Local Guide from Ties
Bars & Restaurants with a nice terrasses
These places have nice terasses.
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 WeesperzijdeWonderful terras om the Amstel.
Lovely terras to have a drink at the end of the day. Lovely view over the Amstel and a lot of different beers on tap.
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Café Hesp
130-131 WeesperzijdeLovely terras to have a drink at the end of the day. Lovely view over the Amstel and a lot of different beers on tap.
This is a nice terras they build temporary in front of Theater Carré on the Amstel.
Carré Terras op de Amstel
AmstelThis is a nice terras they build temporary in front of Theater Carré on the Amstel.
Bar Lempicka
23 SarphatistraatNice terras on the Amstel with evening sun.
Nice terras on the Oosterpark. You can also have dinner here.
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Hotel Arena
55 's-GravesandestraatNice terras on the Oosterpark. You can also have dinner here.
Very nice old Dutch brown pub with a nice terras as well. Serve good jenevers (Dutch gin). They are one of the only bars with a liquor store licence, so if you want to take some drinks with you they are allowed to sell to you.
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Cafe Slijterij Oosterling
140 UtrechtsestraatVery nice old Dutch brown pub with a nice terras as well. Serve good jenevers (Dutch gin). They are one of the only bars with a liquor store licence, so if you want to take some drinks with you they are allowed to sell to you.
Great rooftop bar with terras around the corner on top of the Volkskrant Hotel.
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Canvas
150 WibautstraatGreat rooftop bar with terras around the corner on top of the Volkskrant Hotel.
Côte Wispe
85 WeesperzijdeNice little place with small terras looking towards the Amstel.
Nice little bar with a terras on the corner of the Utrechtsestraat and the Keizersgracht.
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Café Van Leeuwen
711HS KeizersgrachtNice little bar with a terras on the corner of the Utrechtsestraat and the Keizersgracht.
Nice restaurants & bars
One of the best terrasses of Amsterdam. Just around the corner of our house. Go there for breakfast, coffee, lunch or a drink in the afternoon. I wouldn't recommend to have dinner, there are better places for good food.
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Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 WeesperzijdeOne of the best terrasses of Amsterdam. Just around the corner of our house. Go there for breakfast, coffee, lunch or a drink in the afternoon. I wouldn't recommend to have dinner, there are better places for good food.
Nice pizzas along the Amstel. Make sure you have a reservation because it can be quite busy
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Loulou Pizzabar
42A WeesperzijdeNice pizzas along the Amstel. Make sure you have a reservation because it can be quite busy
One of my favorites. French food in a small restaurant. No terrasse but worth while for food lovers
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Restaurant Le Hollandais
41 AmsteldijkOne of my favorites. French food in a small restaurant. No terrasse but worth while for food lovers
Everything is nice in this place. servants, wine, food. You really need to make a reservation
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Rijsel
52 MarcusstraatEverything is nice in this place. servants, wine, food. You really need to make a reservation
I have not yet been there myself but heard very good stories. The restaurant is at a nice square where your also can have a drink on one of the terrasses.
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Tipsy Amsterdam
50 BeukenpleinI have not yet been there myself but heard very good stories. The restaurant is at a nice square where your also can have a drink on one of the terrasses.
Nice Indian food to eat over-there, pick-up or have it delivered at home. 3 minute walk from our house. Give them a call in advance and 15 minutes later your food will be ready to pick-up.
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India Roti Room
67-71 Eerste OosterparkstraatNice Indian food to eat over-there, pick-up or have it delivered at home. 3 minute walk from our house. Give them a call in advance and 15 minutes later your food will be ready to pick-up.
Thai restaurant for take away. They also deliver with Ubereats, Thuisbezorgd or Deliveroo. It is at the same square as Clos and Eric's Delicatessen
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Thaicoon Amsterdam
10 BeukenpleinThai restaurant for take away. They also deliver with Ubereats, Thuisbezorgd or Deliveroo. It is at the same square as Clos and Eric's Delicatessen
Stek | Breakfast & lunch
95 WibautstraatNice place for lunch
Best ice cream!! they give you very big scoops and there are many different flavours. There is also one around the corner of our house just opposite the Albert Heijn supermarket
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IJscuypje
27 Eerste van der HelststraatBest ice cream!! they give you very big scoops and there are many different flavours. There is also one around the corner of our house just opposite the Albert Heijn supermarket
A nice 20 minute walk along the Amstel to visit this place. Thanks
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tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte OuderkerkerdijkA nice 20 minute walk along the Amstel to visit this place. Thanks
Neighbourhoods
A former workers area which is now full of students and very multi culti. Visit the Albert Cuyp market and have a coffee on one of the terrasses. Lots of nice shops with food, clothes and all kind of things. only a 5 minute walk from our house
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De Pijp
A former workers area which is now full of students and very multi culti. Visit the Albert Cuyp market and have a coffee on one of the terrasses. Lots of nice shops with food, clothes and all kind of things. only a 5 minute walk from our house
A street with many nice shops, cafes and restaurants. it is quite high end. When you follow the street you will pass all the canals and end up at the Rembrandtplein
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Utrechtsestraat
UtrechtsestraatA street with many nice shops, cafes and restaurants. it is quite high end. When you follow the street you will pass all the canals and end up at the Rembrandtplein
This is a street in Oost with a very nice multi cultural atmosphere
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Javastraat
JavastraatThis is a street in Oost with a very nice multi cultural atmosphere
Things to do
BIKING
Here you can rent your bikes to explore the city.
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City Bike Oosterpark
150 Eerste OosterparkstraatBIKING
Here you can rent your bikes to explore the city.
Mokumboot Amsterdam Amstel
1E MauritskadeRent a Boat
Mokumboot Amsterdam Weesper
1 SchollenbrugstraatRent a Boat
Sloepdelen Amsterdam - Mauritskade
3 MauritskadeRent a Boat
You visit an old canal house and they will tell you the history on how Amsterdam was build. Small but very worthwhile
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Indlu yeGrachtenhuis
386 HerengrachtYou visit an old canal house and they will tell you the history on how Amsterdam was build. Small but very worthwhile
A museum about the resistance during World War II. Very nice for young kids as well. Opposite the Zoo Artis
https://www.verzetsmuseum.org
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Persmuseum Amsterdam
A museum about the resistance during World War II. Very nice for young kids as well. Opposite the Zoo Artis
https://www.verzetsmuseum.org
Useful information
PARKING
This is a second parking around the corner of our house (2 minute walk)
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Q-Park Center East
20 WibautstraatPARKING
This is a second parking around the corner of our house (2 minute walk)
Nice places to visit (parks, streets, areas, etc)
Nice park to walk around. Hotel Arena has a nice terras on the park side. At the far end there is also a terras at De Tropen which is nice.
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Oosterpark
OosterparkNice park to walk around. Hotel Arena has a nice terras on the park side. At the far end there is also a terras at De Tropen which is nice.
Nice park along the Amstel to visit. You can swim here if you like.
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Park Somerlust
Korte OuderkerkerdijkNice park along the Amstel to visit. You can swim here if you like.
Sarphatipark
37I SarphatiparkNice park in the middle of the Pijp.
This is a nice shop where you can buy nice gifts about life. Check it out on the Internet, but we go there often for lectures about life.
The School Of Life Amsterdam
54 FrederikspleinThis is a nice shop where you can buy nice gifts about life. Check it out on the Internet, but we go there often for lectures about life.
Supermarkets, shops & deli's
AH Wibautstraat
80 WibautstraatBig supermarket around the corner
Go there to buy cheese and wine to eat at home. Lovely people who can advice you what to buy.
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Erik's Delicatessen
16 BeukenpleinGo there to buy cheese and wine to eat at home. Lovely people who can advice you what to buy.
Ekodis
73 BeukenpleinOrganic Food Supermarket
Grapedistrict De Pijp
54 Van WoustraatNice and friendly place to buy your wine
Perfect local market for food and other stuff
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Imarike ye-Albert Cuyp
Albert CuypstraatPerfect local market for food and other stuff
This shop specialises in gluten free products
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De Glutenvrije Winkel
37 PretoriusstraatThis shop specialises in gluten free products
Local market in Amsterdam Oost close to the Javastraat.
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Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van SwindenstraatLocal market in Amsterdam Oost close to the Javastraat.
A French butcher with great meat on the Albert Cuyp market.
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Alain Bernard Butchery
133 Albert CuypstraatA French butcher with great meat on the Albert Cuyp market.
Moroccan butcher with great Merquez sausages and other meat. Very nice people as wel 🙂 .
butchery Zagora
54b Eerste van der HelststraatMoroccan butcher with great Merquez sausages and other meat. Very nice people as wel 🙂 .
If you like fresh baked real whole wheat bread this is your place :)
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Hartog's Wholegrain Bakery and Milling
77 WibautstraatIf you like fresh baked real whole wheat bread this is your place :)
This is a nice bakery (good sourdough bread) where you can also have breakfast and lunch.
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Bakhuys Amsterdam
61 SarphatistraatThis is a nice bakery (good sourdough bread) where you can also have breakfast and lunch.
A bookstore where they sell a lot of foreign newspapers, magazines and books.
Black On White bookstore
149 UtrechtsestraatA bookstore where they sell a lot of foreign newspapers, magazines and books.
Uliveto
118 WeteringschansNice deli
Traiteur LIV
224 Gerard DoustraatNice traiteur
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanOrganic supermarket
Stadsmarkt de Pijp
103 Van WoustraatNice organic supermarket
Vincent Traiteur en Slagerij
41 WibautstraatNice deli around te corner