Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

This is a great place where art, entertainment and food/drinks meet. A recently renovated "tram-depot", it now contains a.o. a cinema, foodcourt, library and hairdressing salong
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
615 locals recommend
This is a great place where art, entertainment and food/drinks meet. A recently renovated "tram-depot", it now contains a.o. a cinema, foodcourt, library and hairdressing salong
This film museum is housed in an iconic building on the bank of the "IJ" water. Great to take a trip there with the free ferry from Amsterdam Central station and soak up the views from their terrace.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
This film museum is housed in an iconic building on the bank of the "IJ" water. Great to take a trip there with the free ferry from Amsterdam Central station and soak up the views from their terrace.
Fotography Museum, one of the better small museums of Amsterdam
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Fotography Museum, one of the better small museums of Amsterdam

Food Scene

Simply the best coffee in the neighborhood. Also don't forget to try their great fresh pastries! :-)
237 locals recommend
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
237 locals recommend
Simply the best coffee in the neighborhood. Also don't forget to try their great fresh pastries! :-)
Great atmosphere and food for a very fair price. They have a great selection of Beers here as well!
91 locals recommend
Café Lennep
334 Jacob Van Lennepkade
91 locals recommend
Great atmosphere and food for a very fair price. They have a great selection of Beers here as well!
Great Asian food for a very good price, this joint also doubles as a Bar after everyone's finished with their dinner! Very friendly people and a great place to hang out.
189 locals recommend
The Golden Brown Bar
60 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
189 locals recommend
Great Asian food for a very good price, this joint also doubles as a Bar after everyone's finished with their dinner! Very friendly people and a great place to hang out.
This somewhat more upscale restaurant with a great french kitchen also has a coffee-bar and pub-like area that serve great beverages all throughout the day. Also a great terrace for sunny days!!
225 locals recommend
Razmataz
7HS Hugo de Grootplein
225 locals recommend
This somewhat more upscale restaurant with a great french kitchen also has a coffee-bar and pub-like area that serve great beverages all throughout the day. Also a great terrace for sunny days!!
Looking for pizza? This is one of the best straightforward pizza places of amsterdam!
182 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage Kerklaan
182 locals recommend
Looking for pizza? This is one of the best straightforward pizza places of amsterdam!
Great place to have lunch! If you're lucky you can watch the local petanque-heroes show off their skills
94 locals recommend
Cafe Toussaint
26 Bosboom Toussaintstraat
94 locals recommend
Great place to have lunch! If you're lucky you can watch the local petanque-heroes show off their skills
Great Salads and Juices that will most definitely help you to recover from either a work-out or a night-out!
6 locals recommend
JUICE&SALAD
6 locals recommend
Great Salads and Juices that will most definitely help you to recover from either a work-out or a night-out!
If you're in the neighborhood, don't forget to go for a coffee here! absolutely fabulous...
61 locals recommend
Trakteren
119-Ah Jan Pieter Heijestraat
61 locals recommend
If you're in the neighborhood, don't forget to go for a coffee here! absolutely fabulous...
Great french bistro that serves all different types of sausages - more than you can ever imagine would exist! Great wines too :-p
82 locals recommend
Worst Wijncafé
171 Barentszstraat
82 locals recommend
Great french bistro that serves all different types of sausages - more than you can ever imagine would exist! Great wines too :-p
This bar/restaurant allows you to lay back with a nice drink and order large plates of delicious contemporary tapas-like (or antipasti) foodbites!
105 locals recommend
Boca's
30 Westerstraat
105 locals recommend
This bar/restaurant allows you to lay back with a nice drink and order large plates of delicious contemporary tapas-like (or antipasti) foodbites!
Very well priced comfort food in this bar that is always buzzing. They serve great American style meats from their smoke oven. Not for vegetarians! ;-)
88 locals recommend
Bar Brouw
16 Ten Katestraat
88 locals recommend
Very well priced comfort food in this bar that is always buzzing. They serve great American style meats from their smoke oven. Not for vegetarians! ;-)
Very cool old art-deco theatre was recently renovated and turned into the most awesome coffee joint!
372 locals recommend
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 locals recommend
Very cool old art-deco theatre was recently renovated and turned into the most awesome coffee joint!
Great chicken & burgers in hip setting! Always busy. Also try the Belgian restaurant next door (same owner)
92 locals recommend
Rotisserie Amsterdam
81H De Clercqstraat
92 locals recommend
Great chicken & burgers in hip setting! Always busy. Also try the Belgian restaurant next door (same owner)
Belgian food for low prices! Always busy. Also try the Rotisserie restaurant next door (same owner)
267 locals recommend
Fier Amsterdam
79 De Clercqstraat
267 locals recommend
Belgian food for low prices! Always busy. Also try the Rotisserie restaurant next door (same owner)
True Italian dishes (pasta!) in a nice informal setting. Their ragu's are too die for!
71 locals recommend
Cantinetta Wine & Pasta
105 De Clercqstraat
71 locals recommend
True Italian dishes (pasta!) in a nice informal setting. Their ragu's are too die for!
A large brasserie with a great terrace on the Amstel riverside where they serve nice food all throughout the day.
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 locals recommend
A large brasserie with a great terrace on the Amstel riverside where they serve nice food all throughout the day.
Upmarket Italian restaurant that serves great food and exquisite wines! Great choice if you have something to celebrate :-)))
21 locals recommend
Bussia
28-32 Reestraat
21 locals recommend
Upmarket Italian restaurant that serves great food and exquisite wines! Great choice if you have something to celebrate :-)))
Spectacular restaurant in an old floating television broadcasting island with great views over the harbor and the city!!
118 locals recommend
REM Eiland
45-2 Haparandadam
118 locals recommend
Spectacular restaurant in an old floating television broadcasting island with great views over the harbor and the city!!
Beautiful restaurant in a completely renovated former greenhouse which serves organic (homegrown) menu's. For a special occasion (in other words - quite pricy)
267 locals recommend
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
267 locals recommend
Beautiful restaurant in a completely renovated former greenhouse which serves organic (homegrown) menu's. For a special occasion (in other words - quite pricy)
Craving for a simple pasta with a glass of wine? This is the place to be - no nonsense, just straightforward italian food for a very soft price.
202 locals recommend
Spaghetteria Jan Hanzenstraat
32 Jan Hanzenstraat
202 locals recommend
Craving for a simple pasta with a glass of wine? This is the place to be - no nonsense, just straightforward italian food for a very soft price.
Biological food in a great setting! Be sure to ask for one of the table's overlooking the water :-)
101 locals recommend
BAK restaurant
408 Van Diemenstraat
101 locals recommend
Biological food in a great setting! Be sure to ask for one of the table's overlooking the water :-)
Great pop-up restaurant in Historic building, amazing value for money!
Staets
324 Keizersgracht
Great pop-up restaurant in Historic building, amazing value for money!
great chicken with homemade rubs and sauces.
196 locals recommend
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
196 locals recommend
great chicken with homemade rubs and sauces.
Fancy dining option for good prices in a very cool location and with a inventive menu!
61 locals recommend
Choux
128 De Ruijterkade
61 locals recommend
Fancy dining option for good prices in a very cool location and with a inventive menu!

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a great place to have some drinks on the quay-side. Very hip but laid back at the same time! A good selection of beers and they also serve great Surinam food!
436 locals recommend
Waterkant
55 Kapelweg
436 locals recommend
This is a great place to have some drinks on the quay-side. Very hip but laid back at the same time! A good selection of beers and they also serve great Surinam food!
A most typical Amsterdam bar - not easily described in words. You simply must go and experience it....
84 locals recommend
Café L'Affiche
39 Jacob van Lennepstraat
84 locals recommend
A most typical Amsterdam bar - not easily described in words. You simply must go and experience it....
This place serves and sells top beers from all over the world. It just opened but is already a big hit amongst Amsterdam's finest beer-lovers.
10 locals recommend
The Beer Tree
10 locals recommend
This place serves and sells top beers from all over the world. It just opened but is already a big hit amongst Amsterdam's finest beer-lovers.
Go here to find out what a typical Dutch pub looks like - if you're lucky it will include karaoke!
85 locals recommend
De Blaffende Vis
118 Westerstraat
85 locals recommend
Go here to find out what a typical Dutch pub looks like - if you're lucky it will include karaoke!
Very cozy establishment that is located very centrally and has a great lunch menu. Also extremely fit for having some drinks and it has a nice terrace.
114 locals recommend
Festina Lente
40B Looiersgracht
114 locals recommend
Very cozy establishment that is located very centrally and has a great lunch menu. Also extremely fit for having some drinks and it has a nice terrace.

Sightseeing

This park is amazing! Whether you come here to relax, eat/drink or work out, there is plenty space for all. Especially in summers there is a vibrant atmosphere. We have a cooling bag for your picnic!
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
This park is amazing! Whether you come here to relax, eat/drink or work out, there is plenty space for all. Especially in summers there is a vibrant atmosphere. We have a cooling bag for your picnic!
Square with 3 famous Museums (Rijks, Stedelijk and Van Gogh) as well as the Royal Concert Hall
1480 locals recommend
Museumplein
Museumplein
1480 locals recommend
Square with 3 famous Museums (Rijks, Stedelijk and Van Gogh) as well as the Royal Concert Hall

Shopping

Great hairdresser + shop/boutique
288 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
288 locals recommend
Great hairdresser + shop/boutique
Unique store with extremely nice artifacts!
9 locals recommend
Gift Shop Amsterdam - Concrete Matter
127 Haarlemmerdijk
9 locals recommend
Unique store with extremely nice artifacts!
Amsterdam's most famous concept store. Everything you find inside is for sale!
290 locals recommend
Hutspot
4 Van Woustraat
290 locals recommend
Amsterdam's most famous concept store. Everything you find inside is for sale!
Boutique shop great for finding trendy high-quality clothes for women
7 locals recommend
Following Lucy
119C Jan Pieter Heijestraat
7 locals recommend
Boutique shop great for finding trendy high-quality clothes for women
trendy fashion for a reasonable price!
34 locals recommend
Gesponnen Suiker
39 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
34 locals recommend
trendy fashion for a reasonable price!
One of Amsterdam's most famous vintage fashion stores - they've got nearly everything!
40 locals recommend
Episode
1 Berenstraat
40 locals recommend
One of Amsterdam's most famous vintage fashion stores - they've got nearly everything!
Fair trade clothing in a trendy fashion, this shop is owned by a famous Dutch TV travel-show presenter
8 locals recommend
Nukuhiva Amsterdam
36 Haarlemmerstraat
8 locals recommend
Fair trade clothing in a trendy fashion, this shop is owned by a famous Dutch TV travel-show presenter
Second hand fashion shop with creative style. Also a good address for small accessories.
19 locals recommend
Jutka & Riska
194 Bilderdijkstraat
19 locals recommend
Second hand fashion shop with creative style. Also a good address for small accessories.
Huge antique shop just around the corner!
19 locals recommend
Antiekcentrum Amsterdam
109 Elandsgracht
19 locals recommend
Huge antique shop just around the corner!
This store is a bit weird but it sells beautiful natural objects like fossils, shells, butterflies etc,.
6 locals recommend
Stenelux - Natuurhistorische handelsonderneming
2 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
6 locals recommend
This store is a bit weird but it sells beautiful natural objects like fossils, shells, butterflies etc,.
Nice small concept store that sells many fashionable clothes as well as interior products. They also serve coffee!
Gekaapt
131 Bilderdijkstraat
Nice small concept store that sells many fashionable clothes as well as interior products. They also serve coffee!
The Jan Pieter Heijestraat is probably one of the most up-coming streets in Amsterdam. Many nice shops, cafe's restaurants and bars packed together!
227 locals recommend
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter Heijestraat
227 locals recommend
The Jan Pieter Heijestraat is probably one of the most up-coming streets in Amsterdam. Many nice shops, cafe's restaurants and bars packed together!
If you need a travel guide - this is the place to go! A wonderful shop that serves all the lecture-related needs of a true traveler.
12 locals recommend
Reisboekhandel Pied à Terre
9 Rokin
12 locals recommend
If you need a travel guide - this is the place to go! A wonderful shop that serves all the lecture-related needs of a true traveler.

Essentials

Biological supermarket that sells only locally sourced products. Loved by all who like to live healthy and honest!
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
Biological supermarket that sells only locally sourced products. Loved by all who like to live healthy and honest!
This unique concept helps you if you have problems being creative with your groceries. They also serve great coffee and lovely cakes!
80 locals recommend
Bilder & De Clercq
44 De Clercqstraat
80 locals recommend
This unique concept helps you if you have problems being creative with your groceries. They also serve great coffee and lovely cakes!
On Monday - Saturday you'll find a busy market here for all your groceries. Be sure to come early for the best products. For Hummus-lovers: look for the car with a cue. Don't forget to bring cash!
290 locals recommend
Ten Katestraat
Ten Katestraat
290 locals recommend
On Monday - Saturday you'll find a busy market here for all your groceries. Be sure to come early for the best products. For Hummus-lovers: look for the car with a cue. Don't forget to bring cash!
The "regular" supermarket
125 locals recommend
AH Kinkerstraat
89 Kinkerstraat
125 locals recommend
The "regular" supermarket
By far the best french bakery in Amsterdam - has sublime baguettes! :-p
94 locals recommend
Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam
119 Olympiaplein
94 locals recommend
By far the best french bakery in Amsterdam - has sublime baguettes! :-p
Nice bakery where you can get some great breads, croissants or other pastries.
77 locals recommend
Vlaamsch Broodhuys
122 b/g Elandsgracht
77 locals recommend
Nice bakery where you can get some great breads, croissants or other pastries.