Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
This Marocan Bakery has the best croissant in town! This is not just a bakery but the tables in the back make it also an ideal community place. Open every day.
22 locals recommend
Bakkerij "Mediterrane"
184 HaarlemmerdijkThis Marocan Bakery has the best croissant in town! This is not just a bakery but the tables in the back make it also an ideal community place. Open every day.
Coffee & Such
182 HaarlemmerdijkFantastic Coffee!
It's a great place if you are alone and need to do some work or study. They have free wifi and a very nice and big wooden table where you can use your laptop. PS: no cash at all. Only debit card.
219 locals recommend
Coffee Company
14 JavapleinIt's a great place if you are alone and need to do some work or study. They have free wifi and a very nice and big wooden table where you can use your laptop. PS: no cash at all. Only debit card.
This is a very charming place, in a beautiful building in the Westerpark. You can get coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, quiches and lovely desserts.
245 locals recommend
De Bakkerswinkel
This is a very charming place, in a beautiful building in the Westerpark. You can get coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, quiches and lovely desserts.
This thai restaurant with affordable price and good quality. They also delivery at home (see the flyer hanging in our fridge).
11 locals recommend
Som Tam Thai
24 H Tweede GoudsbloemdwarsstraatThis thai restaurant with affordable price and good quality. They also delivery at home (see the flyer hanging in our fridge).
This cafe has the best apple pie in town (the touristic guides say). Try not to go on Saturdays. The line is huge!
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktThis cafe has the best apple pie in town (the touristic guides say). Try not to go on Saturdays. The line is huge!
I love this pizzeria! They have great pizzas as well as wine and prosecco. The caprese pizza is the best one! PS: they don't accept cash at all. Only debit card.
81 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers Haarlemmerdijk
128 HS HaarlemmerdijkI love this pizzeria! They have great pizzas as well as wine and prosecco. The caprese pizza is the best one! PS: they don't accept cash at all. Only debit card.
Its open during the day for drinks and lunch as well as in the evening for dinner, drinking and/or dancing. Sometimes they have really busy and cool parties!
428 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeIts open during the day for drinks and lunch as well as in the evening for dinner, drinking and/or dancing. Sometimes they have really busy and cool parties!
Cafe Nassau
105A De WittenkadeNice food, drink and very cozy.
Essentials
This supermarket chain was founded in 1887. It's a nice place to do the groceries. You can find AH everywhere in The Netherlands! You can borrow my bonus card and have discounts in some articles
150 locals recommend
AH Van Limburg Stirumstraat
44 Van Limburg StirumstraatThis supermarket chain was founded in 1887. It's a nice place to do the groceries. You can find AH everywhere in The Netherlands! You can borrow my bonus card and have discounts in some articles
This amazing local supermarket has great variety of beers, cheese, breads and homemade food. It's open daily from afternoon to midnight (a rarity in Amsterdam).
67 locals recommend
the Night market
90-96 De WittenkadeThis amazing local supermarket has great variety of beers, cheese, breads and homemade food. It's open daily from afternoon to midnight (a rarity in Amsterdam).
This supermarket chain is the cheapest one in our neighborhood.
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinThis supermarket chain is the cheapest one in our neighborhood.
Everything Else
Squash City is one of the largest and most modern sports and relaxation centres in Amsterdam. They offer the possibility to use their installations for 1 time to 12 times.
12 locals recommend
Squash City
6 KetelmakerstraatSquash City is one of the largest and most modern sports and relaxation centres in Amsterdam. They offer the possibility to use their installations for 1 time to 12 times.
This big green area with a theater, a cinema, an exhibition space and an events stage is a playground for creative artists, even with a farm. You can bike and jog there!
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegThis big green area with a theater, a cinema, an exhibition space and an events stage is a playground for creative artists, even with a farm. You can bike and jog there!
Ekoplaza
164 HaarlemmerdijkEco, Organic supermarket
Primera
46 Van Limburg StirumstraatPost Office.
Shopping
Kaasland or Cheeseland. You can find amazing cheeses over there!
13 locals recommend
Kaasland Haarlemmerdijk
1 HaarlemmerdijkKaasland or Cheeseland. You can find amazing cheeses over there!
Arts & Culture
The State Monument Ketelhuis (used for the heating installation of the Westergas Factory) has been renovated into a cinema. It has three grand halls for cinema, all rooms are put in one large box.
106 locals recommend
Het Ketelhuis
4 PazzanistraatThe State Monument Ketelhuis (used for the heating installation of the Westergas Factory) has been renovated into a cinema. It has three grand halls for cinema, all rooms are put in one large box.
It’s the oldest movie theater in Amsterdam, dating back to 1912, and everything about it is just wonderful (there's even a dinner&movie combo!)
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk It’s the oldest movie theater in Amsterdam, dating back to 1912, and everything about it is just wonderful (there's even a dinner&movie combo!)
Bimhuis
3 Piet HeinkadeBIm Huis is a concert hall for jazz and improvised music in Amsterdam.