Very lively centre for locals to gather. Usually have open markets there, lots of great spots to have coffee or beer and just watch everything going on. We were there for Aprilfeest and saw/experienced the rides and for/beer tents with live music.

The New Market square houses a small farmers market every Saturday ("Boerenmarkt") with organic food, delicious cheeses, herrings in a bun, fruit juices and more. Try timing a visit there on Saturday to enjoy it.

Place close to the center of Amsterdam. A nice place to take a rest during a day's sightseeing. A few bars to take a beer of coffee. Next to the chinese quarter and the red-light district.

The Nieuwmarkt area is nice square to hangout with friends and family as there a lot of street cafes and restaurants where you can can just lay back and chill. People do find it noisy and crowded, but personally, I find it lively most of the time. Another of my evening haunts.

Would never have put Nieuwmarkt at 37 on a list of things to do in Amsterdam personally, not that I have anything against it; It is a lovely and Vibrant square, on the edge of the Red Light District of De Wallen, and the china town area of Zeedijk. There are some good cafes, coffeeshops, bars, around the area, as... More

Nieuwmarkt is a really nice square to just hang out when its warm on a bench, or to sit in a café or bar and just enjoy a beer or coffee. During the day you can find a small market there with vegetables and fresh juice.

Voted "best square in the city" by the Amsterdam Community since a couple of years. Only disadvantage of that it that it is becoming toooo popular and crowded sometimes. It could do with a few less blowshops and more high quality horeca (hotel-restaurant-cafe) establishments

Nieuwmarkt Square is one of the main squares in Amsterdam and one of the best ones. The square has everything , top places to eat including The Waag and Cafe Bern great coffeeshops including The Green Place, Basjoes, The Jolly Joker and some great bars like The Cotton Club and he amazing Cafe Cuba. Nieuwmarkt is just beside Chinatown and... More

This is a pretty square with a notably large chinese supermarket. It has noticeably fewer tourists than most other squares and is lined with many oriental shops The atmosphere is genuine and wonderful - and not crowded when I visited (multiple times thoughout a week in mid-August) It is along the border of the Red light district and chinatown. The... More