Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Coffee & Coconuts
282 CeintuurbaanDe Pizzakamer
16 Tweede van der HelststraatFoodhallen is a classy indoor food market and bar. Serving up a range of high-end street food and beverages in historic surroundings.
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinFoodhallen is a classy indoor food market and bar. Serving up a range of high-end street food and beverages in historic surroundings.
TEDS
60 Bosboom ToussaintstraatGreat place to have breakfast or lunch
Great place to have lunch! They serve American inspired comfort food and killer cocktails.
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Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van LennepkadeGreat place to have lunch! They serve American inspired comfort food and killer cocktails.
This café is perfect for lounging with coffee, or happy hour drinks and snacks on the terrace.
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Bar spek
1 Admiraal de RuijterwegThis café is perfect for lounging with coffee, or happy hour drinks and snacks on the terrace.
Morgan & Mees
2-6 Tweede Hugo de GrootstraatThey serve really good eggs benedicts here
Café Panache
117 Ten KatestraatNice atmosphere and good fish (Oud-West / close to the apartment)
Really nice Asian restaurant with a colourful interior (Oud-West / close to the apartment)
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Happyhappyjoyjoy West
158HS BilderdijkstraatReally nice Asian restaurant with a colourful interior (Oud-West / close to the apartment)
The Golden Brown Bar
60 Jan Pieter HeijestraatLaid-back Indonesian/Thai restaurant (Oud-West)
Very popular Italian restaurant. To assure a table, I advise you to make a reservation (Jordaan)
313 lokale anbefaler
Toscanini
75 LindengrachtVery popular Italian restaurant. To assure a table, I advise you to make a reservation (Jordaan)
Tucked away between the Singel and the Spui ‘Tales and Spirits’ is a hidden gem. Really good food & cocktails (Jordaan)
87 lokale anbefaler
Tales & Spirits
5-7 LijnbaanssteegTucked away between the Singel and the Spui ‘Tales and Spirits’ is a hidden gem. Really good food & cocktails (Jordaan)
Nice café/restaurant. Great terrace by the water to have a coffee/drink/breakfast/lunch. The inside is nice and cosy as well on a colder or greyer day . Also a nice place for dinner.
376 lokale anbefaler
Lokaal Edel
1 PostjeswegNice café/restaurant. Great terrace by the water to have a coffee/drink/breakfast/lunch. The inside is nice and cosy as well on a colder or greyer day . Also a nice place for dinner.
Fier is a cafe style restaurant with a Limburg and Belgium inspired menu. Here you eat delicious food for very friendly prices, all main courses are around € 15,- including two choices of sides.
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Fier Amsterdam
79 De ClercqstraatFier is a cafe style restaurant with a Limburg and Belgium inspired menu. Here you eat delicious food for very friendly prices, all main courses are around € 15,- including two choices of sides.
Lovely, laid back restaurant with (heated) terrace along side the canal (Footbridge to Vondelpark). Great for coffee, breakfast or an informal dinner. Great selection of Belgium beers.
243 lokale anbefaler
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de BockstraatLovely, laid back restaurant with (heated) terrace along side the canal (Footbridge to Vondelpark). Great for coffee, breakfast or an informal dinner. Great selection of Belgium beers.
Close to Bar Spek you can find this nice cosmopolitan style restaurant, which is open from 10 a.m. in the morning. The menu is North European and they use local produced and organic ingredients.
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Fa. Pekelhaaring
127 Van WoustraatClose to Bar Spek you can find this nice cosmopolitan style restaurant, which is open from 10 a.m. in the morning. The menu is North European and they use local produced and organic ingredients.
On the menu you find dishes with brisket, pork belly and ribs. Your choice of meat is served with two sides of choice. And another great thing… it’s super cheap there! If you’re a meat lover Bar Brouw Amsterdam is the place to be. They serve local and other very special beers with the food.
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Bar Brouw
16 Ten KatestraatOn the menu you find dishes with brisket, pork belly and ribs. Your choice of meat is served with two sides of choice. And another great thing… it’s super cheap there! If you’re a meat lover Bar Brouw Amsterdam is the place to be. They serve local and other very special beers with the food.
The menu of ZOUK is made up of several small dishes (think of tapas) like salads, pizzas, pastas en grilled food. The prices are between € 5,00 and € 9,00. Off course you will also find the classic ZOUK burger on the menu.
49 lokale anbefaler
Zouk
45 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatThe menu of ZOUK is made up of several small dishes (think of tapas) like salads, pizzas, pastas en grilled food. The prices are between € 5,00 and € 9,00. Off course you will also find the classic ZOUK burger on the menu.
Drinks & Nightlife
Really close to the apartment and great spot to sit at the water and watch all the boats passing by. This is my all-time favourite hotspot!
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Waterkant
55 KapelwegReally close to the apartment and great spot to sit at the water and watch all the boats passing by. This is my all-time favourite hotspot!
Ofcourse everybody knows Heineken beer (and go to the Heineken Experience). But if you want to have a true Dutch experience and you want discover the most famous beer of Amsterdam, go to Brewery ‘t IJ. They brew the most famous beer of Amsterdam!
1100 lokale anbefaler
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeOfcourse everybody knows Heineken beer (and go to the Heineken Experience). But if you want to have a true Dutch experience and you want discover the most famous beer of Amsterdam, go to Brewery ‘t IJ. They brew the most famous beer of Amsterdam!
Famous Square in the City Centre, very nice in the evening, many bars and clubs around like Melkweg popstage, Paradiso, Jimmy Woo Club, Chicago social Club and more
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Leidseplein
LeidsepleinFamous Square in the City Centre, very nice in the evening, many bars and clubs around like Melkweg popstage, Paradiso, Jimmy Woo Club, Chicago social Club and more
Great atmosphere, friendly staff and a great selection of gins. On a sunny day, sit on their amazing terrace and watch all pedestrians. Just around the corner of my apartment!
66 lokale anbefaler
Dapper Bar
58-60 Jacob Van LennepkadeGreat atmosphere, friendly staff and a great selection of gins. On a sunny day, sit on their amazing terrace and watch all pedestrians. Just around the corner of my apartment!
Parks & Nature
The Vondelpark is Amsterdam's most popular park. It is home to a selection of restaurants and cafés, including the Blauwe Theehuis, Café Vertigo, Vondelpark3, De Vondeltuin and the Groot Melkhuis. You’ll also find a skate rental shop, an open-air theatre and a rose garden with more than 70 types of roses in the park
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Vondelpark
The Vondelpark is Amsterdam's most popular park. It is home to a selection of restaurants and cafés, including the Blauwe Theehuis, Café Vertigo, Vondelpark3, De Vondeltuin and the Groot Melkhuis. You’ll also find a skate rental shop, an open-air theatre and a rose garden with more than 70 types of roses in the park
Arts & Culture
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinMost famous museum of Holland. Go there to admire the Nachtwacht from Rembrandt
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMost famous museum of Holland. Go there to admire the Nachtwacht from Rembrandt
Van Gogh-museet
6 MuseumpleinVisit the hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her diary during the Second World War. From 9 AM to 3:30 PM the museum will only be open to visitors with an online ticket for a particular timeslot. From 3:30 PM until closing time you can visit the Anne Frank House without an online ticket and buy a ticket at the museum entrance.
2775 lokale anbefaler
Anne Franks Hus
20 WestermarktVisit the hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her diary during the Second World War. From 9 AM to 3:30 PM the museum will only be open to visitors with an online ticket for a particular timeslot. From 3:30 PM until closing time you can visit the Anne Frank House without an online ticket and buy a ticket at the museum entrance.
Foam is an internationally renowned Amsterdam museum that exhibits all genres of photography in a beautiful canal-side setting. As well as displaying a wide variety of works, it acts as a creative hub where photographers can meet and participate in forums and symposiums.
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Skum
609 KeizersgrachtFoam is an internationally renowned Amsterdam museum that exhibits all genres of photography in a beautiful canal-side setting. As well as displaying a wide variety of works, it acts as a creative hub where photographers can meet and participate in forums and symposiums.
Shopping
These 9 picturesque little streets in the middle of the Canal belt form a neighbourhood full to bursting; with vintage and designer shopping, speciality stores and cosy cafés & wonderful eateries. Tip: explore these streets by walking around.
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De 9 Straatjes
These 9 picturesque little streets in the middle of the Canal belt form a neighbourhood full to bursting; with vintage and designer shopping, speciality stores and cosy cafés & wonderful eateries. Tip: explore these streets by walking around.
Have a super Saturday at Noordermarkt Take a stroll through the stalls and stumble upon fine antiques, curiosities, earrings, rings, jewellery, sunglasses, Oriental rugs, clothes, art , kitsch, design, rare old books and LP records. Or explore the organic food market, where you can enjoy a delicious snack or stock up on ingredients for a gourmet dinner. You’ll find the full spectrum of organic foods here, including fruit, vegetables, meat and cheese, as well as fresh herbs, pasta, grains and olive oil. The market is located at the edge of the Jordaan district, surrounded by lively bars and cafés.
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Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktHave a super Saturday at Noordermarkt Take a stroll through the stalls and stumble upon fine antiques, curiosities, earrings, rings, jewellery, sunglasses, Oriental rugs, clothes, art , kitsch, design, rare old books and LP records. Or explore the organic food market, where you can enjoy a delicious snack or stock up on ingredients for a gourmet dinner. You’ll find the full spectrum of organic foods here, including fruit, vegetables, meat and cheese, as well as fresh herbs, pasta, grains and olive oil. The market is located at the edge of the Jordaan district, surrounded by lively bars and cafés.
Sightseeing
Looming tall over the Amsterdam North skyline, this 22-floor tower has a rooftop observation deck with stunning views across Amsterdam. Entrance ticket is 15 euros per person.
603 lokale anbefaler
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinLooming tall over the Amsterdam North skyline, this 22-floor tower has a rooftop observation deck with stunning views across Amsterdam. Entrance ticket is 15 euros per person.