Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
A nice neighborhood café on a beautiful Amsterdam School square. Best on late summer evening.
354 locals recommend
Café Cook
2 James CookstraatA nice neighborhood café on a beautiful Amsterdam School square. Best on late summer evening.
Radijs Amsterdam
41HS Jan EvertsenstraatSimple but effective. Another nice neighborhood bar.
If you're looking for upscale dining, Fa. Speijkervet might be a good place to start. They specialize in creating in a great variety of meat dishes, using every edible part of the animals they serve.
145 locals recommend
Fa. Speijkervet
79 Admiraal de RuijterwegIf you're looking for upscale dining, Fa. Speijkervet might be a good place to start. They specialize in creating in a great variety of meat dishes, using every edible part of the animals they serve.
A large restaurant on the waterside, Edel is another nice place to hang out. It's built inside a former crafts school, a building that's among the more interesting Amsterdam School designs in West.
376 locals recommend
Lokaal Edel
1 PostjeswegA large restaurant on the waterside, Edel is another nice place to hang out. It's built inside a former crafts school, a building that's among the more interesting Amsterdam School designs in West.
On beautiful summer evenings this is one of the best places to be. Look out over the city while enjoying a campfire or a swim in the murky waters of the IJ.
489 locals recommend
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinOn beautiful summer evenings this is one of the best places to be. Look out over the city while enjoying a campfire or a swim in the murky waters of the IJ.
Sightseeing
Great neighborhood park. On rare sunny evenings the park will be teeming with people going out for a summer picnic.
373 locals recommend
Erasmusparkbuurt
Great neighborhood park. On rare sunny evenings the park will be teeming with people going out for a summer picnic.
Mercatorplein, designed by the late 19th-century architect H.P. Berlage, has changed remarkably over the last years. Pass by for a interesting variety of bars and ice cream.
109 locals recommend
Mercatorplein
2 MercatorpleinMercatorplein, designed by the late 19th-century architect H.P. Berlage, has changed remarkably over the last years. Pass by for a interesting variety of bars and ice cream.
The street leading up to Erasmuspark is one of the most beautiful Amsterdam School designs of the neighborhood. Take a stroll around the block for an experience of 1920's city planning.
Vespuccistraat
VespuccistraatThe street leading up to Erasmuspark is one of the most beautiful Amsterdam School designs of the neighborhood. Take a stroll around the block for an experience of 1920's city planning.
I'm a bit biased. I'm a tour guide at this tiny museum. But if you're interested in the 1920's art and architecture of the Amsterdam School, this museum is certainly worth a visit.
121 locals recommend
Museum Het Schip
45 OostzaanstraatI'm a bit biased. I'm a tour guide at this tiny museum. But if you're interested in the 1920's art and architecture of the Amsterdam School, this museum is certainly worth a visit.
Take a free ferry ride (with or without bike) from here to de NDSM-wharf, and from there to Central Station to see the cool contemporary architecture on the Amsterdam waterfront.
14 locals recommend
Pontsteiger
PontsteigerTake a free ferry ride (with or without bike) from here to de NDSM-wharf, and from there to Central Station to see the cool contemporary architecture on the Amsterdam waterfront.
Tucked away in the Red Light district you'll find a 17th-century catholic church in the attic of an old canal house. An amazing building from an era in which catholicism was officially banned.
172 locals recommend
Museum Ons'Lieve Heer Op Solder
38-40 Oudezijds VoorburgwalTucked away in the Red Light district you'll find a 17th-century catholic church in the attic of an old canal house. An amazing building from an era in which catholicism was officially banned.
One of the oldest buildings in the city the Old Church has an amazing interior, with a beautiful wooden ceiling where traces of late medieval decoration survived reformation vandalism.
112 locals recommend
The Oude Church
23 OudekerkspleinOne of the oldest buildings in the city the Old Church has an amazing interior, with a beautiful wooden ceiling where traces of late medieval decoration survived reformation vandalism.
This old city gas factory has in recent years been converted to a cultural hot spot. The building and the surrounding park hosts TV-studios, cafés, clubs, a cinema and a few stores.
263 locals recommend
Zuiveringshal West
37 PazzanistraatThis old city gas factory has in recent years been converted to a cultural hot spot. The building and the surrounding park hosts TV-studios, cafés, clubs, a cinema and a few stores.
This beautiful 17th-century synagogue is a reminder of the large jewish community that lived on the East-side of the city center, until many were deported in the 1940's. Black page in A'dam's history.
55 locals recommend
Portuguese Synagogue
3 Mr. VisserpleinThis beautiful 17th-century synagogue is a reminder of the large jewish community that lived on the East-side of the city center, until many were deported in the 1940's. Black page in A'dam's history.
The Rijksmuseum is Amsterdam's Louvre, its Metropolitan, and on par with both. It was fabulously restored in 2013. If you're interested in art, it is a must-see.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe Rijksmuseum is Amsterdam's Louvre, its Metropolitan, and on par with both. It was fabulously restored in 2013. If you're interested in art, it is a must-see.
This huge park might not be as friendly as the Vondelpark, but on sunny days it certainly is a nice spot for a run or a stroll through the park.
194 locals recommend
Rembrandtpark
RembrandtparkThis huge park might not be as friendly as the Vondelpark, but on sunny days it certainly is a nice spot for a run or a stroll through the park.
By far Amsterdam's most popular park. Bought and developed in the 19th century by wealthy city dwellers, it's still worth a visit.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
By far Amsterdam's most popular park. Bought and developed in the 19th century by wealthy city dwellers, it's still worth a visit.
Hidden away behind crowded shopping streets you'll find a serene courtyard where the spiritual descendants of the 17th-century nuns still live a quiet life.
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 BegijnhofHidden away behind crowded shopping streets you'll find a serene courtyard where the spiritual descendants of the 17th-century nuns still live a quiet life.
Apart from the Rijksmuseum, Museumplein is also home to the Van Gogh-museum, the spectacular Stedelijk Museum, and the city Concertgebouw. All are very interesting in their own right.
1480 locals recommend
Museumplein
MuseumpleinApart from the Rijksmuseum, Museumplein is also home to the Van Gogh-museum, the spectacular Stedelijk Museum, and the city Concertgebouw. All are very interesting in their own right.
This place is brand-new, hardly on maps. An old tram station is being converted into a neighborhood hub, housing shops, bars, restaurants and a cinema while retaining the feel of the old tram storage.
Hannie Dankbaarpassage
This place is brand-new, hardly on maps. An old tram station is being converted into a neighborhood hub, housing shops, bars, restaurants and a cinema while retaining the feel of the old tram storage.
Just behind the 1920's Olympic Stadium and a long decommissioned station you'll find a quirky area housing garages, ateliers and some shops. It's scheduled for redevelopment, but still worth a visit.
Havenstraat
HavenstraatJust behind the 1920's Olympic Stadium and a long decommissioned station you'll find a quirky area housing garages, ateliers and some shops. It's scheduled for redevelopment, but still worth a visit.
Hidden in a common residential neighborhood you'll find one of the gems of the 1920's Amsterdam School. A working class housing block designed with real artistic flair.
Pieter Lodewijk Takstraat
Hidden in a common residential neighborhood you'll find one of the gems of the 1920's Amsterdam School. A working class housing block designed with real artistic flair.
Want to head out of the city for a bit? Old fisher's village Durgerdam is by far one of the most picturesque sights just north of the city.
91 locals recommend
Durgerdam
Want to head out of the city for a bit? Old fisher's village Durgerdam is by far one of the most picturesque sights just north of the city.
Arts & Culture
One of the oldest movie theaters in town, great for a night 'at the movies'.
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkOne of the oldest movie theaters in town, great for a night 'at the movies'.
The new Amsterdam film museum opened in 2013 and is a great sightseeing spot on the North-side of the IJ. It's also a cinema with an ever good selection of films.
36 locals recommend
IJpromenade
IJpromenadeThe new Amsterdam film museum opened in 2013 and is a great sightseeing spot on the North-side of the IJ. It's also a cinema with an ever good selection of films.
Drinks & Nightlife
A typical Amsterdam neighborhood bar and café. Great for coffee or a beer.
84 locals recommend
Café L'Affiche
39 Jacob van LennepstraatA typical Amsterdam neighborhood bar and café. Great for coffee or a beer.
Shopping
My favorite square in the inner city. Home to many bookstores and the friday book market.
30 locals recommend
Spui
SpuiMy favorite square in the inner city. Home to many bookstores and the friday book market.
In the heart of the city you'll find many university buildings. This 'passage' provides access to a few and houses a few second-hand booksellers.
14 locals recommend
Oudemanhuispoort
OudemanhuispoortIn the heart of the city you'll find many university buildings. This 'passage' provides access to a few and houses a few second-hand booksellers.
You'll find many of the stores in these streets in every European city. But the 9 streets are still one of the better mid-level shoppings districts in the city center.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
You'll find many of the stores in these streets in every European city. But the 9 streets are still one of the better mid-level shoppings districts in the city center.