Guidebook for Amsterdam
Everything Else
Connects you to every part of the city and is within walking distance of the houseboat. Alternatively, there is also a tram stop nearby which will take you there.
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinConnects you to every part of the city and is within walking distance of the houseboat. Alternatively, there is also a tram stop nearby which will take you there.
Drinks & Nightlife
A lovely bar which matches the overall hip but alternative style of the neighborhood.
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtA lovely bar which matches the overall hip but alternative style of the neighborhood.
Local beer distillery that is built inside of a traditional mill, one of the few remaining in the city. Has GREAT beers and a nice terrace outside near the water.
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeLocal beer distillery that is built inside of a traditional mill, one of the few remaining in the city. Has GREAT beers and a nice terrace outside near the water.
"V.I.P." nightclub. Pay with a special club card, private tables, that sort of thing.
109 locals recommend
AIR Amsterdam
24 Amstelstraat"V.I.P." nightclub. Pay with a special club card, private tables, that sort of thing.
Nightclub. Can be decent on weekdays. A bit more familiar than the others.
89 locals recommend
Bitterzoet
2 HS SpuistraatNightclub. Can be decent on weekdays. A bit more familiar than the others.
Jimmy Woo
18 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatHipster nightclub.
The Tara
85 RokinIrish pub. For when you're sick of two fingers of foam...
Concert hall built inside of an old church. Has good, international acts on a regular basis. Good atmosphere generally.
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansConcert hall built inside of an old church. Has good, international acts on a regular basis. Good atmosphere generally.
Concert hall. Popular, international acts, as well as dance party's on some weekdays.
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A LijnbaansgrachtConcert hall. Popular, international acts, as well as dance party's on some weekdays.
Sightseeing
De Wallen
The Red Light District.
Where all the locals go at the first hint of spring...Bring a BBQ! Also the best place to go on Queens Day morning.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
Where all the locals go at the first hint of spring...Bring a BBQ! Also the best place to go on Queens Day morning.
A famous Amsterdam neighborhood. Where all of our singers come from and what all old songs praise. Now popular with yuppies, but once a blue collar society. Beautiful architecture, much history.
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
A famous Amsterdam neighborhood. Where all of our singers come from and what all old songs praise. Now popular with yuppies, but once a blue collar society. Beautiful architecture, much history.
Essentials
A multicultural market that sells affordable food from around the world. A good impression of Amsterdam's inhabitants.
673 locals recommend
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van SwindenstraatA multicultural market that sells affordable food from around the world. A good impression of Amsterdam's inhabitants.
What used to be a great flea-market. Now somewhat touristy. Like a much smaller, less cool Camden Market (London). The old Jewish quarter.
182 locals recommend
Waterlooplein Market
2 WaterloopleinWhat used to be a great flea-market. Now somewhat touristy. Like a much smaller, less cool Camden Market (London). The old Jewish quarter.
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanHealth Food Store. Expensive, but good.
The nearest super market. There's a couple, they are all within walking distance. One can be reached by tram, two stops.
67 locals recommend
AH Kleine Wittenburgerstr
18 Kleine WittenburgerstraatThe nearest super market. There's a couple, they are all within walking distance. One can be reached by tram, two stops.
Entertainment & Activities
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanA wonderful zoo. Great with kids on a sunny day!
Science Museum. Enclose yourself in a giant soap bubble and other crazy, fun stuff for kids. It's decent.
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokScience Museum. Enclose yourself in a giant soap bubble and other crazy, fun stuff for kids. It's decent.
A park with a swimming pool, playgrounds, a petting zoo and so on. Great for kids.
398 locals recommend
Flevopark
FlevoparkA park with a swimming pool, playgrounds, a petting zoo and so on. Great for kids.
Food Scene
Quirky Ethiopean restaurant. One of my personal favorites. If you decide to, make sure you ask for the can-roasted Ethiopean coffee! A good dish to try is the mixed injera.
23 locals recommend
Kilimanjaro Restaurant
6 RapenburgerpleinQuirky Ethiopean restaurant. One of my personal favorites. If you decide to, make sure you ask for the can-roasted Ethiopean coffee! A good dish to try is the mixed injera.
Great Surinamese food (and great salsa music usually). Very small and found inside the metro station. Try the "lams roti speciaal" and enjoy eating with your hands!
282 locals recommend
Waterlooplein
WaterloopleinGreat Surinamese food (and great salsa music usually). Very small and found inside the metro station. Try the "lams roti speciaal" and enjoy eating with your hands!
Nam Kee. A Chinese restaurant so famous here they named a movie after it. Good food, proper Chinese atmosphere and service. Plastic chairs, the works.
94 locals recommend
Nam Kee
111-113 ZeedijkNam Kee. A Chinese restaurant so famous here they named a movie after it. Good food, proper Chinese atmosphere and service. Plastic chairs, the works.
A vegetarian restaurant I heard great things about, but have personally not yet been.
40 locals recommend
Vegetarisch Restaurant Betty's
75 RijnstraatA vegetarian restaurant I heard great things about, but have personally not yet been.
Arts & Culture
A museum about the Dutch naval history, the Eastern Indian Company (V.O.C.), etc.
820 locals recommend
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 KattenburgerpleinA museum about the Dutch naval history, the Eastern Indian Company (V.O.C.), etc.
Anthropology museum. I have seen a few great exhibitions here. Also has good world music performances from renowned artists on a regular basis.
628 locals recommend
Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatAnthropology museum. I have seen a few great exhibitions here. Also has good world music performances from renowned artists on a regular basis.
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatWhere the Dutch masters are on display.