Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Gezellig (cozy) cafe, very good coffee and fresh baked goods. Good wifi, communal table. Open daily at 9 am. Can get crowded, nice when it's not packed. There's an aloof orange cat that sometimes makes an appearance.
59 locals recommend
Back to Black
48 Weteringstraat
59 locals recommend
Gezellig (cozy) cafe, very good coffee and fresh baked goods. Good wifi, communal table. Open daily at 9 am. Can get crowded, nice when it's not packed. There's an aloof orange cat that sometimes makes an appearance.
One of the best coffee roasters in Amsterdam, they supply a lot of other cafes. Not much food - a few baked goods - you come here for the coffee. Very spacious so a good place to meet and talk with friends. No wifi, so it's a different vibe. Open at 8 am weekdays, 9 am weekends.
47 locals recommend
Bocca Coffee
96H Kerkstraat
47 locals recommend
One of the best coffee roasters in Amsterdam, they supply a lot of other cafes. Not much food - a few baked goods - you come here for the coffee. Very spacious so a good place to meet and talk with friends. No wifi, so it's a different vibe. Open at 8 am weekdays, 9 am weekends.
The coffee is very good and there is a basset hound - nuff said, but it's also a nice oasis of calm when I've been there. Has baked goods but I've only been for coffee.
7 locals recommend
Sweet Cup
93HS Lange Leidsedwarsstraat
7 locals recommend
The coffee is very good and there is a basset hound - nuff said, but it's also a nice oasis of calm when I've been there. Has baked goods but I've only been for coffee.
Cafe specializing in healthy eating, farm to table and organic foods. Good hot and cold drinks. Open for breakfast and lunch - a good close-by brunch option.
46 locals recommend
Lavinia Good Food
176 Kerkstraat
46 locals recommend
Cafe specializing in healthy eating, farm to table and organic foods. Good hot and cold drinks. Open for breakfast and lunch - a good close-by brunch option.
Fresh soups and salads. Good, healthy take-out, a bit on the pricey side.
31 locals recommend
Soup en Zo - Spiegel
54 Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
31 locals recommend
Fresh soups and salads. Good, healthy take-out, a bit on the pricey side.
Popular and reliable Thai food in the neighborhood. It fills up
Na Siam
332 Kerkstraat
Popular and reliable Thai food in the neighborhood. It fills up
Another one of Amsterdam's top coffee roasters. Worth the pilgrimage. Nice to sit outside on a sunny day.
237 locals recommend
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
237 locals recommend
Another one of Amsterdam's top coffee roasters. Worth the pilgrimage. Nice to sit outside on a sunny day.
Very popular for breakfast and brunch, extensive menu.
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
315 locals recommend
Very popular for breakfast and brunch, extensive menu.
Maoz is my go-to for a vegetarian quick eat - falafel and salad bar piled into a pita. Several locations in the center.
21 locals recommend
Maoz Vegetarian
1 Muntplein
21 locals recommend
Maoz is my go-to for a vegetarian quick eat - falafel and salad bar piled into a pita. Several locations in the center.
Very tasty and healthy food in an interesting part of town. A nice place to grab a drink, brunch or dinner. Outside seating when the weather is nice
47 locals recommend
Bloem Eten & Drinken
36 Entrepotdok
47 locals recommend
Very tasty and healthy food in an interesting part of town. A nice place to grab a drink, brunch or dinner. Outside seating when the weather is nice
A nice canal-side bistro that has kept us coming back. Good for brunch, lunch, dinner or a late dessert and drink.
135 locals recommend
Buffet van Odette
598 Prinsengracht
135 locals recommend
A nice canal-side bistro that has kept us coming back. Good for brunch, lunch, dinner or a late dessert and drink.
Great breads and pastries on the corner.
25 locals recommend
Vlaamsch Broodhuys A'dam B.V.
109 Vijzelstraat
25 locals recommend
Great breads and pastries on the corner.
Excellent Moroccan restaurant
49 locals recommend
Restaurant Mamouche
104 Quellijnstraat
49 locals recommend
Excellent Moroccan restaurant
Very hip and popular brunch spot
172 locals recommend
Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
172 locals recommend
Very hip and popular brunch spot
Popular for coffee, breakfast and brunch, but also dinner. Cool interior
372 locals recommend
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 locals recommend
Popular for coffee, breakfast and brunch, but also dinner. Cool interior
Italian restaurant. We've eaten here once and enjoyed it. Small, cozy space.
12 locals recommend
Pastini Restaurant
29 Leidsegracht
12 locals recommend
Italian restaurant. We've eaten here once and enjoyed it. Small, cozy space.
Indonesian restaurant that is a good place to experience a rijsttafel.
34 locals recommend
Tempo Doeloe
75 Utrechtsestraat
34 locals recommend
Indonesian restaurant that is a good place to experience a rijsttafel.
Popular Vietnamese. Vegetarian not their strength
6 locals recommend
Ô MAI
12 Utrechtsestraat
6 locals recommend
Popular Vietnamese. Vegetarian not their strength
Japanese sushi and cocktail bar. Nice atmosphere and open late
33 locals recommend
Ku Kitchen & Bar
114 Utrechtsestraat
33 locals recommend
Japanese sushi and cocktail bar. Nice atmosphere and open late
Popular vegetarian restaurant in the neighborhood
42 locals recommend
Golden Temple Vegetarisch Restaurant
126 Utrechtsestraat
42 locals recommend
Popular vegetarian restaurant in the neighborhood
great food and drink menu. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Set in a nice garden behind the Hermitage Museum.
85 locals recommend
Dignita Hoftuin
18a Nieuwe Herengracht
85 locals recommend
great food and drink menu. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Set in a nice garden behind the Hermitage Museum.

Arts & Culture

Not essential by any means, but it's around the corner and if you want to see what the golden age looked like living in canal-side splendor, this is your place. Beautiful garden.
138 locals recommend
Museum Van Loon
672 Keizersgracht
138 locals recommend
Not essential by any means, but it's around the corner and if you want to see what the golden age looked like living in canal-side splendor, this is your place. Beautiful garden.
Great photography museum with changing exhibitions
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Great photography museum with changing exhibitions

Drinks & Nightlife

The best concert venue for popular music in the city is a 10 minute walk from our house. Check the agenda online. Good shows can sell out fast.
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
The best concert venue for popular music in the city is a 10 minute walk from our house. Check the agenda online. Good shows can sell out fast.

Sightseeing

The 7 bridges over the Reguliersgracht is one of the most scenic stretches of the canal belt
Hotel Seven Bridges
31 Reguliersgracht
The 7 bridges over the Reguliersgracht is one of the most scenic stretches of the canal belt
The most iconic bridge in a city of many bridges is 3 blocks away. Nice views up and down the Amstel River. An interesting area to walk around.
36 locals recommend
Skinny Bridge
Magere Brug
36 locals recommend
The most iconic bridge in a city of many bridges is 3 blocks away. Nice views up and down the Amstel River. An interesting area to walk around.

Essentials

large, higher end grocery store with a wider range of produce and more organic products than Albert Hein
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
large, higher end grocery store with a wider range of produce and more organic products than Albert Hein
Groceries on the corner. Hard to beat for convenience.
96 locals recommend
AH Vijzelstraat
113 Vijzelstraat
96 locals recommend
Groceries on the corner. Hard to beat for convenience.
A convenient organic grocery store, several locations in the centre
257 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
257 locals recommend
A convenient organic grocery store, several locations in the centre

Shopping

One of the best cheese shops in town. Lots of samples and they will vacuum seal for you if you're taking/sending internationally
50 locals recommend
Kaashuis Tromp
90 Utrechtsestraat
50 locals recommend
One of the best cheese shops in town. Lots of samples and they will vacuum seal for you if you're taking/sending internationally
Excellent record store with listening stations. Get your vinyl, cds or dvds
46 locals recommend
Concerto
54- 60 Utrechtsestraat
46 locals recommend
Excellent record store with listening stations. Get your vinyl, cds or dvds

Parks & Nature

Amsterdam's urban green space. Popular with dog walkers, joggers, picnic-ers, nesting storks and parakeets.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Amsterdam's urban green space. Popular with dog walkers, joggers, picnic-ers, nesting storks and parakeets.