My Amsterdam tips. Most important tip: Rent a Bike
Food & Drink
Popular restaurants for locals
Best traditional dutch beef tenderloin. No reservations possible. Best to try before 17.30.
167 locals recommend
Loetje Oost
15 RuyschstraatBest traditional dutch beef tenderloin. No reservations possible. Best to try before 17.30.
Big Supermarket 500 mtrs away from apartment, free coffee and tea inside. Great assortiment. You can buy all ingredients for even a big Christmas diner here. Open from 0800 till 22.00
150 locals recommend
AH Wibautstraat
80 WibautstraatBig Supermarket 500 mtrs away from apartment, free coffee and tea inside. Great assortiment. You can buy all ingredients for even a big Christmas diner here. Open from 0800 till 22.00
Café de Jaren
20-20 Nieuwe DoelenstraatGood view, bit noisy sometimes.
Real locals know: Best steaks in town. It really is a secret. So do not expect English speaking services.
24 locals recommend
Piet de Leeuw
11 NoorderstraatReal locals know: Best steaks in town. It really is a secret. So do not expect English speaking services.
Van 't Spit
95 De ClercqstraatBest chicken in town
Original Thai restaurant. As Thai eating was once, long ago. So take your time and enjoy the great food.
14 locals recommend
Restaurant Dynasty
30 ReguliersdwarsstraatOriginal Thai restaurant. As Thai eating was once, long ago. So take your time and enjoy the great food.
Just around the corner of the apartment. Good food, good service. Students and university teachers. Some business people.
19 locals recommend
Weesper
144 WeesperzijdeJust around the corner of the apartment. Good food, good service. Students and university teachers. Some business people.
Great host, great food. Do not order from card, follow the chef . Retsina is good here. This is my own little secret.
6 locals recommend
Dionysos Taverna
176 OvertoomGreat host, great food. Do not order from card, follow the chef . Retsina is good here. This is my own little secret.
Yes and sorry, this is the best place to eat in Amsterdam. Japanese, or traditional Dutch. Keep in mind, it will cost you 350 to 450 euro’s pp. It’s up to you.
69 locals recommend
Hotel Okura Amsterdam
333 Ferdinand BolstraatYes and sorry, this is the best place to eat in Amsterdam. Japanese, or traditional Dutch. Keep in mind, it will cost you 350 to 450 euro’s pp. It’s up to you.
Look around
You can swim here, bring your own mini BBQ and stroll around. Nice terrasses, best Ysbreeker, but food is not very good there. Best eating at the Weesper around the corner of apartment.
32 locals recommend
Weesperzijde
You can swim here, bring your own mini BBQ and stroll around. Nice terrasses, best Ysbreeker, but food is not very good there. Best eating at the Weesper around the corner of apartment.
Once it was the central local market, nowadays it’s a tourist hotspot. But still enjoyable. And this is the place to buy your cheese or eat your raw fish. Do not, really not , buy cheese in one of the hundred cheese shops in the center. They only sell cheese for high prices made in big factories. On the market you buy traditional good tasting Dutch cheese.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert CuypstraatOnce it was the central local market, nowadays it’s a tourist hotspot. But still enjoyable. And this is the place to buy your cheese or eat your raw fish. Do not, really not , buy cheese in one of the hundred cheese shops in the center. They only sell cheese for high prices made in big factories. On the market you buy traditional good tasting Dutch cheese.
Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeArrive early, big queues , all year long.
Still a bit a market for locals. Enjoy, cause it will become a tourist hotspot soon. And also a place to buy your cheese, eat raw fish and the patat frites with mayonaise is the best here. Vincent Vega must have lived in this neighborhood, told you much about “ French fries” in Pulp Fiction.
371 locals recommend
Ten Kate Markt
32 Ten KatestraatStill a bit a market for locals. Enjoy, cause it will become a tourist hotspot soon. And also a place to buy your cheese, eat raw fish and the patat frites with mayonaise is the best here. Vincent Vega must have lived in this neighborhood, told you much about “ French fries” in Pulp Fiction.
Famous “ De Stijl” building in center of Vondelpark. You can sit here hours and enjoy viewing what’s happening around you. Good lunch and traditional Amsterdam IJ beers.
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 VondelparkFamous “ De Stijl” building in center of Vondelpark. You can sit here hours and enjoy viewing what’s happening around you. Good lunch and traditional Amsterdam IJ beers.
Bezoekerscentrum De Dageraad
128 Burgemeester TellegenstraatFamous Amsterdam School architecture
Jewish history of Amsterdam near waterlooplein flee market
151 locals recommend
Jewish Historical Museum
1 Nieuwe AmstelstraatJewish history of Amsterdam near waterlooplein flee market
The Oude Church
23 OudekerkspleinOld church in the heart of the red light district
OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 OosterdokskadeBig library, good view from rooftop restaurant
Mokumboot Amsterdam Weesper
1 SchollenbrugstraatRent a boat around the corner of the apartment.
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 KattenburgerpleinThis is where te Dutch golden age started.
Film museum. But you can sit in the restaurant and watch ships go by.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeFilm museum. But you can sit in the restaurant and watch ships go by.
The Dutch East Indies company was located here. It’s a university building now, so do not border the porter. Just enter and act of you have things to do inside and walk around. With a little luck the “ heren 17 room” is open .
Bushuis - Oost-Indisch Huis
48 KloveniersburgwalThe Dutch East Indies company was located here. It’s a university building now, so do not border the porter. Just enter and act of you have things to do inside and walk around. With a little luck the “ heren 17 room” is open .
Many good restaurants at the north side. My favorite is Delirium, but there is much more. Starting point of north south line. Take this line to the south and drop off at the 3 first stations Rokin, Vijzelstraat and de Pijp.
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinMany good restaurants at the north side. My favorite is Delirium, but there is much more. Starting point of north south line. Take this line to the south and drop off at the 3 first stations Rokin, Vijzelstraat and de Pijp.
Dutch hate spending money. But are also pennywise poundfoolish. At this local fleemarket (no tourists) you can find multi millionaires and foodstamp customers for nice cheap buys. You will never leave without buying something.
Mevius
60 HavenstraatDutch hate spending money. But are also pennywise poundfoolish. At this local fleemarket (no tourists) you can find multi millionaires and foodstamp customers for nice cheap buys. You will never leave without buying something.
Stroll around. It’s something between a San Fransisco and Madrid foodhall.
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinStroll around. It’s something between a San Fransisco and Madrid foodhall.
This is where Johan Cruijff was born and started the Dutch football history.
7 locals recommend
Betondorp
This is where Johan Cruijff was born and started the Dutch football history.
Vondelpark
Like Central Park, Hyde Park or Retiro. But ofcourse much better (-;
There are better beaches in the Netherlands. But this is what we call Amsterdam Beach. Easy to go there with public transport.
303 locals recommend
Zandvoort aan Zee station
There are better beaches in the Netherlands. But this is what we call Amsterdam Beach. Easy to go there with public transport.
This is the oldest coffeeshop in Amsterdam. Your host is a Beerman, but if you are more in for a joint, visit this place. It’ s located near the Business School campus. Nice to stroll around there. The studentsrestaurant over the canal is a nice place. It has only one electricity contact. My advise 10 years ago (-;
11 locals recommend
Het Ballonnetje Coffeeshop
12 RoetersstraatThis is the oldest coffeeshop in Amsterdam. Your host is a Beerman, but if you are more in for a joint, visit this place. It’ s located near the Business School campus. Nice to stroll around there. The studentsrestaurant over the canal is a nice place. It has only one electricity contact. My advise 10 years ago (-;
THIS IS HOLLAND
51 OverhoekspleinGod created earth, the dutch created Holland.
The NDSM is great. Many restaurants like IJver etc. Nice ferry trip. Still a bit a hipster paradise, but changing for better
24 locals recommend
IJver Amsterdam
72 ScheepsbouwkadeThe NDSM is great. Many restaurants like IJver etc. Nice ferry trip. Still a bit a hipster paradise, but changing for better
Nice neighbourhoods
This is where the 4 famous and big museums are concentrated. Very good restaurants all over the place.
1480 locals recommend
Museumplein
MuseumpleinThis is where the 4 famous and big museums are concentrated. Very good restaurants all over the place.
Spui
Spuimuch to see and do around this center of city
Java Eiland
From here you can make a free ferry boat trip over Y
the Quarier Latin. Around this café are many top hotspots for Amsterdam students and locals 18-28 is best age to go here
105 locals recommend
The Paardje B.V.
1 Gerard Doupleinthe Quarier Latin. Around this café are many top hotspots for Amsterdam students and locals 18-28 is best age to go here
NDSM
28 NDSM-PleinBest place to stroll around, eat drink and having fun
local beers on draft
This is your host’s personal best hotspot.
Absolutely try “ big fat 10’s anniversary” but beware . Do not order “ one for thirst and one for taste” as your host always starts with. It’s 10%.
65 locals recommend
Proeflokaal Arendsnest
90 HerengrachtThis is your host’s personal best hotspot.
Absolutely try “ big fat 10’s anniversary” but beware . Do not order “ one for thirst and one for taste” as your host always starts with. It’s 10%.
200 meters away from Arendsnest, you can get foreign beers here from draft too. Sometimes they serve a hot meal for little money. Visitors some tourists, but many locals.
31 locals recommend
Beer Tasting Room In The Wildeman
3 Kolksteeg200 meters away from Arendsnest, you can get foreign beers here from draft too. Sometimes they serve a hot meal for little money. Visitors some tourists, but many locals.
The tourists found this famous brewery 5 years ago. Not much locals left, main language English. But many Spanish and Italian people too. This is really one for an Amsterdam bucket list. Try Columbus.
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeThe tourists found this famous brewery 5 years ago. Not much locals left, main language English. But many Spanish and Italian people too. This is really one for an Amsterdam bucket list. Try Columbus.
Around the corner and 100 mtrs of the apartment. Enjoy 20 drafts from al around the world. Students and university teachers, together with Philips and Shell bobo’s. And some famous local artists here. Still a bit of an Amsterdam secret. You can have good lunches and typical Dutch diners here.
218 locals recommend
Café Hesp
130-131 WeesperzijdeAround the corner and 100 mtrs of the apartment. Enjoy 20 drafts from al around the world. Students and university teachers, together with Philips and Shell bobo’s. And some famous local artists here. Still a bit of an Amsterdam secret. You can have good lunches and typical Dutch diners here.
Meet famous dutch writers.
A bar without a bar.
Try van Vollenhovens Stout from draft here.
10 locals recommend
The Pilsener Club
4 BegijnensteegMeet famous dutch writers.
A bar without a bar.
Try van Vollenhovens Stout from draft here.
Ok, twice a year with 3 friends your host starts here at 16:00 goes at 19:00 to Dionysos Greek 100 mtrs away. Comes back at around 22:00. International, young , old, women, man, all kind of people here.
174 locals recommend
Gollem's Proeflokaal
160-162 OvertoomOk, twice a year with 3 friends your host starts here at 16:00 goes at 19:00 to Dionysos Greek 100 mtrs away. Comes back at around 22:00. International, young , old, women, man, all kind of people here.
Free toilets
Amsterdam University Library
PC Hoofthuis
134 SpuistraatTraveler advice
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Buy your cheese on the market
So many cheese shops in the centre. But it's bad factory cheese. Buy your cheese on the local markets or directly from far.