Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
The perfect place for cocktails (try the pornstar martini) and some New York style food!
84 locals recommend
Franklin Bar & Kitchen
156 AmstelveensewegThe perfect place for cocktails (try the pornstar martini) and some New York style food!
Rough, lovely place with great view! Take the ferry (NDSM-werf veer) behind Central Station. It's free. Once you get off (first and only stop), you walk to the right to a building made of containers.
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegRough, lovely place with great view! Take the ferry (NDSM-werf veer) behind Central Station. It's free. Once you get off (first and only stop), you walk to the right to a building made of containers.
Food Scene
Great food! 15E a small meal. You'll need 4 of them (minimal). Lovely wines, great chique terrace.
181 locals recommend
Ron Gastrobar
55 SophialaanGreat food! 15E a small meal. You'll need 4 of them (minimal). Lovely wines, great chique terrace.
Great big bar/cafe for good wines (Grape District) and special Belgian beers. Great atmosphere, always busy.
314 locals recommend
Stadscafé Van Mechelen
96/97 SloterkadeGreat big bar/cafe for good wines (Grape District) and special Belgian beers. Great atmosphere, always busy.
Lovely coffee, cake, breakfast and lunch. Great for a morning coffee in the sun, or to take away for a walk in the park. Open till 6PM.
103 locals recommend
Anne&Max Amsterdam Zuid
196 AmstelveensewegLovely coffee, cake, breakfast and lunch. Great for a morning coffee in the sun, or to take away for a walk in the park. Open till 6PM.
BEST INDONESIAN FOOD!!! Always crowded so make a reservation on time (maybe a few days before)! Have a cocktail/local brewed beer at Franklin afterwards.
164 locals recommend
Restaurant Blauw Amsterdam
158-160 AmstelveensewegBEST INDONESIAN FOOD!!! Always crowded so make a reservation on time (maybe a few days before)! Have a cocktail/local brewed beer at Franklin afterwards.
Hip place, weird surrounding, while it is just in a random street. Great sunny terrace though. Nice atmosphere and good food! Try the artichoke for apertivo!
80 locals recommend
Bar Grill Marathonweg
1 MarathonwegHip place, weird surrounding, while it is just in a random street. Great sunny terrace though. Nice atmosphere and good food! Try the artichoke for apertivo!
Place to have lunch or dinner. Quality meat. Great shopping street too.
63 locals recommend
Brasserie Van Dam
8-10 Cornelis SchuytstraatPlace to have lunch or dinner. Quality meat. Great shopping street too.
Great place to have breakfast and watch people. Nice way to go there: via the Vondelpark by foot. Great shopping street too (pretty pricy though).
63 locals recommend
Brasserie Van Dam
8-10 Cornelis SchuytstraatGreat place to have breakfast and watch people. Nice way to go there: via the Vondelpark by foot. Great shopping street too (pretty pricy though).
Self-service, lean-back place in the centre of the Vondelpark. Great on a sunny day, while they don't have many seats inside.
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 VondelparkSelf-service, lean-back place in the centre of the Vondelpark. Great on a sunny day, while they don't have many seats inside.
Best breakfasts for terrible hang-overs. Take it with a bloody mary :)
180 locals recommend
Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van LennepkadeBest breakfasts for terrible hang-overs. Take it with a bloody mary :)
Shopping
Dutch store with all the possible you might need. Try the Hema-Rookworst. The store is known for these sausages. Just eat them straight away!
130 locals recommend
HEMA
133a SloterkadeDutch store with all the possible you might need. Try the Hema-Rookworst. The store is known for these sausages. Just eat them straight away!
People working there will help you out to find the best wine for your (diner) moment.
8 locals recommend
Grapedistrict Oud Zuid
182 AmstelveensewegPeople working there will help you out to find the best wine for your (diner) moment.
Street full of nice boutiques from fashion- to concept stores. And nice places to have a coffee.
227 locals recommend
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatStreet full of nice boutiques from fashion- to concept stores. And nice places to have a coffee.
Streets to stroll around. nice stores and cafes. Try Kaaskamer for the best cheese in town.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
Streets to stroll around. nice stores and cafes. Try Kaaskamer for the best cheese in town.
Everything Else
Roofed foodmarket. There's also a cinema, some art- and conceptstores. New hipster place. Worth a look.
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageRoofed foodmarket. There's also a cinema, some art- and conceptstores. New hipster place. Worth a look.
Essentials
French Bakery. The queue is worth it. I highly recommend all pastries (and the baguettes)! Take the bike.
94 locals recommend
Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam
119 OlympiapleinFrench Bakery. The queue is worth it. I highly recommend all pastries (and the baguettes)! Take the bike.
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMust go of course!
Personally, I prefer this museum above Stedelijk Museum. A bit more modern.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinPersonally, I prefer this museum above Stedelijk Museum. A bit more modern.
Scientific and fun museum for kids, but also for grown-ups. In the summer it has a great sun terrace.
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokScientific and fun museum for kids, but also for grown-ups. In the summer it has a great sun terrace.