Guidebook for Amsterdam

Ayla & Jake
Ayla & Jake
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Our favourite spots
This is a great place for the BEST sandwiches in town. I love the fresh tuna with wasabi mayo or the salmon cake sandwich. Great with a freshly made apple lime ginger juice!
98 locals recommend
Small World Catering
14 Binnen Oranjestraat
98 locals recommend
This is a great place for the BEST sandwiches in town. I love the fresh tuna with wasabi mayo or the salmon cake sandwich. Great with a freshly made apple lime ginger juice!
If you're looking for something very Amsterdam and a bit upscale, De Belhamel is perfect. Great food in a beautiful restaurant. When the weather is nice, you can enjoy a table on the water.
74 locals recommend
De Belhamel
60 Brouwersgracht
74 locals recommend
If you're looking for something very Amsterdam and a bit upscale, De Belhamel is perfect. Great food in a beautiful restaurant. When the weather is nice, you can enjoy a table on the water.
Great brick oven pizza
81 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers Haarlemmerdijk
128 HS Haarlemmerdijk
81 locals recommend
Great brick oven pizza
Cool hangout at NDSM warf to have a drink and lunch or dinner and look out across the river at the Amsterdam skyline. If the sun is out, even better!
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
1052 locals recommend
Cool hangout at NDSM warf to have a drink and lunch or dinner and look out across the river at the Amsterdam skyline. If the sun is out, even better!
Hipster hangout and yummy food across the water. Just take the ferry from Central Station to NDSM Werf.
489 locals recommend
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-Plein
489 locals recommend
Hipster hangout and yummy food across the water. Just take the ferry from Central Station to NDSM Werf.
Groovy spot to have a drink and dine.
48 locals recommend
The Lobby Nesplein
49 Nes
48 locals recommend
Groovy spot to have a drink and dine.
Amazing selection of delicious beers from around the world along with a great menu of satisfyingly yummy food. Great to sit outside weather permitting.
523 locals recommend
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
523 locals recommend
Amazing selection of delicious beers from around the world along with a great menu of satisfyingly yummy food. Great to sit outside weather permitting.
Bar, Coffee, Restaurant, presumably the best Apple pie in town.
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
506 locals recommend
Bar, Coffee, Restaurant, presumably the best Apple pie in town.
Wonderful Dutch Brasserie on the Amstel. You can sit outside if the weather is nice. Great food, Dutch shrimp salad sandwich is amazing so is their Cesar Salad with poached egg. Lovely wines as well!
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 locals recommend
Wonderful Dutch Brasserie on the Amstel. You can sit outside if the weather is nice. Great food, Dutch shrimp salad sandwich is amazing so is their Cesar Salad with poached egg. Lovely wines as well!
Wow. This is one of our all time favourites. Amazing wines, and uncomplicated and gorgeous food. They bake their own bread too. Make a reservation, it's very popular.
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
Wow. This is one of our all time favourites. Amazing wines, and uncomplicated and gorgeous food. They bake their own bread too. Make a reservation, it's very popular.
Beautiful restaurant/grand cafe style. Lovely food.
224 locals recommend
De Plantage
36 Plantage Kerklaan
224 locals recommend
Beautiful restaurant/grand cafe style. Lovely food.
MOS is one of the most highly rated new restaurants in Amsterdam, it's beautifully situated and the food is gorgeous.
28 locals recommend
MOS
185 IJdok
28 locals recommend
MOS is one of the most highly rated new restaurants in Amsterdam, it's beautifully situated and the food is gorgeous.
Very cool hangout on the water, you can drive your boat up! Especially nice in good weather.
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 locals recommend
Very cool hangout on the water, you can drive your boat up! Especially nice in good weather.
Amazing food, great chef and sweet location in Amsterdam Noord in a former garage.
410 locals recommend
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 Aambeeldstraat
410 locals recommend
Amazing food, great chef and sweet location in Amsterdam Noord in a former garage.
Gorgeous menu, superb food and service and amazing wine selection just a ferry ride over in Amsterdam Noord in a hangar!
87 locals recommend
Hangar Amsterdam
36 Aambeeldstraat
87 locals recommend
Gorgeous menu, superb food and service and amazing wine selection just a ferry ride over in Amsterdam Noord in a hangar!
Great matcha green lattes and cakes... also serving lunch
63 locals recommend
Toki
15 Binnen Dommersstraat
63 locals recommend
Great matcha green lattes and cakes... also serving lunch
Insanely delicious hummus and veggies made to perfection. Super cute cafe close by with some outdoor seating too.
66 locals recommend
Hummus bistro d&a
136 Westerstraat
66 locals recommend
Insanely delicious hummus and veggies made to perfection. Super cute cafe close by with some outdoor seating too.
Nice french bistro with lovely wines
41 locals recommend
De Gouden Reael
14 Zandhoek
41 locals recommend
Nice french bistro with lovely wines
Amazing food. Chefs menu is always a good pick. A tad on the high end side but well worth it. We love it. Great wines too!!
16 locals recommend
La Fiorita
12 H Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
16 locals recommend
Amazing food. Chefs menu is always a good pick. A tad on the high end side but well worth it. We love it. Great wines too!!
the most insane breakfasts ever. make sure you sign up online to the waiting list before going or it will be a long wait. boozy cocktails are also great.
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
315 locals recommend
the most insane breakfasts ever. make sure you sign up online to the waiting list before going or it will be a long wait. boozy cocktails are also great.
Colima
61 locals recommend
Choux
128 De Ruijterkade
61 locals recommend
Barentsz Restaurant & Bar
Kikkie van de Prinsensluis
OPENLUCHT ATELIER AMSTERDAM
o bistro
27 locals recommend
Wolf Atelier
20 Westerdoksplein
27 locals recommend
Gorgeous restaurant on the water with excellent Bar. Everything from Oysters to steak. Great selection of beer and wine. We love it.
Vooges aan 't IJ
Gorgeous restaurant on the water with excellent Bar. Everything from Oysters to steak. Great selection of beer and wine. We love it.

Essentials

Great organic market on Saturdays for cheese, bread, fish and everything your appetite desires.
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
Great organic market on Saturdays for cheese, bread, fish and everything your appetite desires.
Wednesday's Organic Farmer's Market/a smaller version of the Noordermarkt one on Saturdays. Great burgers, crepes, cheeses, veggies, mushrooms, fish, fresh pasta, sausages and more!
147 locals recommend
AH Haarlemmerplein
34 Haarlemmerplein
147 locals recommend
Wednesday's Organic Farmer's Market/a smaller version of the Noordermarkt one on Saturdays. Great burgers, crepes, cheeses, veggies, mushrooms, fish, fresh pasta, sausages and more!
Amazing to experience this market. Everything is going on all at once, street vendors, farmers, families and locals all coming together to get their daily bread! It's a super place for people watching
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
Amazing to experience this market. Everything is going on all at once, street vendors, farmers, families and locals all coming together to get their daily bread! It's a super place for people watching
Upscale grocery store with many organic items and ready made dishes.
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
Upscale grocery store with many organic items and ready made dishes.
All organic
257 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
257 locals recommend
All organic
Drugstore
209 locals recommend
Etos
140 B Sloterkade
209 locals recommend
Drugstore
Where we do most of our grocery shopping, great ready meals too! And super selection of wine and beer as well as artisan cheeses and dips. Fruits and veggies are always top quality, and mostly organic.
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
Where we do most of our grocery shopping, great ready meals too! And super selection of wine and beer as well as artisan cheeses and dips. Fruits and veggies are always top quality, and mostly organic.

Entertainment & Activities

Yoga studio/the real deal
8 locals recommend
Svaha Yoga
133 Willemsstraat
8 locals recommend
Yoga studio/the real deal

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a great local pub which serves up great beer and good simple fare.
39 locals recommend
't Blaauwhooft
1 Hendrik Jonkerplein
39 locals recommend
This is a great local pub which serves up great beer and good simple fare.
Steve is a beer lover and a beer connoisseur. His cafe is the place to be if you love speciality beers with 10 beers on tap and a much wider range of bottled beers (over 70).
13 locals recommend
Cafe Westerdok
715a Westerdoksdijk
13 locals recommend
Steve is a beer lover and a beer connoisseur. His cafe is the place to be if you love speciality beers with 10 beers on tap and a much wider range of bottled beers (over 70).
Nice beers on tap, and a typical local amsterdam bar.
29 locals recommend
De Oranjerie
15hs Binnen Oranjestraat
29 locals recommend
Nice beers on tap, and a typical local amsterdam bar.
Typical Amsterdam brown bar, with a perfect view onto the canals.
71 locals recommend
Cafe Papeneiland
2 Prinsengracht
71 locals recommend
Typical Amsterdam brown bar, with a perfect view onto the canals.
Best beers, locally brewed. Located under an old wind mill. Great way to spend your afternoon idling away the hours. They do tours as well. Check their website for opening hours, they aren't open late. http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/?lang=en
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
Best beers, locally brewed. Located under an old wind mill. Great way to spend your afternoon idling away the hours. They do tours as well. Check their website for opening hours, they aren't open late. http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/?lang=en
It's a cult classic. Great music in a former church. Check listings.
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
It's a cult classic. Great music in a former church. Check listings.

Shopping

Nice boutiques and shops.
9 locals recommend
Prinsenstraat
Prinsenstraat
9 locals recommend
Nice boutiques and shops.
Some of the best boutique shopping in town.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
Some of the best boutique shopping in town.
Great for cosmetics, fine skincare and fragrance.
14 locals recommend
Skins Cosmetics Runstraat
11 Runstraat
14 locals recommend
Great for cosmetics, fine skincare and fragrance.
Wonderful high quality natural products, run by friendly staff who know their stuff.
Lavendula Natuurdrogist
14 Westerstraat
Wonderful high quality natural products, run by friendly staff who know their stuff.
Furniture, Fabrics, Home and Art. The Best of new Design/great for special gifts and hip items.
28 locals recommend
Frozen Fountain
645 Prinsengracht
28 locals recommend
Furniture, Fabrics, Home and Art. The Best of new Design/great for special gifts and hip items.
I love this shop, they always have really nice jewelery and wraps/scarves and pretty things for the house. It's a tiny shop full of treastures!
Outras Coisas
31 Herenstraat
I love this shop, they always have really nice jewelery and wraps/scarves and pretty things for the house. It's a tiny shop full of treastures!
High end designer clothing and accessories including Isabel Marant, Jacquemus, Monique van Heist and Acne.
MOISE
111 Ceintuurbaan
High end designer clothing and accessories including Isabel Marant, Jacquemus, Monique van Heist and Acne.
Beautiful, sustainably sourced clothing and homewares. Pomandere, Rue Blanche, Monique van Heist, Kings of Indigo. Beautiful locally designed jewelry too.
21 locals recommend
Sukha Amsterdam
110 Haarlemmerstraat
21 locals recommend
Beautiful, sustainably sourced clothing and homewares. Pomandere, Rue Blanche, Monique van Heist, Kings of Indigo. Beautiful locally designed jewelry too.
Margriet Nannnings Winkel
15 Prinsenstraat

Everything Else

Great beauty spa for anything and everything you need to be your already beautiful you. Facials, massage, mani pedis, peels, waxing, they do it all. But call ahead!
7 locals recommend
SOAP TREATMENT STORE - SPUISTRAAT
281 Spuistraat
7 locals recommend
Great beauty spa for anything and everything you need to be your already beautiful you. Facials, massage, mani pedis, peels, waxing, they do it all. But call ahead!
Get a float and a massage and you're on top of the world.
13 locals recommend
Koan Float
321 Herengracht
13 locals recommend
Get a float and a massage and you're on top of the world.
The best Gelato in town
12 locals recommend
Chocolaterie icecreamshop Jordino
25-A Haarlemmerdijk
12 locals recommend
The best Gelato in town

Arts & Culture

The Eye Film Museum is a great place to take in a film or enjoy a coffee as you look out over the IJ river onto Amsterdam.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
The Eye Film Museum is a great place to take in a film or enjoy a coffee as you look out over the IJ river onto Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Photography Museum, nice and small, super exhibitions and beautifully curated.
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Amsterdam Photography Museum, nice and small, super exhibitions and beautifully curated.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
628 locals recommend
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 locals recommend
Great local art
GO Gallery
127 Marnixstraat
Great local art
113 locals recommend
Moco Museum
20 Honthorststraat
113 locals recommend