Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
The places you need to survive in our neighbourhood :)
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanUpscale super market. A lot of bio/natural foods.
Entertainment & Activities
Amsterdam RAI
Business convention center RAI
I-Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeMust visit during your stay in Amsterdam
Probably the most impressive museum in The Netherlands
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatProbably the most impressive museum in The Netherlands
I-Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinCan't visit Amsterdam without having been here. The queue can be quite large so try and figure out the best moment to visit!
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Indlu kaAnne Frank
20 WestermarktCan't visit Amsterdam without having been here. The queue can be quite large so try and figure out the best moment to visit!
Parks & Nature
Relax by the Amstel River to catch the last beams of sunlight. Bring your own bottle of wine and some cheese.
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Café Hesp
130-131 WeesperzijdeRelax by the Amstel River to catch the last beams of sunlight. Bring your own bottle of wine and some cheese.
At this park you can chill out and bring your own food&drinks. A lot of the young urban professionals, will spend time here after work on sunny days. This is also very close to the populair Pijp area where you can find a lot of restaurants, bars and night life. Definitely worth to visit one evening/night.
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Sarphatipark
37I SarphatiparkAt this park you can chill out and bring your own food&drinks. A lot of the young urban professionals, will spend time here after work on sunny days. This is also very close to the populair Pijp area where you can find a lot of restaurants, bars and night life. Definitely worth to visit one evening/night.
Food Scene
This is a small very crowded place with a lot of youngsters especially during the weekend. Japanese food, with small dishes to share. Also at the bar with a nice cocktail or gin & tonic. Kitchen open til late.
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De Plantenmarkt
228 Albert CuypstraatThis is a small very crowded place with a lot of youngsters especially during the weekend. Japanese food, with small dishes to share. Also at the bar with a nice cocktail or gin & tonic. Kitchen open til late.
Busy place in the city center, with local people. Here you can eat small dishes, but most people come for chill out and having a drink. One of the spots where there is sun at the terrace. When it gets dark and the dj starts playing, people will move insight to dance.
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Waterkant
55 KapelwegBusy place in the city center, with local people. Here you can eat small dishes, but most people come for chill out and having a drink. One of the spots where there is sun at the terrace. When it gets dark and the dj starts playing, people will move insight to dance.
Bakers & Roasters is very famous in Amsterdam. These guys from New Zealand are preparing great coffees, poached eggs, cakes and great salads. Everybody loves their menu. You can order mimosa's here as well. Best spot for brunch, but keep in mind you have to wait 20-30 minutes for a table.
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Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatBakers & Roasters is very famous in Amsterdam. These guys from New Zealand are preparing great coffees, poached eggs, cakes and great salads. Everybody loves their menu. You can order mimosa's here as well. Best spot for brunch, but keep in mind you have to wait 20-30 minutes for a table.
Always crowded due to it's easy but very tasty menu. Her you go for a glass of wine and a pasta plate. Price and quality is very good! Very cosy, easy going, trendy pastabar with in and outside tables. Everybody loves it!
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Spaghetteria Van Woustraat
123 Van WoustraatAlways crowded due to it's easy but very tasty menu. Her you go for a glass of wine and a pasta plate. Price and quality is very good! Very cosy, easy going, trendy pastabar with in and outside tables. Everybody loves it!
Fa. Pekelhaaring
127 Van WoustraatIncredible upscale Italian restaurant
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 KinkerstraatBest coffee in town
Nice coffee chain, this one is just around the corner.
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coffeecompany
92 Van WoustraatNice coffee chain, this one is just around the corner.
One of the best, yet quite affordable French bistros in town. They serve mainly sea food.
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Brut de mer
8 Gerard DoupleinOne of the best, yet quite affordable French bistros in town. They serve mainly sea food.
Probably our favourite restaurant in Amsterdam. Incredible Flemish kitchen!
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Rijsel
52 MarcusstraatProbably our favourite restaurant in Amsterdam. Incredible Flemish kitchen!
Affordable, yet very tasty Thai restaurant set in a Pub-style decor. Really nice.
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The Golden Brown Bar
60 Jan Pieter HeijestraatAffordable, yet very tasty Thai restaurant set in a Pub-style decor. Really nice.
Drinks & Nightlife
Everyone in Amsterdam has been in the Chicago Social Club. Also there will be tourists lined up to get in. A group of guys will not get in, so pick your crowd ;) They have different music nights with Amsterdam famous dj's. So have a look at there timeline and pick your night. People between 20 and 35 are dancing and drinking in the two areas.
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Chicago Social Club
12 LeidsepleinEveryone in Amsterdam has been in the Chicago Social Club. Also there will be tourists lined up to get in. A group of guys will not get in, so pick your crowd ;) They have different music nights with Amsterdam famous dj's. So have a look at there timeline and pick your night. People between 20 and 35 are dancing and drinking in the two areas.
This is one of Amsterdams best clubs lately. They organize great parties with great dj's. Open till 5 in the morning. Bit outside the city center, but worth it. Check facebook for the event calendar.
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De Marktkantine
6 Jan van GalenstraatThis is one of Amsterdams best clubs lately. They organize great parties with great dj's. Open till 5 in the morning. Bit outside the city center, but worth it. Check facebook for the event calendar.
Tapmarin
130 Van WoustraatGo here for some drinks and perhaps some food
PILSVOGEL
14 Gerard DoupleinGo here for some drinks and perhaps some food
The Paardje B.V.
1 Gerard DoupleinGo here for some drinks and perhaps some food
De Groene Vlinder
130 Albert CuypstraatGo here for some drinks and perhaps some food
Café Schilders
45 Eerste van der HelststraatGo here for some drinks and perhaps some food
Disco Dolly
11 HandboogstraatNice little club
Shopping
Brick lane is the store of one of my friends. The clothes here are limited editions, but always in line with the current trends. You can go here for a nice summer dress, but also for a body, nice shoes or some juwelery. Definitely worth to take a look.
Brick Lane Amsterdam
80 Gerard DoustraatBrick lane is the store of one of my friends. The clothes here are limited editions, but always in line with the current trends. You can go here for a nice summer dress, but also for a body, nice shoes or some juwelery. Definitely worth to take a look.
This is one of my favorite stores and really on top of the fashion trends. The prices are fine for what you get. Most is black, grey and white colors but they have very special fits for all kind of woman clothes. When I visit I always buy something. They are very populair in Amsterdam and we used like their bags a lot....
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Things I Like Things I Love
106 Jan EvertsenstraatThis is one of my favorite stores and really on top of the fashion trends. The prices are fine for what you get. Most is black, grey and white colors but they have very special fits for all kind of woman clothes. When I visit I always buy something. They are very populair in Amsterdam and we used like their bags a lot....
This is one of the oldest and biggest markets of Amsterdam in the open air. Here you can find everything. From clothes, to cheeses and from bikes to make up. They will sell big stroopwafels warm on the streets, which is a typical Dutch specialty. A lot of tourist will go here, not even to buy stuff but for the experience.
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Imarike ye-Albert Cuyp
Albert CuypstraatThis is one of the oldest and biggest markets of Amsterdam in the open air. Here you can find everything. From clothes, to cheeses and from bikes to make up. They will sell big stroopwafels warm on the streets, which is a typical Dutch specialty. A lot of tourist will go here, not even to buy stuff but for the experience.
Neighborhoods
Lovely old neighbourhood in Amsterdam with canals, narrow streets and nice little shops and restaurants.
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Jordaan
Lovely old neighbourhood in Amsterdam with canals, narrow streets and nice little shops and restaurants.