Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice non-pretentious pub, with pleasant outdoor terrace. Good pubfood, many good burgers, and a daily menu (simple, but fresh, not expensive).
133 locals recommend
Café Kostverloren
70 Tweede KostverlorenkadeNice non-pretentious pub, with pleasant outdoor terrace. Good pubfood, many good burgers, and a daily menu (simple, but fresh, not expensive).
Café Thuys is a 'bruine kroeg' which means an old-fashioned cafe with a brown interior. You can have a good beer, wine, and they have nice pubfood, not expensive. It is run by a couple of young people who do their best to make you feel at home.
163 locals recommend
Cafe Thuys
129 De ClercqstraatCafé Thuys is a 'bruine kroeg' which means an old-fashioned cafe with a brown interior. You can have a good beer, wine, and they have nice pubfood, not expensive. It is run by a couple of young people who do their best to make you feel at home.
You can have a coffee or beer / wine at Edel, or full lunch or diner. In summer they have the most beautiful terrace of the neighbourhood!
376 locals recommend
Lokaal Edel
1 PostjeswegYou can have a coffee or beer / wine at Edel, or full lunch or diner. In summer they have the most beautiful terrace of the neighbourhood!
Food Scene
Although called a bar, it is worthwhile visiting for its food. Good price for quality. Always very busy.
468 locals recommend
Bar spek
1 Admiraal de RuijterwegAlthough called a bar, it is worthwhile visiting for its food. Good price for quality. Always very busy.
The Spaghetteria has a simple concept: about five or six pastas on their menu, a salad, and two desserts. You sit at big tables, together with the other guests. Very tasty, fresh Italian pasta, not expensive.
202 locals recommend
Spaghetteria Jan Hanzenstraat
32 Jan HanzenstraatThe Spaghetteria has a simple concept: about five or six pastas on their menu, a salad, and two desserts. You sit at big tables, together with the other guests. Very tasty, fresh Italian pasta, not expensive.
Good coffee, breakfast with fresh juice - a croissant and an egg, nice, friendly people, not a rip-off for coffee. 'berlin-style' interior.
98 locals recommend
Buongiorno Espressobar
23-27 Admiraal de RuijterwegGood coffee, breakfast with fresh juice - a croissant and an egg, nice, friendly people, not a rip-off for coffee. 'berlin-style' interior.
Restaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtGreat tapas! In summer a pleasant small outdoor terrace.
Health food restauarnt, but beautifully cooked, very inventive and tasty, Mediterranean, not expensive.
44 locals recommend
Meneer De Wit Heeft Honger
10 Witte de WithstraatHealth food restauarnt, but beautifully cooked, very inventive and tasty, Mediterranean, not expensive.
Hidden gem of a restaurant, in a small building in the park. You can also just sit outside, and have a drink.
52 locals recommend
De Liefde
1A BilderdijkparkHidden gem of a restaurant, in a small building in the park. You can also just sit outside, and have a drink.
Everything Else
De Hallen, in the old 19th-century tram depot, is a beautiful converted building, with a art cinema, a food hall, a libray, and many events. Nice to stroll through.
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageDe Hallen, in the old 19th-century tram depot, is a beautiful converted building, with a art cinema, a food hall, a libray, and many events. Nice to stroll through.
Shopping
The Ten Kate Marketr is right around the corner of Bellamy studio. You can buy wonderful cheese, vegetables, fruit, fresh bread, but also cables for your cell phone, gloves in winter, shawls and the like.
371 locals recommend
Ten Kate Markt
32 Ten KatestraatThe Ten Kate Marketr is right around the corner of Bellamy studio. You can buy wonderful cheese, vegetables, fruit, fresh bread, but also cables for your cell phone, gloves in winter, shawls and the like.
Dirk, supermarket, one of the cheapest in town, not bad quality.
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinDirk, supermarket, one of the cheapest in town, not bad quality.
Entertainment & Activities
De Hallen is a converted 19-th century tram depot. It contains a big foodcourt, where you can pick up snacks or whole meals, and there are some great bars with good wine, beer and other drinks.
There are also some shops, Kinko a hairdresser's school (that cuts your hair for little money), a lifestyle shop, and once in a while there is a market with local goods, or books, or handmade clothes.
It also houses the Filmhallen, shows many art house movies, spoken in the original language with Dutch subtitling. Also a few commercial films and blockbusters. Great place; ask tot see their Parisien space, and authentic art deco film hall, built into place in this space.
243 locals recommend
Filmhallen
12 Hannie DankbaarpassageDe Hallen is a converted 19-th century tram depot. It contains a big foodcourt, where you can pick up snacks or whole meals, and there are some great bars with good wine, beer and other drinks.
There are also some shops, Kinko a hairdresser's school (that cuts your hair for little money), a lifestyle shop, and once in a while there is a market with local goods, or books, or handmade clothes.
It also houses the Filmhallen, shows many art house movies, spoken in the original language with Dutch subtitling. Also a few commercial films and blockbusters. Great place; ask tot see their Parisien space, and authentic art deco film hall, built into place in this space.
Essentials
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanOrganic supermarket, good quality.
Supermarket, big chain, not the cheapest, but you can find any food you need.
125 locals recommend
AH Kinkerstraat
89 KinkerstraatSupermarket, big chain, not the cheapest, but you can find any food you need.