Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed bar, also serving coffee & a simple menu. Great out seating, weekly music and pub quiz.
213 locals recommend
Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
213 locals recommend
Relaxed bar, also serving coffee & a simple menu. Great out seating, weekly music and pub quiz.
Good bar, great beers
523 locals recommend
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
523 locals recommend
Good bar, great beers
Best locally brewed beer in Amsterdam
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
Best locally brewed beer in Amsterdam
Brand new, great cocktails, great coffee AND great breakfast. Think eggs benedict & french toast w. maple syrup. What more do you want?
Oosterpark 10
Brand new, great cocktails, great coffee AND great breakfast. Think eggs benedict & french toast w. maple syrup. What more do you want?

Food Scene

Top 3 Coffee Bar in Amsterdam. Good atmosphere, nice pastry and also beautiful tea.
164 locals recommend
Coffee Bru
14 Beukenplein
164 locals recommend
Top 3 Coffee Bar in Amsterdam. Good atmosphere, nice pastry and also beautiful tea.
Good tapas, nice atmosphere!
200 locals recommend
Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
200 locals recommend
Good tapas, nice atmosphere!
Famous Italian restaurant, brilliant food
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
Famous Italian restaurant, brilliant food
Good, local food. NIce atmosphere.
468 locals recommend
Wilde Zwijnen
23 Javaplein
468 locals recommend
Good, local food. NIce atmosphere.
Very relaxed cafe, great outdoor seating, outside the normal touristy routes. Javaplein is an upcoming neighborhood and worth a visit.
228 locals recommend
Het Badhuis
21 Javaplein
228 locals recommend
Very relaxed cafe, great outdoor seating, outside the normal touristy routes. Javaplein is an upcoming neighborhood and worth a visit.
Best cafe in the Vondelpark, both for coffee and an evening drink
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
292 locals recommend
Best cafe in the Vondelpark, both for coffee and an evening drink
Beautiful cafe on a very central location, in the Amsterdam Theatre
Café | Brasserie Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
Beautiful cafe on a very central location, in the Amsterdam Theatre
Beautiful French bakery, great breakfast!
39 locals recommend
Gebroeders Niemeijer
35 Nieuwendijk
39 locals recommend
Beautiful French bakery, great breakfast!
Best (American style) cake in town
68 locals recommend
De Drie Graefjes
130 Rokin
68 locals recommend
Best (American style) cake in town
Best apple pie in town. Combine with a visit to the Noordermarkt on Sat morning (if you find a place to sit between all the locals)
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
506 locals recommend
Best apple pie in town. Combine with a visit to the Noordermarkt on Sat morning (if you find a place to sit between all the locals)
The Nieuwmarkt has got several nice bars and restaurants, but none as beautiful as De Waag
59 locals recommend
Waag
4 Nieuwmarkt
59 locals recommend
The Nieuwmarkt has got several nice bars and restaurants, but none as beautiful as De Waag
Take the free ferry to NSDM warf, a newly developed area of the city. Also great is PLekk, which has a nice little city beach
104 locals recommend
Restaurant-Café De IJkantine
5 NDSM-Kade
104 locals recommend
Take the free ferry to NSDM warf, a newly developed area of the city. Also great is PLekk, which has a nice little city beach
Nice dining, with a view on the IJ river. Beautiful!
59 locals recommend
Wilhelmina Dok
1 Noordwal
59 locals recommend
Nice dining, with a view on the IJ river. Beautiful!
Very off the beaten track, definetly worth a visit: Amsterdams first city beach (swimming is possible)
105 locals recommend
Blijburg
501 Pampuslaan
105 locals recommend
Very off the beaten track, definetly worth a visit: Amsterdams first city beach (swimming is possible)
Just really nice. From early morning onwards.
9 locals recommend
Weesperzijde 23
9 locals recommend
Just really nice. From early morning onwards.
Breathtaking beautiful location
67 locals recommend
Riva
31 Amstelboulevard
67 locals recommend
Breathtaking beautiful location
One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, produce is grown in the green house next to the restaurant. Yum!
267 locals recommend
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
267 locals recommend
One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, produce is grown in the green house next to the restaurant. Yum!

Essentials

biggest grocery shopping in the neighborhood. Smaller brands @ Linneasstraat and Beukenweg
78 locals recommend
Albert Heijn BV
24 Lobeliusstraat
78 locals recommend
biggest grocery shopping in the neighborhood. Smaller brands @ Linneasstraat and Beukenweg
Organic food, good selection Also, lovely neighborhood store.
34 locals recommend
Ekodis
73 Beukenplein
34 locals recommend
Organic food, good selection Also, lovely neighborhood store.
Large Chinese grocery store, great for asian ingredients
13 locals recommend
Toko Dun Yong
9 Stormsteeg
13 locals recommend
Large Chinese grocery store, great for asian ingredients

Everything Else

Nice park, several play grounds. Whenever the weather is good, people get to the park and play soccer or volleybal, have a bbq etc. Brilliant place
841 locals recommend
Oosterpark
Oosterpark
841 locals recommend
Nice park, several play grounds. Whenever the weather is good, people get to the park and play soccer or volleybal, have a bbq etc. Brilliant place
How to make sure you visit Westerpark? It's a bit further out, but there's a direct bus line (bus 22). There's great coffee, restaurants, a swimming area for kids and dancing. Yay! Check it out!
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
1599 locals recommend
How to make sure you visit Westerpark? It's a bit further out, but there's a direct bus line (bus 22). There's great coffee, restaurants, a swimming area for kids and dancing. Yay! Check it out!
Best know market in Amsterdam, open Mon-Sat. Lots of food stalls, but also cheap clothing, accessories and more
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
Best know market in Amsterdam, open Mon-Sat. Lots of food stalls, but also cheap clothing, accessories and more
A classic, depicting Dutch Classics (among which the Nachtwacht by Rembrandt). Recently renovated and beautiful!
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
A classic, depicting Dutch Classics (among which the Nachtwacht by Rembrandt). Recently renovated and beautiful!
Modern art in a modern building. The new annex is very controversial. Amsterdammers call it 'the Bath Tub'. You'll see why ;)
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Modern art in a modern building. The new annex is very controversial. Amsterdammers call it 'the Bath Tub'. You'll see why ;)
Largest park in the city, a great place to lounge, run and play. With children go to visit the Melkhuis, all other people: het Blauwe Theehuis is the best cafe in the park.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Largest park in the city, a great place to lounge, run and play. With children go to visit the Melkhuis, all other people: het Blauwe Theehuis is the best cafe in the park.
Debating centre & cafe
41 locals recommend
De Balie
10 Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen
41 locals recommend
Debating centre & cafe
Largest movie theatre in the city, several other branches around town
125 locals recommend
Pathe de Munt
15 Vijzelstraat
125 locals recommend
Largest movie theatre in the city, several other branches around town
Art house films
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
Art house films
Foodies gather here!
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraat
411 locals recommend
Foodies gather here!
Beautiful department store
425 locals recommend
De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
425 locals recommend
Beautiful department store
Church were recently (April 30th, 2013) King Willem Alexander was crowned.
72 locals recommend
The New Church
De Dam
72 locals recommend
Church were recently (April 30th, 2013) King Willem Alexander was crowned.
Great organic produce market on Sat morning
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
Great organic produce market on Sat morning
Speaks for itself, go early to avoid (very!!) long lines
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Speaks for itself, go early to avoid (very!!) long lines
Some say they serve the best coffee in town
16 locals recommend
KOKO
145 Oudezijds Achterburgwal
16 locals recommend
Some say they serve the best coffee in town
A favorite: the Artis Zoo
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
A favorite: the Artis Zoo
Beautiful new addition to the city, EYE is the Filmmuseum, and so much more. Just go and have a glass of wine on the balcony and enjoy the view
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
Beautiful new addition to the city, EYE is the Filmmuseum, and so much more. Just go and have a glass of wine on the balcony and enjoy the view
Most beautiful Spa in Amsterdam
78 locals recommend
Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver
8 Koenenkade
78 locals recommend
Most beautiful Spa in Amsterdam
Amsterdam concert hall, their orchestra is one of the best in the world
476 locals recommend
The Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 locals recommend
Amsterdam concert hall, their orchestra is one of the best in the world
Really nice, broad spectrum shopping in the so called '9 streets'. All kinds of great boutiques, some high end, some young designers etc. Around Runstraat to Reestraat
47 locals recommend
Runstraat
Runstraat
47 locals recommend
Really nice, broad spectrum shopping in the so called '9 streets'. All kinds of great boutiques, some high end, some young designers etc. Around Runstraat to Reestraat
The Jordaan area is famous for all sorts of things, good restaurants, cafes, boutiques. Browes around and find a hidden gem!
89 locals recommend
Westerstraat
Westerstraat
89 locals recommend
The Jordaan area is famous for all sorts of things, good restaurants, cafes, boutiques. Browes around and find a hidden gem!
The Hub Amsterdam, part of the global network of flexible workspaces
Impact Hub Amsterdam
2C Linnaeusstraat
The Hub Amsterdam, part of the global network of flexible workspaces
Flagship store from the Dutch design collective DROOG
47 locals recommend
@droog amsterdam
7B Staalstraat
47 locals recommend
Flagship store from the Dutch design collective DROOG
One of the best cheese mongers in Amsterdam! Also a lot of nice wines!
46 locals recommend
Erik's Delicatessen
16 Beukenplein
46 locals recommend
One of the best cheese mongers in Amsterdam! Also a lot of nice wines!

Shopping

A Dutch classic. HEMA sells virtually everything. HEMA is famous for the nice, very affourdable designs, either for children's clothing, interior assecories, good wines and the famous HEMA sausage
157 locals recommend
Hema
313 Kinkerstraat
157 locals recommend
A Dutch classic. HEMA sells virtually everything. HEMA is famous for the nice, very affourdable designs, either for children's clothing, interior assecories, good wines and the famous HEMA sausage

Entertainment & Activities

Brilliant location for people with children. In the Vondelpark, nice and safe playground, good coffee
53 locals recommend
Groot Melkhuis
2 Vondelpark
53 locals recommend
Brilliant location for people with children. In the Vondelpark, nice and safe playground, good coffee
Great thing to do with kids on a rainy day: cooking! There's all kinds of different things to make, very simple to ages 2 and up
14 locals recommend
KinderKookKafe
6B Vondelpark
14 locals recommend
Great thing to do with kids on a rainy day: cooking! There's all kinds of different things to make, very simple to ages 2 and up
Nemo is science museum, great for kids appr. 4-14 years old
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
603 locals recommend
Nemo is science museum, great for kids appr. 4-14 years old
Library, worth a visit for either the children's section or the cafe on the top floor, which offers an unbelievable view of the city
188 locals recommend
OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 Oosterdokskade
188 locals recommend
Library, worth a visit for either the children's section or the cafe on the top floor, which offers an unbelievable view of the city
Goats, playground, kid friendly food. Enjoy!
62 locals recommend
Goatfarm Ridammerhoeve
4 Nieuwe Meerlaan
62 locals recommend
Goats, playground, kid friendly food. Enjoy!
Kid friendly restaurant, simple but good food, great industrial space
284 locals recommend
Café Restaurant Amsterdam
6 Watertorenplein
284 locals recommend
Kid friendly restaurant, simple but good food, great industrial space