Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

Kinda undergroundy music, sometimes theatre, movies. Sometimes at night a dj. Not too fancy looking, but very cozy and great vibe, also just to get a drink in the evening. www.denieuweanita.nl
116 locals recommend
De Nieuwe Anita
111 Frederik Hendrikstraat
116 locals recommend
Kinda undergroundy music, sometimes theatre, movies. Sometimes at night a dj. Not too fancy looking, but very cozy and great vibe, also just to get a drink in the evening. www.denieuweanita.nl
Cool place for art and cinema. With a bar and resaurant. In more of a residential area, so not a regular spot for tourists, but very nice. www.lab111.nl
16 locals recommend
SMART Project Space
16 locals recommend
Cool place for art and cinema. With a bar and resaurant. In more of a residential area, so not a regular spot for tourists, but very nice. www.lab111.nl
One of the oldest cinemas of Amsterdam. Art house films and great dinner + drink. Make a reservation for the restaurant, sometimes it's packed. At the Haarlemmerdijk, nice street. www.themovies.nl
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
One of the oldest cinemas of Amsterdam. Art house films and great dinner + drink. Make a reservation for the restaurant, sometimes it's packed. At the Haarlemmerdijk, nice street. www.themovies.nl
One of the two most well-known places in Amsterdam to see international bands. Hiphop, rock, pop, dance, whatever. Also nightlife. Historical building, used to be a church. www.paradiso.nl
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A Lijnbaansgracht
444 locals recommend
One of the two most well-known places in Amsterdam to see international bands. Hiphop, rock, pop, dance, whatever. Also nightlife. Historical building, used to be a church. www.paradiso.nl
Big modern architectural place with a lot of movies, special collections and exhibitions. Also a restaurant and terrace. You can take a free ferry from Central Station. www.eyefilm.nl/en
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
Big modern architectural place with a lot of movies, special collections and exhibitions. Also a restaurant and terrace. You can take a free ferry from Central Station. www.eyefilm.nl/en
Cinema! Love it because it's so nearby and many movies to choose from. www.filmhallen.nl
243 locals recommend
Filmhallen
12 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
243 locals recommend
Cinema! Love it because it's so nearby and many movies to choose from. www.filmhallen.nl
Modern arts. Huge, great, interesting. www.stedelijk.nl/en
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Modern arts. Huge, great, interesting. www.stedelijk.nl/en
'Alternative' hang out, you can get cheap (vegan) food, they have music, movies, all sorts of stuff. Very international crowd. www.ot301.nl
89 locals recommend
OT301
301 Overtoom
89 locals recommend
'Alternative' hang out, you can get cheap (vegan) food, they have music, movies, all sorts of stuff. Very international crowd. www.ot301.nl
Great photography museum/gallery. www.foam.nl
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Great photography museum/gallery. www.foam.nl

Food Scene

Good spot around the corner for breakfast, lunch, coffee, sit with your laptop (wifi), read a newspaper. www.garysdeli.nl
16 locals recommend
Gary's Deli
64 Tollensstraat
16 locals recommend
Good spot around the corner for breakfast, lunch, coffee, sit with your laptop (wifi), read a newspaper. www.garysdeli.nl
Great! Lunch, coffee, dinner, sometimes bands and dj's at night. At the wonderful culture park Westergasterrein. www.pacificparc.nl
428 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
428 locals recommend
Great! Lunch, coffee, dinner, sometimes bands and dj's at night. At the wonderful culture park Westergasterrein. www.pacificparc.nl
Sandwiches, muffins, drinks. Perfect for lunch. You can sit outside. Lovely and usually busy. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.debakkerswinkel.com/amsterdam-west
245 locals recommend
De Bakkerswinkel
245 locals recommend
Sandwiches, muffins, drinks. Perfect for lunch. You can sit outside. Lovely and usually busy. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.debakkerswinkel.com/amsterdam-west
Tapas and drinks. Nice place.
252 locals recommend
Restaurant Moeders
251 Rozengracht
252 locals recommend
Tapas and drinks. Nice place.
Cheap but good Surinamese take-away food. This type of food is well-known by dutch people because of it's history with Suriname.
Warung Swietie
Cheap but good Surinamese take-away food. This type of food is well-known by dutch people because of it's history with Suriname.
Delicious Ethiopian/Eritrean food. Friendly place. www.semhar.nl
12 locals recommend
Restaurant Semhar
259-261 Marnixstraat
12 locals recommend
Delicious Ethiopian/Eritrean food. Friendly place. www.semhar.nl
Coffee, breakfast, lunch. Part of the library. I sit here with my laptop to work a lot. Of course there is wifi.
7 locals recommend
Café Belcampo
10 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
7 locals recommend
Coffee, breakfast, lunch. Part of the library. I sit here with my laptop to work a lot. Of course there is wifi.
Great breakfast right around the corner! Usually kind of hipster crowd.
219 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
2-h Bellamystraat
219 locals recommend
Great breakfast right around the corner! Usually kind of hipster crowd.
Breakfast, lunch. Modern, Turkish style.
6 locals recommend
Simit Sarayı
224 Kinkerstraat
6 locals recommend
Breakfast, lunch. Modern, Turkish style.
The place to be for food...a LOT of food...and it right around the corner!
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamyplein
1500 locals recommend
The place to be for food...a LOT of food...and it right around the corner!

Everything Else

Cozy place with art house films and a lot of dutch films. Also drinks and dinner. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.ketelhuis.nl
106 locals recommend
Het Ketelhuis
4 Pazzanistraat
106 locals recommend
Cozy place with art house films and a lot of dutch films. Also drinks and dinner. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.ketelhuis.nl
The market where the apartment is! :) You can buy pretty much all food here, also some small 'exotic' grocery stores. Mon - Sat around 8 am - 5pm (depends on the weather).
290 locals recommend
Ten Katestraat
Ten Katestraat
290 locals recommend
The market where the apartment is! :) You can buy pretty much all food here, also some small 'exotic' grocery stores. Mon - Sat around 8 am - 5pm (depends on the weather).
Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat are two lovely streets with small but quite fancy shops, restaurants, bars and a cool cinema (The Movies).
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraat
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat are two lovely streets with small but quite fancy shops, restaurants, bars and a cool cinema (The Movies).
The forest of Amsterdam... Nice to go for a long walk in nature. Also places to eat and drink and rent a canoe or waterbike. www.amsterdamsebos.nl
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
547 locals recommend
The forest of Amsterdam... Nice to go for a long walk in nature. Also places to eat and drink and rent a canoe or waterbike. www.amsterdamsebos.nl

Sightseeing

Photo gallery/museum. Great! Must go if you love photography. www.foam.org
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Photo gallery/museum. Great! Must go if you love photography. www.foam.org
A caricature of the city with the small old houses, canals, marijuana, sex shops and (unfortunately) prostitutes everywhere. And a lot of tourists. Still, however, worthwhile to take a look.
1419 locals recommend
Dam Square
1419 locals recommend
A caricature of the city with the small old houses, canals, marijuana, sex shops and (unfortunately) prostitutes everywhere. And a lot of tourists. Still, however, worthwhile to take a look.
Where Anne Frank used to live. Close to Westerkerk (church) and gay monument. www.annefrank.org
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Where Anne Frank used to live. Close to Westerkerk (church) and gay monument. www.annefrank.org
Probably the most famous museum of the Netherlands. Arts and history. Impressive building. www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
Probably the most famous museum of the Netherlands. Arts and history. Impressive building. www.rijksmuseum.nl/en

Essentials

Nearest supermarket from the apartment.
32 locals recommend
Albert Heijn
212 A Pieter Calandlaan
32 locals recommend
Nearest supermarket from the apartment.
The most well-known market in The Netherlands. The usual market stuff, but fun for a walk.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
The most well-known market in The Netherlands. The usual market stuff, but fun for a walk.

Drinks & Nightlife

This might be the closest 'coffee shop', aka place where you can smoke weed. ;) Even if you don't like smoking it's pretty cool, friendly and cozy.
17 locals recommend
Cafe De Kashmir Lounge
85-87 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
17 locals recommend
This might be the closest 'coffee shop', aka place where you can smoke weed. ;) Even if you don't like smoking it's pretty cool, friendly and cozy.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful and large park, with places to have food/drinks too.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Beautiful and large park, with places to have food/drinks too.