Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
Café Gambrinus
180 Ferdinand BolstraatOne of our favourites! A brown café.
Bar & restaurant. We love to go here for wine and food. Take the plateau!!
108 locals recommend
Boca's Park
4 SarphatiparkBar & restaurant. We love to go here for wine and food. Take the plateau!!
Drink some cocktails overhere! You can rent your own boat here too. Ask for Boaty.
69 locals recommend
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
333 Ferdinand BolstraatDrink some cocktails overhere! You can rent your own boat here too. Ask for Boaty.
Cafe Binnen Buiten
115 RuysdaelkadeNice place for a sundowner
O'Donnell's
5 Ferdinand BolstraatPints, fingerfood and sports
Cocktails with a splendid view over Amsterdam.
122 locals recommend
DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
4 OosterdoksstraatCocktails with a splendid view over Amsterdam.
Great bar to have some drinks. There are many more bars in this street though, so have a look around. Try Chocolate Bar, Flamingo, het Paardje, Pilsvogel.
79 locals recommend
Café Schilders
45 Eerste van der HelststraatGreat bar to have some drinks. There are many more bars in this street though, so have a look around. Try Chocolate Bar, Flamingo, het Paardje, Pilsvogel.
Food Scene
Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand BolstraatVery good for breakfast or lunch.
Fa. Pekelhaaring
127 Van WoustraatGreat food and very popular
Bar Moustache
141 UtrechtsestraatLovely restaurant
Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatOne of the best Indonesian restaurants in town.
Visaandeschelde
4 ScheldepleinExcellent choice for fish lovers
BAUT
320 StadionwegHip restaurant in a former school
Restaurant As
19 Pr. IrenestraatNew spot, very popular!
Little restaurant with delicious food and one Michelin Star. You need to make a reservation to get a table.
38 locals recommend
Le Restaurant
26H Frans HalsstraatLittle restaurant with delicious food and one Michelin Star. You need to make a reservation to get a table.
This restaurant is a bit hidden, but has good food and a nice atmosphere. Definitely worth the visit, it will surprise you.
41 locals recommend
Reuring
99 LutmastraatThis restaurant is a bit hidden, but has good food and a nice atmosphere. Definitely worth the visit, it will surprise you.
Trendy and warm restaurant. Good place to go to with a group.
37 locals recommend
Cafe Restaurant Braque
29 Albert CuypstraatTrendy and warm restaurant. Good place to go to with a group.
Big meditarrenean restaurant with a beautiful interior. It is a bit noisy, but it's a great experience. Nice to share dishes.
258 locals recommend
De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert CuypstraatBig meditarrenean restaurant with a beautiful interior. It is a bit noisy, but it's a great experience. Nice to share dishes.
Small, upper class restaurant owned by one Holland's most famous top chefs Joop Braakhekke.
38 locals recommend
Restaurant "Le Garage"
54-56 RuysdaelstraatSmall, upper class restaurant owned by one Holland's most famous top chefs Joop Braakhekke.
Best steak in town. All Amsterdammers go here to have a steak with fries and salad. Absolutely delicious if you are a meat lover, but do not expect the waiters to treat you nicely. That's their role.
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatBest steak in town. All Amsterdammers go here to have a steak with fries and salad. Absolutely delicious if you are a meat lover, but do not expect the waiters to treat you nicely. That's their role.
Dine until midnight! Typical old Amsterdam restaurant with lot's of wood, gentle waiters and a fine meal.
10 locals recommend
De Knijp
134 Van BaerlestraatDine until midnight! Typical old Amsterdam restaurant with lot's of wood, gentle waiters and a fine meal.
Le Pain Quotidien
2 & 4 Cornelis TroostpleinVery close by and great for breakfast, lunch and coffee.
If Le Pain Quotidien is full, this is a great second choice to have a hot cup of coffee or freshly made juice. You can buy your bread here from the counter.
21 locals recommend
Boulangerie 1072
151 Ferdinand BolstraatIf Le Pain Quotidien is full, this is a great second choice to have a hot cup of coffee or freshly made juice. You can buy your bread here from the counter.
Sightseeing
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinOne of the musts
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatOne of the musts
Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeHeineken brewery/museum
Want to be on a picture with a wind mill? This is the place! Make a combi with the Amstel park, especially when you have children...lot's to do and see!
17 locals recommend
De Riekermolen (1636)
10 De BorchtWant to be on a picture with a wind mill? This is the place! Make a combi with the Amstel park, especially when you have children...lot's to do and see!
Entertainment & Activities
Petting Zoo De Pijp
82 Lizzy AnsinghstraatKids farm :-)
Essentials
AH Cornelis Troostplein
11 Cornelis TroostpleinSupermarket, daily open from 8-22
Action
94 Nieuwpoortstraat& Aldi supermarket. Very very cheap.
Avondwinkel De Schelde
2 ScheldestraatNight shop for a late snack or drink.
Everything Else
Zuiderbad
26 HobbemastraatSwimmingpool
Amsterdam RAI
Exhibition, conference and business center
Feduzzi Mercato Italiano
63 ScheldestraatVery nice Italian trattoria
Trouw Amsterdam
125 WibautstraatThe best underground club in Amsterdam. Also serves good diner.
ING Bank N.v.
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