Amsterdam City Center & Jordaan

Laura
Amsterdam City Center & Jordaan

Dinner or drinks

Best wine, bites, staff and atmosphere. Our personal favourite (and we've lived in the city centre canals for over 5 years)!
13 locals recommend
Bar Parry
15 Eerste Looiersdwarsstraat
13 locals recommend
Best wine, bites, staff and atmosphere. Our personal favourite (and we've lived in the city centre canals for over 5 years)!
Italian restaurant, highly rated (bit overpriced if you ask me)
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
Italian restaurant, highly rated (bit overpriced if you ask me)
Local bar, great staff and very authentic. And their neighbours at 'Melt' serve cheese fondue!
53 locals recommend
Café De Koe
381 Marnixstraat
53 locals recommend
Local bar, great staff and very authentic. And their neighbours at 'Melt' serve cheese fondue!
Local 'cafe-style' diner, expect a bar and nothing fancy, the location is everything in the middle of the canals:-).
34 locals recommend
Café Het Molenpad
653 Prinsengracht
34 locals recommend
Local 'cafe-style' diner, expect a bar and nothing fancy, the location is everything in the middle of the canals:-).
Very cosy authentically "Jordaan" bar!
90 locals recommend
't Smalle
12 Egelantiersgracht
90 locals recommend
Very cosy authentically "Jordaan" bar!
Lovely traditional organic eastern food, great for take-out!
23 locals recommend
Raïnaraï
252 Prinsengracht
23 locals recommend
Lovely traditional organic eastern food, great for take-out!
Authentic Amsterdam pub located at the Canals!
17 locals recommend
Cafe Lowietje
2 Derde Goudsbloemdwarsstraat
17 locals recommend
Authentic Amsterdam pub located at the Canals!
Good food, great small restaurant.
89 locals recommend
Balthazar's Keuken
108 Elandsgracht
89 locals recommend
Good food, great small restaurant.
New vibrant delicious restaurant at Leidseplein. It's cosy, and louder music/bar vibe later at night.
Bistro Suzette
246 Lijnbaansgracht
New vibrant delicious restaurant at Leidseplein. It's cosy, and louder music/bar vibe later at night.
Spanish tapas!
107 locals recommend
La Oliva
122 124 Egelantiersstraat
107 locals recommend
Spanish tapas!
Lovely French bistro
18 locals recommend
Café Parlotte
182 Westerstraat
18 locals recommend
Lovely French bistro

Activities

Great exhibitions to visit if you love photography, within a beautiful 17th century canal house
99 locals recommend
Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography
401 Keizersgracht
99 locals recommend
Great exhibitions to visit if you love photography, within a beautiful 17th century canal house
Favourite market to go on a Saturday afternoon. Great local products, and nice to have a drink (and oysters!).
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
Favourite market to go on a Saturday afternoon. Great local products, and nice to have a drink (and oysters!).
If you're into thrift shopping, this vintage store is the best in Amsterdam!
40 locals recommend
Episode
1 Berenstraat
40 locals recommend
If you're into thrift shopping, this vintage store is the best in Amsterdam!
Huge bookstore! The best
12 locals recommend
Scheltema
9 Rokin
12 locals recommend
Huge bookstore! The best

Coffee or Brunch

Best sandwiches in town, expect to wait in line (full of locals). Lovely owners.
11 locals recommend
Cora broodjes & delicatessen
705a Prinsengracht
11 locals recommend
Best sandwiches in town, expect to wait in line (full of locals). Lovely owners.
Rich in history, full of local buzz, The Hoxton. The restaurant in this hotel is called "Lotti's" and perfect to have lunch or cocktails!
78 locals recommend
The Hoxton, Amsterdam
255 Herengracht
78 locals recommend
Rich in history, full of local buzz, The Hoxton. The restaurant in this hotel is called "Lotti's" and perfect to have lunch or cocktails!
Grab a coffee and lovely sweets/bites, on my favourite street "Spiegelstraat".
148 locals recommend
STACH Food
154 Van Woustraat
148 locals recommend
Grab a coffee and lovely sweets/bites, on my favourite street "Spiegelstraat".
Cupcakes, Lunch, Smoothies. Everything home made!
31 locals recommend
Pluk
19 Reestraat
31 locals recommend
Cupcakes, Lunch, Smoothies. Everything home made!

Food scene

Best Fries you will get, take-out in the middle of city center in a tiny alley
53 locals recommend
Vlaams Friteshuis Vleminckx
33 Voetboogstraat
53 locals recommend
Grab a drink and bite here when strolling through city center. It’s like a mini supermarket!
148 locals recommend
STACH Food
154 Van Woustraat
148 locals recommend
Grab a drink and bite here when strolling through city center. It’s like a mini supermarket!