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In the late 19th century, specialist antique dealers with an eye for an opportunity began to set up shop on Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, leading to the newly opened Rijksmuseum. There are more than 80 of them in the area now, making it a sparkling, elegant place in which to stroll. Content yourself with looking longingly at the gleaming displays of antique furniture, porcelain and glass, or treat yourself to a faded old Delft tile for just a few euros from Kramer.

Hanneke cooks fresh produce she’s bought from the markets that day, and serves you from her open kitchen. One of the city’s best kept secrets.

Vegetarian restaurant run by American Sikhs offering a range of Indian, Middle Eastern and Mexican food with a homecooked feel.

For a perfectly pink joint, head to the city’s only gay coffeeshop – a bright, modern, friendly place.

A fascinating collection of medical instruments dating from the early 18th to the early 20th century. Dissection kits, dental tools, apothecary accoutrements and much more!

One of the best Indonesian restaurants in the city. Superb and extensive menu.

Amsterdam’s – perhaps the world’s – most elaborate cinema was the extraordinary creation of a driven, self-made Jewish tailor from Poland. Obsessed by film and the belief that it could change lives, he masterminded a vast team of craftsmen and conjured the cinema, in 1921, in a slum known as Devil’s Corner. He was later to perish in Auschwitz, but his wonderful creation – loosely Art Nouveau, but termed Tuschinski Style for its unique mixture of influences – lives on. In 2002 it reopened, after a multi-million dollar renovation. In the process, hitherto unknown paintings of Vogue-style ladies were uncovered, and the theatre has been returned to its former breathtaking glory. Buy a ticket for Screen One to admire the main theatre before the lights go down.

Pick a number of courses, choose a range from simple to gastronomic, and leave the rest to the wine connoisseur and cook duo who run this unusual eaterie.

Alive with the sound of ticking, this shop proffers an eclectic selection of clocks from the early 17th century to the 1930s, plus a treasured collection of music boxes.