Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Best brunch place in town! It is also popular in the weekends, so make a reservation if you don't want to wait for up to 2 hours. Try their Salmon Stack, it soooo delicious.
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
315 locals recommend
Best brunch place in town! It is also popular in the weekends, so make a reservation if you don't want to wait for up to 2 hours. Try their Salmon Stack, it soooo delicious.
Another great brunch place with delicious coffee and Scandinavian style brunch
172 locals recommend
Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
172 locals recommend
Another great brunch place with delicious coffee and Scandinavian style brunch
Great wine bar and excellent food - try the Dutch Coete de Beuf!
29 locals recommend
Wijnbar Boelen
50 Eerste van der Helststraat
29 locals recommend
Great wine bar and excellent food - try the Dutch Coete de Beuf!
A place which only serves hummus! Enough said :)
40 locals recommend
Sir Hummus
181 Van der Helstplein
40 locals recommend
A place which only serves hummus! Enough said :)
Cute, local cafe, which serves nice food and has a great Amstel view
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 locals recommend
Cute, local cafe, which serves nice food and has a great Amstel view
Hotspot cafe with cool interior and healthy choices
372 locals recommend
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 locals recommend
Hotspot cafe with cool interior and healthy choices
If you need a delicious juice, salad or smoothie, this is the place.
15 locals recommend
JuiceBrothers Van Woustraat
151 Van Woustraat
15 locals recommend
If you need a delicious juice, salad or smoothie, this is the place.
Cute coffee place with retro interior. Perfect for reading a book or working during the day, on Friday afternoon it turns into a vrij-mi-bo (vrijdag middag borrel=Friday after work beers)
Cafe de Bieb
32 Saenredamstraat
Cute coffee place with retro interior. Perfect for reading a book or working during the day, on Friday afternoon it turns into a vrij-mi-bo (vrijdag middag borrel=Friday after work beers)
Fairly new hotspot which is always full of people in the night, opened by a famous Dutch actor from a TV show (soap) a la Days of Our Lives.
Venster33 Resto Bar Copado
42 Eerste van der Helststraat
Fairly new hotspot which is always full of people in the night, opened by a famous Dutch actor from a TV show (soap) a la Days of Our Lives.
A must do in Amsterdam though it is not in De Pijp. The old railway hall is now full of different food booth with a variety of kitchens. Also great G&T's are served here, and a retro cinema next door
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamyplein
1500 locals recommend
A must do in Amsterdam though it is not in De Pijp. The old railway hall is now full of different food booth with a variety of kitchens. Also great G&T's are served here, and a retro cinema next door
When the weather is nice Hannekes Boom is the perfect spot for beers in the sun, and a view of Amsterdam from the other side of where you usually see it from
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 locals recommend
When the weather is nice Hannekes Boom is the perfect spot for beers in the sun, and a view of Amsterdam from the other side of where you usually see it from
Gastro bar with excellent oysters
66 locals recommend
VOLT eten & drinken
178 Ferdinand Bolstraat
66 locals recommend
Gastro bar with excellent oysters
Also not in De Pijp, but a great place in hip Westerpark, the cultural hotspot. The name says it all. After the dinner, you can go to Pacific Parc, a bar that turns into a popular (free) club
231 locals recommend
Mossel & Gin
12 Gosschalklaan
231 locals recommend
Also not in De Pijp, but a great place in hip Westerpark, the cultural hotspot. The name says it all. After the dinner, you can go to Pacific Parc, a bar that turns into a popular (free) club
If you are in the West, this American brunch place is the best, serving great breakfast dishes or bloody marys.
180 locals recommend
Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van Lennepkade
180 locals recommend
If you are in the West, this American brunch place is the best, serving great breakfast dishes or bloody marys.
Great restaurant with romantic view towards the lit up Artis Zoo in the evenings. Service can be slow, but food is excellent.
224 locals recommend
De Plantage
36 Plantage Kerklaan
224 locals recommend
Great restaurant with romantic view towards the lit up Artis Zoo in the evenings. Service can be slow, but food is excellent.
If you feel in the fancier mood, go to eat a nice meal or drink a cocktail at the newly opened 360 degrees bar/restaurant W Hotel. You will have an amazing view towards the Dam.
57 locals recommend
MR PORTER
175 Spuistraat
57 locals recommend
If you feel in the fancier mood, go to eat a nice meal or drink a cocktail at the newly opened 360 degrees bar/restaurant W Hotel. You will have an amazing view towards the Dam.
Great breakfast place owned by New Zealanders.
164 locals recommend
Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste Sweelinckstraat
164 locals recommend
Great breakfast place owned by New Zealanders.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cute organic wine bar, serving mostly French wines. Just around the corner.
146 locals recommend
Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der Helststraat
146 locals recommend
Cute organic wine bar, serving mostly French wines. Just around the corner.
One of the busiest bars in De Pijp, and good place to grab a few drinks before going to a club
105 locals recommend
The Paardje B.V.
1 Gerard Douplein
105 locals recommend
One of the busiest bars in De Pijp, and good place to grab a few drinks before going to a club
Hipster place with great rooftop terrace and amazing view over Amsterdam. Grab cocktails or light dinner - in the evening Canvas, a club, opens up.
261 locals recommend
Volkshotel
150 Wibautstraat
261 locals recommend
Hipster place with great rooftop terrace and amazing view over Amsterdam. Grab cocktails or light dinner - in the evening Canvas, a club, opens up.
Local brewery for specialty beers, 3 sorts: Blinde, IPA and wheat :)
178 locals recommend
Brouwerij Troost
21 Cornelis Troostplein
178 locals recommend
Local brewery for specialty beers, 3 sorts: Blinde, IPA and wheat :)
One of my regular places to go for a beer
74 locals recommend
Café Flamingo
37 Eerste van der Helststraat
74 locals recommend
One of my regular places to go for a beer
The only "speakeasy" (or secret) cocktail bar in Amsterdam. Relaxed atmosphere, jazz and great cocktails. The menu gimmick is also fun (#door74). Remember to make a reservation on the same day!
149 locals recommend
Door74
74 Reguliersdwarsstraat
149 locals recommend
The only "speakeasy" (or secret) cocktail bar in Amsterdam. Relaxed atmosphere, jazz and great cocktails. The menu gimmick is also fun (#door74). Remember to make a reservation on the same day!
Great beer proeflokal (part of a popular chain in Amsterdam) with more than 150 Belgian, Dutch and Amsterdam beers on bottle and 14 on tap.
53 locals recommend
Cafe Gollem
74 Daniël Stalpertstraat
53 locals recommend
Great beer proeflokal (part of a popular chain in Amsterdam) with more than 150 Belgian, Dutch and Amsterdam beers on bottle and 14 on tap.
Cool, local bar with mostly German or Czech beer, if you get tired of the Belgian/Dutch that is mostly served.
151 locals recommend
Café Brecht
157 Weteringschans
151 locals recommend
Cool, local bar with mostly German or Czech beer, if you get tired of the Belgian/Dutch that is mostly served.
Nice, cozy bar/restaurant in a great shopping street.
132 locals recommend
Bar Moustache
141 Utrechtsestraat
132 locals recommend
Nice, cozy bar/restaurant in a great shopping street.
Most popular brewery in Amsterdam, with the characteristic windmill. A must-do. Though tourist spot, on a sunny afternoon many locals go here for the nice terrace
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
Most popular brewery in Amsterdam, with the characteristic windmill. A must-do. Though tourist spot, on a sunny afternoon many locals go here for the nice terrace

Arts & Culture

If you wanna go clubbing the Dutch way = electronic music in a more local club than the touristy ones at Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein, this is the place to be!
98 locals recommend
RADION Amsterdam
1 Louwesweg
98 locals recommend
If you wanna go clubbing the Dutch way = electronic music in a more local club than the touristy ones at Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein, this is the place to be!