Guidebook for Amsterdam

Rachel
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Best apple pie in town! Plus good food and beer, open late. :)
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
506 locals recommend
Best apple pie in town! Plus good food and beer, open late. :)
Best burgers in town!
47 locals recommend
Bar De Burgh
2 Kolksteeg
47 locals recommend
Best burgers in town!
Best burgers in town! (also found at warmoesstraat and kolksteeg)
47 locals recommend
Bar De Burgh
2 Kolksteeg
47 locals recommend
Best burgers in town! (also found at warmoesstraat and kolksteeg)
Best burgers in town!
9 locals recommend
Burger Bar Warmoesstraat
21-H Warmoesstraat
9 locals recommend
Best burgers in town!
Best pizza's and pasta's in town, for student like pricing! Also found at Oosterdokskade.
33 locals recommend
Vapiano Amsterdam
2-4 Amstelstraat
33 locals recommend
Best pizza's and pasta's in town, for student like pricing! Also found at Oosterdokskade.
Best Italian in town!
37 locals recommend
Vapiano Amsterdam Oosterdokskade
145 Oosterdokskade
37 locals recommend
Best Italian in town!
Got some cash saved up and looking for an awesome meal? Go to Toscanini. It'll cost you some euros but it will be worth your while. Be sure to book at least a week in advance though!
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
313 locals recommend
Got some cash saved up and looking for an awesome meal? Go to Toscanini. It'll cost you some euros but it will be worth your while. Be sure to book at least a week in advance though!
Best authentic Greek food in town!
Morena aan de Amstel
47 Amstel
Best authentic Greek food in town!
Great burgers!
33 locals recommend
Lombardo's
50 Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
33 locals recommend
Great burgers!
Awesome cheese fondue! Reserve to ensure your table. A must do!
7 locals recommend
Het Karbeel
16 Warmoesstraat
7 locals recommend
Awesome cheese fondue! Reserve to ensure your table. A must do!
Best Indonesian Take out!
10 locals recommend
Afhaalcentrum Terang Boelan
3 Tweede Lindendwarsstraat
10 locals recommend
Best Indonesian Take out!
Great miniature lunch
18 locals recommend
Piqniq
59HS Lindengracht
18 locals recommend
Great miniature lunch
Great for friday night lindy hop and charleston dancing
24 locals recommend
De Kompaszaal
311 KNSM-Laan
24 locals recommend
Great for friday night lindy hop and charleston dancing
BEST beer and food and near the great Oosterpark.
523 locals recommend
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
523 locals recommend
BEST beer and food and near the great Oosterpark.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good beer and nachos and right around our house!
160 locals recommend
Café Thijssen
107 Brouwersgracht
160 locals recommend
Good beer and nachos and right around our house!
If partying is your thing, be sure to check out Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein. You will find a collection of clubs, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops to dance the night away. Or just get a drink!
1024 locals recommend
Rembrandtplein
1024 locals recommend
If partying is your thing, be sure to check out Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein. You will find a collection of clubs, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops to dance the night away. Or just get a drink!
If partying is your thing, be sure to check out Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein. You will find a collection of clubs, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops to dance the night away. Or just get a drink!
1535 locals recommend
Leidseplein
Leidseplein
1535 locals recommend
If partying is your thing, be sure to check out Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein. You will find a collection of clubs, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops to dance the night away. Or just get a drink!

Sightseeing

Very interesting to see. Our advice: go on a early tuesday morning to skip lines.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Very interesting to see. Our advice: go on a early tuesday morning to skip lines.
Sightseeing, shopping and points of interest galore! In walking distance, but you can also take public transit. A must see for newcomers!
1419 locals recommend
Dam Square
1419 locals recommend
Sightseeing, shopping and points of interest galore! In walking distance, but you can also take public transit. A must see for newcomers!
Red light district. Pictures are not allowed but definitely worth a visit for newcomers.
636 locals recommend
De Wallen
636 locals recommend
Red light district. Pictures are not allowed but definitely worth a visit for newcomers.
A nice park to take you away from the chaos of the city.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
A nice park to take you away from the chaos of the city.
Affordable market with clothes, rugs, curtains,food and lots more.
673 locals recommend
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
673 locals recommend
Affordable market with clothes, rugs, curtains,food and lots more.
Great farm. If the weather allows you can take a bicycle and the (Free) ferry to Noord. Then cycle to this farm, where you can get organic greens AND ice cold, raw milk from a tap. It's awesome.
Broekergouw 5
5 Broekergouw
Great farm. If the weather allows you can take a bicycle and the (Free) ferry to Noord. Then cycle to this farm, where you can get organic greens AND ice cold, raw milk from a tap. It's awesome.
highly underrated park.
398 locals recommend
Flevopark
Flevopark
398 locals recommend
highly underrated park.

Essentials

Fresh foods and goodies for market prices. Right around our house, every saturday from 9 till 5.
121 locals recommend
Lindengracht
4B Lindengracht
121 locals recommend
Fresh foods and goodies for market prices. Right around our house, every saturday from 9 till 5.
The Albert Cuypmarkt is arguably the best-known and busiest outdoor market in Europe.Over 300 stalls and goods range from fresh produce to clothes.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
The Albert Cuypmarkt is arguably the best-known and busiest outdoor market in Europe.Over 300 stalls and goods range from fresh produce to clothes.
closest supermarket to our house. This chain is located literally everywhere throughout the city, with the ones in our reach (haarlemmerstraat, haarlemmerdijk and westerstraat) being open until 10pm.
269 locals recommend
Haarlemerdijk
Haarlemmerdijk
269 locals recommend
closest supermarket to our house. This chain is located literally everywhere throughout the city, with the ones in our reach (haarlemmerstraat, haarlemmerdijk and westerstraat) being open until 10pm.
Supermarket.
303 locals recommend
AH Westerstraat
79 Westerstraat
303 locals recommend
Supermarket.
Supermarket.
147 locals recommend
AH Haarlemmerplein
34 Haarlemmerplein
147 locals recommend
Supermarket.
Are you vegan, a health nut or just generally concerned with your health? Go to EkoPlaza to get organic and natural food, rather than supermarket stuff (albert heijn)
257 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
257 locals recommend
Are you vegan, a health nut or just generally concerned with your health? Go to EkoPlaza to get organic and natural food, rather than supermarket stuff (albert heijn)
In case you will be in need of a washer and dryer, this place is right around the corner.
1013 JD
In case you will be in need of a washer and dryer, this place is right around the corner.
Another laundromat that's around the corner. Open 8-8.
1015 MK
Another laundromat that's around the corner. Open 8-8.

Arts & Culture

Be sure to take a canal bike. It's really fun and it allows you to explore the canals and see lots of beautiful Dutch architecture.
6 locals recommend
Stromma Netherlands (head office)
270 Weteringschans
6 locals recommend
Be sure to take a canal bike. It's really fun and it allows you to explore the canals and see lots of beautiful Dutch architecture.
A nice saltwater swimming pool, one part for laps and one for recreation. Be sure to check their opening hours. It's very close to our house.
72 locals recommend
Het Marnix
1 Marnixplein
72 locals recommend
A nice saltwater swimming pool, one part for laps and one for recreation. Be sure to check their opening hours. It's very close to our house.
Be sure to see the city of Amsterdam on a bicycle, to get the real Dutch experience. This is one of many places you can do that.
28 locals recommend
Rent a Bikey
20-22 Damstraat
28 locals recommend
Be sure to see the city of Amsterdam on a bicycle, to get the real Dutch experience. This is one of many places you can do that.
Attractive botanical garden, one of the oldest in the world (est. 1632). It has more than 6000 plants and some of the plants are really unique as 2000 years old agave cactus.
299 locals recommend
Hortus Botanicus
2a Plantage Middenlaan
299 locals recommend
Attractive botanical garden, one of the oldest in the world (est. 1632). It has more than 6000 plants and some of the plants are really unique as 2000 years old agave cactus.
Very impressive museum that's been worked on for years. This is a BIG tourist attraction and we advise going early mornings, preferably Mondays or Tuesdays.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
Very impressive museum that's been worked on for years. This is a BIG tourist attraction and we advise going early mornings, preferably Mondays or Tuesdays.
A nice windmill which is fairly close to our house. You pass through the Westerpark to get there, which is a nice park with free tennis courts.
7 locals recommend
Molen De Otter (1631)
78 Gillis van Ledenberchstraat
7 locals recommend
A nice windmill which is fairly close to our house. You pass through the Westerpark to get there, which is a nice park with free tennis courts.
Nice park with free tennis courts.
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
1599 locals recommend
Nice park with free tennis courts.
Wanna watch a movie in an old fashioned cinema rather than going to multinational film theatre? Go to The Movies. Within walking distance of our house and has all the new movies.
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
Wanna watch a movie in an old fashioned cinema rather than going to multinational film theatre? Go to The Movies. Within walking distance of our house and has all the new movies.
What's Holland without tulips? Be sure to check out this museum if tulips are your thing!
25 locals recommend
Amsterdam Cheese Museum
112 Prinsengracht
25 locals recommend
What's Holland without tulips? Be sure to check out this museum if tulips are your thing!
Always wanted to know about how one of the biggest beers in the world is made? Go to the Heineken Experience museum. It'll be worth your while!
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
1283 locals recommend
Always wanted to know about how one of the biggest beers in the world is made? Go to the Heineken Experience museum. It'll be worth your while!
One of three major cinemas in town.
125 locals recommend
Pathe de Munt
15 Vijzelstraat
125 locals recommend
One of three major cinemas in town.
two of three major cinemas in town. This one is special, as it was used (and sometimes still is) for opera shows. It's got a beautiful exterior and interior.
340 locals recommend
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 Reguliersbreestraat
340 locals recommend
two of three major cinemas in town. This one is special, as it was used (and sometimes still is) for opera shows. It's got a beautiful exterior and interior.
Three of three major cinemas in town. Smaller than Munt and Tuschinski, but quieter and located at Leidseplein, rather than Rembrandtplein.
109 locals recommend
Pathe City
15-19 Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen
109 locals recommend
Three of three major cinemas in town. Smaller than Munt and Tuschinski, but quieter and located at Leidseplein, rather than Rembrandtplein.
Art and film! Very interesting. Take the (free!) ferry to Buikslotermeerplein.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
Art and film! Very interesting. Take the (free!) ferry to Buikslotermeerplein.
Great way to see Holland in miniature!
306 locals recommend
Madurodam
1 George Maduroplein
306 locals recommend
Great way to see Holland in miniature!

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful zoo, with a large array of animals and horticulture. (Avoid heavy traffic by avoiding Wednesdays after 12 and Fridays)
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
Beautiful zoo, with a large array of animals and horticulture. (Avoid heavy traffic by avoiding Wednesdays after 12 and Fridays)
Cool science museum for both adults and children.
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
603 locals recommend
Cool science museum for both adults and children.
Cool minigolf course.
Midgetgolf Amstelpark
2 B Amstelpark
Cool minigolf course.

Shopping

Biggest shopping street of Amsterdam.
643 locals recommend
Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat
643 locals recommend
Biggest shopping street of Amsterdam.
The Dutch version of America's Rodeo Drive. Used to be the biggest shopping street but after the recession the mainstream moved away to the Kalverstraat. This street is now for the wealthy.
652 locals recommend
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
652 locals recommend
The Dutch version of America's Rodeo Drive. Used to be the biggest shopping street but after the recession the mainstream moved away to the Kalverstraat. This street is now for the wealthy.
Nice shopping mall (especially during christmas).
50 locals recommend
Swarovski Boutique Magna Plaza
182I Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
50 locals recommend
Nice shopping mall (especially during christmas).
The warehouse of Amsterdam, filled with all brands (from Louis Vuitton to Chanel) you can think of.
16 locals recommend
Q-Park Bijenkorf
15 Beursplein
16 locals recommend
The warehouse of Amsterdam, filled with all brands (from Louis Vuitton to Chanel) you can think of.
Organic vegetables, meats and other produce, but above all: RAW MILK. It's the best and freshest milk we have ever seen.
Boerderijwinkel van Biologische Zorgboerderij 'Ons Verlangen'
5 Broekergouw
Organic vegetables, meats and other produce, but above all: RAW MILK. It's the best and freshest milk we have ever seen.