Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Essentials

The nearby supermarket is open everyday until until 10pm. Bagging your own groceries and paying 50 cents for the bag is all part of the fun!
115 locals recommend
Albert Heijn
21 Westermarkt
115 locals recommend
The nearby supermarket is open everyday until until 10pm. Bagging your own groceries and paying 50 cents for the bag is all part of the fun!
The organic supermarket is 5 minutes away. Yes spelled with a q.
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
The organic supermarket is 5 minutes away. Yes spelled with a q.
Cold beer and (inexpensive) wine. There is no cold white wine at the Albert Heijn supermarket. Open until 10.
Fa. Hanssen
116 Utrechtsestraat
Cold beer and (inexpensive) wine. There is no cold white wine at the Albert Heijn supermarket. Open until 10.

Food Scene

Breakfast!
52 locals recommend
Frederix Coffee Bar & Lunch
29 Frederiksplein
52 locals recommend
Breakfast!
Best coffee in the neighborhood
80 locals recommend
de koffie salon centrum
130-BG Utrechtsestraat
80 locals recommend
Best coffee in the neighborhood
Best Thai in Amsterdam. Real chicken and cashews (i.e. not with overly liquid sauce and inauthentic vegetables thrown in). They open at 4pm which is earlier than many!
6 locals recommend
Bangkok
117 Reguliersdwarsstraat
6 locals recommend
Best Thai in Amsterdam. Real chicken and cashews (i.e. not with overly liquid sauce and inauthentic vegetables thrown in). They open at 4pm which is earlier than many!
Strangely named Italian restaurant with good food and wine
132 locals recommend
Bar Moustache
141 Utrechtsestraat
132 locals recommend
Strangely named Italian restaurant with good food and wine
Casual but not crappy Italian food. Kids will be happy and (more importantly) so will the adults. Warm bread comes from the oven
28 locals recommend
BAMBINO
5h Vijzelgracht
28 locals recommend
Casual but not crappy Italian food. Kids will be happy and (more importantly) so will the adults. Warm bread comes from the oven
Sometimes you want Starbucks. Ours is a concept store, unique in the world. That means a new interior and a second counter with fancier coffees
66 locals recommend
Starbucks
72 Overtoom
66 locals recommend
Sometimes you want Starbucks. Ours is a concept store, unique in the world. That means a new interior and a second counter with fancier coffees
Steak, lobster or both is the only choice. Served in a sultry environment that doesn't break the bank.
126 locals recommend
Restaurant RED
594 Keizersgracht
126 locals recommend
Steak, lobster or both is the only choice. Served in a sultry environment that doesn't break the bank.
Neighborhood vegetarian with chill vibe
42 locals recommend
Golden Temple Vegetarisch Restaurant
126 Utrechtsestraat
42 locals recommend
Neighborhood vegetarian with chill vibe
When you want fancy (and pricey) Italian
9 locals recommend
Segugio
96 Utrechtsestraat
9 locals recommend
When you want fancy (and pricey) Italian

Arts & Culture

Our hysterical comedy show is an Amsterdam institution. Our guests get free upgrades to the Comedy Central Couch
101 locals recommend
Boom Chicago
117 Rozengracht
101 locals recommend
Our hysterical comedy show is an Amsterdam institution. Our guests get free upgrades to the Comedy Central Couch

Everything Else

Our favorite neighborhood coffee shop sells bags and pre rolled joints. I don't brew my own beer either.
8 locals recommend
Barney's Lounge
27 Reguliersgracht
8 locals recommend
Our favorite neighborhood coffee shop sells bags and pre rolled joints. I don't brew my own beer either.

Drinks & Nightlife

200 year old bar and liquor store. Doesn't every neighborhood have one?
35 locals recommend
Cafe Slijterij Oosterling
140 Utrechtsestraat
35 locals recommend
200 year old bar and liquor store. Doesn't every neighborhood have one?
Small, speakeasy cocktail bar with wonderful drinks. Let me make you a table reservation (no minimum)
149 locals recommend
Door74
74 Reguliersdwarsstraat
149 locals recommend
Small, speakeasy cocktail bar with wonderful drinks. Let me make you a table reservation (no minimum)

Shopping

Cheese from the supermarket? Egads! Spreads and bread available here too. They will vacuum pack cheese to take home too.
50 locals recommend
Kaashuis Tromp
90 Utrechtsestraat
50 locals recommend
Cheese from the supermarket? Egads! Spreads and bread available here too. They will vacuum pack cheese to take home too.
Mom and pop bike rental place that rents bikes that don't look like rental bikes
8 locals recommend
Fiets Consult
105 Utrechtsedwarsstraat
8 locals recommend
Mom and pop bike rental place that rents bikes that don't look like rental bikes

Sightseeing

Brewery Attraction/tour/advertisement is ten minutes away by foot.
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
1283 locals recommend
Brewery Attraction/tour/advertisement is ten minutes away by foot.
Museumplein/Museum Square which is home to the Rijks, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk (STAY-de-lik) and the Concertgebouw is also a short walk away
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
Museumplein/Museum Square which is home to the Rijks, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk (STAY-de-lik) and the Concertgebouw is also a short walk away
Nightlife district Leidseplein has clubs, bars and restaurants
19 locals recommend
The Bulldog Ex-policestation Coffeeshop
17 Leidseplein
19 locals recommend
Nightlife district Leidseplein has clubs, bars and restaurants
Bars, cafes, and restaurants
1024 locals recommend
Rembrandtplein
1024 locals recommend
Bars, cafes, and restaurants
Seven bridges cross the Reguliersgracht that you can see at one time if you are at either end. Best seen from a boat
Reguliersgracht 49
Seven bridges cross the Reguliersgracht that you can see at one time if you are at either end. Best seen from a boat
Powerful stuff. It's on the bucket list
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Powerful stuff. It's on the bucket list
Under-the-radar museum of the Amsterdam canals. Housed in an impressive canal house where people who loaned money to young country America lived in the 1700s. 45 minutes and you're out.
89 locals recommend
The Canal House Museum
386 Herengracht
89 locals recommend
Under-the-radar museum of the Amsterdam canals. Housed in an impressive canal house where people who loaned money to young country America lived in the 1700s. 45 minutes and you're out.