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# Entertainment
Discover museums, restaurants, nightlife, cinemas, festivals, and local experiences across the Netherlands, with recommendations for Amsterdam and tips for newcomers.

Written by Hasan Published 1 month ago 2 min read

## **Museums**
If you live in Amsterdam, you should visit museums. There’s no shortage of museums to go to in Amsterdam. For example, if you go to **Museumplein**, you can visit [**Rijksmuseum**](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en), the [**Van Gogh Museum**](https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/visit/tickets-and-ticket-prices), and [**Moco Museum**](https://mocomuseum.com/). Although it is hard to find a spot, you can also try [**Anne Frank House](https://www.annefrank.org/en/)** but keep in mind it’s just a traditional dutch town-house with Anne Frank’s pictures.

We also recommend modern museums such as [**Nxt**](https://nxtmuseum.com/), [**Eye Filmmuseum**](https://www.eyefilm.nl/en), and [**Nemo Science Museum**](https://www.nemosciencemuseum.nl/en/). They have a different approach to art, cinema, and science than traditional ones and are more interactive and fun.

**The NDSM area** is also something to discover if you like street art. The area hosts many festivals, performances, exhibitions, dance parties, and a wide range of other events in post-industrial surroundings.

You should also definitely try the [**Museum Nacht Amsterdam**](https://museumnacht.amsterdam/home) (Museum night). It usually takes place in November, and with one ticket, you can visit 50 different museums in one night. You will find all exhibits open as usual with live music, DJs, food and drink, and special events.

## **Restaurants**
You can always find good restaurants in nice neighboorhoods of Amsterdam like Jordaan, De Pijp, De Baarjes, Zuid. We recommend you try [**Vegan Junk Food Bar**](https://www.veganjunkfoodbar.com/), [**Mr & Mrs Watson**](https://watsonsfood.com/), [**Loetje**](https://www.loetje.nl/en/), [**Cannibale Royal**](https://cannibaleroyale.nl/) restaurants.

## **Bars**
The central part of Amsterdam is full of amazing bars; we recommend trying [**Hannekes Boom**](https://hannekesboom.nl/), [**Waterkant**](https://www.waterkant.net/), and [**Pllek**](https://pllek.nl/?lang=en). They are close to canals and are perfect for summer chills. Also, take a look at [**Bierfabriek Amsterdam**](https://www.bierfabriek.com/amsterdam/en/), [**Duke of Tokyo**](https://dukeoftokyo.com/), [**Cafe de Ebeling**](https://www.de-ebeling.nl/nl/), [**Vesper Bar**](https://www.vesperbar.co/menu).

## **Local breweries**
There are many breweries in Amsterdam if you like trying local beers. Most of them are also fun places to sit and chat with friends.

[**Brouwerij't IJ**](https://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/) is one of them. It is located next to a windmill, and it has a large terrace. When you go to the north side of Amsterdam, you can visit [**Oedipus Brewing**](https://oedipus.com/). If you prefer being in a park, we recommend going to [**Brouwerij Troost**](https://brouwerijtroost.nl/) in Westerpark. Besides these, [**Two Chefs Brewing**](https://twochefsbrewing.com/) and [**Brouwerij de 7 Deugden**](https://de7deugden.nl/) are also popular ones.

## **Night Clubs**
Of course, it depends on what kind of music you like, but some of Amsterdam's most popular nightclubs are [**Chicago Social Club B.V.**](https://chicagosocialclub.nl/), [**Melkweg**](https://www.melkweg.nl/en/agenda), [**Paradiso**](https://www.paradiso.nl/en/), [**Club NYX**](https://clubnyx.nl/), [**Radion**](https://radion.amsterdam/).

You can check their website about their daily programs before you go so you know what type of music to expect.

## **Movie Theaters**
[**Pathé**](https://www.pathe.nl/) is the most known movie theater in Amsterdam. You can watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster movies. Also, there are many alternative theaters where you can watch different movies while enjoying your drink. [**De Film Hallen**](https://filmhallen.nl/en/?faf=today), [**Eye Cinema**](https://www.eyecinema.ie/), [**Studio K**](https://www.cjp.nl/aanbod/studio-k), [**De Balie**](https://debalie.nl/), and [**Kriterion**](https://www.kriterion.nl/) are nice examples.

If you like going to movies regularly, you can get [**Cineville**](https://www.cineville.nl/) pass by paying 19 euros per month and watching unlimited movies at many movie theaters in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam also has many annual film festivals, such as **Pluk De Nacht, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)**, and **World Cinema Amsterdam** so you can enjoy international movies with English subtitles.

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