16 Amazing Things To Do In Amsterdam In Your 20s

Amsterdam, with its world-class sports teams and unparalleled nightlife, is one of the world’s most youthful capitals.

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Amsterdam is unquestionably one of the best cities in the world for twenty-somethings and has much to offer anyone in their twenties. So whether you’re looking to party, eager to discover new experiences, or just want to chill out with some friends, Amsterdam has it all.

Smoke pot

Coffee Shop, European

A significant proportion of people in their twenties travel to Amsterdam to enjoy the city’s cannabis culture. A large number of licensed coffeeshops are dispersed throughout the city, making it relatively simple to find a decent place to smoke marijuana.

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Discover the canals in a pedal boat

Bridge

Chart your on course through Amsterdam’s historic canal belt by renting out a pedal boat. It is possible to hire these four-seated vessels from tour companies based in Amsterdam’s centre.

Watch an Ajax Game

Stadium

Despite the fact that a significant number of bars in Amsterdam screen Ajax matches when the team is in action, nothing beats watching the club play on its home turf at Johan Cruyff Arena.

The stadium is located in the Zuidoost district of Amsterdam and can accommodate over 50,000 spectators.

Shop at a sex shop

Shop

Aside from the tacky tourist-oriented sex shops dispersed throughout Amsterdam, there are numerous establishments that cater to a diverse array of preferences, orientations, and fetishes. In the Red Light District, there is a store specializing in condoms called Condomerie, which also serves as an information center for safe, enjoyable sex, as well as several businesses specializing in female eroticism.

Become a coffee connoisseur

Cafe, Continental

This small city has officially reached the pinnacle of coffee snobbery. Dozens of high-end espresso bars and craft roasters are sprouting, making it an ideal place to become a coffee connoisseur in preparation for upcoming dinner parties and business meetings. Begin your bean-based education with White Label Coffee, whose beans are sourced from Brazil and Rwanda and which exemplifies natural variety and quality. In addition to serving breakfast, lunch, and pastries, the three coffee shops in the city also serve breakfast and lunch.

Drink a Kopstoot

Bar, Dutch

Not familiar with jenever? It predates gin and has been popular in the Netherlands for over 400 years. When you combine this flavorful, aromatic liquor with beer, you get a kopstoot (English translation: headbutt). The place to drink it is De Drie Fleschjes, the oldest tasting room in Amsterdam, which dates back to 1650 and is located on Dam square. Order some traditional Dutch soakage snacks or enjoy the fact that you’re too young to suffer from a hangover.

Bring a picnic to the Vondelpark

Park, Theater

You may be a tourist, but if the weather is nice, you should follow the cool kids and have a picnic in Vondelpark. It is the most famous park in Amsterdam, designed and constructed in 1850; a beautiful green meeting space in the city. Pack sandwiches from a local deli, a couple of bottles of wine, and cycle around the park before settling on a patch of grass for the day.

Check out Europe’s largest flea market

Market

On the first weekend of every month, the IJhallen flea market is held in two industrial-sized shipping containers on NDSM-Werf. There is always a vast selection of pre-owned shoes, furniture, vinyl, and clothing available for purchase at the market.

Visit a secondhand

Store

The vintage shopping opportunities in Amsterdam are vastly underrated. Where should one go for a good rummage? Episode. Five stores are dispersed throughout the city. They are well-known for their stringent style and quality checks and for repairing, recycling, and frequently redesigning secondhand garments prior to their sale. Expect to find everything from 1980s ski jackets to trendy Hawaiian shirts, as well as an abundance of retro denim, vinyl, and accessories.

Launch the Pancake Boat.

Creperie, European

That’s correct! In Amsterdam, there is a boat tour that features an endless supply of delectable Dutch-style pancakes. The Pancake Boat offers a variety of cruises, including an evening journey along the IJ.

Celebrate for four days during ADE

Music Venue

During ADE, literally tens of thousands of EDM musicians perform in venues throughout Amsterdam (Amsterdam Dance Event). The festival’s four-day schedule in the middle of October includes some of the best parties, concerts, and club nights of the year. Attempting to pack as many events as possible into four days is something that everyone in their twenties should do at least once.

Enjoy yourself at TonTon Club

Restaurant, Ramen, Japanese

This indoor miniature golf course on Prinshendrikade emits a fluorescent glow reminiscent of a 1980s science fiction film. There are 15 neon holes surrounded by trippy obstacles that must be conquered.

Glow-in-the-dark mini golf play

Sports Center, Amusement Park

This indoor miniature golf course on Prinshendrikade looks like something out of a science fiction movie from the 1980s. Inside, you have to get through 15 neon holes that are surrounded by strange things to do.

Take a ride on the Over the Edge Swing

Amusement Park

Ever notice the red metal structure protruding from the summit of A’DAM Toren? This is the Over the Edge Swing, a swing suspended above the northern docklands of Amsterdam. Although the ride is not for the faint of heart, it offers one of the best views of Amsterdam.

Read de Avonden by Gerrit Reve

Shop

Fritz, a 23-year-old office clerk, desperately tries to avoid boredom over the course of nine nights in Amsterdam by engaging in increasingly bizarre conversations with his friends and family. The novel was recently translated into English for the first time and is often cited as the most significant Dutch novel of the second half of the 20th century.

Attend a film festival

Cinema

Pluk de Nacht, an open-air film festival held each summer in Amsterdam, is the festival that twenty-somethings should attend. Choose from a variety of unreleased independent arthouse films, documentaries, animations, and shorts. It attracts film nerds and hipsters from all over the world, who watch movies from bean bags and striped deck chairs. The bars sell delicious burgers in addition to wine and Belgian beer.

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