Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Popular 'brown cafe' which serves special beers and typical pub fare like chicken sate and steak with fries.
29 locals recommend
De Oranjerie
15hs Binnen Oranjestraat
29 locals recommend
Popular 'brown cafe' which serves special beers and typical pub fare like chicken sate and steak with fries.
Enjoy live jazz, soul & funk at the North Sea Jazz Club. Big and small names in an intimate setting. Dining & wining while you enjoy the show. Tune in!
111 locals recommend
North Sea Jazz Club
1 Pazzanistraat
111 locals recommend
Enjoy live jazz, soul & funk at the North Sea Jazz Club. Big and small names in an intimate setting. Dining & wining while you enjoy the show. Tune in!
Taste spirits & liqueur like apple pie in an old distillery (1679). Check out the extraordinary collection of antique bottles in premises still furnished in the style of the seventeenth century.
161 locals recommend
Wynand Fockink
31 Pijlsteeg
161 locals recommend
Taste spirits & liqueur like apple pie in an old distillery (1679). Check out the extraordinary collection of antique bottles in premises still furnished in the style of the seventeenth century.
Wonderful cocktails in a James Bond decor.
166 locals recommend
Vesper
57 Vinkenstraat
166 locals recommend
Wonderful cocktails in a James Bond decor.
Great lunch spot, try the meatloaf sandwich and the blueberry muffins!
98 locals recommend
Small World Catering
14 Binnen Oranjestraat
98 locals recommend
Great lunch spot, try the meatloaf sandwich and the blueberry muffins!
Wine bar with great Italian wines and organic bites.
42 locals recommend
Wijnbar diVino
41A Boomstraat
42 locals recommend
Wine bar with great Italian wines and organic bites.

Everything Else

Located on the site of a former gasworks, Westerpark is a creative hotspot which houses restaurants, galleries, bars, cinema and diverse festivals (Fashion Week, Rollende Keukens, Milkshake & Pitch).
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
1599 locals recommend
Located on the site of a former gasworks, Westerpark is a creative hotspot which houses restaurants, galleries, bars, cinema and diverse festivals (Fashion Week, Rollende Keukens, Milkshake & Pitch).
The Northern Market on Saturday (farmers' market) & Monday (vintage) is one of the most attractive in town. The market is held on a picturesque square overlooked by the Noorderkerk (1623).
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
The Northern Market on Saturday (farmers' market) & Monday (vintage) is one of the most attractive in town. The market is held on a picturesque square overlooked by the Noorderkerk (1623).

Essentials

Organic supermarket
257 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
257 locals recommend
Organic supermarket
Sustainable supermarket with lots of beautiful and local products.
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
Sustainable supermarket with lots of beautiful and local products.
Delicious traditional sour dough bread, great for Sunday morning breakfast.
39 locals recommend
Gebroeders Niemeijer
35 Nieuwendijk
39 locals recommend
Delicious traditional sour dough bread, great for Sunday morning breakfast.

Food Scene

Moeders (Mothers) serves typical Dutch meals like stamppot (hotchpot) and hache (stew). Bring your mother and hang her picture on the walls covered with photos of mothers from all over the world.
252 locals recommend
Restaurant Moeders
251 Rozengracht
252 locals recommend
Moeders (Mothers) serves typical Dutch meals like stamppot (hotchpot) and hache (stew). Bring your mother and hang her picture on the walls covered with photos of mothers from all over the world.
Indonesian restaurant from former TV chef Lonny. Try the rijsttafel (rice table) with a Bintang beer.
19 locals recommend
Indonesisch Restaurant Long Pura
46-48 Rozengracht
19 locals recommend
Indonesian restaurant from former TV chef Lonny. Try the rijsttafel (rice table) with a Bintang beer.
Great tapas and live flamenco every first Saturday of the month.
50 locals recommend
Duende Tapas Bar
62 Lindengracht
50 locals recommend
Great tapas and live flamenco every first Saturday of the month.
Sit back, relax and let chef Guillaume and his equipe surprise you with a mouth watering 3-4-5-6-7-course menu for very reasonable prices in this once typically brown cafe.
109 locals recommend
Restaurant Daalder
1 Postjesweg
109 locals recommend
Sit back, relax and let chef Guillaume and his equipe surprise you with a mouth watering 3-4-5-6-7-course menu for very reasonable prices in this once typically brown cafe.
Another really good coffee bar with a big roaster in the back.
21 locals recommend
Headfirst Coffee Roasters
150 Westerstraat
21 locals recommend
Another really good coffee bar with a big roaster in the back.
Chef and owner Jo Vaessen cooks with respect for animals and the earth. He uses Dutch local produce, organic and seasonal where possible. He serves matching Dutch artisan beers.
9 locals recommend
Restaurant Dwars
24 Egelantiersstraat
9 locals recommend
Chef and owner Jo Vaessen cooks with respect for animals and the earth. He uses Dutch local produce, organic and seasonal where possible. He serves matching Dutch artisan beers.
Tiny restaurant with a set 3 course menu. Delicious, surprising and creative combinations. In summer you can dine outside on the pavement.
89 locals recommend
Balthazar's Keuken
108 Elandsgracht
89 locals recommend
Tiny restaurant with a set 3 course menu. Delicious, surprising and creative combinations. In summer you can dine outside on the pavement.
French bistro with great food and matching wines.
42 locals recommend
Bistrot Neuf
9 Haarlemmerstraat
42 locals recommend
French bistro with great food and matching wines.
Great wood oven pizza's.
248 locals recommend
La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
248 locals recommend
Great wood oven pizza's.
Great Italian restaurant known for its authentic Italian dishes. Reservation recommend.
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
Great Italian restaurant known for its authentic Italian dishes. Reservation recommend.
Tiny Italian restaurant which excels at simple Italian dishes. The building and interior will make you think of an old-school Amsterdam brown cafe.
66 locals recommend
Eetcafé Koevoet
17 Lindenstraat
66 locals recommend
Tiny Italian restaurant which excels at simple Italian dishes. The building and interior will make you think of an old-school Amsterdam brown cafe.
Best apple pie in town. Go to the farmers' market on Saturday and queu up for the world famous apple pie on the sunny terrace.
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
506 locals recommend
Best apple pie in town. Go to the farmers' market on Saturday and queu up for the world famous apple pie on the sunny terrace.
Cosy little coffee bar next door. Famous for it's cappuccino, latte macchiato and babyccino for the little ones.
40 locals recommend
Tazzina
139 Brouwersgracht
40 locals recommend
Cosy little coffee bar next door. Famous for it's cappuccino, latte macchiato and babyccino for the little ones.
All time favorite. For coffee, lunch or a beer with real Dutch bitterballen (try the vegetarian ones!). Beautiful location with a great terrace.
160 locals recommend
Café Thijssen
107 Brouwersgracht
160 locals recommend
All time favorite. For coffee, lunch or a beer with real Dutch bitterballen (try the vegetarian ones!). Beautiful location with a great terrace.
Great organic breakfast, lunch and coffee - vintage design in a living room setting.
76 locals recommend
Vinnies
46 HS Haarlemmerstraat
76 locals recommend
Great organic breakfast, lunch and coffee - vintage design in a living room setting.
Best coffee in town in a New York style coffee bar.
82 locals recommend
Coffee & Such
182 Haarlemmerdijk
82 locals recommend
Best coffee in town in a New York style coffee bar.

Entertainment & Activities

A traditional Italian ice cream factory in the middle of the Jordan. Prepare to cue up on sunny days.
66 locals recommend
Monte Pelmo
17 Tweede Anjeliersdwarsstraat
66 locals recommend
A traditional Italian ice cream factory in the middle of the Jordan. Prepare to cue up on sunny days.

Arts & Culture

Watching art house movies in a great art deco decor.
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
Watching art house movies in a great art deco decor.