museum has Bar recently reopened in its entirety after a LION NOIR decade-long nip/tuck, and the neo-Gothic A mysterious location that’s only divulged starlet has never looked better. With many Dining upon reservation (and below!) definitely of the building’s original C.19th details Movers and shakers beeline for this kooky, ups the ante at this exclusive lounge for fully restored, as well as a brand spanking low-lit, curio-filled hotspot featuring a those in-the-know – but don’t worry, your new stone atrium, cafe and shop, not to delicious menu of French favorites. Can’t concierge will get you in if you haven’t mention more than 8,000 artworks on get a reservation? No matter. Console booked ahead. The creative, seasonal display, Rijks is unquestionably the finest yourself at the bar, where the cocktails cocktails are arguably the best in town. art destination in town. are classic and the small plates range Reguliersdwarsstraat 74I / Canal Ring Museumstraat 1 / Museum Quarter includes oysters and goose rillettes. +31 6 3404 5122 +31 20 674 7000 / 9am-5pm daily Reguliersdwarsstraat 28 / Canal Ring door-74.com rijksmuseum.nl +31 20 627 6603

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NOORDERMARKT HORTUS BOTANICUS FROZEN FOUNTAIN Activities Activities Shopping

Gourmands stampede to Noordermarkt Founded in 1638, this leafy inner-city Contemporary furniture and decor every Monday for its organic farm-fresh oasis is today home to more than 4,000 jackpot with top designers from the produce and welcoming vendors, and then plant species, picturesque outdoor Netherlands’ art academies and beyond, again for the Saturday flea market that gardens complete with whimsical winding featuring bespoke commissioned abounds with handicrafts, vintage finds paths, soaring butterfly-filled, climate- pieces and permanent collections from and artisanal wares. specific greenhouses, charming terrace internationally renowned talents like Piet cafe serving organic snacks and Holtkamp Hein Eek. Westerstraat / Jordaan pastries, plus on-site store with neat 9am-2pm Mon & 9am-5pm Sat lifestyle, fair trade and food products to Prinsengracht 645 / Canal Ring take home. +31 20 622 9375

Plantage Middenlaan 2a / East frozenfountain.com +31 20 625 9021 / 10am-5pm daily

THE OTHERIST dehortus.nl Shopping KEUZE VAN KIKI A wonderfully eclectic shop of curios, Shopping botanics, mounted insects, ceramics, artisanal knits, soaps, stationery, yarn and VAN RAVENSTEIN Haute hoarder, globe-strutter and more. If you’ve ever yearned for a ‘vegan’ Shopping gimlet-eyed fashion buyer Kiki Niesten cardboard human skull, or a porcelain has scooped up a fabulous selection of skunk cranium with 14k gold-lustered The last word in ‘it’ Lowlands fashion designer-wear from all over the world teeth, now is your chance to get your designers, from Holland’s own Michael during her 30 years in the bizz. Now hands on it. van der Ham to Belgium’s Walter Van showcased in a pristine, bright white Beirendonck, as well as international gallery, the labels on each mint condition 6 / Jordaan favorites like Bernhard Willhelm. Browse piece have been painstakingly removed +31 20 320 0420 through the handy e-Catalogue then pop so that shoppers can focus on the quality otherist.com in and model the designer garments in and design of her pickings, rather than person. the illustrious names attached to them. So last season... in a fabulous way! Keizersgracht 359 / Nine Streets +31 20 639 0067 Herenstraat 32 / Centrum +31 20 638 3073 van-ravenstein.nl

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TETCHY CYCLISTS RIP-OFF TAXI DRIVERS MEDIOCRE WINE LISTS / WINES BY THE GLASS Cyclists rage along the pathways with Fancy a delay, or a coerced scenic tour? daredevil temperaments. Jump out of the Then hail these non-gezellig cabbies at Picky about your plonk? Sadly, way before you’re driven into the canals your peril. If in doubt, choose a cab from Amsterdam has a rather limited selection a designated taxi rank of wines, however jenever, the local spirit, is definitely worth a shot

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CANAL TOURING MUSEUM QUEUES RENT A BIKE

No visit to Amsterdam would be complete Instead of queuing and then paying Being a pedestrian in Amsterdam means without a sail down the city’s famous exorbitant entrance fees for the city’s you’re at the mercy of cyclists, so if you waterways, but rather than floating with myriad museums, skip the line and fare at can’t beat them, join them by hiring your the masses on the Canal Hopper’s hop-on, 32 of the best by purchasing a Museum own swish bike or tandem from MacBike. hop-off service, why not charter your own Pass or I amsterdam City Card, the latter private tour of Venice of the North aboard of which also includes unlimited travel on macbike.nl a 100-year-old wooden saloon boat with public transport. Classic Boat Tours. museumkaart.nl classicboattours.eu iamsterdam.com

GUIDED TOURS COOKING CLASSES

There’s no sense in taking a walk through While hearty Dutch classics brown bean the picturesque Old Town without fully soup and stamppot (hashed vegetables) appreciating its history and architecture, make for a tasty lunch, discovering Dutch so get the most out of your visit by vegetarian molecular gastronomy with a booking one of the various area-themed De Culinaire Werkplaats cooking lesson walking tours from I amsterdam, each of makes for one memorable experience. which comes with a full-color brochure and removable city map. deculinairewerkplaats.nl

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LUXE ITINERARY Romance

The water lapping along the canals of but be warned you’ll need plenty of puff (see LUXE Loves), the relaxed and buzzy Amsterdam isn’t the only reason the to make the ascent to the top! You can reincarnation of celeb chef Ron Blaauw’s Dutch capital is called the Venice of the slip home at this point to deposit any former eponymous fine diner. The North – from fragrant blooms to star-lit shopping bags at The Dylan, otherwise outdoor terrace here is particularly sweet meals, this city is awash with romance. beeline for your privately chartered, for a star-lit or moon-drenched supper. Start the day with a leisurely lie-in in 100-year-old saloon boat courtesy of Round off your night at Suzy Wong, a your suite at contemporary charmer The Classic Boat Tours (see Drab vs. Fab) to gorgeous and sultry mix of Chinoiserie, Dylan (see LUXE Loves) before donning enjoy a floating sight-see complete with excellent cocktails and beautiful people, your walking shoes for a spot of antique, gourmet lunch and champagne. Alight at or stop for a fireside nightcap at The fashion, book and accessory shopping in the foliage-fabulous Hortus Botanicus Dylan before retiring upstairs. the treasure-packed Nine Streets area (see LUXE Loves) to take a stroll through of the Old Town. Look out for vintage the whimsical gardens and greenhouses furnishings at Roerende Zaken on before skipping on for some gallery Oude Spiegelstraat, and lovely lingerie time at the amazing C. 17th Hermitage at Marlies Dekkers on Berenstraat. Amsterdam, but plan ahead as it closes Head a couple of blocks north to the at 5pm most days. When the clock strikes Westerkerk, a pretty C.17th church with and the guards glare, grab yourself a taxi an 85m landmark tower, the Westertoren, at a designated stand and head to your affording breathtaking vistas of the city, pre-booked dinner table at Ron Gastrobar

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With her stunning looks, vibrant social clutches, bags and clothing by Johnny Door 74 (see LUXE Loves), home to the scene, fashion-forward boutiques, and Ramli, plus alpaca and merino wool best and most creative seasonal cocktail ultra cool locals, Amsterdam makes for ponchos from Marie Y. Levi. Channel list in the city. Finally, amble towards one stylish European getaway, so best your inner interior designer and pick Canal House and enjoy some well- begin your day getting runway-ready up glam lifestyle objects for the home deserved beauty rest in your luxurious with a glorious pamper session at the at nearby Antennae Interiors, then if suite. Zoete dromen! beautiful 1920s Sauna Deco, where you’ll you’re feeling shopped out, recharge be massaged, moisturized, and freed with a sinfully sweet handmade bonbon of toxins courtesy of their fab Turkish at Puccini Bomboni. Next, get ensemble steambath. Feeling refreshed? Then pop inspired at fabulous Tassenmuseum. over to all-day industrial-chic diner Mazzo With a staggering collection of 4,000 for a quick pre-spree fuel stop – you’re bags, purses, trunks, pouches, cases and going to need it! Post lunch, double back accessories on show, you’ll suddenly feel the way you came for quirky curios at like your own stash is seriously lacking! standout store The Otherist (see LUXE Fret not, palate-pleasing consolation is Loves), and men’s and women’s threads at hand with a pre-booked negroni and at Black Sheep Road, including labels dinner stop at eclectic Lion Noir (see like Denmark’s Norse Projects, Storm & LUXE Loves). Head straight to the terrace Marie, and local name Zike This. Don’t for stargazing of both the celestial and miss WRKSHP 13 for beautiful jewelry, celebrity kind, then stop for a nightcap at

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Amsterdam is a treasure trove of both Recover from your critiquing session Nine Streets for a delicious and equally modern art and masterpieces, from with a light bite at Brasserie Van Baerle, artistic treat. Now backtrack to the modern-day names like Falke Pisano to and if the mood strikes and weather Museum Quarter and the Van Gogh the genius of Van Gogh – so be sure to permits, enjoy a glass of wine from one Museum for a glimpse of the ‘Sunflowers’ have your Museum Pass (see Drab vs. of the few decent lists in the city in the and other works from the maestro, or Fab) at the ready. First, arise in your lovely garden. Post lunch, browse the if you’re feeling peckish, you’re but a super sleek suite at the Conservatorium shops and galleries of the antiquarian’s stone’s throw from Chang-i, with the best (see LUXE Loves), then make your favorite Spiegel Quarter. Antiquariaat Chinese fusion outside of Chinatown. If way to famed Villa Zeezicht to fuel up Hoogkamp is heaven for cartography serendipity strikes, catch a concert by the with scrumptious appelgebak (apple enthusiasts, so equip yourself with a map famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra pie) and breakfast pastries. Now that of C.16th Amsterdam before making your at Concertgebouw, and be aurally you’re energized you’re ready for the way to Delaive to browse collections astounded by the acoustics of one of the big one, so head over to the neo-Gothic of both up-and-coming and established finest concert halls in the world. Finally, Rijksmuseum (see LUXE Loves) to contemporary artists ranging from Sam head home to Conservatorium’s intimate browse the works of Dutch perennials Francis to Picasso to Warhol. Shutterbugs live music nook Tunes for a nightcap Rembrandt and Vermeer. Gaze upon will wish to continue to Huis Marseille before bed. the ‘Night Watch’ along with the more for snaps by Amsterdam’s hotshot than 8,000 objects on display in the photographers, before pushing on to fabulously restored C.19th building. Parisian-chic patisserie Pompadour in

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LUXE ITINERARY The Essentials

ROMANCE STYLE

• The Dylan • Sauna Deco • Tassenmuseum (see LUXE Loves) 115 / Canal Ring Herengracht 573 / Canal Ring +31 20 623 8215 +31 20 524 6452 / 10am-5pm daily • Roerende Zaken saunadeco.nl tassenmuseum.nl Oude Spiegelstraat 5 / Nine Streets +31 6 5513 3522 • Mazzo • Lion Noir roerende-zaken.nl Rozengracht 114 / Jordaan (see LUXE Loves) +31 20 344 6402 / 9am-late daily • Marlies Dekkers mazzoamsterdam.nl • Door 74 Berenstraat 18 / Nine Streets (see LUXE Loves) +31 20 421 1900 • The Otherist marliesdekkers.com (see LUXE Loves) • Canal House Keizersgracht 148 / Canal Ring • Westertoren at the Westerkerk • Black Sheep Road +31 20 622 5182 Prinsengracht 281 / Jordaan Herenstraat 6 / Jordaan canalhouse.nl +31 20 624 7766 / 11am-3pm Mon-Sat +31 61 499 7752 westerkerk.nl blacksheeproad.com

• Classic Boat Tours • WRKSHP 13 (see Drab vs. Fab) Prinsenstraat 13b / Jordaan +31 20 423 6675 • Hortus Botanicus johnnyramli.com (see LUXE Loves) • Antennae Interiors • Hermitage Amsterdam Herenstraat 12 / Jordaan 51 / Centre +31 20 626 9222 +31 20 530 7488 / 10am-5pm daily hermitage.nl • Puccini Bomboni 184 / Canal Ring • Ron Gastrobar +31 20 427 8341 / till 6pm daily (see LUXE Loves) puccinibomboni.com • Suzy Wong Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 45 Canal Ring / +31 20 626 6769 6pm-late daily suzy-wong.nl

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CULTURE

• Conservatorium Hotel • Huis Marseille • Concertgebouw (see LUXE Loves) Keizersgracht 401 / Canal Ring Concertgebouwplein 10 +31 20 531 8989 / 11am-6pm Tue-Sun Museum Quarter / +31 20 573 0573 • Villa Zeezicht huismarseille.nl concertgebouw.nl Torensteeg 7 / Jordaan +31 20 626 7433 / 9am-10pm daily • Pompadour Huidenstraat 12 / Nine Streets • Rijksmuseum +31 20 623 9554 (see LUXE Loves) pompadour-amsterdam.nl

• Brasserie Van Baerle • Van Gogh Museum Van Baerlestraat 158 / Museum Quarter Paulus Potterstraat 7 +31 20 679 1532 / lunch Tue-Fri & Sun, Museum Quarter dinner daily +31 20 570 5200 / 9am-6pm daily, till brasserievanbaerle.nl 10pm Fri • Antiquariaat Hoogkamp vangoghmuseum.nl Spiegelgracht 27 / Canal Ring • Chang-i +31 20 625 8852 Jan Willem Brouwersstraat prenten.net Museum Quarter / +31 20 470 1700 • Delaive dinner daily Spiegelgracht 23 / Canal Ring chang-i.nl +31 20 625 9087 delaive.com

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