Guidebook for Amsterdam

Ed
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Exclusive food in celebrating athmosphere. 1 min. walking-distance.
38 locals recommend
Restaurant "Le Garage"
54-56 Ruysdaelstraat
38 locals recommend
Exclusive food in celebrating athmosphere. 1 min. walking-distance.
Best steak in town. Great service. Quite famous in Amsterdam and they happen to be our neighbours!
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
Best steak in town. Great service. Quite famous in Amsterdam and they happen to be our neighbours!
Nice Indonesian Food in a great family atmosphere!
23 locals recommend
Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
23 locals recommend
Nice Indonesian Food in a great family atmosphere!
Great Bistro. Fantastic salade nicoise. A bit expensive because Dutch movie stars and models usually go there.
64 locals recommend
GEORGE W.P.A.
74 Willemsparkweg
64 locals recommend
Great Bistro. Fantastic salade nicoise. A bit expensive because Dutch movie stars and models usually go there.
Great Burgers !
111 locals recommend
Burgermeester | de Pijp
48 Albert Cuypstraat
111 locals recommend
Great Burgers !
Best Burgers and on invite nightbar
157 locals recommend
The Butcher
129 Albert Cuypstraat
157 locals recommend
Best Burgers and on invite nightbar
Great family place pizza for kids, grandma's and family!
20 locals recommend
Pizza Beppe
27 Roelof Hartstraat
20 locals recommend
Great family place pizza for kids, grandma's and family!
Great coffee place in the park.
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
292 locals recommend
Great coffee place in the park.
Your breakfast place ! 75 meter ! Open at 8 AM.
32 locals recommend
Corner Bakery
40 Johannes Vermeerstraat
32 locals recommend
Your breakfast place ! 75 meter ! Open at 8 AM.
Great bakery and breakfast place ! Open at 8 AM. Best bread in time.
49 locals recommend
De Bakkerswinkel Oud-Zuid
68 Roelof Hartstraat
49 locals recommend
Great bakery and breakfast place ! Open at 8 AM. Best bread in time.
Exclusive Chinese next to Concertgebouw fantastic food and good atmosphere
11 locals recommend
Restaurant CHANG-i
7 Jan Willem Brouwersstraat
11 locals recommend
Exclusive Chinese next to Concertgebouw fantastic food and good atmosphere
Great Bar, Ed knows the owner Bram very well.
Cafe De Zwart
334 Spuistraat
Great Bar, Ed knows the owner Bram very well.
Fantastic restaurant, exclusive great and exclusive for romantic dinner. Favourite place of Ed's father.
15 locals recommend
Restaurant Flore
2-14 Nieuwe Doelenstraat
15 locals recommend
Fantastic restaurant, exclusive great and exclusive for romantic dinner. Favourite place of Ed's father.
Great coffeeplace with fantastic terrace.
119 locals recommend
Café de Jaren
20-20 Nieuwe Doelenstraat
119 locals recommend
Great coffeeplace with fantastic terrace.
Great informal Indonesian family food. Make a reservation!
69 locals recommend
Kantjil & De Tijger
291 A Spuistraat
69 locals recommend
Great informal Indonesian family food. Make a reservation!
Superb restaurant, reservations really needed and far in advance. Very expensive and nice & small restaurant. Great experience.
38 locals recommend
Le Restaurant
26H Frans Halsstraat
38 locals recommend
Superb restaurant, reservations really needed and far in advance. Very expensive and nice & small restaurant. Great experience.
Fantastic restaurant. Reservations needed far in advance.
28 locals recommend
Restaurant Le Hollandais
41 Amsteldijk
28 locals recommend
Fantastic restaurant. Reservations needed far in advance.
Original Japanese Sushi, the (Japanse ) owner is family.This is the best traditional sushi place.
13 locals recommend
AN
76 Weteringschans
13 locals recommend
Original Japanese Sushi, the (Japanse ) owner is family.This is the best traditional sushi place.
Great pizzaplace. The owners are good friends.
38 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers De Pijp
16HS Eerste Sweelinckstraat
38 locals recommend
Great pizzaplace. The owners are good friends.
Take Away Surinam Restaurant, our friend Anthony find this the best
Wan Pipel
140 Albert Cuypstraat
Take Away Surinam Restaurant, our friend Anthony find this the best

Entertainment & Activities

Great breakfast & terras & bar at 4 min. walking distance (sunny in the afternoon: good for a beer!)
34 locals recommend
Café Wildschut
1 Roelof Hartplein
34 locals recommend
Great breakfast & terras & bar at 4 min. walking distance (sunny in the afternoon: good for a beer!)

Arts & Culture

Worldclass Van Gogh's Museum
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Worldclass Van Gogh's Museum
World Class Modern Art
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
World Class Modern Art
World class museum, painter Rembrandt
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
World class museum, painter Rembrandt
World class Classic Music Hall
476 locals recommend
The Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 locals recommend
World class Classic Music Hall
New art and performance space, not to miss.
17 locals recommend
De Appel
160 Schipluidenlaan
17 locals recommend
New art and performance space, not to miss.
Experimental Theatre and Dance, Ed's boardmember.
7 locals recommend
Veem House for Performance
408-410 Van Diemenstraat
7 locals recommend
Experimental Theatre and Dance, Ed's boardmember.
Great (Dutch) Modern theatre.
16 locals recommend
Frascati
63 Nes
16 locals recommend
Great (Dutch) Modern theatre.
Great music place
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
Great music place
Great music place
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A Lijnbaansgracht
444 locals recommend
Great music place
Important museum, the former hiding place of Anne Frank a 14 year old girl who wrote a diary about her stay there. She was transported during the second world war and never turned back from the camp
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Important museum, the former hiding place of Anne Frank a 14 year old girl who wrote a diary about her stay there. She was transported during the second world war and never turned back from the camp
Dependance of Stedelijk museum for young artist. Check openingtimes as not regular
Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam
59 Rozenstraat
Dependance of Stedelijk museum for young artist. Check openingtimes as not regular
Independent movietheatre
151 locals recommend
Rialto
338 Ceintuurbaan
151 locals recommend
Independent movietheatre

Drinks & Nightlife

Oldfashioned grumpy bar. Nothing changed since 100 years. Great place ! Literary hang-out.
18 locals recommend
Cafe Welling
32 Jan Willem Brouwersstraat
18 locals recommend
Oldfashioned grumpy bar. Nothing changed since 100 years. Great place ! Literary hang-out.
Fine bar and late night cocktailplace.
80 locals recommend
MOMO
1 Hobbemastraat
80 locals recommend
Fine bar and late night cocktailplace.
One of the oldest bars in Amsterdam. Great for a pre dinner drink.
80 locals recommend
Hoppa!
18-20 Spui
80 locals recommend
One of the oldest bars in Amsterdam. Great for a pre dinner drink.

Shopping

Exclusive store
Chanel International B.V.
68 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
Exclusive store
Newstand and bookstore for your international newspapers.
26 locals recommend
Athenaeum Boekhandel & Nieuwscentrum
14-16 Spui
26 locals recommend
Newstand and bookstore for your international newspapers.
Apothecary 8.30-18.00 weekdays, saturday 9.00-17.00 https://www.delairesseapotheek.nl/pages/sitepage.asp?articleid=21524:46101&token=71258@SdeNeaSaMjjQbfLa
Lairesse Pharmacy
40hs De Lairessestraat
Apothecary 8.30-18.00 weekdays, saturday 9.00-17.00 https://www.delairesseapotheek.nl/pages/sitepage.asp?articleid=21524:46101&token=71258@SdeNeaSaMjjQbfLa
Foodstore, a bit mainstream, 08,00-22.00 open
91 locals recommend
AH Van Baerlestraat
33 a Van Baerlestraat
91 locals recommend
Foodstore, a bit mainstream, 08,00-22.00 open
The best bookstore of Amsterdam
26 locals recommend
Athenaeum Boekhandel & Nieuwscentrum
14-16 Spui
26 locals recommend
The best bookstore of Amsterdam
Exclusive clothing for men.
OGER Amsterdam
75-81 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
Exclusive clothing for men.
Travelbookstore
12 locals recommend
Reisboekhandel Pied à Terre
9 Rokin
12 locals recommend
Travelbookstore
French butcher, fantastic.
7 locals recommend
Alain Bernard Butchery
133 Albert Cuypstraat
7 locals recommend
French butcher, fantastic.
Speciality store, lamps and bulps in all sizes.
Helios Verlichting Centrum
4-w Willemsparkweg
Speciality store, lamps and bulps in all sizes.
For ladies who LOVE fashion! Expensive but the best in Amsterdam: Lanvin, Stella mc Cartney, Marni, Acne etc. Ask for Rene for personal style advice.
Azzurro Due
3 Van Baerlestraat
For ladies who LOVE fashion! Expensive but the best in Amsterdam: Lanvin, Stella mc Cartney, Marni, Acne etc. Ask for Rene for personal style advice.
The famous 'nine streets' or in dutch ' negen straatjes' . nice small boutiques and nices coffee-corners and lunch rooms. have a stroll also and sit on a terras to watch people pass by.
29 locals recommend
Hartenstraat
Hartenstraat
29 locals recommend
The famous 'nine streets' or in dutch ' negen straatjes' . nice small boutiques and nices coffee-corners and lunch rooms. have a stroll also and sit on a terras to watch people pass by.

Essentials

Best market of Amsterdam
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
Best market of Amsterdam
Your grocery !
Super Ruys - Fresh Food
31 Ruysdaelstraat
Your grocery !

Getting Around

Black bike rental, you might want to make a reservation to be sure.
21 locals recommend
Black Bikes City Centre
146 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
21 locals recommend
Black bike rental, you might want to make a reservation to be sure.
Central Station
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
Stationsplein
1346 locals recommend
Central Station