Issue No. 07AmsterdamJul 16

TheAmsterdamEdit

Your weekly shortcut to Amsterdam's most memorable experiences.

If we'd genuinely spend our own Tuesday night there, you'll find it here.

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Edition No 01

Cinema By the Water — 21 Jul€10 pp + dinner
Cinema By the Water
Dinner on the waterfront, then a film in the open air. The ferry home is the best part.

Edition No 02

Jazz After Dark — 23 JulFree + dinner
Jazz After Dark
Rooftop jazz above the whole city. The canal walk after is the actual date.

Edition No 03

Castle by Bike — 28 Jul€20 pp
Castle by Bike
Coffee, a dike road, a medieval castle, lunch by the harbour.

Edition No 04

Stories by Candlelight — 28 Jul€15–25 pp
Stories by Candlelight
Mezrab feels like someone's living room. Every evening is completely different.

Edition No 05

The Cheese Date — 28 Jul€30–45
The Cheese Date
Peak summer produce, someone else picks the wine, and you go home for jazz.

Edition No 06

Gallery Hopping — 29 JulFree–€15 pp
Gallery Hopping
Three very different galleries. You might buy your first piece of art.

Edition No 07

Steam, Then Sunset — 29 Jul€17.5 pp + dinner
Steam, Then Sunset
Scandinavian sauna culture on the IJ. Stay for one extra round.

Edition No 08

Coffee Omakase — 31 Jul€40–60 pp
Coffee Omakase
Six seats. Seasonal coffee served like a Michelin tasting menu.

Edition No 09

The Vineyard Afternoon — 31 Jul€18-35 pp
The Vineyard Afternoon
Improbably rural, considering it's just outside Amsterdam.

Movies Under the Museum Walls — Some evenings you'll still be talking about next year.
Movies Under the Museum Walls · Amstel

Edition No 10

Movies Under the Museum Walls — 4 Aug€18–30 pp
Movies Under the Museum Walls
An open-air screening in a museum courtyard, film quiz included.

Edition No 11

Canal House Concert — 7 Aug
Canal House Concert
Chamber music in a canal house that never normally opens its doors.

Edition No 12

Chasing Shooting Stars — 12 AugDepending on accommodation
Chasing Shooting Stars
Watch the Sun disappear behind the Moon during a rare evening eclipse, cook dinner outside, stay somewhere with almost no light pollution and finish the night counting shooting stars.

“The best dates aren't expensive. They're specific.”

Edition No 13

Ikebana & Tea — 13 Aug€45–75 pp
Ikebana & Tea
Ikebana isn't flower arranging. It's learning to notice space, balance and seasonality.

Edition No 14

Movies Beneath the Stars — 18 AugFree - €11 pp
Movies Beneath the Stars
Independent films by the IJ, in a beach chair, ending in a silent night club.

Edition No 15

Fold, Sip, Repeat — 20 Aug€80 pp
Fold, Sip, Repeat
Learn to make soup dumplings. Your first one will fall apart. Your tenth will not.

Marginalia

Great eveningsare built,not found.

Edition No 16

Candle Pouring Studio — 21 Aug€60 pp
Candle Pouring Studio
Design your own scent. Pour your own candle. Take home the date.

Edition No 17

Plums & Castle Walls — 21 AugFree
Plums & Castle Walls
A 17th-century castle orchard, freshly picked plums and a small farmers' market.

Edition No 18

A Secret Sofar Set — 21 Aug€20–35 pp
A Secret Sofar Set
A secret venue, three emerging artists, and an audience sworn to surprise.

Edition No 19

Harvest Table by Boat — 27 Aug€99 pp
Harvest Table by Boat
A boat to a farm, a menu built from this week's harvest, and a cruise home in the light.

Edition No 20

Noord Record Night — 29 Aug€13 pp + dinner
Noord Record Night
Guest-chef dinner, a vinyl listening session, then a wander through the old shipyard.

Edition No 21

Fruits for jam & jamming — 5 Sept17pp
Fruits for jam & jamming
Start the afternoon picking your own fruit straight from the orchard and end the day listening to thirty musicians jamming together.

Edition No 22

Hidden Amsterdam Weekend — 11 SeptFree–€20 pp
Hidden Amsterdam Weekend
Buildings that never open. Rooftops you didn't know existed.

Edition No 23

The Forest After Dark — €20–35 pp
The Forest After Dark
Amsterdam's most atmospheric theatre festival, hidden deep in the woods.

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