Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
A small restaurant with a great chef Milos. Just really good Italian food, but not a fancy place. Advice is to go early ( 6-7 PM )
Quattro Gatti - Ristorante e Pasticceria
3 HartenstraatA small restaurant with a great chef Milos. Just really good Italian food, but not a fancy place. Advice is to go early ( 6-7 PM )
Saturday morning marked. Perfect to get some Dutch Cheese or fresh fruits and breads.
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktSaturday morning marked. Perfect to get some Dutch Cheese or fresh fruits and breads.
Restaurant in one of the oldest buildings of amsterdaam. Walking distance of our house. Very young chef who cooks with mainly local products. Reservation is required in advance
8 locals recommend
de Silveren Spiegel
4-6 KattengatRestaurant in one of the oldest buildings of amsterdaam. Walking distance of our house. Very young chef who cooks with mainly local products. Reservation is required in advance
- Dutch chef from the south of Netherlands offering modern international cuisine; for a relaxed environment with great food and wines. Only 10 mins walk from the residence. Currently this is our favorite and highly recommended.
63 locals recommend
BREDA
210 Singel- Dutch chef from the south of Netherlands offering modern international cuisine; for a relaxed environment with great food and wines. Only 10 mins walk from the residence. Currently this is our favorite and highly recommended.
best (almost) vegetarian place, with dishes served creatively, beautifully and deliciously. Very relaxed ambience. One of our to-go-to places to bring and impress our visiting friends. Close to Central Station, about 15 minutes walk from the residence.
61 locals recommend
Choux
128 De Ruijterkadebest (almost) vegetarian place, with dishes served creatively, beautifully and deliciously. Very relaxed ambience. One of our to-go-to places to bring and impress our visiting friends. Close to Central Station, about 15 minutes walk from the residence.
this is a 2 Michelin star restaurant. 20mins walk from the residence.
15 locals recommend
Restaurant Flore
2-14 Nieuwe Doelenstraatthis is a 2 Michelin star restaurant. 20mins walk from the residence.
Chez Georges
3 HerenstraatBelgian chef; small cozy place; 5mins walk from the residence.
Essentials
supermarket with a bakery. Perfect to get your drinks, and breakfast to cook in the house. Open from 8 AM to 10 PM. all days.
Drugstore is next door
108 locals recommend
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwalsupermarket with a bakery. Perfect to get your drinks, and breakfast to cook in the house. Open from 8 AM to 10 PM. all days.
Drugstore is next door
Amsterdam has a lot of ( Touristic ) cheese stores. Dont buy there. If you want take something home go the the grocery store or go to this shop!. Reypenaer is a very high quality kind of cheese. you can taste, and buy your cheese for home here.
12 locals recommend
Reypenaer Proeflokaal
19 SingelAmsterdam has a lot of ( Touristic ) cheese stores. Dont buy there. If you want take something home go the the grocery store or go to this shop!. Reypenaer is a very high quality kind of cheese. you can taste, and buy your cheese for home here.
Arts & Culture
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
Prebook the tickets online Space is limited and often the museum is fully booked.
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinPrebook the tickets online Space is limited and often the museum is fully booked.
No words needed to tell where this is about! But, tickets only available online and book on time because space is limited here!
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktNo words needed to tell where this is about! But, tickets only available online and book on time because space is limited here!
Offical Palace and still in use for formal visits. In the old days it was a city hall, courthouse. It has a lot of history. Worth a visit.
360 locals recommend
Royal Palace Amsterdam
147 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalOffical Palace and still in use for formal visits. In the old days it was a city hall, courthouse. It has a lot of history. Worth a visit.
Parks & Nature
The biggest park of the city, With good weather conditions people used to handout here.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
The biggest park of the city, With good weather conditions people used to handout here.
Want to see the tullips, visit the keukenhof. Only open during spring for a period of two months
18 locals recommend
Lisse, Keukenhof station
Want to see the tullips, visit the keukenhof. Only open during spring for a period of two months
Sightseeing
Spend a nice day outside the city and see the famous dutch windmails. Very nice, but a bit touristic. There is a train station "zaanse schans" nearby
651 locals recommend
Zaanse Schans
KraaienestSpend a nice day outside the city and see the famous dutch windmails. Very nice, but a bit touristic. There is a train station "zaanse schans" nearby
A Canal tour is one of the Must do's in Amsterdam. Take one of the bigger boat companies or go for a smaller, more private tour.
11 locals recommend
Stromma - Central Station East
37 Prins HendrikkadeA Canal tour is one of the Must do's in Amsterdam. Take one of the bigger boat companies or go for a smaller, more private tour.
Shopping street with a lot of small cozy shops, away from all the big chains!
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
Shopping street with a lot of small cozy shops, away from all the big chains!
Just walk around the canals, shops and squares. One of the nicest areas in amsterdam
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
Just walk around the canals, shops and squares. One of the nicest areas in amsterdam