Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Very nice little restaurant with lovely healthy food for really reasonalbe prices.
Spyshuys Versch
183 Ruysdaelkade
Very nice little restaurant with lovely healthy food for really reasonalbe prices.
The best place to have an great steak with french fries!!! Relly super if you're a meat lover.They also serve very nice fish. most of the time it's busy so make reservation or wait for a table.
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
The best place to have an great steak with french fries!!! Relly super if you're a meat lover.They also serve very nice fish. most of the time it's busy so make reservation or wait for a table.
Nice place to have lunch or drinks in the neigbourhood.
74 locals recommend
Cafe Binnen Buiten
115 Ruysdaelkade
74 locals recommend
Nice place to have lunch or drinks in the neigbourhood.
Coffee and lunch in an art deco store. They have nice fod and some fin stuff in the shop.
10 locals recommend
Peace Pipe
78 Stadhouderskade
10 locals recommend
Coffee and lunch in an art deco store. They have nice fod and some fin stuff in the shop.
Bocca is a nice little restaurant and lunch place where you can eat really nice sandwiches.
Bocca Al Lupo Beheer B.V.
37hs Sarphatipark
Bocca is a nice little restaurant and lunch place where you can eat really nice sandwiches.
Food, Art & Joy. Come as you are. Pay as you feel. Super nice place for coffee and lunch on the Albert Cuyp market. The concept is ''you pay as you feel!''
455 locals recommend
Albert Cuypstraat
Albert Cuypstraat
455 locals recommend
Food, Art & Joy. Come as you are. Pay as you feel. Super nice place for coffee and lunch on the Albert Cuyp market. The concept is ''you pay as you feel!''
Just next door, lovely hotel to have a drink or maybe have diner.
23 locals recommend
The College Hotel
1 Roelof Hartstraat
23 locals recommend
Just next door, lovely hotel to have a drink or maybe have diner.
Have the best apple pie in the city;) and on saturday you can also visit the market with eco foodsand a small flee market. A good starting point for walking over the canals in the center.
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
506 locals recommend
Have the best apple pie in the city;) and on saturday you can also visit the market with eco foodsand a small flee market. A good starting point for walking over the canals in the center.
Super nice small Italian place with great fresh food, also take away.
40 locals recommend
Renzo's Delicatessen
67 Van Baerlestraat
40 locals recommend
Super nice small Italian place with great fresh food, also take away.
Great place to have coffee from all over the world and fair trade. Very nice atmosphere.
164 locals recommend
Coffee Bru
14 Beukenplein
164 locals recommend
Great place to have coffee from all over the world and fair trade. Very nice atmosphere.
Nice and affordable lunch place with great fresh foodies. In the center on the canal.
34 locals recommend
Eetcafe Singel 404
404 Singel
34 locals recommend
Nice and affordable lunch place with great fresh foodies. In the center on the canal.
Very nice salad bar.
122 locals recommend
SLA
149 Ceintuurbaan
122 locals recommend
Very nice salad bar.
the best tapas ever!!!! Love the atmhosphere.
200 locals recommend
Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
200 locals recommend
the best tapas ever!!!! Love the atmhosphere.
Small restaurant in a small park.cute
52 locals recommend
De Liefde
1A Bilderdijkpark
52 locals recommend
Small restaurant in a small park.cute
Great Mexican restaurant with great Margaritha's. .You should make a reservation. www.lospilones.nl
57 locals recommend
Los Pilones
63 Kerkstraat
57 locals recommend
Great Mexican restaurant with great Margaritha's. .You should make a reservation. www.lospilones.nl
huge restaurant with terrace on the water under the trees. Nice for coffee or lunch or diner. Enjoy!
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 locals recommend
huge restaurant with terrace on the water under the trees. Nice for coffee or lunch or diner. Enjoy!
Huge arabic restaurant... a spectacle to eat there. Food is nice but you go there for the building and the view.
258 locals recommend
De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert Cuypstraat
258 locals recommend
Huge arabic restaurant... a spectacle to eat there. Food is nice but you go there for the building and the view.
If you can go here you should. It is a nice place to have lunch or diner and is located on the canal. Nice to walk through the Vondepark and then have a drink, eat something here.
243 locals recommend
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de Bockstraat
243 locals recommend
If you can go here you should. It is a nice place to have lunch or diner and is located on the canal. Nice to walk through the Vondepark and then have a drink, eat something here.

Essentials

Famous streetmarket with lots of fresh vegetables, fruits and other nice food. From Monday till Saturday. Just 5minutes walk from the studio.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
Famous streetmarket with lots of fresh vegetables, fruits and other nice food. From Monday till Saturday. Just 5minutes walk from the studio.
Big grocery store beneath the Museumplein. Here you can buy everyhing you need. 5min walk from the studio. Open till 22hrs every day.
91 locals recommend
AH Van Baerlestraat
33 a Van Baerlestraat
91 locals recommend
Big grocery store beneath the Museumplein. Here you can buy everyhing you need. 5min walk from the studio. Open till 22hrs every day.
Small grocery store 3 min walk from the studio. Open till 21hrs.
62 locals recommend
Coop
53 Eerste Jan Steenstraat
62 locals recommend
Small grocery store 3 min walk from the studio. Open till 21hrs.
Vegetarian butcher...if you are a veggie :)
19 locals recommend
De Vegetarische Traiteur Amsterdam
217 Rozengracht
19 locals recommend
Vegetarian butcher...if you are a veggie :)

Sightseeing

Little park in the neigbourhood, super for having a picnic or just walk around and sunbath,enjoy the sun and fresh air.
685 locals recommend
Sarphatipark
37I Sarphatipark
685 locals recommend
Little park in the neigbourhood, super for having a picnic or just walk around and sunbath,enjoy the sun and fresh air.
Heineken brewery and experience. Look here if you want to book the Heineken experience http://www.heineken.com
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
1283 locals recommend
Heineken brewery and experience. Look here if you want to book the Heineken experience http://www.heineken.com
Most famous park in Amsterdam. Really nice to walk and to relax, picknick. In summer there's an open air programm with theater, music etc. see programm http://www.openluchttheater.nl/programma/2014-07
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Most famous park in Amsterdam. Really nice to walk and to relax, picknick. In summer there's an open air programm with theater, music etc. see programm http://www.openluchttheater.nl/programma/2014-07
Shopping street for the rich and famous ;)
652 locals recommend
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
652 locals recommend
Shopping street for the rich and famous ;)
Anne Frank House
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
Bars, pubs, restaurants and shops are all around this area....nice to go out.
245 locals recommend
Leidsestraat
Leidsestraat
245 locals recommend
Bars, pubs, restaurants and shops are all around this area....nice to go out.
Nice area to walk and to do some sight seeing liek Carre (theatre), walk towards the center and go tomthe flee market at Waterloo square and national ballet...you walk straigth into the center.
65 locals recommend
Café de Magere Brug
81 Amstel
65 locals recommend
Nice area to walk and to do some sight seeing liek Carre (theatre), walk towards the center and go tomthe flee market at Waterloo square and national ballet...you walk straigth into the center.
the National Maritime Museum
820 locals recommend
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 Kattenburgerplein
820 locals recommend
the National Maritime Museum
The red light district in the center. Nice to walk around and also wathc the typical Amsterdam houses...
636 locals recommend
De Wallen
636 locals recommend
The red light district in the center. Nice to walk around and also wathc the typical Amsterdam houses...
Area with lots of restaurants, bars, near china town and the red-light district.
268 locals recommend
Nieuwmarkt
Nieuwmarkt
268 locals recommend
Area with lots of restaurants, bars, near china town and the red-light district.
Must see and walk trough the 9 streets with great shops, bars, restaurants, buildings. Situated in the center. Walking through takes you over the canals. see something else than the standard shops.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
Must see and walk trough the 9 streets with great shops, bars, restaurants, buildings. Situated in the center. Walking through takes you over the canals. see something else than the standard shops.
Arts and crafts area...in the center.Nice walking route.
20 locals recommend
Spiegelkwartier A'dam-Centrum voor Kunst en Ant.
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
20 locals recommend
Arts and crafts area...in the center.Nice walking route.
Known place to visit with pubs, restaurants. It's in the city center.
1024 locals recommend
Rembrandtplein
1024 locals recommend
Known place to visit with pubs, restaurants. It's in the city center.
Petting zoo, nice to go there with children.
28 locals recommend
Petting Zoo De Pijp
82 Lizzy Ansinghstraat
28 locals recommend
Petting zoo, nice to go there with children.
If you like interior design,,,,this is nice to visit. Hotel droog is a cool shop with cafe. It's an endless maze.
47 locals recommend
@droog amsterdam
7B Staalstraat
47 locals recommend
If you like interior design,,,,this is nice to visit. Hotel droog is a cool shop with cafe. It's an endless maze.
Hay interior design shop. modern
6 locals recommend
HAY HOUSE Amsterdam - Design Woonwinkel
281 Spuistraat
6 locals recommend
Hay interior design shop. modern
Modern interior design shop.
28 locals recommend
Frozen Fountain
645 Prinsengracht
28 locals recommend
Modern interior design shop.
Wanna visit the beach go here. From central station you take the train directly to the beach.Enjoy!
303 locals recommend
Zandvoort aan Zee station
303 locals recommend
Wanna visit the beach go here. From central station you take the train directly to the beach.Enjoy!

Everything Else

Here tram 16 and 24 stops.It takes you to the city center. 3 minutes walk from the studio.
Ruysdaelstraat
Ruysdaelstraat
Here tram 16 and 24 stops.It takes you to the city center. 3 minutes walk from the studio.
Tram 5 towards the city center. Tram 3, 12, towards the Eastside and Westside and towards the Vondelpark (2 stops)
7 locals recommend
Roelof Hartplein
Roelof Hartplein
7 locals recommend
Tram 5 towards the city center. Tram 3, 12, towards the Eastside and Westside and towards the Vondelpark (2 stops)
Enjoy great movies and exhibitions, fine restaurant and beautiful building. You can take the ferrie at the back of central station. Very nice to visit the other side of the water.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
Enjoy great movies and exhibitions, fine restaurant and beautiful building. You can take the ferrie at the back of central station. Very nice to visit the other side of the water.
Adjacent to the Centrum is the lively Westerpark district.Food, drinks, dancing, Creative spaces... There's always plenty to do, the site of the city's former gasworks. check http://www.iamsterdam.com
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
1599 locals recommend
Adjacent to the Centrum is the lively Westerpark district.Food, drinks, dancing, Creative spaces... There's always plenty to do, the site of the city's former gasworks. check http://www.iamsterdam.com
Science center Nemo. Very nice to visit and also overlooking the water ''IJ''
48 locals recommend
Nemo Guest Accommodations
48 locals recommend
Science center Nemo. Very nice to visit and also overlooking the water ''IJ''
Dam square with the royal palace. Situated in the middle of the center.
1419 locals recommend
Dam Square
1419 locals recommend
Dam square with the royal palace. Situated in the middle of the center.
THe Zoo, e.g. summer Evenings at Artis Royal Zoo lets visitors learn what the animals get up to after hours by staying open until sunset on every Saturday in June, July and August.
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
THe Zoo, e.g. summer Evenings at Artis Royal Zoo lets visitors learn what the animals get up to after hours by staying open until sunset on every Saturday in June, July and August.
Another cinema in old art deco buidling
340 locals recommend
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 Reguliersbreestraat
340 locals recommend
Another cinema in old art deco buidling
crazy looking expo, restaurant, party place. Take a look at their website for the programm. http://www.tolhuistuin.nl/
322 locals recommend
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenade
322 locals recommend
crazy looking expo, restaurant, party place. Take a look at their website for the programm. http://www.tolhuistuin.nl/
Enjoy the beach in the city! Relaxing atmosphere where you can even swimm ! You can take tram 26 from central station toward IJburg,the last stop, then walk 5min.http://www.blijburg.nl
105 locals recommend
Blijburg
501 Pampuslaan
105 locals recommend
Enjoy the beach in the city! Relaxing atmosphere where you can even swimm ! You can take tram 26 from central station toward IJburg,the last stop, then walk 5min.http://www.blijburg.nl
Wanna visit the beach go here, more hip and trendy beach. From central station you take the train directly to Zandvoort and then take a bus to Bloemendaal (10min) Enjoy!
245 locals recommend
Bloemendaal aan Zee
245 locals recommend
Wanna visit the beach go here, more hip and trendy beach. From central station you take the train directly to Zandvoort and then take a bus to Bloemendaal (10min) Enjoy!

Arts & Culture

The famous Rijksmuseum where you can see Rembrandt and a lot of classic painters. Just reopened and it's amazing. Tip! go early if you want to visit. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
The famous Rijksmuseum where you can see Rembrandt and a lot of classic painters. Just reopened and it's amazing. Tip! go early if you want to visit. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Here you can walk in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh, the famous painter. Tip: go early if you want to visit. Walking distance from the studio (10min). http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Here you can walk in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh, the famous painter. Tip: go early if you want to visit. Walking distance from the studio (10min). http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp
Modern & contemporary art Museum. Nice architecture. Reopened 2 years ago! Really nice. 10min walk from the studio. http://www.stedelijk.nl/en
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Modern & contemporary art Museum. Nice architecture. Reopened 2 years ago! Really nice. 10min walk from the studio. http://www.stedelijk.nl/en
The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ is the Netherlands’ most important stage for contemporary music, as well as for classical music with a modern twist. Very nice to visit and look over the water ''IJ''
105 locals recommend
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
1 Piet Heinkade
105 locals recommend
The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ is the Netherlands’ most important stage for contemporary music, as well as for classical music with a modern twist. Very nice to visit and look over the water ''IJ''
classical concert hall, nice building and overlooking the Museumplein. In the museum area.
476 locals recommend
The Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 locals recommend
classical concert hall, nice building and overlooking the Museumplein. In the museum area.
Concerthall, if you have the chance to grab a concert...you should! check the programm http://www.melkweg.nl/nl/
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A Lijnbaansgracht
444 locals recommend
Concerthall, if you have the chance to grab a concert...you should! check the programm http://www.melkweg.nl/nl/
Music temple, concert hall...check the pgroamm they always have nice music, parties and more... http://www.paradiso.nl/web/English-Agenda.htm
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
Music temple, concert hall...check the pgroamm they always have nice music, parties and more... http://www.paradiso.nl/web/English-Agenda.htm
National ballet is located here
95 locals recommend
National Opera & Ballet
3 Amstel
95 locals recommend
National ballet is located here
The Tropenmuseum is one of Europe’s leading ethnographic museums, renowned for its collection. Exhibitions display (art) objects, photographs, music and film from non-western cultures.
628 locals recommend
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 locals recommend
The Tropenmuseum is one of Europe’s leading ethnographic museums, renowned for its collection. Exhibitions display (art) objects, photographs, music and film from non-western cultures.
Local theatre with great little shows. Run by Michael Manicardi, artistical director who's from the UK.Very nice person, very personal. Say hi from me! http://www.badhuistheater.nl/
Mike's Badhuistheater
28 Boerhaaveplein
Local theatre with great little shows. Run by Michael Manicardi, artistical director who's from the UK.Very nice person, very personal. Say hi from me! http://www.badhuistheater.nl/
Cinema
125 locals recommend
Pathe de Munt
15 Vijzelstraat
125 locals recommend
Cinema
very beautiful art nouveau cinema in a great street!
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
very beautiful art nouveau cinema in a great street!
Great club with great parties. ask me what's on when you arrive and i'll look it up. http://www.trouwamsterdam.nl/en/club/
199 locals recommend
Trouw Amsterdam
125 Wibautstraat
199 locals recommend
Great club with great parties. ask me what's on when you arrive and i'll look it up. http://www.trouwamsterdam.nl/en/club/
Great place to visit and enjoy one of the city beaches. Very nice to go there and have drinks, eat something.They have warehouse weekender markets. Nice relaxing place.
496 locals recommend
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob Bontiusplaats
496 locals recommend
Great place to visit and enjoy one of the city beaches. Very nice to go there and have drinks, eat something.They have warehouse weekender markets. Nice relaxing place.

Drinks & Nightlife

Irish pub
19 locals recommend
O'Donnell's
5 Ferdinand Bolstraat
19 locals recommend
Irish pub
Very nice place to have coffee or have drinks in the evening.You can also grab a bite to eat there.They have a daily menu. Love the place!
51 locals recommend
Kingfisher Café
24 Ferdinand Bolstraat
51 locals recommend
Very nice place to have coffee or have drinks in the evening.You can also grab a bite to eat there.They have a daily menu. Love the place!
Chill summer hang out with great food, drinks and view. A big place on the water close to central station.
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 locals recommend
Chill summer hang out with great food, drinks and view. A big place on the water close to central station.
The typical IJ beer from the IJ brewery is situated in a typical Dutch mill.You should go there and drink beers! It's great to visit.
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
The typical IJ beer from the IJ brewery is situated in a typical Dutch mill.You should go there and drink beers! It's great to visit.
Great place with nice food, beach bar on the river. Every first weekend of the month there's a huge flee market in the old shipyard. Really nice www.ijhallen.nl
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
1052 locals recommend
Great place with nice food, beach bar on the river. Every first weekend of the month there's a huge flee market in the old shipyard. Really nice www.ijhallen.nl
nice place to have drinks and food
79 locals recommend
Café Schilders
45 Eerste van der Helststraat
79 locals recommend
nice place to have drinks and food
Typical Dutch, cozy cafe. Every generation loves this, simple foods and great beers.
34 locals recommend
Café Het Molenpad
653 Prinsengracht
34 locals recommend
Typical Dutch, cozy cafe. Every generation loves this, simple foods and great beers.

Shopping

Kalverstraat, shopping street which goed all the way to central station.
19 locals recommend
Kalverpassage
212-220 Kalverstraat
19 locals recommend
Kalverstraat, shopping street which goed all the way to central station.
shopping mall in nice building
50 locals recommend
Swarovski Boutique Magna Plaza
182I Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
50 locals recommend
shopping mall in nice building
Shopping street but just a little bit different. Nice to walk when headed towards the Rembrandtplein.
421 locals recommend
Utrechtsestraat
Utrechtsestraat
421 locals recommend
Shopping street but just a little bit different. Nice to walk when headed towards the Rembrandtplein.