Essentials
Landmarkt
339 SchellingwouderdijkSupermarkt met charme, heerlijke dingen en restaurant.
Waterlandplein
WaterlandpleinShopping area with supermarkets, pharmacy, bakery, butchers, etc.
Food Scene
Very nice, trendy restaurant. Big open space. View over the IJ-waterway. Good food. 3-course menu around € 35.
410 locals recommend
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 AambeeldstraatVery nice, trendy restaurant. Big open space. View over the IJ-waterway. Good food. 3-course menu around € 35.
Café-Restaurant Stork
201 Gedempt HamerkanaalNice restaurant. Good for fish. 3-course menu around € 50.
Café ‘t Sluisje
297 NieuwendammerdijkNice place to have a coffee with apple pie.
Restaurant in an idyllic and really beautiful setting. Only accessible by boat (pick up in Durgerdam on request). Very often fully booked, but very much worth a visit.
37 locals recommend
Vuurtoreneiland
Restaurant in an idyllic and really beautiful setting. Only accessible by boat (pick up in Durgerdam on request). Very often fully booked, but very much worth a visit.
Trendy, bohemian like restaurant in the old maritime industrial area. Becoming hip & hot now. In summer big fire place outside. Reasonable food and prices.
489 locals recommend
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinTrendy, bohemian like restaurant in the old maritime industrial area. Becoming hip & hot now. In summer big fire place outside. Reasonable food and prices.
Trendy restaurant. Nice view over the IJ-lake. Popular among students. Beach atmosphere in summer.
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegTrendy restaurant. Nice view over the IJ-lake. Popular among students. Beach atmosphere in summer.
Absolutely our favorite restaurant. French bistro in a not touristic area. 4 course dinner euro 34. Good food, good atmosphere.
116 locals recommend
La Vallade
23 RingdijkAbsolutely our favorite restaurant. French bistro in a not touristic area. 4 course dinner euro 34. Good food, good atmosphere.
Also one of our favorite restaurants. French cuisine. 4 course dinner 34 euro. Good food. Easy parking (paid but always places available). The area around is not so interesting.
30 locals recommend
Gare De L'est
9 CruquiuswegAlso one of our favorite restaurants. French cuisine. 4 course dinner 34 euro. Good food. Easy parking (paid but always places available). The area around is not so interesting.
Good Italian restaurant. Nice terrace outside. Famous for its fish dishes. Main course around 30 euro.
30 locals recommend
Restaurant A Tavola B.V.
9 KadijkspleinGood Italian restaurant. Nice terrace outside. Famous for its fish dishes. Main course around 30 euro.
This restaurant just a few houses further on the dyke only recently opened its doors. Recommended. Opening hours in summer:
Wednesday: 11 - 17 hours
Thursday : 11 - 22 hours
Friday : 11 - 23 hours
Saturday : 10 - 23 hours
Sunday : 10 - 18 hours
www.zuyderziel.nl
ZuyderZiel
73 DurgerdammerdijkThis restaurant just a few houses further on the dyke only recently opened its doors. Recommended. Opening hours in summer:
Wednesday: 11 - 17 hours
Thursday : 11 - 22 hours
Friday : 11 - 23 hours
Saturday : 10 - 23 hours
Sunday : 10 - 18 hours
www.zuyderziel.nl
Everything Else
Eye Filmmuseum. Nice view over the IJ-waterway. Interesting architecture. Restaurant with nice terrace. Good movies (all movies in Holland are spoken in the original languages and subtitled in Dutch).
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeEye Filmmuseum. Nice view over the IJ-waterway. Interesting architecture. Restaurant with nice terrace. Good movies (all movies in Holland are spoken in the original languages and subtitled in Dutch).
Park & Ride. Only 5 minutes drive from our house. Tram 26 takes you in 10 minutes into the center. Cheap parking + tickets for tram. Can be bought there. Very convenient to get into town!
64 locals recommend
P + R Zeeburg 2
8 ZuiderzeewegPark & Ride. Only 5 minutes drive from our house. Tram 26 takes you in 10 minutes into the center. Cheap parking + tickets for tram. Can be bought there. Very convenient to get into town!
Sightseeing
Typical Dutch village. Nice bike ride along the dike from Durgerdam. 13 kilometers. Go see the "Paard van Marken" = the lighthouse at the IJsselmeer Lake.
158 locals recommend
Marken
Typical Dutch village. Nice bike ride along the dike from Durgerdam. 13 kilometers. Go see the "Paard van Marken" = the lighthouse at the IJsselmeer Lake.
Finally the most famous museum of Amsterdam has reopened her doors. Definitely worth a visit.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatFinally the most famous museum of Amsterdam has reopened her doors. Definitely worth a visit.
Everybody will know this. Some people like it, some find it disappointing. Almost always very long queues, so book your ticket online in advance.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktEverybody will know this. Some people like it, some find it disappointing. Almost always very long queues, so book your ticket online in advance.
Museum worth a visit. Often nice exhibitions from famous artists.
604 locals recommend
Hermitage Amsterdam
51 AmstelMuseum worth a visit. Often nice exhibitions from famous artists.
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinWe like the Van Gogh Museum. Worth a visit.
One of the nicest and oldest streets of Amsterdam. Trendy area, lots of nice little restaurants to be found here.
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
One of the nicest and oldest streets of Amsterdam. Trendy area, lots of nice little restaurants to be found here.
Shopping
Very nice quarter in the center of Amsterdam with good shops, bars and restaurants of all kind. Worth a visit!
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
Very nice quarter in the center of Amsterdam with good shops, bars and restaurants of all kind. Worth a visit!
Getting Around
P + R Zeeburg 2
8 Zuiderzeeweg