Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, the Cutty Sark, the World's End are among the many pubs you should visit. Gordon's Wine Bar, The Bootlegger, Eve Bar, Swift if you are feeling a bit more fancy.
Avoid staying next to Excel and remember to consider train stations as part of the transport network.
Especiarium, Dr Stravinsky, and Mariposa Negra make great cocktails, but feel free to look around the Gothic and El Born neighborhoods for more. Canete, Cerveceria Catalana, Bodega Biarritz are great spots for tapas.
The area around the main Rambla is well connected to get to the Fira in 30-40 minutes.
Deep Ellum has plenty of bars and restaurants. Dot's Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard or Ruins are worth a visit. If you are feeling like tasting local BBQ, Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ and Terry Black's Barbecue.
Pretty obvious to say, but the city is big and it takes ages to move around.
Rita's Tiki Room in the Navigli district - a great area for a night out. Il Camparino in Galleria, Kilburn Cocktail Bar, Tripstillery Porta Nuova for a drink. Food recommendations could take too much space but a couple of options are Il Mannarino Navigli, Marghe, and Ristorante Bele Navigli.
Try stay in the center areas.
Door 74, Bar TwentySeven, or Hiding in Plain Sight for a cocktail. Amsterdam has plenty of nice old-vibe bars along the canals for a beer or two. Go to Cafe de Klos to try ribs.
The city is the perfect size to move around and explore.
There are plenty of movies that deal in various ways with the intersection of tech and Sci-Fi. A few titles in case you are new to this genre include 2001: A Space Odyssey, Event Horizon, Avengers End Game, Interstellar, and Ex Machina. DM to further discuss this.
The list of books at the crossroad of tech and Sci-Fi goes far and wide and often include themes of morality. Flowers For Algernon, Gateway, Dune, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep, Roadside Picnic are part of a long list. DM and share any other that could make the list.