Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

My favorite restaurant. Small, friendly and with the french twist. Good cooking!!!
28 locals recommend
Restaurant Le Hollandais
41 Amsteldijk
28 locals recommend
My favorite restaurant. Small, friendly and with the french twist. Good cooking!!!
Classic french cooking. Very good food!
20 locals recommend
Alaferme B.V.
251IV Govert Flinckstraat
20 locals recommend
Classic french cooking. Very good food!
One of the nicest "no fuzz, just very good cooking" restaurants. Always very busy. Reservation needed. +31 20 463 2142
216 locals recommend
Rijsel
52 Marcusstraat
216 locals recommend
One of the nicest "no fuzz, just very good cooking" restaurants. Always very busy. Reservation needed. +31 20 463 2142
Wonderfull. A restaurant in a greenhouse. If it needs to be really special..!
267 locals recommend
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
267 locals recommend
Wonderfull. A restaurant in a greenhouse. If it needs to be really special..!
Asian food. Very good!
11 locals recommend
Restaurant CHANG-i
7 Jan Willem Brouwersstraat
11 locals recommend
Asian food. Very good!
NAM KEE 1. Authentic Cantonese food. Good price, quick & always yummie!
94 locals recommend
Nam Kee
111-113 Zeedijk
94 locals recommend
NAM KEE 1. Authentic Cantonese food. Good price, quick & always yummie!
NAM KEE 2. The other family restaurant. In the old town. Authentic Cantonese food.
94 locals recommend
Nam Kee
111-113 Zeedijk
94 locals recommend
NAM KEE 2. The other family restaurant. In the old town. Authentic Cantonese food.
Dutch food. Always busy.
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
Dutch food. Always busy.
French brasserie, cosy atmosphere, classic dishes like steak tartare, oysters, risotto, escargots... reasonably priced.
37 locals recommend
Cafe Restaurant Braque
29 Albert Cuypstraat
37 locals recommend
French brasserie, cosy atmosphere, classic dishes like steak tartare, oysters, risotto, escargots... reasonably priced.
Everything is nice in this small and cosy restaurant: the interior, the staff, the dishes well executed and all this for a very reasonable price. Never dissapoints.
17 locals recommend
Graham's Kitchen
38 Hemonystraat
17 locals recommend
Everything is nice in this small and cosy restaurant: the interior, the staff, the dishes well executed and all this for a very reasonable price. Never dissapoints.
Breakfast. But also for food. Nice place for drinks at the long wooden tables. You can watch the crowds come and go to the market.
85 locals recommend
PILSVOGEL
14 Gerard Douplein
85 locals recommend
Breakfast. But also for food. Nice place for drinks at the long wooden tables. You can watch the crowds come and go to the market.
Restaurant and bar in hotel lobby. Hidden away, great interior. Classic style. The restaurant is part of the hotel school that houses here as well. Dutch based menu. Good.
23 locals recommend
The College Hotel
1 Roelof Hartstraat
23 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar in hotel lobby. Hidden away, great interior. Classic style. The restaurant is part of the hotel school that houses here as well. Dutch based menu. Good.
Breakfast. Everything with eggs. Also for lunch.
121 locals recommend
Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand Bolstraat
121 locals recommend
Breakfast. Everything with eggs. Also for lunch.
Hip & trendy hotspot. Modern interior with japenese (worth wile) food. Try to make a reservation so you have your own table and are not seated at the long tables.
113 locals recommend
IZAKAYA Asian Kitchen & Bar
2-6 Albert Cuypstraat
113 locals recommend
Hip & trendy hotspot. Modern interior with japenese (worth wile) food. Try to make a reservation so you have your own table and are not seated at the long tables.
Nice cafe in round building in the middle of the Vondelpark. Best on a sunny days to sit on the terrace. On other days sit on the first floor and gaze at the park. Coffee & cake, lunch or drinks.
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
292 locals recommend
Nice cafe in round building in the middle of the Vondelpark. Best on a sunny days to sit on the terrace. On other days sit on the first floor and gaze at the park. Coffee & cake, lunch or drinks.
Good Turkish food in a classical building. Try the mezzes! Staff very friendly, ambiance perfect.
11 locals recommend
Levant Restaurant
93 Weteringschans
11 locals recommend
Good Turkish food in a classical building. Try the mezzes! Staff very friendly, ambiance perfect.
Creative, raw, cultural, dynamic. TOP SPOT! This restaurant with very affordable, but high standard cooking, is a pop-up store that will end at the end of the year. Next door is a dancing hotspot.
123 locals recommend
BAUT
320 Stadionweg
123 locals recommend
Creative, raw, cultural, dynamic. TOP SPOT! This restaurant with very affordable, but high standard cooking, is a pop-up store that will end at the end of the year. Next door is a dancing hotspot.
Great take away Javanese-Surinamese food. Try the Roti (chicken, beef or vegetarian), Pitjal as side dish and Saoto soup as a starter. Eat at home or in their small space always full of locals.
50 locals recommend
Warung Spang Makandra
39 Gerard Doustraat
50 locals recommend
Great take away Javanese-Surinamese food. Try the Roti (chicken, beef or vegetarian), Pitjal as side dish and Saoto soup as a starter. Eat at home or in their small space always full of locals.
Take away soups & salads. Eat at home and feel warmed up & healthy. Open for lunch & diner until 7 PM.
31 locals recommend
Soup en Zo - Spiegel
54 Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
31 locals recommend
Take away soups & salads. Eat at home and feel warmed up & healthy. Open for lunch & diner until 7 PM.
Vegetarian restaurant. One of the few in Amsterdam. Not expensive, fresh, creative food. It's not about the interior, but you will feel healthy and satisfied after a visit.
57 locals recommend
Vegetarisch Restaurant De Waaghals
29 Frans Halsstraat
57 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant. One of the few in Amsterdam. Not expensive, fresh, creative food. It's not about the interior, but you will feel healthy and satisfied after a visit.
Japanese. Fresh sushi. Order before 18:30 and most of the sushi has a 50% discount. The interior is nothing special, but very good value for money. Also take away.
31 locals recommend
Otaru
2 Frans Halsstraat
31 locals recommend
Japanese. Fresh sushi. Order before 18:30 and most of the sushi has a 50% discount. The interior is nothing special, but very good value for money. Also take away.
Coffee, breakfast & lunch by young urban locals. Best soy latte! Monday-Friday 0830-1600 Saturday-Sunday 0930-1600
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
315 locals recommend
Coffee, breakfast & lunch by young urban locals. Best soy latte! Monday-Friday 0830-1600 Saturday-Sunday 0930-1600
Nice asian food restaurant. Eat 3 small dishes and you have a meal. Nice modern decor. On friday nights this place turns into a club-restaurant.
8 locals recommend
De Goudvis Club
4 Spuistraat
8 locals recommend
Nice asian food restaurant. Eat 3 small dishes and you have a meal. Nice modern decor. On friday nights this place turns into a club-restaurant.
Recently opened burgerrestaurant from a Dutch chef. He worked 2 year to 'design' the perfect hamburger. Cosy restaurant. http://www.thrillgrill.nl/
38 locals recommend
Thrill Grill
98 Gerard Doustraat
38 locals recommend
Recently opened burgerrestaurant from a Dutch chef. He worked 2 year to 'design' the perfect hamburger. Cosy restaurant. http://www.thrillgrill.nl/
Good pizza place with big wood oven for take-away or eat at the kitchen tables.
23 locals recommend
da portare VIA
63 Frans Halsstraat
23 locals recommend
Good pizza place with big wood oven for take-away or eat at the kitchen tables.
Roasted chicken. Half or whole. One of the best, close by, and the interior is warm & cosy.
196 locals recommend
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
196 locals recommend
Roasted chicken. Half or whole. One of the best, close by, and the interior is warm & cosy.
BEST!!! Seafood bar in Amsterdam. A must go!! Just wonderfull.
64 locals recommend
Brut de mer
8 Gerard Douplein
64 locals recommend
BEST!!! Seafood bar in Amsterdam. A must go!! Just wonderfull.
French cooking. Simple dishes, yet so well executed. Closest restaurant to the apartment
53 locals recommend
Café Caron
28 Frans Halsstraat
53 locals recommend
French cooking. Simple dishes, yet so well executed. Closest restaurant to the apartment

Arts & Culture

Since the opening last year, one of the best musea in the world!! Definately worth a visit!!
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
Since the opening last year, one of the best musea in the world!! Definately worth a visit!!
For van Gogh-lovers.
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
For van Gogh-lovers.
Also re-opened last year after 10 years closing. Beautiful. A must for modern art lovers, but check exhibitions.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Also re-opened last year after 10 years closing. Beautiful. A must for modern art lovers, but check exhibitions.
Fotography museum.
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Fotography museum.
My favourite fotography museum. More art-based than FOAM. Located in a beautiful old canal house. Walking distance.
99 locals recommend
Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography
401 Keizersgracht
99 locals recommend
My favourite fotography museum. More art-based than FOAM. Located in a beautiful old canal house. Walking distance.

Essentials

Nearest big supermarket (mall). Also contains a butcher, drug store, liquor store and a greengrocer.
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
744 locals recommend
Nearest big supermarket (mall). Also contains a butcher, drug store, liquor store and a greengrocer.
Ecological/biological supermarket. The nicest one in town. You can buy evertything you need there.
Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 6
Ecological/biological supermarket. The nicest one in town. You can buy evertything you need there.
One of the biggest markets in Amsterdam. 6 days a week 06:00 - 17:00. Food, fish, clothing, flowers, etc. Also lots of shops on both sides of the market.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
One of the biggest markets in Amsterdam. 6 days a week 06:00 - 17:00. Food, fish, clothing, flowers, etc. Also lots of shops on both sides of the market.
Night shop
13 locals recommend
Supermarket Royal XL
270 Ceintuurbaan
13 locals recommend
Night shop

Everything Else

Great bike rental. Good & cheap!
18 locals recommend
Black Bikes Leidseplein | Bike Rental Amsterdam
283 Lijnbaansgracht
18 locals recommend
Great bike rental. Good & cheap!
Shopping, restaurants, street food, cinema. All in one old building. Ideal for when raining.
369 locals recommend
De Hallen
41 Bellamyplein
369 locals recommend
Shopping, restaurants, street food, cinema. All in one old building. Ideal for when raining.

Shopping

All Saturday untill 16:00. Biological market with local food & antiques. Very nice spot to visit. Combine it with the shops on the Haarlemmerstraat.
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
All Saturday untill 16:00. Biological market with local food & antiques. Very nice spot to visit. Combine it with the shops on the Haarlemmerstraat.
Nice shopping street. Varies shops. Worth a visit.
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraat
411 locals recommend
Nice shopping street. Varies shops. Worth a visit.
Lovely street full of art & antiques
21 locals recommend
Spiegelgracht
Spiegelgracht
21 locals recommend
Lovely street full of art & antiques

Drinks & Nightlife

A bar in an old dutch liquor store. A rare combination. As if time stood still. During the VOC period they sold coffee, tea and spices. The counter is still from this period.
35 locals recommend
Cafe Slijterij Oosterling
140 Utrechtsestraat
35 locals recommend
A bar in an old dutch liquor store. A rare combination. As if time stood still. During the VOC period they sold coffee, tea and spices. The counter is still from this period.
Former conservatorium has been transformed into a hotel by Italian architect Piero Lissoni. Go there for drinks in the very stylish lobby. Also a brasserie, restaurant (star priced) and bar.
130 locals recommend
Conservatorium Hotel
50 Paulus Potterstraat
130 locals recommend
Former conservatorium has been transformed into a hotel by Italian architect Piero Lissoni. Go there for drinks in the very stylish lobby. Also a brasserie, restaurant (star priced) and bar.
Dutch bar in old historical building just off the main track.
46 locals recommend
Café de Wetering
37 Weteringstraat
46 locals recommend
Dutch bar in old historical building just off the main track.
Unique German cafe with a huge selection german beers and snacks. Nice hangout on a rainy day.
151 locals recommend
Café Brecht
157 Weteringschans
151 locals recommend
Unique German cafe with a huge selection german beers and snacks. Nice hangout on a rainy day.

Sightseeing

Anne Frank house.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank house.
nice shopping area on the canals, full of boutiques and special shops.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
nice shopping area on the canals, full of boutiques and special shops.