Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
All restaurants mentioned are within a 10 minute walk from our house.
Caffè Belmondo WTC
18 Zuidplein Good coffee. You can also have a good sandwich there.
Starbucks
11 Zuidpleinl'Arena
105 OlympiapleinItalian restaurant, a 7 minute walk from our house.
Gauchos
55 BeethovenstraatBusy Italian restaurant in the Beethovenstraat. Advisable to make a reservation.
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Ferilli's Caffè
14-16 BeethovenstraatBusy Italian restaurant in the Beethovenstraat. Advisable to make a reservation.
Great location to have an inexpensive breakfast, if the weather is nice you can sit outside in the sun.
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Bagels & Beans
52 RuyschstraatGreat location to have an inexpensive breakfast, if the weather is nice you can sit outside in the sun.
Great for breakfast or lunch. An 8 minute walk to the Beethovenstraat.
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Le Pain Quotidien
2 & 4 Cornelis TroostpleinGreat for breakfast or lunch. An 8 minute walk to the Beethovenstraat.
Arts & Culture
Here you can visit an original canal house from the 17th century
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Iziko leMuziyam Van Loon
672 KeizersgrachtHere you can visit an original canal house from the 17th century
Small museum for photography located in canal houses on the Keizersgracht.
It is my favorite photography museum for great exhibitions.
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Huis Marseille, Imiboniso yefoto
401 KeizersgrachtSmall museum for photography located in canal houses on the Keizersgracht.
It is my favorite photography museum for great exhibitions.
www.annefrank.org
Book your tickets well in advance they are sold out quickly.
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Indlu kaAnne Frank
20 Westermarktwww.annefrank.org
Book your tickets well in advance they are sold out quickly.
The place to see all the famous Dutch masters from the 17th century.
Rembrandt, Vermeer etc
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe place to see all the famous Dutch masters from the 17th century.
Rembrandt, Vermeer etc
A dependance from the one in St Petersburg.
Reachable by taking metro 51.
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Hermitage Amsterdam
51 AmstelA dependance from the one in St Petersburg.
Reachable by taking metro 51.
Modern Art museum, easily reached by tram 5.
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I-Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinModern Art museum, easily reached by tram 5.
Moco museum is located between The Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum.
Book online a time slot ticket, they exhibit several works of Banksy.
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I-Moco Museum
20 HonthorststraatMoco museum is located between The Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum.
Book online a time slot ticket, they exhibit several works of Banksy.
Sightseeing
One of the oldest firms to take you on a canal tour.
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Rederij Kooij
125 Oude TurfmarktOne of the oldest firms to take you on a canal tour.
Shopping
Authentic french bakery
Broodbakker Simon Meijssen
162 Van BaerlestraatGood bakery
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanBiological Supermarket
A classic French bakery close to our house, they are famous for their baguettes, croissants and sweet pastries.
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Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam
119 OlympiapleinA classic French bakery close to our house, they are famous for their baguettes, croissants and sweet pastries.
AH Parnassusweg
Essentials
AH Gerrit van der Veenstr
57 Gerrit van der VeenstraatSupermarket
Parks & Nature
Take a morning jog in this lovely park just around the corner.
Enter the park from the Beethovenstraat.
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Beatrixpark
21 DiepenbrockstraatTake a morning jog in this lovely park just around the corner.
Enter the park from the Beethovenstraat.
Amacebiso ngesixeko
Bhukisha ngaphambi kokuba uhambe
Anne Frank museum \www.annefrank.org
Do reserve time slots online.
Ungaphoswa
keukenhof.nl
World famous botanical garden show in the spring.
Buy ticket for entrance and transport online.
The bus takes you straight to the entrance.
It is open from March until May each year.
The show is in Lisse, half an hour by bus from Station Rai, behind the Beatrixpark.
Ungaphoswa
The Van Gogh museum / www.vangoghmuseum.nl
Always book a time slot to be sure of entrance.