Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Lots of bars and close to many shops
1024 locals recommend
Rembrandtplein
1024 locals recommend
Lots of bars and close to many shops

Everything Else

Withing walking distance. See many of Rembrandt´s drawings and etchings. Less crowded than the Rijksmuseum (where his paintings are)
301 locals recommend
Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
4 Jodenbreestraat
301 locals recommend
Withing walking distance. See many of Rembrandt´s drawings and etchings. Less crowded than the Rijksmuseum (where his paintings are)
Amsterdam´s most famous place for second hand stuff. Colourful clothing, bicycle parts, music, etc. A 15 minute walk from my place.
182 locals recommend
Waterlooplein Market
2 Waterlooplein
182 locals recommend
Amsterdam´s most famous place for second hand stuff. Colourful clothing, bicycle parts, music, etc. A 15 minute walk from my place.

Arts & Culture

Good museum, located in Amsterdam´s former Jewish Quarter. A 15 min. walk from here.
151 locals recommend
Jewish Historical Museum
1 Nieuwe Amstelstraat
151 locals recommend
Good museum, located in Amsterdam´s former Jewish Quarter. A 15 min. walk from here.
They bring objects from the renowned Hermitage in St. Petersburg and show them here. Exhibitions change regularly. A 15 min. walk from here.
604 locals recommend
Hermitage Amsterdam
51 Amstel
604 locals recommend
They bring objects from the renowned Hermitage in St. Petersburg and show them here. Exhibitions change regularly. A 15 min. walk from here.
World famous paintings from the 17th century and many more impressive art object. Rembrandt, Rubens etc. 10 min by tram.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
World famous paintings from the 17th century and many more impressive art object. Rembrandt, Rubens etc. 10 min by tram.
Hundreds of things by Van Gogh. Do I need to say anything to recommend him? 10 mins on tram 3 will get you there. Go early to avoid the lines.
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Hundreds of things by Van Gogh. Do I need to say anything to recommend him? 10 mins on tram 3 will get you there. Go early to avoid the lines.
Holland's best modern art museum. 10 mins on tram 3 will get you there.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Holland's best modern art museum. 10 mins on tram 3 will get you there.
Beer, beer, beer. And a souvenir shop.
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
1283 locals recommend
Beer, beer, beer. And a souvenir shop.
My favorite places in this zoo are the aquarium and the butterfly room. There's a planetarium, too.
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
My favorite places in this zoo are the aquarium and the butterfly room. There's a planetarium, too.

Shopping

The most famous market in the Netherlands. Vegetables, fruit, clothes, herring and freshly made stroopwafels!
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
The most famous market in the Netherlands. Vegetables, fruit, clothes, herring and freshly made stroopwafels!

Sightseeing

Nice park to hang out with the locals. It's vibrant and full of all types of people! Combine this with a visit to the Albert Cuyp market or Heineken.
685 locals recommend
Sarphatipark
37I Sarphatipark
685 locals recommend
Nice park to hang out with the locals. It's vibrant and full of all types of people! Combine this with a visit to the Albert Cuyp market or Heineken.
This market was voted Holland's best a few years ago. It's my favorite, too. Very multicultural. I can REALLY recommend the fried fish stand there.
673 locals recommend
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
673 locals recommend
This market was voted Holland's best a few years ago. It's my favorite, too. Very multicultural. I can REALLY recommend the fried fish stand there.

Food Scene

Have a sourdough pancake with toppings of your choice for 10-15 euros. Plus an African beer.
16 locals recommend
Eetcafé Ibis
43-H Weesperzijde
16 locals recommend
Have a sourdough pancake with toppings of your choice for 10-15 euros. Plus an African beer.
This baker grinds its own flour! So everything they bake is wholegrain. They have lines, but the lines move fast. Very friendly staff, too. A traditional bakery. No additives, as far as I know. They offer coffee and sandwiches, too. Open on-Sat, from 7.30-17.30h or so.
91 locals recommend
Hartog's Wholegrain Bakery and Milling
77 Wibautstraat
91 locals recommend
This baker grinds its own flour! So everything they bake is wholegrain. They have lines, but the lines move fast. Very friendly staff, too. A traditional bakery. No additives, as far as I know. They offer coffee and sandwiches, too. Open on-Sat, from 7.30-17.30h or so.