Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice place for lunch/breakfast/beers at 1700
35 locals recommend
Brix Bar-Kitchen
16 Wolvenstraat
35 locals recommend
Nice place for lunch/breakfast/beers at 1700
Old school Amsterdam 'brown' cafe - go there on the Friday 1700 hours for beers and bitterballen
80 locals recommend
Hoppa!
18-20 Spui
80 locals recommend
Old school Amsterdam 'brown' cafe - go there on the Friday 1700 hours for beers and bitterballen
Nice place, happening, go there for lunch or for supper. They do have a wonderful garden in summer. Reservation required!
75 locals recommend
Lion Noir
28 Reguliersdwarsstraat
75 locals recommend
Nice place, happening, go there for lunch or for supper. They do have a wonderful garden in summer. Reservation required!
Great garden for drinks outside in the bustling Reguliers Dwarsstraat. It is a restaurant too, Mexican food.
46 locals recommend
Rose's Cantina
40 Reguliersdwarsstraat
46 locals recommend
Great garden for drinks outside in the bustling Reguliers Dwarsstraat. It is a restaurant too, Mexican food.
Cosy restaurant and bar
132 locals recommend
Bar Moustache
141 Utrechtsestraat
132 locals recommend
Cosy restaurant and bar
Place to chill out, eat, relax, expecially in summer. Urban hippies, boho.
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 locals recommend
Place to chill out, eat, relax, expecially in summer. Urban hippies, boho.
Cocktailplace and bar
52 locals recommend
Bar Oldenhof
84-H Elandsgracht
52 locals recommend
Cocktailplace and bar
great fish snacks, cool place to chill out when you've shopped the Utrechtsestraat.
6 locals recommend
Studio Pistache
6 locals recommend
great fish snacks, cool place to chill out when you've shopped the Utrechtsestraat.
Great place to crash when you've had a great evening out. Sing along with the piano player and extend the night for a while.
Sopranos Pianobar
11-15 Paardenstraat
Great place to crash when you've had a great evening out. Sing along with the piano player and extend the night for a while.
great place at the Leidseplein to watch people and have drinks&snacks or end the night!
10 locals recommend
Players
10 locals recommend
great place at the Leidseplein to watch people and have drinks&snacks or end the night!
nice bar (breakfast, lunch, aperitif and nightly drinks)
133 locals recommend
Finch Café
5 H Noordermarkt
133 locals recommend
nice bar (breakfast, lunch, aperitif and nightly drinks)

Food Scene

Brilliant old school Amsterdam cafe with lovely Italian food, have the burrata and the tagliata!
66 locals recommend
Eetcafé Koevoet
17 Lindenstraat
66 locals recommend
Brilliant old school Amsterdam cafe with lovely Italian food, have the burrata and the tagliata!
Favorite restau, bit high end, very romantic, great food, amazing view and atmosfere
7 locals recommend
Restaurant de Compagnon
17 Guldehandsteeg
7 locals recommend
Favorite restau, bit high end, very romantic, great food, amazing view and atmosfere
italian food
Quattro Gatti - Ristorante e Pasticceria
3 Hartenstraat
italian food
Best Indonesian food in town, atmosphere is great just like a 'brown cafe'. Reservation required!
23 locals recommend
Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
23 locals recommend
Best Indonesian food in town, atmosphere is great just like a 'brown cafe'. Reservation required!
Unique Jugenstil bar. The ONLY nice bar at the Rembrandt Square, with decent food and very nice atmosphere.
36 locals recommend
Schiller
24-A Rembrandtplein
36 locals recommend
Unique Jugenstil bar. The ONLY nice bar at the Rembrandt Square, with decent food and very nice atmosphere.
Nicked from the great L'entrecote formula (Paris, LDN, GVA).
42 locals recommend
L'Entrecôte et les Dames
47-49 Van Baerlestraat
42 locals recommend
Nicked from the great L'entrecote formula (Paris, LDN, GVA).
Surf 'n Turf, nice restaurant, reservation required!
126 locals recommend
Restaurant RED
594 Keizersgracht
126 locals recommend
Surf 'n Turf, nice restaurant, reservation required!
Nice italian restaurant with great food, perfect atmosphere. Reservation required!
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
Nice italian restaurant with great food, perfect atmosphere. Reservation required!
Great restaurant with Dutch organic food. Staff is extremely friendly, relaxing vibe and superb food. Looks cool and urban.
468 locals recommend
Wilde Zwijnen
23 Javaplein
468 locals recommend
Great restaurant with Dutch organic food. Staff is extremely friendly, relaxing vibe and superb food. Looks cool and urban.
Nice cool place to have supper. Hard to find, but worthwile the trip.
410 locals recommend
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 Aambeeldstraat
410 locals recommend
Nice cool place to have supper. Hard to find, but worthwile the trip.
Great place, pretty happening, people watching, footballers favourite hang out.
38 locals recommend
Restaurant "Le Garage"
54-56 Ruysdaelstraat
38 locals recommend
Great place, pretty happening, people watching, footballers favourite hang out.
breakfast, coffee, creative people hang out. have a coffee/beer outside and enjoy the catwalk.
92 locals recommend
Wolvenstraat
Wolvenstraat
92 locals recommend
breakfast, coffee, creative people hang out. have a coffee/beer outside and enjoy the catwalk.
have a coffee outside and enjoy the catwalk.
7 locals recommend
Lust
12 Runstraat
7 locals recommend
have a coffee outside and enjoy the catwalk.
Great restau WITH terrace, fine dining.
20 locals recommend
Alaferme B.V.
251IV Govert Flinckstraat
20 locals recommend
Great restau WITH terrace, fine dining.
New and cool restaurant. Quite a trip to get there, but worth it!
Jacques Jour
2 Meidoornweg
New and cool restaurant. Quite a trip to get there, but worth it!
Frech Moroccan restau, nice atmosfere, great staff.
49 locals recommend
Restaurant Mamouche
104 Quellijnstraat
49 locals recommend
Frech Moroccan restau, nice atmosfere, great staff.
great italian food, very nice staf, TERRACE!
27 locals recommend
Assaggi
6 Tweede Egelantiersdwarsstraat
27 locals recommend
great italian food, very nice staf, TERRACE!
Great Dutch steak restaurant
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
Great Dutch steak restaurant
Conservatorium Hotel, fine dining restau, nice architecture
19 locals recommend
Taiko Bar
50 Paulus Potterstraat
19 locals recommend
Conservatorium Hotel, fine dining restau, nice architecture
Nice restau
145 locals recommend
Fa. Speijkervet
79 Admiraal de Ruijterweg
145 locals recommend
Nice restau
Fish restau, footballer's wives, nouveau riche: loads to look at. Also known as The Dutch St. Tropez. Great food though with dito terrace.
76 locals recommend
The Harbour Club Amsterdam - East
67 Cruquiusweg
76 locals recommend
Fish restau, footballer's wives, nouveau riche: loads to look at. Also known as The Dutch St. Tropez. Great food though with dito terrace.
asian food, nice interior.
10 locals recommend
Woo Bros
144 Jodenbreestraat
10 locals recommend
asian food, nice interior.
nice place for luch, breakfast, supper.
13 locals recommend
The Dutch Co.
76 Frans Halsstraat
13 locals recommend
nice place for luch, breakfast, supper.

Everything Else

Gay Disco, really nice vibe, also for straight people.
59 locals recommend
Club NYX
42 Reguliersdwarsstraat
59 locals recommend
Gay Disco, really nice vibe, also for straight people.
city beach, urban hippies, cool parties
150 locals recommend
Strand Blijburg
150 locals recommend
city beach, urban hippies, cool parties

Arts & Culture

Pop temple with great electronic dance nights as well. An old church, worthwile visiting.
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
Pop temple with great electronic dance nights as well. An old church, worthwile visiting.
club: for serious party'ing
102 locals recommend
Chicago Social Club
12 Leidseplein
102 locals recommend
club: for serious party'ing
hardcore party place, underground
199 locals recommend
Trouw Amsterdam
125 Wibautstraat
199 locals recommend
hardcore party place, underground
party
43 locals recommend
Club Up
26-1 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
43 locals recommend
party
Night club
69 locals recommend
Club NL
169 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
69 locals recommend
Night club
lousy & tacky strip club but open til late!
La Vie en Proost B.V.
lousy & tacky strip club but open til late!
lousy&very tacky strip club but serving drinks until late!
La Vie en Rose B.V.
113 Warmoesstraat
lousy&very tacky strip club but serving drinks until late!

Essentials

Printshop
Printerette Amsterdam Spuistraat
128 Spuistraat
Printshop

Shopping

Nice boutique
7 locals recommend
Rika International B.V.
9 Oude Spiegelstraat
7 locals recommend
Nice boutique
high end brands, very nice boutique shopping street
6 locals recommend
Centre Neuf B.V.
120HS Utrechtsestraat
6 locals recommend
high end brands, very nice boutique shopping street
high street
9 locals recommend
H&M
69 Gedempte Gracht
9 locals recommend
high street
high end brands in nice boutique shopping area
Margriet Nannnings Winkel
15 Prinsenstraat
high end brands in nice boutique shopping area
nice 'concept store' gift shop
11 locals recommend
MaisonNL
118 Utrechtsestraat
11 locals recommend
nice 'concept store' gift shop