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Amsterdam for First-Timers — The Greatest Hits

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Friday

  1. 7:30 PM

    Dignita Hoftuin

    Brunch · $$ · Plantage

    Iconic kickoff — Brunch bowl & avo toast — Garden brunch by Jewish Cultural Quarter.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Plantage — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere

Saturday

  1. 10:00 AM
    Paradiso
    Nightlife · Leidseplein

    Iconic 1968 converted church that hosts everything from punk to electronic — a Dutch cultural monument.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Leidseplein — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
  2. 1:00 PM
    De Pijp
    Nightlife · De Pijp

    Daily Albert Cuyp market by day, bar-hopping by night.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in De Pijp — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
  3. 3:30 PM
    EYE Filmmuseum
    Culture · Noord

    Spectacular film museum on the IJ waterfront with unusual archive screenings and free exhibitions.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Noord — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
  4. 7:00 PM
    Shelter
    Nightlife · Noord

    Club — Underground techno bunker beside A'DAM Lookout.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Noord — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
  5. 9:00 PM

    Drovers Dog

    Brunch · $$ · Plantage

    Aussie eggs benedict — Hidden Aussie brunch with garden.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Plantage — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere

Sunday

  1. 11:00 AM

    Buffet van Odette

    Brunch · $$ · Jordaan

    House granola & quiche — Canal-side brunch in cosy white room.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Jordaan — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
  2. 2:00 PM
    Van Gogh Museum
    Culture · Museum Quarter

    The world's largest Van Gogh collection — book a timed entry.

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    Why this pick
    • ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
    • ·Keeps you in Museum Quarter — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere

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