Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Essentials

Organic supermarket. Next door you find the only organic butchery in Amsterdam with excellent meat.
257 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
257 locals recommend
Organic supermarket. Next door you find the only organic butchery in Amsterdam with excellent meat.
Local and organic groceries. Nice supermarket.
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
Local and organic groceries. Nice supermarket.
Albert Heijn - great conventional supermarket nearby. You'll also vind an ATM here and a location to charge your public transportation card.
165 locals recommend
Elandsgracht
13 A Elandsgracht
165 locals recommend
Albert Heijn - great conventional supermarket nearby. You'll also vind an ATM here and a location to charge your public transportation card.
Our favourite bakery (organic) nearby. Croissants, banquets etc. Also great for having a cup of coffee/tea and pastry.
77 locals recommend
Vlaamsch Broodhuys
122 b/g Elandsgracht
77 locals recommend
Our favourite bakery (organic) nearby. Croissants, banquets etc. Also great for having a cup of coffee/tea and pastry.
Best specialty cheese store in the city. Great sandwiches too.
36 locals recommend
De Kaaskamer
7 Runstraat
36 locals recommend
Best specialty cheese store in the city. Great sandwiches too.

Food Scene

Hamburgers place (organic). Great for kids too.
115 locals recommend
Burgermeester | de Jordaan
130 Elandsgracht
115 locals recommend
Hamburgers place (organic). Great for kids too.
Thai take away
45 locals recommend
Rakang
29-31 Elandsgracht
45 locals recommend
Thai take away
You can buy Nespresso cups for the coffee machine and get a cup of coffee this very fancy street.
10 locals recommend
Nespresso Boutique
25 Heiligeweg
10 locals recommend
You can buy Nespresso cups for the coffee machine and get a cup of coffee this very fancy street.
Kids friendly Asian noodle place
16 locals recommend
wagamama - Max Euweplein
10 Max Euweplein
16 locals recommend
Kids friendly Asian noodle place
My favourite Italian restaurant
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
My favourite Italian restaurant
My favourite Indonesian restaurant (I used to work here as a student). Good service and serve meals quickly. Have a restaurant and bistro part. Popular with Americans.
23 locals recommend
Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
23 locals recommend
My favourite Indonesian restaurant (I used to work here as a student). Good service and serve meals quickly. Have a restaurant and bistro part. Popular with Americans.
Nice place for a chic cup of coffee. Great architecture.
130 locals recommend
Conservatorium Hotel
50 Paulus Potterstraat
130 locals recommend
Nice place for a chic cup of coffee. Great architecture.
Fav. cafe nearby for coffee, tea and sandwich or salad.
114 locals recommend
Festina Lente
40B Looiersgracht
114 locals recommend
Fav. cafe nearby for coffee, tea and sandwich or salad.
Very favourite little pizza place. Fav. of the kids.
44 locals recommend
Pazzi Jordaan
4 Eerste Looiersdwarsstraat
44 locals recommend
Very favourite little pizza place. Fav. of the kids.
A favourite take away. I like their curry.
19 locals recommend
Foodware
12 Looiersgracht
19 locals recommend
A favourite take away. I like their curry.

Shopping

From Chanel to Tesla, from Ralph Lauren to Prada, you'll find them in the most up scale shopping street of the Netherlands: the P.C. Hooftstraat (our madison avenue). Great people watching.
652 locals recommend
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
652 locals recommend
From Chanel to Tesla, from Ralph Lauren to Prada, you'll find them in the most up scale shopping street of the Netherlands: the P.C. Hooftstraat (our madison avenue). Great people watching.
Best patisserie in the city. If you want to surprise someone for his birthday buy your birthday cake here or have one at the store with a cup of coffee.
41 locals recommend
Chocolaterie Pompadour
12 Huidenstraat
41 locals recommend
Best patisserie in the city. If you want to surprise someone for his birthday buy your birthday cake here or have one at the store with a cup of coffee.
Most popular shopping street with Kalverstraat.
245 locals recommend
Leidsestraat
Leidsestraat
245 locals recommend
Most popular shopping street with Kalverstraat.
Most famous shopping street with Leidsestraat.
643 locals recommend
Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat
643 locals recommend
Most famous shopping street with Leidsestraat.
Cute & high quality toys for kids
Kleine Eland
58 Elandsgracht
Cute & high quality toys for kids
Name of this hip neighbourhood. Many cafe's, restaurants, stores. Of the beaten track.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
Name of this hip neighbourhood. Many cafe's, restaurants, stores. Of the beaten track.
Famous department store
425 locals recommend
De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
425 locals recommend
Famous department store

Sightseeing

One of my children most popular museum (ages6 and 13)
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
603 locals recommend
One of my children most popular museum (ages6 and 13)
Nice museum and usually not as busy as the other famous ones.
820 locals recommend
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 Kattenburgerplein
820 locals recommend
Nice museum and usually not as busy as the other famous ones.
Must see. Recommended to buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Must see. Recommended to buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
Largest museum. Famous Nachtwacht from Rembrand. Recently renovated. Buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
Largest museum. Famous Nachtwacht from Rembrand. Recently renovated. Buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
We love this neigbourhood with its tiny streets. Not many chain stores here...
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
756 locals recommend
We love this neigbourhood with its tiny streets. Not many chain stores here...
On or around this square you'll find 2 English bookstores and one dutch. Hoppe is a popular Cafe, Esprit has a nice terrace and you may find the hidden quiet living space for nuns (begijnenhof). Trams
30 locals recommend
Spui
Spui
30 locals recommend
On or around this square you'll find 2 English bookstores and one dutch. Hoppe is a popular Cafe, Esprit has a nice terrace and you may find the hidden quiet living space for nuns (begijnenhof). Trams

Everything Else

Famous square in Amsterdam. Central point of many trams and taxis. Bike rental. Apple Store.
1535 locals recommend
Leidseplein
Leidseplein
1535 locals recommend
Famous square in Amsterdam. Central point of many trams and taxis. Bike rental. Apple Store.
Public Library. Great place to hang around. Also for kids.
Bibliotheek
1 Kattenburgerplein
Public Library. Great place to hang around. Also for kids.
Very new, very hip, very fun. Deli foodcourt in historic renovated tram parking. I highly recommend it. Great for children and everyone actually. About a 10 min. walk.
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamyplein
1500 locals recommend
Very new, very hip, very fun. Deli foodcourt in historic renovated tram parking. I highly recommend it. Great for children and everyone actually. About a 10 min. walk.
Every saturday, you'll find here my favourite farmers market.
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
Every saturday, you'll find here my favourite farmers market.
If you need a hair cut, here's my fav. place (ask for Michelle).
Rob Peetoom Hair + Make-up
68 Elandsgracht
If you need a hair cut, here's my fav. place (ask for Michelle).
There are many bike rentals. We usually end up going here (nice walk along the canals). Others ones are near Leidseplein and Overtoom)
Raadhuisstraat
Raadhuisstraat
There are many bike rentals. We usually end up going here (nice walk along the canals). Others ones are near Leidseplein and Overtoom)
Main train station
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
Stationsplein
1346 locals recommend
Main train station