Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
Alternatives, cheaper but with fewer choices, are Lidl and Jumbo.
130 locals recommend
AH Stadhouderskade
101 StadhouderskadeAlternatives, cheaper but with fewer choices, are Lidl and Jumbo.
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatLidl
25a HemonylaanParks & Nature
Sarphatipark
SarphatiparkAmstelpark
AmstelparkMiniature railway
Vondelpark
Some distance, but the nearest thing to a wild-park in Amsterdam.
48 locals recommend
Grand Caf‚ De Bosbaan B.V.
4 BosbaanSome distance, but the nearest thing to a wild-park in Amsterdam.
For guests who have more time, love walking or fancy hiring a small outboard boat this is the perfect spot. It's a fairly large lake a little out of town (about 9 km). It's a perfect spot for a picnic or why not visit the Cafe Aquarius for lunch on the north shore. Ferries rin connecting the north shore to the Amstedamse Bos Saturdays and Sundays (and in season). Otherwise it's a walk or cycle-ride of about 5 km. See http://paviljoenaquarius.nl .
40 locals recommend
Nieuw en Meer
53A1 Oude HaagsewegFor guests who have more time, love walking or fancy hiring a small outboard boat this is the perfect spot. It's a fairly large lake a little out of town (about 9 km). It's a perfect spot for a picnic or why not visit the Cafe Aquarius for lunch on the north shore. Ferries rin connecting the north shore to the Amstedamse Bos Saturdays and Sundays (and in season). Otherwise it's a walk or cycle-ride of about 5 km. See http://paviljoenaquarius.nl .
Food Scene
Naa Thai (Original Thai Cuisine)
18h SarphatiparkThai "home cooking". Really excellent. Eat-In & Take-Away.
Saravanaa Bhavan Amsterdam
123-124 StadhouderskadeIndian Food, Vegetarian. Eat-In.
Nam Kee
111-113 Zeedijk Chinese Food. Eat-In & Take-Away.
Harar Coffee
22 Tweede Hugo de GrootstraatTown's best single origin Ethiopian coffee!
One of the best and most authentic Chinese restaurants in the city.
9 locals recommend
Taste of Culture
139-141 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatOne of the best and most authentic Chinese restaurants in the city.
Something of a find. A tiny, very friendly, well priced and authentic Surinam restaurant. Try the lamb roti or the saoto soup. Delicious!
Warung Swietie Lelydorp
1 Eerste SweelinckstraatSomething of a find. A tiny, very friendly, well priced and authentic Surinam restaurant. Try the lamb roti or the saoto soup. Delicious!
Tulsi Indian Restaurant
212 Van WoustraatExcellent authentic Indian restaurant.
Easily overlooked, and little more than a "whole in the wall" on the street corner just off the Albert Cuypstraat market, this is certainly one of best bakers in Amsterdam. Let me recommend especially their "noten en vruchren brood" (fruit and nut loaf, a sweet dough with a good crust well seasoned with cinnamon. Their plain and fruit scones ate also best in class and the best shop-made tea-bread I have tasted (outside Scotland, that is). Check out their website at https://www.bbrood.nl/site/page.html .
58 locals recommend
BBROOD
192 Ms. van RiemsdijkwegEasily overlooked, and little more than a "whole in the wall" on the street corner just off the Albert Cuypstraat market, this is certainly one of best bakers in Amsterdam. Let me recommend especially their "noten en vruchren brood" (fruit and nut loaf, a sweet dough with a good crust well seasoned with cinnamon. Their plain and fruit scones ate also best in class and the best shop-made tea-bread I have tasted (outside Scotland, that is). Check out their website at https://www.bbrood.nl/site/page.html .
Fantastically good artisanal chocolaterie. Lovely young couple, she an Irish lass, front of shop and very personable, he a third generation artisan. A little of the beaten track, but a lovely walk along the banks of the Amstel and well worth a visit! See https://vanvelzes.eu/.
7 locals recommend
Van Velze's Chocolaterie Amsterdam
520H KeizersgrachtFantastically good artisanal chocolaterie. Lovely young couple, she an Irish lass, front of shop and very personable, he a third generation artisan. A little of the beaten track, but a lovely walk along the banks of the Amstel and well worth a visit! See https://vanvelzes.eu/.
Shopping
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert CuypstraatArts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat Gold age, great masters.
The Concertgebouw
10 ConcertgebouwpleinVan Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinEye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeNEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokProductions are in Dutch, but with English (super) titles,
136 locals recommend
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 LeidsepleinProductions are in Dutch, but with English (super) titles,
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinModern & contemporary art.
Entertainment & Activities
Beautiful if extravagant Art Nouveau interior. The main auditorium is a huge space and the features are all of them original. Do check the programme, as the old cinema is now part of a multi-screen complex, and many of the films are shown in functional if architecturally valueless smaller rooms.
37 locals recommend
Tuschinski
Beautiful if extravagant Art Nouveau interior. The main auditorium is a huge space and the features are all of them original. Do check the programme, as the old cinema is now part of a multi-screen complex, and many of the films are shown in functional if architecturally valueless smaller rooms.
Getting Around
See the city by canal-boat. The jetty for the Albert Cuyp Market is just opposite my house.
19 locals recommend
Hop on - Hop off City Pakket
34I DamrakSee the city by canal-boat. The jetty for the Albert Cuyp Market is just opposite my house.