Nes Street

The narrow Nes street in the center of the Dutch capital is often called Amsterdam Broadway because of the large number of theaters, restaurants and cafes located here. The name of the street suggests that there was once a swamp in this place. In the sixteenth century, five monasteries were built here. At that time, the street was nicknamed “prayer without end”. Today, Nes Street is adjacent to an alley with that name.

Already in the early nineteenth century, Nes became an entertainment center. In addition to numerous brothels, there were cafes, variety shops and artistic cafe Tivoli. Later, the street became the center of the tobacco trade.

Since the sixties of the twentieth century, Nes Street has become one of the centers of theatrical life in Amsterdam. There are many theaters such as the Frascati Theatre, the Theatre de Engelenbuck, the Flemish Cultural Center, the Tobacco Theatre and the Comedy Theatre.