Oh baby, it’s cold outside! The temperatures have dropped below zero and that means it’s time to reheat. What better way to do that than to curl up in your cozy, warm home? Or isn’t your home winter ready yet? Then we just may have the perfect tip for you. Online warehouse fonQ.nl – with the most beautiful home & living brands, a lot of gadgets and other cool lifestyle items – opened a pop-up gift store in Amsterdam especially for the holidays. It’s the perfect way to get your home winterproof or score some pretty original Sinterklaas gifts. And of course the weekend has a lot more to offer. There are super cool markets, expositions and other fun to do’s. Cold? What cold? Discover the best to do’s in our Amsterdam Weekend Guide >> Enjoy!
– Three lists to make the weekend even more fun:
>> 5 x the most beautiful overwater hotels
>> 7 x the coolest concept stores for kids for the perfect gift
>> 6 x the best hotspots on the Kinkerstraat
– YESSS Café Caron opened the doors last week and the first photos looked very promising. We can’t wait to stop by for some food. Do we see you there? .
– Great news, there now is a Stach Café at the Spiegelkwartier where you are welcome from breakfast till burgers in the evening!
– Do you want to start your weekend with a cold beer and some inspiration? The Friday after work drinks of Lab111 is where you want to be. The gathering for the creative minds in Amsterdam.
– Saturdays are for bar hanging and spontaneous dinners. Café de Parel in the Jordaan offers the perfect combination, because they serve the newest combinations of Bao Buns Amsterdam.
– YES! Restaurant 5&33 has a new Truffle Menu and if you love truffles just as much as I do you might want to go there for a night of wining and dining. This video had over 10.000 views on Facebook last week but you can watch it here too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=458gZNz_-Jw
– Another weekend, another new hotspot. From now on you can go to Kanarie Club in De Hallen for lunch & drinks!
The best Friyay drinks in town:
* The L’Ale drinks of Lab111!
* Check our blog with 14 x the best Friday After Work drinks in Amsterdam!
Three delicious foodie lists for a very tasty weekend:
>> 10 x the best cheese fondue in Amsterdam
>> 6 x the best croissants in the city
>> 10 x the perfect bowls in Amsterdam
We have many more lists! Check them here >>
– It was soo cold this week! That’s why the hot tubs on the roof of the Volkshotel during Badplaats Winter Sessions will feel even better this Sunday!
– Yay! The long awaited and most beautiful festival of the year has started. Check all the ins & outs of the Amsterdam Light Festival here >>
– An adventure that always ends well: get in the car and spontaneously visit one of these Christmas markets in Germany.
– YESSSS this weekend the Zoë Karssen sample sale is back! On December 2 and 3 you can shop the cool tees and sweaters at the Keizersgracht 324. Also for guys this year!
– Of course you want to go to the super cool pop-up Gift Store by fonQ.nl. Check our photos of all the musthaves here and make your selection in advance and have a chance to win a gift card of € 100,- ;-)
– Twice as much space, extra fitting rooms and even more new designers. That’s what you find at the newest location of UHMAH. The opening of this new boutique is celebrated on Saturday and you are free to join!
– By1oak, the brand that we known from the fine jewelry, hosts a one day pop up shop at the Hoxton. Besides discount shopping you can get your ears pierced as well here.
– Dress warm for this shopping spree, because the Sunday Market is back at the Westergasterrein.
– Or go to the Local Goods Market in De Hallen.
– And there’s another pop up shop in town: My Shortlist. For the best accessories for the home!
– And more good news for your home. Huis Gekaapt – the newest member of the Gekaapt family – is still waiting for you. In this beautiful store you shop the best items of Doing Goods, Hunting the Pretty, Brût Amsterdam and Stoned. Only open on Friday and Saturday!
– Discover the city in a complete new way this winter with my tips from the Amsterdam City Guide. Of course you shop this andWanderlust at Hutspot, YAY, Hartje Oost, All The Luck In The World, Pluk, Toon, MaisonNL, Ninour, Restored and Mendo!
– And of course there are many other shops on the blog. Check them here >>
– The exhibition of the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely in the Stedelijk Museum will definitely make an impression. His arts consists of moving machines, very cool! Until March 5!
– At the Tropenmuseum you can check out the newest exhibition “The Boeddha”. This expo will learn you all about the Buddha and Buddhism. Until January 29!
– You can still go to the cool street art of Banksy in the MOCO museum until December 31.
– In Foam you can check out the impressive pictures of the Chinese photographer Ai Weiwei about the refugee crisis. Until December 7!
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– Partay all weekend at the SugarFactory, because they’re opening the doors for the Wicked Weekender. Wicked Jazz Sounds and Nightcare are teaming up for this mini festival with two club nights and a pretty nice line up.
– Or go dancing at Thuishaven this Sunday!
– Have you also heard our Happy Weekend Playlists? Check our playlists here! >>
PS: there’s a new editor’s letter online! Check it out here!
Have a great weekend!
WITH LOVE,
ANNE
