Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
De Italiaan
29 Bosboom ToussaintstraatGreat italian food and kid friendly
Voted one of the best coffee places in Amsterdam
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Coffee lounge West
82 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatVoted one of the best coffee places in Amsterdam
TEDS
60 Bosboom ToussaintstraatNice for a mid-morning brunch.
Hollands Hap Hmm Restaurant
33 Eerste HelmersstraatDutch cuisine and great service.
Relatively new, and already a favorite of locals. Johanna and I like their small dishes. Tasty and original. Be prepared to sit very close to your neighbors.
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Gertrude Rest. & Bar
28-H Bosboom ToussaintstraatRelatively new, and already a favorite of locals. Johanna and I like their small dishes. Tasty and original. Be prepared to sit very close to your neighbors.
Michelin star restaurant in former city greenhouse. They grow there vegetables locally (on premises or in the Beemster). We often take friends from abroad here. You can not walk, but with a taxi you will be there in under 15 minutes.
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh OnneslaanMichelin star restaurant in former city greenhouse. They grow there vegetables locally (on premises or in the Beemster). We often take friends from abroad here. You can not walk, but with a taxi you will be there in under 15 minutes.
Shopping
Offer different bikes for reasonable prices
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MacBike | Bike Rental Amsterdam | Vondelpark
45 OvertoomOffer different bikes for reasonable prices
Bike rentals. Our bikes are bought and looked after there as well
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Het Zwarte Fietsenplan Zuidas
88 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatBike rentals. Our bikes are bought and looked after there as well
Essentials
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanGood food and the best bread in the neighbourhood
Lidl
21 Alberdingk ThijmstraatDiscount Supermarket
Albert Heijn is the biggest (and oldest) supermarket chain in the Netherlands. Great assortment, and still good prices
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AH Overtoom
116 H OvertoomAlbert Heijn is the biggest (and oldest) supermarket chain in the Netherlands. Great assortment, and still good prices
Everything Else
Nice example of old buildings that have been given a new life
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De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageNice example of old buildings that have been given a new life
Parks & Nature
Vondelpark
Have a picknick!
Drinks & Nightlife
"Gezellig" casual cafe. Good atmosphere. Friendly people. Party style on Fridays and Saturdays. Beer, bar and bites. Nice outside seating in the summer months.
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Café de Tuin
13 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat"Gezellig" casual cafe. Good atmosphere. Friendly people. Party style on Fridays and Saturdays. Beer, bar and bites. Nice outside seating in the summer months.
Melkweg
234A LijnbaansgrachtLive Music Venue
Former church transformed to music venue. Quite a special place
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Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansFormer church transformed to music venue. Quite a special place
Getting Around
Europcar
197 OvertoomCar Rental Agency
Tram 1 takes you to city center quickly (if you do not want to walk)
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Overtoom
93-1 OvertoomTram 1 takes you to city center quickly (if you do not want to walk)