Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
IZAKAYA Asian Kitchen & Bar
2-6 Albert CuypstraatNearby, high-quality
Mata Hari
22 Oudezijds AchterburgwalReliable, in an interesting part of town, really good food and drinks
The Butcher
129 Albert CuypstraatQuick and delicious burger
Gs de Pijp
158 Ferdinand BolstraatBoozy brunch! Great Bloody Marys
Great brunch. Typically a long wait but go in and see if you can sit at the bar
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatGreat brunch. Typically a long wait but go in and see if you can sit at the bar
Cannibale Royale Ruysdael
149 RuysdaelkadeReally cool restaurant, great meat and burgers
Sugo
107 Ferdinand BolstraatGood for lunch, inexpensive but delicious pizza
The Hoxton, Amsterdam
255 HerengrachtThis is both great for brunch and cocktails anytime
Drinks & Nightlife
This is where the local young professionals go to party. Definitely a fun place
80 locals recommend
Chin Chin Club
133 RozengrachtThis is where the local young professionals go to party. Definitely a fun place
Waterkant
55 KapelwegExcellent bar on the river!
Tales & Spirits
5-7 LijnbaanssteegOne of the few places you can get a decent cocktail
Café Brecht
157 WeteringschansBerlin-themed bar with good German beer. Small but social
Gollem's Proeflokaal
160-162 OvertoomOne of the best beer bars in Amsterdam
TonTon Club West
27 PolonceaukadeA bar with an arcade!
Pretty quiet bar in the Albert Cuyp area, a good place to start out the evening
21 locals recommend
Cafe Flinck
51 Eerste van der HelststraatPretty quiet bar in the Albert Cuyp area, a good place to start out the evening
W Amsterdam
175 SpuistraatThe bar on the top floor is probably the best bar in Amsterdam
Rosalia's Menagerie
20 KloveniersburgwalReally cool underground bar - still relatively undiscovered
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinCheck out M'ADAM on the top floor of Amsterdam's only "skyscraper"
Shopping
The Albert Cuyp Markt is really weird, but something everyone should see. You can buy everything from fresh-squeezed juice, to a leather bag, to an entire freshly caught fish. Try it out
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert CuypstraatThe Albert Cuyp Markt is really weird, but something everyone should see. You can buy everything from fresh-squeezed juice, to a leather bag, to an entire freshly caught fish. Try it out
This is a super-luxury shopping area (if you're into that kind of thing)
652 locals recommend
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatThis is a super-luxury shopping area (if you're into that kind of thing)
De Bijenkorf
1 DamDecent mall
Essentials
AH Van Baerlestraat
33 a Van BaerlestraatYou an get pretty much anything you need!
Parks & Nature
Vondelpark
It's like our version of NYC's Central Park
Getting Around
This is where you can get trams to all major stations in Amsterdam.
7 locals recommend
Roelof Hartplein
Roelof HartpleinThis is where you can get trams to all major stations in Amsterdam.
Arts & Culture
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinStedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein