Eating Out
Swimming pools come in many shapes, sizes, and levels of desirability — from council-run cesspits full of dirty children and those 'orrible shallow chlorine pools you have to walk through to get between the changing rooms and the pool, to...
Bars & Nightlife
Basquiat by name, Basquiat by nature — the Amsterdam-Oost (East) bar named in honour of the great Jean-Michel Basquiat embodies the frenetic nature of the artist's style. His star ascending in just a few short years at the end of the 1970s, the...
Shopping
Born amid the massive minimalism — or essentialism, as they call it — wave five years ago, ETQ is now an established label for clinical footwear obsessives. The brand is dedicated to quality, ageless products that suit forward-thinking fashion...
Bars & Nightlife
Occupying Odeon, the same former Amsterdam brewery (dating back to 1662) as craft beer bar HOPPA!, local designers concrete have added a more refined drinking den to the multi-faceted entertainment venue. Where HOPPA! packs a punch with growlers and...
Hotels
If you grew up with one eye on a tablet and the other on a smartphone, then you'll feel right at home at the tech-savvy CityHub in Amsterdam's Oud West neighbourhood. It's pitched at digital natives in the 20 to 35 age bracket and has been designed...
Eating Out
How could you not enjoy a visit to Toki with that infectious smiley logo pressing its grinning face to the window? The branding at this Jordaan hangout is by neighbouring creative studio HarrimanSteel BV, and across both the fit-out and products...
Culture
An amazing exhibition space, a delicious little small plates kitchen helmed by top guest chefs and a cool bar all under one roof — what more could you ask for? What's that? You'd like a beautifully curated design shop too? Then it shall be so....
Hotels
There aren't enough good news stories out there these days, so we're buoyed to tell you about this floating hotel with a conscience in Amsterdam. Yes, you read that right, Good Hotel is taking up a temporary mooring in the Dutch city for a year,...
Eating Out
Happyhappjoyjoy, beams the sign from within this restaurant on Bilderdijkstraat in Amsterdam, and I'm half expecting to be greeted by a Ren and Stimpy theme running through the vibrant dining areas. But no, the only discernible link to the cheery...
Hotels
“No bullshit” is the reputation on which The Hoxton hotel built its success over the past decade. The original East London venue earned praise for rebelling against overpriced extras like wi-fi and water, instead providing a core service based...
Eating Out
So. Much. Meat. I've got a terminal case of the meat sweats just looking at The Roast Room, and what a wonderful way to go. A must for any self-respecting carnivore visiting Amsterdam, this two-tier festival of fleshy delight comes to us from the...
Hotels
The days of the city centre newspaper office, with grizzled old hacks in a fug of roll-up smoke above and a printing press cranking out the editions below, are long gone. The modern newspaper is run from shiny new glass and steel towers in urban...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
Dispatches
Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...