Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
8AM - 6PM (on Sundays 10AM - 6PM): Best coffee in the neighbourhood!
237 locals recommend
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat8AM - 6PM (on Sundays 10AM - 6PM): Best coffee in the neighbourhood!
5PM - 1AM: Very nicely decorated restaurant. A weekly changing three course menu for €32 prepared with fresh ingredients of the Ten Kate market, great wines & cocktails
268 locals recommend
Café Panache
117 Ten Katestraat5PM - 1AM: Very nicely decorated restaurant. A weekly changing three course menu for €32 prepared with fresh ingredients of the Ten Kate market, great wines & cocktails
5PM - 10PM: Enjoy Italian simplicity: choice of six fresh pastas (only forks), wines, tiramisu, espresso, scroppino's and homemade limoncello.
202 locals recommend
Spaghetteria Jan Hanzenstraat
32 Jan Hanzenstraat5PM - 10PM: Enjoy Italian simplicity: choice of six fresh pastas (only forks), wines, tiramisu, espresso, scroppino's and homemade limoncello.
Monday - Saturday 9AM - 5PM: Street market with lots of fresh food, perfect for daily fresh groceries! Must try: the bakery and mango hummus across the bakery stand.
371 locals recommend
Ten Kate Markt
32 Ten KatestraatMonday - Saturday 9AM - 5PM: Street market with lots of fresh food, perfect for daily fresh groceries! Must try: the bakery and mango hummus across the bakery stand.
Amazing take out pasta's just around the corner. Favourite dish: lasagne with mushrooms, duck and truffle.
25 locals recommend
Holy Ravioli
11 Jan Pieter HeijestraatAmazing take out pasta's just around the corner. Favourite dish: lasagne with mushrooms, duck and truffle.
Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van LennepkadePerfect brunch spot: great food and bloody mary's
Healthy food: soups and salads! Favourite dish: lentil soup menu (with lamb balls and bread on the side). Take away is also possible.
23 locals recommend
Voldaan | Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch Vegetarian & Fish
121 Jan Pieter HeijestraatHealthy food: soups and salads! Favourite dish: lentil soup menu (with lamb balls and bread on the side). Take away is also possible.
Italian restaurant: great pizzas and wine and a perfect tiramisu and espresso for dessert.
138 locals recommend
Restaurant FAAM
10 Reinier ClaeszenstraatItalian restaurant: great pizzas and wine and a perfect tiramisu and espresso for dessert.
SNCKBR Kinkerstraat
106 KinkerstraatHealthy food in a modern decorated restaurant!
All sorts of Asian food in a modern restaurant: this will definetely make you happy and joy your meal.
186 locals recommend
Happyhappyjoyjoy West
158HS BilderdijkstraatAll sorts of Asian food in a modern restaurant: this will definetely make you happy and joy your meal.
The Breakfast Club
2-h BellamystraatGreat spot for brunch!
MOAK Pancakes West (Formerly MOOK)
34 De ClercqstraatDelicious pancakes for brunch
Small low key restaurant with a nice vibe and great seasonal menu.
304 locals recommend
Radijs Amsterdam
41HS Jan EvertsenstraatSmall low key restaurant with a nice vibe and great seasonal menu.
Italian restaurant in a beautiful street with candles and delicious Italian food (also the place to be if you have an allergy: they have regular and glutenfree pizzas).
139 locals recommend
De Italiaan
29 Bosboom ToussaintstraatItalian restaurant in a beautiful street with candles and delicious Italian food (also the place to be if you have an allergy: they have regular and glutenfree pizzas).
Morgan & Mees
2-6 Tweede Hugo de GrootstraatBeautifully decorated restaurant and hotel bar.
When you like a healty and delicious breakfast or lunch, PLUK is the place to be. They have acai bowls, sandwiches with avocado / poached egg and the best carrot cake in town.
31 locals recommend
Pluk
19 ReestraatWhen you like a healty and delicious breakfast or lunch, PLUK is the place to be. They have acai bowls, sandwiches with avocado / poached egg and the best carrot cake in town.
Artisanal dishes based on Jacketz baked potatoes with fresh and home-made fillings and extras.
34 locals recommend
Jacketz Nieuwendijk
32 NieuwendijkArtisanal dishes based on Jacketz baked potatoes with fresh and home-made fillings and extras.
Coffee & Coconuts
282 CeintuurbaanBeautiful coffee place in an old theatre!
Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste SweelinckstraatAustralian brunch place
Boca's
30 WesterstraatTapas restaurant
Best Thai Restaurant of town! You can go to the restaurant or the low key snackbar (even cheaper).
167 locals recommend
Bird Thais Restaurant
72-74 ZeedijkBest Thai Restaurant of town! You can go to the restaurant or the low key snackbar (even cheaper).
Koffie Academie
95 OvertoomCoffee spot near the park
Great terrace with trees in the city center, nice for drinks and live jazz sessions on Mondays.
68 locals recommend
Brasserie Nel
12 AmstelveldGreat terrace with trees in the city center, nice for drinks and live jazz sessions on Mondays.
De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert CuypstraatBeautifully decorated Eastern Restaurant
Parks & Nature
Vondelpark
Amsterdam Forest
Amsterdam's Forest
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegEssentials
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatAll day groceries
Ekoplaza
164 HaarlemmerdijkOrganic supermarket
Etos
140 B SloterkadeDrug store
Hema
313 KinkerstraatStore for daily needs
AH Kinkerstraat
89 KinkerstraatAll day groceries
Entertainment & Activities
De Hallen
41 BellamypleinMovies, library and shops
Filmtheater De Uitkijk
452 PrinsengrachtSmallest cinema in Amsterdam
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkOld cinema in Amsterdam
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 ReguliersbreestraatBig jugendstil cinema
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanAmsterdam zoo
Drinks & Nightlife
Indoor streetfood market with food from all over the world, restaurants, bars (wine, gin tonics, etc.)
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinIndoor streetfood market with food from all over the world, restaurants, bars (wine, gin tonics, etc.)
De School
3 Doctor Jan van BreemenstraatBest techno club with 24h permit. Buy tickets online in advance!
Kopstootbar
429 MarnixstraatChicago Social Club
12 LeidsepleinT's Bites and Wine
53 KinkerstraatGreat wines and bites
Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der HelststraatWine bar
Karakter
75 H De ClercqstraatThis bar just opened. Not too crowded and perfect for cocktails!
Waterkant
55 KapelwegHuge terrace besides the canal, the perfect spot for a sunny day!
SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 OosterdoksstraatSkybar overlooking Amsterdam
A’DAM is the big tower behind Amsterdam’s Central Station (you can take a free ferry (2 min)). From A'DAM you can see everything: from Amsterdam’s historic centre, to its bustling port and the vast polder landscape. There is a breathtaking 360° view from the observation deck. There are several cool bars and restaurants, and a bunch of pioneering music companies. See http://adamtoren.nl/
603 locals recommend
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinA’DAM is the big tower behind Amsterdam’s Central Station (you can take a free ferry (2 min)). From A'DAM you can see everything: from Amsterdam’s historic centre, to its bustling port and the vast polder landscape. There is a breathtaking 360° view from the observation deck. There are several cool bars and restaurants, and a bunch of pioneering music companies. See http://adamtoren.nl/
Bar spek
1 Admiraal de RuijterwegBar with a nice vibe and great snacks
Razmataz
7HS Hugo de GrootpleinGin Tonics and oysters!
Franklin Bar & Kitchen
156 AmstelveensewegCocktail bar!
The Hoxton, Amsterdam
255 HerengrachtHotel bar
Getting Around
Right in front of the house, the opposite side of the street:
- Tram 7 to center (Leidsesquare) and further to the East.
- Tram 17 to center (Westermarkt (Anne Frank house), Dam square, Amsterdam Central Station).
In front of the Coffee Company:
- Tram 7 to Osdorp.
- Tram 17 to Station Amsterdam Lelylaan (change here to take a train to Schiphol), Osdorp.
Directions from Schiphol (20 min):
- Take a train to Amsterdam Lelylaan
- Take tram 17 to Jan Pieter Heijestraat
227 locals recommend
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatRight in front of the house, the opposite side of the street:
- Tram 7 to center (Leidsesquare) and further to the East.
- Tram 17 to center (Westermarkt (Anne Frank house), Dam square, Amsterdam Central Station).
In front of the Coffee Company:
- Tram 7 to Osdorp.
- Tram 17 to Station Amsterdam Lelylaan (change here to take a train to Schiphol), Osdorp.
Directions from Schiphol (20 min):
- Take a train to Amsterdam Lelylaan
- Take tram 17 to Jan Pieter Heijestraat
Hertz
333 OvertoomCar rental
The cheapest way to park your car is in the Slotervaart area near Station Amsterdam Lelylaan: € 0,10 p/h instead of € 3-5 p/h in the city center. You can take public transportation (Tram 17) to the apartment.
Slotervaart
The cheapest way to park your car is in the Slotervaart area near Station Amsterdam Lelylaan: € 0,10 p/h instead of € 3-5 p/h in the city center. You can take public transportation (Tram 17) to the apartment.
Bike 4 U
1 Kinkerstraat9AM-6PM: Bike rental (3h €7 / 24h €9h / extra 24h €6)
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatVan Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinStedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinFoam
609 KeizersgrachtPhotography museum
Hermitage Amsterdam
51 AmstelDeLaMar Theater
402 MarnixstraatBellevue Theater
90 LeidsekadeRoyal Theater Carre
115 /125 AmstelAnne Frank House
20 Westermarkt