AMSTERDAM NEXT ON THE GO..... WITH OUR NEW APP


I proudly introduce to you the Amsterdam Next City Guide App! The AMS NXT App allows you to take Amsterdam Next with you wherever you go, and can be downloaded from both the App store and on Google Play, starting TODAY!

Over the last few months I have been busy collecting and photographing over 200 different design and fashion stores, coffee corners, beautiful interiors and lunch spots in town. Some we already know and many new ones that haven't been added to the website yet but can already be found in the APP!  

Getting frequently asked for the latest hotspots in town, I started writing guides and blogging about the city years ago. From a few tips by email, a page full of addresses and the Amsterdam Next website, releasing te Amsterdam City Guide App is a new step on a journey I really enjoy! 



AMS NXT - APP


With a only a few days in town it is always hard to decide what to do and what to see, or even to remember where that one amazing store was located you visited before! And whether you’re new in Amsterdam or have been living here for years, there are always new hot-spots to discover.

Being born and having lived in Amsterdam my whole life I truly am in love with my hometown and I hope using the app you will get the most out of your visit! 

The App divides the city into 17 districts, allowing you to discover as much of the city as you want in a particular day. Only here for a few days? Pick a few different city walks, and get the most out of your visit! The app will show you exactly where to find all my favourite locations, the timeless classics, as well as the hottest new concept stores, and must-see designer stores in every district, and where to grab coffee or lunch in between.



Prefer to do your shopping topic-based? The app offers a collection of highlights, based on certain themes like Concept stores, Industrial design, Dutch design, and must-see designer stores to shop for yourself, your family, and your home. 

What makes this app extremely user friendly for those who are unfamiliar with the city's sometimes confusing lay-out, the app offers different city maps for every district and every store, which makes it easy to plan your route, or see exactly where you are. 



Amsterdam Next on Google Play


Amsterdam Next on Google Play

A sneak peek in The Loft | Munt area


Earlier we announced the opening of The Loft winter edition, last week there was the opening party and the other day I went back to see it all by daylight and make some pictures for myself. Like last time The Loft surprises with all it's different furniture and objects, beautiful styled together making the place a dream home to live in.

The Vaudeville theatre is located on the 3rd floor on the flower market 'ring the bel' with a great view over the roofs of the inner city.
Like last time everything in the Loft is for sale and in the newly launched Loft shop online, so even if you are not in town to have a look yourself , you can still get your hands on everything you see on the pictures! 











The loft - the Vaudeville Theatre
Singel 512 - 3
1017 AX Amsterdam
- Saturday 20th of December - Sunday 4th of January -
Opening hours:
 Monday - saturday  10:00h - 18:00h 

Sunday  12:00h - 18:00h 

Christmas days -1st and 2nd-  12:00h - 18:00h 
1st of January  - closed  

pictures © Amsterdam Next

Anna + Nina | Waterlooplein & Pijp area


Over the Summer Anna + Nina opened their second store on Kloveniersburgwal, near Chinatown and the Waterlooplein flea market. Find the first Anna + Nina store at De Pijp area, where the two friends started some years ago. Next to their own jewellery brand, both stores are filled with different accessories for the home, and if you are looking for a present it is the perfect spot to shop for.  
Anna + Nina
Kloveniersburgwal 44
1012 CW Amsterdam
+31 22611767
Gerard Doustraat 94
1072 VX Amsterdam
+31 202044532
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9:30AM  - 6PM
Saturday 11AM - 6PM
Sunday 1AM  - 5PM
Website: Anna+Nina
area: Nieuwmarkt | Lastagne




pictures © Amsterdam Next

Photography Pop up store till February 1st | Conservatorium Hotel


Till February 1st, Kahmann Gallery, the Amsterdam gallery specialising in Fine Art Photography opened a Popup gallery at the Van Baerle Shopping Gallery in the beautiful Conservatorium Hotel. 

Downstairs online gallery MAG shows a collection of the most beautiful editorials in magazines like; Vogue, Esquire, ELLE, JAN, and others who were shot by renowned photographers such as Paul Bellaart, Eric van den Elsen, Carli Hermes, Marc de Groot and Photo Floor.


Pop-Up Gallery 

Monday - Saturday 

13.00 - 18.00

+ on appointment
Van Baerlestraat 29
in the Museum area





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A festive afternoon at Moooi Showroom & Brandstore | December 27 & 28



On Saturday 27th December & Sunday 28th December from 12:00 - 18:00 Moooi Amsterdam Showroom and Brand Store would love to welcome you for a special festive afternoon! De Keukenbende will be baking cookies and chocolates and you are more than welcome to join and bake your own sweet treat. Hope to see you there!

Lot Sixty one | Old west





























Another Lot Sixty one coffee roasters corner, previously with the Fietskantine and a hairdresser they now share the space with the new Made showroom. Find them at Overtoom 141 in the Old west area This Lot Sixty One coffee corner is a perfect spot to enjoy a good cup of coffee and work on your laptop.

Lot Sixty one
Overtoom 141
1054 HG Amsterdam
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday 11AM - 5PM
Saturday 1PM - 5PM
Website:Lot sixty one  



















































pictures © Amsterdam Next

The Loft is back | Winter edition 2014


The loft is back with a brand new winter edition... in case you missed the breath taking misc of furniture, design, art and craft in the first edition have a look at this former blogpost!

From December 20 till January 4 you can find another dream home at the Vaudeville theatre at the flower market on Singel 512 (3rd floor). Like last time everything in the Loft is for sale and after the loft closes its doors the Loft shop will open online. 



The loft - the Vaudeville Theatre
Singel 512 - 3
1017 AX Amsterdam
- Saturday 20th of December - Sunday 4th of January -


Opening hours:
 Monday - saturday  10:00h - 18:00h 
Sunday  12:00h - 18:00h 
Christmas days -1st and 2nd-  12:00h - 18:00h 
1st of January  - closed  




























Sissy Boy Christmas market on the Amstelveld | Utrechtsestraat area

The Amstelveld, located in the Utrechtse straat | Rembrandtplein area, is a quiet square dominated by a white wooden church, surrounded by trees and a view on the canal. Around the church yesterdays Sissy Boy Christmas Market was the place to search for small treasures, unique items and left over stock. Like on every real Christmas market lots of greens, wine, hot chocolate and fire pots to keep you warm.

In the Duif church on the other side of the canal, different designers and brands were represented with a small stable. In case you missed it, there will be another Sissy Boy Christmas market on December 20 in Laren. (See link here)







pictures © Amsterdam Next

Ecomama | A new green and conscious boutique hostel


Some time ago I showed you Filter, a new cozy coffee corner with a raw and industrial look. Today some pictures of Boutique hostel Ecomama, located in the same building! When I visited it just opened it's doors and I got a little tour through the rooms that were being photographed at that moment.

Expect different ways of sleeping, and some really uniqued and inviting rooms for all kind of travellers. 
I made some pictures in the inviting lobby and kitchen area, where you can make your own meal and enjoy the amazing space. And if you love to have breakfast and a good coffee before exploring the city, you can visit Filter! 

De Pijp Area | Guide update


De Pijp is an older part of town located between Stadhouderskade - Rijksmuseum and Ceintuurbaan, easily reachable from either the Museum district or the Utrechtsestraat. The heart of de Pijp is the Albert Cuyp, a classic Dutch street market and the largest in the Netherlands. A mixture of all cultures, selling fresh produce, affordable clothing, and mainly... freshly baked Stroopwafels - syrup-filled cookies.

Around the market, on Eerste van der Helststraat and Gerard Douplein, you can find a lot of small stores as well as charming Dutch cafe’s that haven’t changed for decades... The guide ha been updated with details and new stores in this lively area downtown, more here: De Pijp

CT Coffee & Coconuts | Pijp area


I haven't had the time to go here myself yet! but Bien Schols was so kind to let me use her pictures to give you a sneak peek of this brand new spot in De Pijp Area. Just around the corner of the busy Albert Cuyp market in a former cinema built in the roaring 20s – called the Ceintuur Theater – CT coffee & coconuts  opened it's doors today.

The place looks raw and industrial and has been decorated by different creative people. Atelier Sukhapart of Sukha Amsterdam, being one of them adding a natural touch to the cafe-restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch, coffee and dinner!

CT Coffee & Coconuts
Ceintuurbaan 
282-284
1072 GK Am
sterdam
Area: Pijp Area
Opening hours: 

Monday - Friday 7AM - 10PM
Saturday - Sunday 8AM - 10PM 
Website: CT Coffee & Coconuts

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Delicious food shopping at Haarlemmerstraat and Haarlemmerdijk

Although I love to look at the new collections coming in almost daily at all the beautiful shop on Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat I love this area to shop on Saturday mornings in combination with a visit to the Noordermarkt or just for some groceries on a late Saturday afternoon. 

Concrete Matter | The Men's Gift company at Haarlemmerdijk

Concrete Matter is a small shop at Haarlemmerdijk that specialises in products that make great gifts for men as the say - find selected personal care, taxidermy (not really my thing to be honest), globes, shaving accessories including some old skool brands, prints, lithography and school charts.

Concrete Matter
Haarlemmerdijk 127
1013 KE Amsterdam
+31 (0)20 261 09 33

Opening hours
Monday 1PM-6PM
Tuesday to Saturday 10AM-6PM
Sunday Noon-5PM



MOOOI Brandstore & Showroom | Andaz hotel & Bluespoon Restaurant




Based in Amsterdam I am familiar with Moooi Brandstore & Showroom at Westerstraat 187. It is one of the places I pop in regularly during my Saturday shopping trips, and it is also one of those places where I love to wander around and get inspired for my own home. 

If you are a reader of my interior Blog Vosgesparis , you might be familiar with the Blogger team I am part of and when we decided to go to Amsterdam with our team (read about us here blogger team ) I was really excited to be able to show them around in my hometown. And working together with Marcel Wanders' Moooi as one of our Blogtour sponsors was a real honour. 

& Other Stories | Swedish fashion | Munt area


Yesterday & Other Stories Amsterdam opened it's doors downtown! The Swedish brand, another daughter of H&M is a beautiful addition to the small Heiligweg street where other cool brands such as Diesel, Scotch & Soda and lately also All Saints are located.

The two floor store has the same 'Scandinavian' look and feel as the shops I visited in Stockholm and Copenhagen. Tiles, squared paper & objects under glass, marble, blond wood and lots of plants. & Other stories collection is build around inspiring fashion stories, their lines are from masculine tailoring to feminine chic and designed to create your own story.

& Other Stories 
Heiligeweg 26-28
1012 XR Amsterdam
+31 20 427 51 39
Website: & Other stories area: Munt
Opening hours
Monday 11PM – 6:30AM
Tuesday – Wednesday 10PM –6:30AM
Thursday 10PM – 9AM
Friday 10PM – 6:30M
Saturday 10PM - 6:30AM
Sunday Noon - 6:30AM


Pistache Studio & Pizzeria.

Pistache is a Studio and Wood stove Pizzeria in the heart of Amsterdam and one day walking around with my camera to make pictures for Amsterdam Next, I found the doors of Studio Pistache open and just walked in.... can you imagine I fall in love with the place?

The Pizzeria makes delicious pizza's and the adjacent Studio is one of the most amazing spaces I know. I recently had a private dinner with a group of Interior design bloggers there and I truly loved the place.  


Pistache
Frederiksplein 8

1017 XM Amsterdam
Website: Studio Pistache

Area: Utrechtse straat 










Pictures © Susanna Vento & Amsterdam Next