Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
Canvas
150 WibautstraatPerhaps the best view on the city but also really relaxed!
Difficult to get in, but it's all about the music. Expect smoke, darkness, stroboscopic lights and techno.
355 locals recommend
De School
3 Doctor Jan van BreemenstraatDifficult to get in, but it's all about the music. Expect smoke, darkness, stroboscopic lights and techno.
Not really a single bar, but a square with lot's of bars. Just drink a beer and relax!
23 locals recommend
Nieuwmarkt metro station
Not really a single bar, but a square with lot's of bars. Just drink a beer and relax!
Cocktails! It's been a hotspot for a few years now and they know how to make a cocktail.
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 OosterparkCocktails! It's been a hotspot for a few years now and they know how to make a cocktail.
Brouwerij 't IJ is named after the IJ, the water next to Central Station. Their beers are quite famous and the terrace is alway buzzing when the sun is shining.
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeBrouwerij 't IJ is named after the IJ, the water next to Central Station. Their beers are quite famous and the terrace is alway buzzing when the sun is shining.
Parks & Nature
Pick a spot on the lawn and just relax! Amsterdam is full of nice parks and this is one of the biggest. Not as crowded as the Vondelpark but just as beautiful!
841 locals recommend
Oosterpark
OosterparkPick a spot on the lawn and just relax! Amsterdam is full of nice parks and this is one of the biggest. Not as crowded as the Vondelpark but just as beautiful!
A nice evening walk along side the Amstel River can really be relaxed. If you walk from the city centre towards the apartment, you'll walk down past about 400 years of history of Amsterdam.
32 locals recommend
Weesperzijde
A nice evening walk along side the Amstel River can really be relaxed. If you walk from the city centre towards the apartment, you'll walk down past about 400 years of history of Amsterdam.
Arts & Culture
Well, it's more or less the crown on all that is / was Dutch. Beautiful art, paintings and history. But get in early otherwise you'll be staring at the back of a lot of heads in there.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatWell, it's more or less the crown on all that is / was Dutch. Beautiful art, paintings and history. But get in early otherwise you'll be staring at the back of a lot of heads in there.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinModern Art
Would you cut of your ear? Vincent did and he became famous for it.. or was it because he could paint as well? Well at the van Gogh Museum you'll find out. And with all the major museums in Amsterdam, get in early!
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinWould you cut of your ear? Vincent did and he became famous for it.. or was it because he could paint as well? Well at the van Gogh Museum you'll find out. And with all the major museums in Amsterdam, get in early!
There was a time in which freedom of religion was still a concept.. it was there but you still had to hide if from the outside world. That what happened with the Catholics in Amsterdam after the reformation. This is one of the remaining hidden Churches in the city.
172 locals recommend
Museum Ons'Lieve Heer Op Solder
38-40 Oudezijds VoorburgwalThere was a time in which freedom of religion was still a concept.. it was there but you still had to hide if from the outside world. That what happened with the Catholics in Amsterdam after the reformation. This is one of the remaining hidden Churches in the city.
The museum to learn more about the history of the city. Interactive and with a very nice collection of items ranging back a few hundred years.
111 locals recommend
Amsterdam Museum Building
92 KalverstraatThe museum to learn more about the history of the city. Interactive and with a very nice collection of items ranging back a few hundred years.
Sightseeing
You won't expect a quiet and tranquil piece of Amsterdam in this old and densely populated part of the city. But there it is, with one of the oldest houses in the city. Entrance is free but limited to some parts of the day. And stay sharp, you'll walk past it quite fast.
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 BegijnhofYou won't expect a quiet and tranquil piece of Amsterdam in this old and densely populated part of the city. But there it is, with one of the oldest houses in the city. Entrance is free but limited to some parts of the day. And stay sharp, you'll walk past it quite fast.
Shopping
Not really a shopping mall but a shopping area with all sorts of small boutiques with new and promising brands.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
Not really a shopping mall but a shopping area with all sorts of small boutiques with new and promising brands.
Getting Around
With trams, busses, trains and metrolines, it'll connect you to other parts of the city, and it's just 5 minutes away!
129 locals recommend
Amstelstation
1 JulianapleinWith trams, busses, trains and metrolines, it'll connect you to other parts of the city, and it's just 5 minutes away!
Metro stration Wibautstraat is just 5 minutes away and from this station you can take the metro towards Central Station. Don't forget to check in or out!
35 locals recommend
Wibautstraat
WibautstraatMetro stration Wibautstraat is just 5 minutes away and from this station you can take the metro towards Central Station. Don't forget to check in or out!
Essentials
This is the most common supermarket in Amsterdam. You'll find almost everything you'll need there!
150 locals recommend
AH Wibautstraat
80 WibautstraatThis is the most common supermarket in Amsterdam. You'll find almost everything you'll need there!
A bit less pricy as the Albert Heijn and also closeby! How easy is that? And across the road is another supermarkt. And a few hundred meters away is another Albert Heijn.. well you get the point.. supermarkets everywhere!
31 locals recommend
Lidl
27 NobelwegA bit less pricy as the Albert Heijn and also closeby! How easy is that? And across the road is another supermarkt. And a few hundred meters away is another Albert Heijn.. well you get the point.. supermarkets everywhere!