Amsterdam favourites

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Amsterdam favourites

Green Spaces

Beautiful botanical garden (from 1800s) with very cute cafe for coffee and lunch. 6 minutes from the studio.
299 locals recommend
Hortus Botanicus
2a Plantage Middenlaan
299 locals recommend
Beautiful botanical garden (from 1800s) with very cute cafe for coffee and lunch. 6 minutes from the studio.
I am not zoo person (I very much prefer my animals in the wild), but this is a stunning zoo - from the huge variety of weird and wonderful animals to the old buildings from 1800s that been lovingly restored... Highly recommended for anyone with kids, but also for adults! 5 minutes from the studio.
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
I am not zoo person (I very much prefer my animals in the wild), but this is a stunning zoo - from the huge variety of weird and wonderful animals to the old buildings from 1800s that been lovingly restored... Highly recommended for anyone with kids, but also for adults! 5 minutes from the studio.
Amsterdam's equivalent to Central Park. Must see.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Amsterdam's equivalent to Central Park. Must see.

Eat and drink like a local

Our favourite places for coffees, brunches, lunches and more...
Great wine bar with wines from all around the world - from Lebanon to Georgia to Chile. Fantastic snacks - burrata, charcuterie, cheeses - to go with the wine also!
12 locals recommend
Shiraz Jardin des Vins | Wijnbar & Boutique
267 HS Lijnbaansgracht
12 locals recommend
Great wine bar with wines from all around the world - from Lebanon to Georgia to Chile. Fantastic snacks - burrata, charcuterie, cheeses - to go with the wine also!
Cute local place for coffee and brunch!
14 locals recommend
Box Sociaal
30A Plantage Middenlaan
14 locals recommend
Cute local place for coffee and brunch!
Amazing brunches and lunches. The best. Absolutely essential to get on the online waiting list before you head there though!
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
315 locals recommend
Amazing brunches and lunches. The best. Absolutely essential to get on the online waiting list before you head there though!
Fabulous food in a beautiful glass-house like setting! A treat. 5 minutes from the studio, next to the Artis (Zoo).
224 locals recommend
De Plantage
36 Plantage Kerklaan
224 locals recommend
Fabulous food in a beautiful glass-house like setting! A treat. 5 minutes from the studio, next to the Artis (Zoo).
Great cocktails and tapas-like snacks on the up and coming Javastraat in Amsterdam Oost
Mitts
49A Javastraat
Great cocktails and tapas-like snacks on the up and coming Javastraat in Amsterdam Oost
Also known as Pizza & Prosecco. A stone throw away from the apartment.
182 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage Kerklaan
182 locals recommend
Also known as Pizza & Prosecco. A stone throw away from the apartment.
Our favourite coffee place at the moment, with fantastic small pastries and cakes.
Screaming Beans Utrechtsestraat
Our favourite coffee place at the moment, with fantastic small pastries and cakes.
Our favourite pizza place. Try the Carnavale pizzas. Really special.
SOTTO Pizza Kadijksplein
Our favourite pizza place. Try the Carnavale pizzas. Really special.
Fantastic cocktails. Great atmosphere. A little bit of a walk. They don't take reservations, except if you call on the day at 6pm.
99 locals recommend
Hiding in Plain Sight
18 Rapenburg
99 locals recommend
Fantastic cocktails. Great atmosphere. A little bit of a walk. They don't take reservations, except if you call on the day at 6pm.
Great low key Korean food cafe.
THE BAB Amsterdam Oost
Great low key Korean food cafe.
Fantastic Nepalese restaurant just off Utrechtstraat, serving great momos (amongst other things)
Bhatti Pasal Klinkers - Authentic Nepalese Food
Fantastic Nepalese restaurant just off Utrechtstraat, serving great momos (amongst other things)
Innovative vegan food with great cocktails. A little pricey perhaps but delicious.
10 locals recommend
Hearth
26H Camperstraat
10 locals recommend
Innovative vegan food with great cocktails. A little pricey perhaps but delicious.

Favourite Boutiques

This is a selection of my very favourite boutiques in Amsterdam. Warning: High bias to handmade, sustainable products.
Full of beautiful handmade things by independent designers. Ceramics, jewellery, clothing, plants... and more.
9 locals recommend
Gathershop
19 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
9 locals recommend
Full of beautiful handmade things by independent designers. Ceramics, jewellery, clothing, plants... and more.

Hanging out

An Amsterdam favourite. Converted tram depot, now with a foodcourt filled with international food, cinema, shops and more!
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
615 locals recommend
An Amsterdam favourite. Converted tram depot, now with a foodcourt filled with international food, cinema, shops and more!
Our next-door art-house cinema, founded by anti-Nazi students in 1945. Still student run. Also has a cosy cafe/bar.
176 locals recommend
Filmtheater Kriterion
170 Roetersstraat
176 locals recommend
Our next-door art-house cinema, founded by anti-Nazi students in 1945. Still student run. Also has a cosy cafe/bar.
Mokumboot is one of the companies that rents boats in Amsterdam. Perfect if you fancy captaining a boat through the canals and/or seeing the city from a different angle. They have multiple locations throughout Amsterdam, but this is the closest to the studio. Rent by the hour. https://mokumbootverhuur.nl/en/
15 locals recommend
Mokumboot Amsterdam Amstel
1E Mauritskade
15 locals recommend
Mokumboot is one of the companies that rents boats in Amsterdam. Perfect if you fancy captaining a boat through the canals and/or seeing the city from a different angle. They have multiple locations throughout Amsterdam, but this is the closest to the studio. Rent by the hour. https://mokumbootverhuur.nl/en/

Sightseeing

Amsterdam's photography museum. Holds some great exhibitions.
794 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
794 locals recommend
Amsterdam's photography museum. Holds some great exhibitions.