Guidebook for Amsterdam

Reinier
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Best coffee in town, nice barista's and located in a really nice shopping street, only 5 min walk from our place.
80 locals recommend
de koffie salon centrum
130-BG Utrechtsestraat
80 locals recommend
Best coffee in town, nice barista's and located in a really nice shopping street, only 5 min walk from our place.
A true hidden gem, this is THE place for lunch if you like to eat homemade healthy food. Everything is organic and the place looks very cute!!
46 locals recommend
Lavinia Good Food
176 Kerkstraat
46 locals recommend
A true hidden gem, this is THE place for lunch if you like to eat homemade healthy food. Everything is organic and the place looks very cute!!
Really nice burgers, eat in or take away!
111 locals recommend
Burgermeester | de Pijp
48 Albert Cuypstraat
111 locals recommend
Really nice burgers, eat in or take away!
Okay so we are Asia Freaks, if you like Vietnamese food, please check this place out. Grandma's recipes and two nice brothers who run the place!
6 locals recommend
Ô MAI
12 Utrechtsestraat
6 locals recommend
Okay so we are Asia Freaks, if you like Vietnamese food, please check this place out. Grandma's recipes and two nice brothers who run the place!
Really small family restaurant. You can eat in, or take away. We love this place, it is the most authentic Thai restaurant we have been to in Holland. (And we have been to a lot!) In case you want a change after the traditional Dutch "Stamppot".
Thai Corner
187D Weteringschans
Really small family restaurant. You can eat in, or take away. We love this place, it is the most authentic Thai restaurant we have been to in Holland. (And we have been to a lot!) In case you want a change after the traditional Dutch "Stamppot".
Cute little place. They serve coffee, breakfast, lunch, cake, juices and have a quite little garden area, which is great when the sun visits Amsterdam.
30 locals recommend
Zuivere Koffie
39 Utrechtsestraat
30 locals recommend
Cute little place. They serve coffee, breakfast, lunch, cake, juices and have a quite little garden area, which is great when the sun visits Amsterdam.
Small lunch restaurant! Great sandwiches and great price. Can be really busy so make sure you get there ahead of the crowd.
34 locals recommend
Eetcafe Singel 404
404 Singel
34 locals recommend
Small lunch restaurant! Great sandwiches and great price. Can be really busy so make sure you get there ahead of the crowd.
Oh my if you love cake, this is the place. The decor is colorful and cheerful, the cakes are homemade and delicious.
46 locals recommend
the cake of my aunt
10 Ferdinand Bolstraat
46 locals recommend
Oh my if you love cake, this is the place. The decor is colorful and cheerful, the cakes are homemade and delicious.
Croissants, chocolates, cookies and cake, but don't forget their famous croquettes. They are to die for. You cannot sit inside, so take it away!
62 locals recommend
Patisserie Holtkamp
15 Vijzelgracht
62 locals recommend
Croissants, chocolates, cookies and cake, but don't forget their famous croquettes. They are to die for. You cannot sit inside, so take it away!
Fire grilled for the meat/bird lovers. Very popular amongst our male friends.
196 locals recommend
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
196 locals recommend
Fire grilled for the meat/bird lovers. Very popular amongst our male friends.
Great Tapas place. Make sure you make a reservation, because it is popular amongst the locals!
200 locals recommend
Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
200 locals recommend
Great Tapas place. Make sure you make a reservation, because it is popular amongst the locals!
If you love Vegetarian food, try this place! The interior is a bit modern and well lit (no romantic corners), but one of the best veggie options in town!
57 locals recommend
Vegetarisch Restaurant De Waaghals
29 Frans Halsstraat
57 locals recommend
If you love Vegetarian food, try this place! The interior is a bit modern and well lit (no romantic corners), but one of the best veggie options in town!
No romance but REAL Chinese food. Busses full Chinese tourist stop here to enjoy their lunch or diner during their City trip to Amsterdam. When Chinese go and have Chinese food somewhere, you know you are at the right place! 5 min. walk from our home!
94 locals recommend
Nam Kee
111-113 Zeedijk
94 locals recommend
No romance but REAL Chinese food. Busses full Chinese tourist stop here to enjoy their lunch or diner during their City trip to Amsterdam. When Chinese go and have Chinese food somewhere, you know you are at the right place! 5 min. walk from our home!
This place is quite new but very popular amongst locals. Go here if you want to enjoy Vietnamese streetfood!
9 locals recommend
FRNZY
27 H Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
9 locals recommend
This place is quite new but very popular amongst locals. Go here if you want to enjoy Vietnamese streetfood!
My favorite spot to get Ice-cream in summer!
97 locals recommend
IJscuypje
27 Eerste van der Helststraat
97 locals recommend
My favorite spot to get Ice-cream in summer!

Parks & Nature

Great for long walks, or go here with kids to play soccer in the field or just to relax in the grass in summer. You might want to go feed the goats in the family oriented " Geitenboerderij" (Goat farm) http://www.geitenboerderij.nl/en/. Here you can taste delicious ice cream made of goat milk. Or go eat traditional pancakes in the Boerderij Meerzicht. http://boerderijmeerzicht.com
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
547 locals recommend
Great for long walks, or go here with kids to play soccer in the field or just to relax in the grass in summer. You might want to go feed the goats in the family oriented " Geitenboerderij" (Goat farm) http://www.geitenboerderij.nl/en/. Here you can taste delicious ice cream made of goat milk. Or go eat traditional pancakes in the Boerderij Meerzicht. http://boerderijmeerzicht.com
Every one knows the Vondelpark, which is great, but if you want to know where the locals hang out, you should visit the Westerpark. You can chill in the grass, walk around to the children' s farm. Or drink coffee and eat at the nice cafe's and restaurants. Easy to reach by taking tram 10
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
1599 locals recommend
Every one knows the Vondelpark, which is great, but if you want to know where the locals hang out, you should visit the Westerpark. You can chill in the grass, walk around to the children' s farm. Or drink coffee and eat at the nice cafe's and restaurants. Easy to reach by taking tram 10

Entertainment & Activities

This beautiful spa is great for a day/evening unwinding at the sauna. You can just buy a ticket for the Spa and pool facilities or you can book a massage or treatment in advance. Reservations are always a good idea also for just the day tickets for the spa.
78 locals recommend
Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver
8 Koenenkade
78 locals recommend
This beautiful spa is great for a day/evening unwinding at the sauna. You can just buy a ticket for the Spa and pool facilities or you can book a massage or treatment in advance. Reservations are always a good idea also for just the day tickets for the spa.
For a great old school movie experience. Located a the end of a nice shopping street.
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
For a great old school movie experience. Located a the end of a nice shopping street.
Boom Chicago is Amsterdams only English spoken improv theater. Great fun espesially after a few beers. Don't be shy if they create a whole sketch around your persona. ( it happened to your host Reinier)
101 locals recommend
Boom Chicago
117 Rozengracht
101 locals recommend
Boom Chicago is Amsterdams only English spoken improv theater. Great fun espesially after a few beers. Don't be shy if they create a whole sketch around your persona. ( it happened to your host Reinier)
Chill place to play some pool and enjoy a beer.
Poollokaal De Gracht
110 Nieuwe Achtergracht
Chill place to play some pool and enjoy a beer.

Shopping

This is a great concept store, where you can buy nice clothing (man and woman), furniture and gifts. You can also drink coffee. Great thing is the famous Albert Cuyp market is just around the corner and also it is just a 5 min walk from our place.
290 locals recommend
Hutspot
4 Van Woustraat
290 locals recommend
This is a great concept store, where you can buy nice clothing (man and woman), furniture and gifts. You can also drink coffee. Great thing is the famous Albert Cuyp market is just around the corner and also it is just a 5 min walk from our place.
For the love of Denim! What a beautiful store. This is the woman's store but they also have a Men's store at the Prinsengracht. Tip; bring your credit card ;)
DENHAM The Jeanmaker - Women's Store
529B Prinsengracht
For the love of Denim! What a beautiful store. This is the woman's store but they also have a Men's store at the Prinsengracht. Tip; bring your credit card ;)
Beautiful store with furniture and home accessories.
Zenza
101 Utrechtsestraat
Beautiful store with furniture and home accessories.
This shop is heaven for all music lovers, collectors of vinyl and cd's. They sometimes have acoustic in-store sessions.
46 locals recommend
Concerto
54- 60 Utrechtsestraat
46 locals recommend
This shop is heaven for all music lovers, collectors of vinyl and cd's. They sometimes have acoustic in-store sessions.
In need of a new lonely planet or any other book that has to do with traveling, this is the spot!
Reisboekhandel A LA CARTE
134 Sint Antoniesbreestraat
In need of a new lonely planet or any other book that has to do with traveling, this is the spot!
People who say fair-trade/organic clothing can't be fashionable haven't been to this beautiful shop. Definitely worth visiting!!
6 locals recommend
VERSE GOOD STORE
84 Gerard Doustraat
6 locals recommend
People who say fair-trade/organic clothing can't be fashionable haven't been to this beautiful shop. Definitely worth visiting!!
Looking for something to bring home to your girlfriend?? Then look no further! Beautiful handmade jewelry.
16 locals recommend
Anna + Nina | Store
94 Gerard Doustraat
16 locals recommend
Looking for something to bring home to your girlfriend?? Then look no further! Beautiful handmade jewelry.
Great Sneaker shop!
Seventy5
14 Van Woustraat
Great Sneaker shop!
Kids heaven!!! Toys!! Decorations and many many more!
6 locals recommend
De Kinderfeestwinkel
65 Gerard Doustraat
6 locals recommend
Kids heaven!!! Toys!! Decorations and many many more!

Essentials

The supermarket with the best price. Inside you have also a great Turkish supermarket, a butcher and my personal favorite shop to buy Humus. So many kinds you will have a hard time choosing.
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
744 locals recommend
The supermarket with the best price. Inside you have also a great Turkish supermarket, a butcher and my personal favorite shop to buy Humus. So many kinds you will have a hard time choosing.
Sometimes when traveling you do need to see a hairdresser ASAP, but where to go???? At Devils & Angels you can never go wrong, actually our whole family and most of our friends go here, And don't tell anyone but they also the do the hairstyling for a lot of famous Dutch people so they are quite busy, better to book an apointment in advance.
Devils & Angels
45 Vijzelgracht
Sometimes when traveling you do need to see a hairdresser ASAP, but where to go???? At Devils & Angels you can never go wrong, actually our whole family and most of our friends go here, And don't tell anyone but they also the do the hairstyling for a lot of famous Dutch people so they are quite busy, better to book an apointment in advance.
Great yoga studio in an authentic house 5 min walk from our place, they have mats available so you don't have to bring your own. They also do walk ins. But come early because the classes have a participation limit.
43 locals recommend
Delight Yoga
20G Prinseneiland
43 locals recommend
Great yoga studio in an authentic house 5 min walk from our place, they have mats available so you don't have to bring your own. They also do walk ins. But come early because the classes have a participation limit.

Arts & Culture

It is a museum, but it is more like an adventure for kids. Lots of activities. And the view from the terrace alone is worth a visit.
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
603 locals recommend
It is a museum, but it is more like an adventure for kids. Lots of activities. And the view from the terrace alone is worth a visit.
For most people not their first choice when you plan a trip to a museum, but definitely a interesting choice. Situated close to Amsterdam's city Zoo Artis and next to the Oosterpark. This museum always has interesting exibitions and takes that extra step to make museum visits fun for kids.
628 locals recommend
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 locals recommend
For most people not their first choice when you plan a trip to a museum, but definitely a interesting choice. Situated close to Amsterdam's city Zoo Artis and next to the Oosterpark. This museum always has interesting exibitions and takes that extra step to make museum visits fun for kids.
Museum for Photography. It is quite small,but great exhibitions and has a nice museum-shop.
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Museum for Photography. It is quite small,but great exhibitions and has a nice museum-shop.

Drinks & Nightlife

We saw many great artists at this place, so check out their calendar online if you are lucky your favorite musicians are in town. After midnight this place is great for dancing and clubbing!
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
We saw many great artists at this place, so check out their calendar online if you are lucky your favorite musicians are in town. After midnight this place is great for dancing and clubbing!
Check their calendar to see if the music style is your taste, if it is definitely check it out. Relaxed vibe and place to go out for drinks and dancing. They also have a pool table upstairs.
89 locals recommend
Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
89 locals recommend
Check their calendar to see if the music style is your taste, if it is definitely check it out. Relaxed vibe and place to go out for drinks and dancing. They also have a pool table upstairs.
Many different draft beers and simple but nice food. Love the Gin tonic here!
6 locals recommend
Taproom
1 Nieuwe Vijzelstraat
6 locals recommend
Many different draft beers and simple but nice food. Love the Gin tonic here!