Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Great food, great atmosphere and amazing sangria!
200 locals recommend
Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
200 locals recommend
Great food, great atmosphere and amazing sangria!
Great italian food, wonderful bar in the front and very chic restaurant in the back, the space is massive but they are able to make it very intimate for you at the table.
75 locals recommend
Bar Italia
96 Nes
75 locals recommend
Great italian food, wonderful bar in the front and very chic restaurant in the back, the space is massive but they are able to make it very intimate for you at the table.
Amazing restaurant, even better steaks, Cafe Loetje is a must if you are to get the full Dutch experience.
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
Amazing restaurant, even better steaks, Cafe Loetje is a must if you are to get the full Dutch experience.
Best coffee place in Amsterdam by a mile, absolutely love it.
52 locals recommend
Frederix Coffee Bar & Lunch
29 Frederiksplein
52 locals recommend
Best coffee place in Amsterdam by a mile, absolutely love it.
Great Japanese restaurant.
31 locals recommend
Otaru
2 Frans Halsstraat
31 locals recommend
Great Japanese restaurant.
Very upscale and chic, french-Japanese fusion restaurant/bar. Great atmosphere, exquisite food.
80 locals recommend
MOMO
1 Hobbemastraat
80 locals recommend
Very upscale and chic, french-Japanese fusion restaurant/bar. Great atmosphere, exquisite food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Very very Dutch bar, great fun great atmosphere, and its in the Gerard Douplein which is very nice!
105 locals recommend
The Paardje B.V.
1 Gerard Douplein
105 locals recommend
Very very Dutch bar, great fun great atmosphere, and its in the Gerard Douplein which is very nice!
Super chilled bar, great music, great place to go in a tshirt and jeans and have a couple of drinks and listen to music.
23 locals recommend
Basis
97 Oudegracht aan de Werf
23 locals recommend
Super chilled bar, great music, great place to go in a tshirt and jeans and have a couple of drinks and listen to music.
Best nightclub in the Netherlands and a close second to Berghain in my and many other people's opinions. Just received their 24 hour license (first in the Netherlands) they are only getting better!
199 locals recommend
Trouw Amsterdam
125 Wibautstraat
199 locals recommend
Best nightclub in the Netherlands and a close second to Berghain in my and many other people's opinions. Just received their 24 hour license (first in the Netherlands) they are only getting better!
Great place to go in afternoon in the summer time with an outside terrace on the Heinekenplein. Great drinks good service, good time and the food is quite good as well!
46 locals recommend
Barça
30-31 Marie Heinekenplein
46 locals recommend
Great place to go in afternoon in the summer time with an outside terrace on the Heinekenplein. Great drinks good service, good time and the food is quite good as well!
Great lounge with a nightclub in the back always play good music and a good crowd, even on the weekdays! Perfect place to start the night if you're on holiday to acclimatize to Dutch nightlife.
102 locals recommend
Chicago Social Club
12 Leidseplein
102 locals recommend
Great lounge with a nightclub in the back always play good music and a good crowd, even on the weekdays! Perfect place to start the night if you're on holiday to acclimatize to Dutch nightlife.
Great restaurant right on the corner of my apt, and right on the corner of the Amstel! Beautiful view and great service, amazing to watch the sunset over the Amstel.
51 locals recommend
Bar Lempicka
23 Sarphatistraat
51 locals recommend
Great restaurant right on the corner of my apt, and right on the corner of the Amstel! Beautiful view and great service, amazing to watch the sunset over the Amstel.

Sightseeing

Must see, enough said.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Must see, enough said.
A very beautiful renovation of the van Loon household in the 17th century. The house belonged to Willem van Loon, co-founder of the Dutch East-India Trading Company.
138 locals recommend
Museum Van Loon
672 Keizersgracht
138 locals recommend
A very beautiful renovation of the van Loon household in the 17th century. The house belonged to Willem van Loon, co-founder of the Dutch East-India Trading Company.
The home of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn from 1638-1658.
301 locals recommend
Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
4 Jodenbreestraat
301 locals recommend
The home of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn from 1638-1658.

Arts & Culture

One of the most ornate and beautiful buildings I have ever seen, and plays host to one of the most exquisite art galleries in the world. Now open after almost 20 years of renovation, must see.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
One of the most ornate and beautiful buildings I have ever seen, and plays host to one of the most exquisite art galleries in the world. Now open after almost 20 years of renovation, must see.
In the event that you want to go see a movie! They are in English (well the English speaking ones)
125 locals recommend
Pathe de Munt
15 Vijzelstraat
125 locals recommend
In the event that you want to go see a movie! They are in English (well the English speaking ones)

Essentials

Massive grocery store, will find everything you need.
130 locals recommend
AH Stadhouderskade
101 Stadhouderskade
130 locals recommend
Massive grocery store, will find everything you need.

Shopping

Main shopping centre and rather famous in Amsterdam, a good place to start out.
425 locals recommend
De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
425 locals recommend
Main shopping centre and rather famous in Amsterdam, a good place to start out.