Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Nice place, very cozy atmosphere. Serves breakfast, lunch, coffee, beer and dinner. http://thuisaandeamstel.nl
105 locals recommend
tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte Ouderkerkerdijk
105 locals recommend
Nice place, very cozy atmosphere. Serves breakfast, lunch, coffee, beer and dinner. http://thuisaandeamstel.nl
Very old 'brown' café, best terrace in Amsterdam. Has 20 draft beers. http://cafehesp.nl/
218 locals recommend
Café Hesp
130-131 Weesperzijde
218 locals recommend
Very old 'brown' café, best terrace in Amsterdam. Has 20 draft beers. http://cafehesp.nl/
Very good business restaurant
100 locals recommend
Dauphine
175 Prins Bernhardplein
100 locals recommend
Very good business restaurant
For fast food
18 locals recommend
McDonald's
68-70 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
18 locals recommend
For fast food
Good business restaurant
67 locals recommend
Riva
31 Amstelboulevard
67 locals recommend
Good business restaurant
Great coffee!
172 locals recommend
coffeecompany
92 Van Woustraat
172 locals recommend
Great coffee!
Great sushi place
17 locals recommend
Sushi House
229 Rijnstraat
17 locals recommend
Great sushi place
Pizza Delivery! http://www.fratelliditalia.nl/
Fratelli dItalia
248 Rijnstraat
Pizza Delivery! http://www.fratelliditalia.nl/
Best burger in Amsterdam! Buzzling place, lots of energy. Go here for food, beer, everything.
523 locals recommend
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
523 locals recommend
Best burger in Amsterdam! Buzzling place, lots of energy. Go here for food, beer, everything.
Very good Surinam food! Roti take away or eat there: €6 - €10
90 locals recommend
Roopram Roti
4 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
90 locals recommend
Very good Surinam food! Roti take away or eat there: €6 - €10
Local market with many cultures. Try uncle Tom's poffertjes!
673 locals recommend
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
673 locals recommend
Local market with many cultures. Try uncle Tom's poffertjes!
Leidseplein is a horrible place..... but this restaurant is good for food
14 locals recommend
Cafe Restaurant In de Buurt
246 Lijnbaansgracht
14 locals recommend
Leidseplein is a horrible place..... but this restaurant is good for food
Lovely local café
114 locals recommend
Festina Lente
40B Looiersgracht
114 locals recommend
Lovely local café
Great chilling and views
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
1052 locals recommend
Great chilling and views
Exotic foodmarket; different stalls from all over the world! Lovely food!
40 locals recommend
World of Food
100 Develstein
40 locals recommend
Exotic foodmarket; different stalls from all over the world! Lovely food!
Very good Spanish restaurant. Paella and zarzuela!
14 locals recommend
Vamos a Ver
308 Govert Flinckstraat
14 locals recommend
Very good Spanish restaurant. Paella and zarzuela!
Well known market
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
Well known market
Nice Maroccan food, €12
258 locals recommend
De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert Cuypstraat
258 locals recommend
Nice Maroccan food, €12
Fast, cheap and good food €8
56 locals recommend
De Stadswandeling
120 Van Woustraat
56 locals recommend
Fast, cheap and good food €8
Pizza and pasta, cheap and good
49 locals recommend
Zouk
45 Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
49 locals recommend
Pizza and pasta, cheap and good
Very good French food!
20 locals recommend
Alaferme B.V.
251IV Govert Flinckstraat
20 locals recommend
Very good French food!
Home cooked restaurant
40 locals recommend
Vegetarisch Restaurant Betty's
75 Rijnstraat
40 locals recommend
Home cooked restaurant
Seefood! Jummy!
64 locals recommend
Brut de mer
8 Gerard Douplein
64 locals recommend
Seefood! Jummy!
CousCous, live music on Sundays
21 locals recommend
CousCous Club
346 Ceintuurbaan
21 locals recommend
CousCous, live music on Sundays
High quality French restaurant
28 locals recommend
Restaurant Le Hollandais
41 Amsteldijk
28 locals recommend
High quality French restaurant
Cool place; good restaurant and parties. In a formal school, very spacious. Take the metro to RAI station and walk 3 minutes.
10 locals recommend
Restaurant All In Kitchen
3 Gaasterlandstraat
10 locals recommend
Cool place; good restaurant and parties. In a formal school, very spacious. Take the metro to RAI station and walk 3 minutes.
Nice breakfast!
121 locals recommend
Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand Bolstraat
121 locals recommend
Nice breakfast!
Good clams and mussles
The Corner Amsterdam
2 Scheldeplein
Good clams and mussles
Good terrace and lunch
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 locals recommend
Good terrace and lunch
Luxurious dining
28 locals recommend
MOS
185 IJdok
28 locals recommend
Luxurious dining
Delicious ramen noodles
10 locals recommend
Ramen-ya
236 Oudezijds Voorburgwal
10 locals recommend
Delicious ramen noodles
Cheap good Chinese food
Wing Kee
76 Zeedijk
Cheap good Chinese food
Organic food
63 locals recommend
Beter & Leuk
91 Eerste Oosterparkstraat
63 locals recommend
Organic food
Love this Italian food place!
51 locals recommend
Eddy Spaghetti
23 Krugerplein
51 locals recommend
Love this Italian food place!
Good Italian food
17 locals recommend
La Teatina
40 HS Hogeweg
17 locals recommend
Good Italian food
Good vibe, high energy restaurant! In a formal water pomping station, high ceiling, dark inside and amazing staff.
139 locals recommend
Bar Restaurant Pompstation
52 Zeeburgerdijk
139 locals recommend
Good vibe, high energy restaurant! In a formal water pomping station, high ceiling, dark inside and amazing staff.
Lovely restaurant, very romantic atmosphere. They have different chefs, who make a 5 course meal for €35.
116 locals recommend
La Vallade
23 Ringdijk
116 locals recommend
Lovely restaurant, very romantic atmosphere. They have different chefs, who make a 5 course meal for €35.
Nice restaurant in an old farm, big terrace outside.
118 locals recommend
Vergulden Eenhoorn
58 Ringdijk
118 locals recommend
Nice restaurant in an old farm, big terrace outside.
Local café
16 locals recommend
Café Blek
48 Waalstraat
16 locals recommend
Local café
Very good restaurant, with only local and biological products.
101 locals recommend
BAK restaurant
408 Van Diemenstraat
101 locals recommend
Very good restaurant, with only local and biological products.
Very good restaurant! Reserve weeks ahead. (especially good in meat and chicken)
216 locals recommend
Rijsel
52 Marcusstraat
216 locals recommend
Very good restaurant! Reserve weeks ahead. (especially good in meat and chicken)
Very cool urban café made from scrap and old houseboats (on land), with a nice garden next to the water. Berlin feeling.
355 locals recommend
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte Papaverweg
355 locals recommend
Very cool urban café made from scrap and old houseboats (on land), with a nice garden next to the water. Berlin feeling.
Good for coffee and beers
21 locals recommend
Cafe Flinck
51 Eerste van der Helststraat
21 locals recommend
Good for coffee and beers
Well known Amsterdam baker with delicious Dutch bread.
91 locals recommend
Hartog's Wholegrain Bakery and Milling
77 Wibautstraat
91 locals recommend
Well known Amsterdam baker with delicious Dutch bread.
Very nice café with a living room vibe. Spent your afternoon chilling here.
Ruyschstraat
Ruyschstraat
Very nice café with a living room vibe. Spent your afternoon chilling here.
Nice tapas place (try the tortilla!). Best time to come is the last saturday of the month when there is live Flamenco music.
7 locals recommend
Barra
23 Eerste Sweelinckstraat
7 locals recommend
Nice tapas place (try the tortilla!). Best time to come is the last saturday of the month when there is live Flamenco music.
Portuguese restaurant with amazing terrace, sunny untill late in the evening. If you like fresh sea food: try the Cataplana (Portuguese fish soup). Amazing!
74 locals recommend
Girassol
135 Weesperzijde
74 locals recommend
Portuguese restaurant with amazing terrace, sunny untill late in the evening. If you like fresh sea food: try the Cataplana (Portuguese fish soup). Amazing!
Tapas! You can smell the garlic when you walk down the street :)
22 locals recommend
Gesloten
85HS Weesperzijde
22 locals recommend
Tapas! You can smell the garlic when you walk down the street :)
Very nice pizza (€11) straight from their stone oven. Close to metro Wibautstraat (walk to the front of the metro).
16 locals recommend
Oost
44-46 Andreas Bonnstraat
16 locals recommend
Very nice pizza (€11) straight from their stone oven. Close to metro Wibautstraat (walk to the front of the metro).
Best steak in town! They now have several restaurants across town. Love it (try the Bali Steak!).
167 locals recommend
Loetje Oost
15 Ruyschstraat
167 locals recommend
Best steak in town! They now have several restaurants across town. Love it (try the Bali Steak!).
Nice Italian place next to the bridge. Take metro to station Wibautstraat.
14 locals recommend
Sa Seada
3-5 Eerste Oosterparkstraat
14 locals recommend
Nice Italian place next to the bridge. Take metro to station Wibautstraat.
Luxurious dining!
29 locals recommend
The Lobby Fizeaustraat
2 Fizeaustraat
29 locals recommend
Luxurious dining!

Essentials

Grocery store www.ah.nl
89 locals recommend
AH Rijnstraat
33 Rijnstraat
89 locals recommend
Grocery store www.ah.nl
Great street for shopping. Not touristy but very locals oriented.
47 locals recommend
Runstraat
Runstraat
47 locals recommend
Great street for shopping. Not touristy but very locals oriented.
Grocery store, not as nice as an Albert Heijn, but has plenty of stuff.
De Keet
3002 H.J.E. Wenckebachweg
Grocery store, not as nice as an Albert Heijn, but has plenty of stuff.
Small store underneath the building
13 locals recommend
Villa Mokum
16a Spaklerweg
13 locals recommend
Small store underneath the building
Go rent a rowing boat and row on Amstel river
Roeicentrum Berlagebrug
1094 Weesperzijde
Go rent a rowing boat and row on Amstel river
Small grocery store in Amstel station. Also has fast food restaurants and pharmacist
11 locals recommend
TOGO AH Julianaplein
7 Julianaplein
11 locals recommend
Small grocery store in Amstel station. Also has fast food restaurants and pharmacist
Swimmingpool!
70 locals recommend
De Mirandabad
9 De Mirandalaan
70 locals recommend
Swimmingpool!
Ice skating!
36 locals recommend
Jaap Eden Ice Rink
64 Radioweg
36 locals recommend
Ice skating!

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice café and restaurant
132 locals recommend
Cafe Vrijdag
137 Amsteldijk
132 locals recommend
Nice café and restaurant
Nice café, good lunch!
213 locals recommend
Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
213 locals recommend
Nice café, good lunch!
Always busy, hipster bar
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
549 locals recommend
Always busy, hipster bar
Drink beer, watch football. Local heroes café.
115 locals recommend
Café Kuijper
79 Linnaeusstraat
115 locals recommend
Drink beer, watch football. Local heroes café.
Crazy funny café from old times
43 locals recommend
Cafe Ruk & Pluk
48 Linnaeusstraat
43 locals recommend
Crazy funny café from old times
Urban & Hip Hop club
89 locals recommend
Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
89 locals recommend
Urban & Hip Hop club
Belgian beer café with lots of atmosphere. Try the tripple Karmeliet!
47 locals recommend
De Zotte
29 Raamstraat
47 locals recommend
Belgian beer café with lots of atmosphere. Try the tripple Karmeliet!
Hipster beer café
447 locals recommend
Bloemenmarkt
Singel
447 locals recommend
Hipster beer café
Go dancing at night
75 locals recommend
Disco Dolly
11 Handboogstraat
75 locals recommend
Go dancing at night
Love this place! Good lunch, dinner, cocktails. Parties at night. On the 7th floor. Lovely rooftop terrace, or downstairs open workspace.
346 locals recommend
Canvas
150 Wibautstraat
346 locals recommend
Love this place! Good lunch, dinner, cocktails. Parties at night. On the 7th floor. Lovely rooftop terrace, or downstairs open workspace.
Club with good techno/house parties
102 locals recommend
Chicago Social Club
12 Leidseplein
102 locals recommend
Club with good techno/house parties
Very cool, dark, groovy (gay & straight) club
59 locals recommend
Club NYX
42 Reguliersdwarsstraat
59 locals recommend
Very cool, dark, groovy (gay & straight) club
Good food, drinks, coffee, parties... on a very special location
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 locals recommend
Good food, drinks, coffee, parties... on a very special location
Whisky and cocktail bar, 50's style
52 locals recommend
Bar Oldenhof
84-H Elandsgracht
52 locals recommend
Whisky and cocktail bar, 50's style
Dancing on southern american live music!
428 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
428 locals recommend
Dancing on southern american live music!
Nice local café with food and beer
163 locals recommend
Cafe Thuys
129 De Clercqstraat
163 locals recommend
Nice local café with food and beer
Music, good food and great views!
322 locals recommend
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenade
322 locals recommend
Music, good food and great views!
My favourite techno club. Check their facebook
9 locals recommend
Cruquiusgilde
124a Cruquiusweg
9 locals recommend
My favourite techno club. Check their facebook
Good food and Surinam beer
436 locals recommend
Waterkant
55 Kapelweg
436 locals recommend
Good food and Surinam beer
Dark techno club
55 locals recommend
Studio 80
17 Rembrandtplein
55 locals recommend
Dark techno club
Nice bar, good beers
41 locals recommend
Café Bloemers B.V.
70 Hemonystraat
41 locals recommend
Nice bar, good beers
German Berlin cafe, nice atmosphere: feels like your living room
G-BRECHT Visual Artist
159H Weteringschans
German Berlin cafe, nice atmosphere: feels like your living room
Local café
55 locals recommend
Café Gambrinus
180 Ferdinand Bolstraat
55 locals recommend
Local café
Techno club, easy to go to by metro
98 locals recommend
RADION Amsterdam
1 Louwesweg
98 locals recommend
Techno club, easy to go to by metro
Beer brewery and bar
75 locals recommend
Brouwerij de Prael
26 Oudezijds Armsteeg
75 locals recommend
Beer brewery and bar
Beer brewery and bar (try de Zatte!)
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
Beer brewery and bar (try de Zatte!)
Local café
85 locals recommend
De Blaffende Vis
118 Westerstraat
85 locals recommend
Local café
Great terrace with lovely view in Hilton Doubltreehotel
228 locals recommend
SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 Oosterdoksstraat
228 locals recommend
Great terrace with lovely view in Hilton Doubltreehotel
Great terrace in summer!
66 locals recommend
Amstelhoven
18 Nieuwe Herengracht
66 locals recommend
Great terrace in summer!
Awesdome coffeeshop. Very psychedelic vibe
Dampkring
44 Haarlemmerstraat
Awesdome coffeeshop. Very psychedelic vibe
Dress up and go dancing~~~~
111 locals recommend
North Sea Jazz Club
1 Pazzanistraat
111 locals recommend
Dress up and go dancing~~~~
Awesome techno club
191 locals recommend
De Marktkantine
6 Jan van Galenstraat
191 locals recommend
Awesome techno club
Roest has many things going on: chilling on a city beach, swimming, food and many events such as markets, roasts, music. Check their website!
496 locals recommend
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob Bontiusplaats
496 locals recommend
Roest has many things going on: chilling on a city beach, swimming, food and many events such as markets, roasts, music. Check their website!
Nice local café, usually not so crowded but very nice atmosphere. Most weekendnights end in dancing.
Bar Toko
124 Albert Cuypstraat
Nice local café, usually not so crowded but very nice atmosphere. Most weekendnights end in dancing.
Very busy café, popular with students and yuppies. This entire area is filled with busy bars.
95 locals recommend
De Groene Vlinder
130 Albert Cuypstraat
95 locals recommend
Very busy café, popular with students and yuppies. This entire area is filled with busy bars.
Iconic Dutch bar with live Dutch folksingers. Crazy vibe.
111 locals recommend
Cafe Nol
109 Westerstraat
111 locals recommend
Iconic Dutch bar with live Dutch folksingers. Crazy vibe.
Neighborhood café. Great for talking over beer and decent burger.
213 locals recommend
Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
213 locals recommend
Neighborhood café. Great for talking over beer and decent burger.

Shopping

Nice vintage shop
12 locals recommend
We Are Vintage
43 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
12 locals recommend
Nice vintage shop
I love this shoppingstreet
421 locals recommend
Utrechtsestraat
Utrechtsestraat
421 locals recommend
I love this shoppingstreet
Great recordstore
46 locals recommend
Concerto
54- 60 Utrechtsestraat
46 locals recommend
Great recordstore
Cool hipster store
290 locals recommend
Hutspot
4 Van Woustraat
290 locals recommend
Cool hipster store

Sightseeing

My favourite spot in Amsterdam! Also go into café 'de Magere Brug'
136 locals recommend
Skinny Bridge
Magere Brug
136 locals recommend
My favourite spot in Amsterdam! Also go into café 'de Magere Brug'
Cool ancient windmill!
17 locals recommend
De Riekermolen (1636)
10 De Borcht
17 locals recommend
Cool ancient windmill!
Go here to experience a different Amsterdam. Nice and spacy harbour residential area.
Entrepothaven
832 a Zeeburgerkade
Go here to experience a different Amsterdam. Nice and spacy harbour residential area.
Take a walk here to let the wind clear your head
Houthavens
Take a walk here to let the wind clear your head

Arts & Culture

Music temple of Amsterdam
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
Music temple of Amsterdam
Underground urban alternative place with food, art, music, parties, everything
89 locals recommend
OT301
301 Overtoom
89 locals recommend
Underground urban alternative place with food, art, music, parties, everything
Nice theater and food/café with concerts. Belgium oriented.
10 locals recommend
Brakke Grond, Flemish Cultural Centre
45 Nes
10 locals recommend
Nice theater and food/café with concerts. Belgium oriented.
Great theatre productions
136 locals recommend
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
136 locals recommend
Great theatre productions
Theatre and good cheap food!
16 locals recommend
Frascati
63 Nes
16 locals recommend
Theatre and good cheap food!
Go see big concerts, easy by metro
78 locals recommend
AFAS Live
590 Johan Cruijff Boulevard
78 locals recommend
Go see big concerts, easy by metro
Next to the metro: National Opera and Ballet. Beautiful breathtaking productions. Easy to reach by metro.
95 locals recommend
National Opera & Ballet
3 Amstel
95 locals recommend
Next to the metro: National Opera and Ballet. Beautiful breathtaking productions. Easy to reach by metro.
The most beautiful theatre in Amsterdam with a large variety of shows. Easy to reach by metro.
250 locals recommend
Royal Theater Carre
115 /125 Amstel
250 locals recommend
The most beautiful theatre in Amsterdam with a large variety of shows. Easy to reach by metro.
Museum about tropics and colonial history of Holland. In a colonial building.
628 locals recommend
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 locals recommend
Museum about tropics and colonial history of Holland. In a colonial building.

Entertainment & Activities

Cool cinema with arthouse movies and drinks
151 locals recommend
Rialto
338 Ceintuurbaan
151 locals recommend
Cool cinema with arthouse movies and drinks
Amazing building, good food, great movies and lovely views. FilmMuseum & Cinema.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
Amazing building, good food, great movies and lovely views. FilmMuseum & Cinema.