Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Open from 9.00 a.m until 6 p.m.
Great fresh bagels in many flavours. Fresh products. The salmon with wasabi sauce on a tomato or sesame bagel is my favorite. Also carpaccio, all kinds of salads and humus. You should try the Hot Chocolate! You can add the chocolate sprinkles to the hot milk!
411 locals recommend
Bagels & Beans
52 RuyschstraatOpen from 9.00 a.m until 6 p.m.
Great fresh bagels in many flavours. Fresh products. The salmon with wasabi sauce on a tomato or sesame bagel is my favorite. Also carpaccio, all kinds of salads and humus. You should try the Hot Chocolate! You can add the chocolate sprinkles to the hot milk!
Sumo is more than ordinary sushi.. It's sushi plus!
You think you can eat all 5 rounds? I never could.. not because it's not tasty but it's a lot!
Love the salmon flambe, grilled salmon, the beef teryaki, springrolls, garlic potatoes, maki's in all variety's, green beans, mangosalmon rolls.. and don't forget the sesame, chocolate or mango icecream at the end.. Included in the menu. 5 rounds with 5 items.. You'll be back!
33 locals recommend
Sumo
26 VijzelstraatSumo is more than ordinary sushi.. It's sushi plus!
You think you can eat all 5 rounds? I never could.. not because it's not tasty but it's a lot!
Love the salmon flambe, grilled salmon, the beef teryaki, springrolls, garlic potatoes, maki's in all variety's, green beans, mangosalmon rolls.. and don't forget the sesame, chocolate or mango icecream at the end.. Included in the menu. 5 rounds with 5 items.. You'll be back!
The Duvel serves fantastic lunches and diners. My favorite lunch is a Club sandwich with Makarel on cornbread. It comes with a delicious spicy dressing and potato chips at the side. Also a recommendation is the smoked salmon and the spicy chicken. Their burgers are also fabulous. Try their fresh mint tea with honey :)
If you are going for dinner you can make reservations or I can call them for you :)
48 locals recommend
De Duvel
59-61 Eerste van der HelststraatThe Duvel serves fantastic lunches and diners. My favorite lunch is a Club sandwich with Makarel on cornbread. It comes with a delicious spicy dressing and potato chips at the side. Also a recommendation is the smoked salmon and the spicy chicken. Their burgers are also fabulous. Try their fresh mint tea with honey :)
If you are going for dinner you can make reservations or I can call them for you :)
LOETJE is famous for their best steak in town. I am not a meat eather so I stick with their sole, baked potatoes and salad. Also highly recommended. It's always busy but worth waiting for and busy means: Good!
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatLOETJE is famous for their best steak in town. I am not a meat eather so I stick with their sole, baked potatoes and salad. Also highly recommended. It's always busy but worth waiting for and busy means: Good!
One of our guests recommended FRNZY.. he went their several times during his stay. The reviews are very good. Lunch served and a favorite dish of many is Vietnamese/French Springrolls. Not the ones you buy on a market but very fresh and tasty! If you like art you will be delighted because there is a very nice wallpainting of artist Skulljan. Try the authentic Vietnamese Icecoffee! Open from 11 a.m until 9 p.m.
9 locals recommend
FRNZY
27 H Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatOne of our guests recommended FRNZY.. he went their several times during his stay. The reviews are very good. Lunch served and a favorite dish of many is Vietnamese/French Springrolls. Not the ones you buy on a market but very fresh and tasty! If you like art you will be delighted because there is a very nice wallpainting of artist Skulljan. Try the authentic Vietnamese Icecoffee! Open from 11 a.m until 9 p.m.
A very good place to eat low budget but good quality. Behind Kalverstraat. Fries, salad and salmon but also beef, and chicken sticks are very popular.
15 locals recommend
Eetcafé 't Pakhuis
10 VoetboogstraatA very good place to eat low budget but good quality. Behind Kalverstraat. Fries, salad and salmon but also beef, and chicken sticks are very popular.
Sightseeing
Begijnhof is located at Het Spui, near Kalverstraat and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. It's only open until 5 p.m. There is free entrance. Once you enter the door you see a quiet small village built in the Middle Ages in busy Amsterdam. Isolated from the busy streets. It has it's two private Chapels and the oldest wooden house of Amsterdam which was built in 1528.
Men are not allowed to live there. Begijntjes, who originally lived there, were similar to nuns.
Nowadays 105 single women are living there.
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 BegijnhofBegijnhof is located at Het Spui, near Kalverstraat and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. It's only open until 5 p.m. There is free entrance. Once you enter the door you see a quiet small village built in the Middle Ages in busy Amsterdam. Isolated from the busy streets. It has it's two private Chapels and the oldest wooden house of Amsterdam which was built in 1528.
Men are not allowed to live there. Begijntjes, who originally lived there, were similar to nuns.
Nowadays 105 single women are living there.
Volendam is absolutely a great fishermans village where you can stroll around half a day. You can eat the most delicious fresh fish in the restaurants at the harbour and have your picture taken in a Dutch traditional Costume with clogs in different backgrounds at a photostudio.
There are several so pick the one with the nicest backgrounds. Very funny.
Volendam has traditional houses and you can walk on the "dike" which keeps the water from flowing into the houses.
There is also a windmill a littlebit outside the village.
Many Dutch singers are from Volendam :)
Bus 316 from Central Station about 30 minutes.
301 locals recommend
Volendam
Volendam is absolutely a great fishermans village where you can stroll around half a day. You can eat the most delicious fresh fish in the restaurants at the harbour and have your picture taken in a Dutch traditional Costume with clogs in different backgrounds at a photostudio.
There are several so pick the one with the nicest backgrounds. Very funny.
Volendam has traditional houses and you can walk on the "dike" which keeps the water from flowing into the houses.
There is also a windmill a littlebit outside the village.
Many Dutch singers are from Volendam :)
Bus 316 from Central Station about 30 minutes.
Parks & Nature
The Vondelpark is the biggest park in Amsterdam. The main entrance is on Stadhouderslade opposite of Max Euweplein and Holland Casino. It stretches 5 km south and is great for a walk, running or a bycicletour. During the summer you can take your BBQ and drinks and chill out in the green.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
The Vondelpark is the biggest park in Amsterdam. The main entrance is on Stadhouderslade opposite of Max Euweplein and Holland Casino. It stretches 5 km south and is great for a walk, running or a bycicletour. During the summer you can take your BBQ and drinks and chill out in the green.
Essentials
DIRK VD BROEK is the nearest supermarket. You can buy everything you need, from Stroopwafels (a real Dutch treat) to fruit, vegetables, bread, drinks, toothpaste, soap, petfood, meat, fish, cheese, anything! There is also a boucher. a fruitshop, a Humus salad bar and a drugstore and a liquorstore.
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinDIRK VD BROEK is the nearest supermarket. You can buy everything you need, from Stroopwafels (a real Dutch treat) to fruit, vegetables, bread, drinks, toothpaste, soap, petfood, meat, fish, cheese, anything! There is also a boucher. a fruitshop, a Humus salad bar and a drugstore and a liquorstore.
Arts & Culture
The Rijksmuseum is less than 5 minutes walk from our house is highly recommended. If you buy your ticket online you don't have to wait in a line.
Rembrandts famous NIGHTWATCH is hanging there and of course a lot of painings of other artists. You can stroll around for hours and hours!
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe Rijksmuseum is less than 5 minutes walk from our house is highly recommended. If you buy your ticket online you don't have to wait in a line.
Rembrandts famous NIGHTWATCH is hanging there and of course a lot of painings of other artists. You can stroll around for hours and hours!
Of course you have to see Van Gogh's paintings when you are in Amsterdam. Also here it's better to buy your tickets in advance, online. It can be very busy and it saves you a lot of time skipping the line.
There are over 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters of Vincent van Gogh's hand.
Open from 9 a.m - 6 p.m
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinOf course you have to see Van Gogh's paintings when you are in Amsterdam. Also here it's better to buy your tickets in advance, online. It can be very busy and it saves you a lot of time skipping the line.
There are over 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters of Vincent van Gogh's hand.
Open from 9 a.m - 6 p.m
Entertainment & Activities
this Art Deco Jugend Still cinema was built in 1921. It'a lust for the eye to see a movie in the main theater nr 1.
the beautiful architecture of the theater is absolutely a recommendation
The place to be for a red carpet movie :)
340 locals recommend
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 Reguliersbreestraatthis Art Deco Jugend Still cinema was built in 1921. It'a lust for the eye to see a movie in the main theater nr 1.
the beautiful architecture of the theater is absolutely a recommendation
The place to be for a red carpet movie :)
Shopping
The longest market of Amsterdam, The Albert Cuypmarket is 5 minutes walkingdistance from out house. They are selling< clothes, gadgets, wigs, furniture, clothes, fish, fruit, stroopwafels, flowers, poffertjes, bycicles, traditional french fries etc.
You can get good bargains and also can find some tourist shops.
Open mo-sa from 9 a.m til 5 p.m
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert CuypstraatThe longest market of Amsterdam, The Albert Cuypmarket is 5 minutes walkingdistance from out house. They are selling< clothes, gadgets, wigs, furniture, clothes, fish, fruit, stroopwafels, flowers, poffertjes, bycicles, traditional french fries etc.
You can get good bargains and also can find some tourist shops.
Open mo-sa from 9 a.m til 5 p.m
A one of a kind store for women clothes.
The lady in charge buys special items from Paris and the prizes are really good!
No large quantities.
For festive and ordinary days.
Haastje Repje
96 Ferdinand BolstraatA one of a kind store for women clothes.
The lady in charge buys special items from Paris and the prizes are really good!
No large quantities.
For festive and ordinary days.