Guidebook for Amsterdam
Shopping
AH Overtoom
116 H OvertoomSupermarket
Daily market, mostly for fruit and vegetables (except Sundays). Nice to check out!
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Ten Kate Markt
32 Ten KatestraatDaily market, mostly for fruit and vegetables (except Sundays). Nice to check out!
Selection of basics, from clothing to cosmetics to food to everything else you might need
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Hema
313 KinkerstraatSelection of basics, from clothing to cosmetics to food to everything else you might need
Everything Else
Rhijnvis Feithstraat
Rhijnvis FeithstraatTram stop to get off (at the corner with Overtoom)
The beautiful Vondelpark; Great way to walk into town!
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Vondelpark
The beautiful Vondelpark; Great way to walk into town!
Nice street with cute shops, coffee bars, restaurants and more..
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AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatNice street with cute shops, coffee bars, restaurants and more..
Food Scene
An old tram remise, beautifully renovated, and now home to various bars, restaurants and a nice food court with great gin-tonics ;).
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De Hallen
41 BellamypleinAn old tram remise, beautifully renovated, and now home to various bars, restaurants and a nice food court with great gin-tonics ;).
Great, lively place for great pasta. They have a limited menu (no entries, choice of 5-6 pastas) but it's very reasonably priced. No reservations possible but there's always a spot.
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Spaghetteria Jan Hanzenstraat
32 Jan HanzenstraatGreat, lively place for great pasta. They have a limited menu (no entries, choice of 5-6 pastas) but it's very reasonably priced. No reservations possible but there's always a spot.
Great Italian food, great cocktails, great ambiance and a wonderful terrace!
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Restaurant Forno Communale
Great Italian food, great cocktails, great ambiance and a wonderful terrace!
Hipster alert! Serving a great variety of breakfasts all day long, gets pretty busy on weekends!
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The Breakfast Club
2-h BellamystraatHipster alert! Serving a great variety of breakfasts all day long, gets pretty busy on weekends!
THE new club in Amsterdam, mainly house/techno/electronic music. Check out their agenda to see who's playing :)
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De School
3 Doctor Jan van BreemenstraatTHE new club in Amsterdam, mainly house/techno/electronic music. Check out their agenda to see who's playing :)
Belgian beer cafe with a good selection of simple food (burgers etc.)
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Stadscafé Van Mechelen
96/97 SloterkadeBelgian beer cafe with a good selection of simple food (burgers etc.)
Not the cowiest place but they serve the best coffee of the neighborhood. The place is owned by 2 local guys who started their own coffee place.
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Trakteren
119-Ah Jan Pieter HeijestraatNot the cowiest place but they serve the best coffee of the neighborhood. The place is owned by 2 local guys who started their own coffee place.
Restaurant Paloma Blanca
145 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatGreat Moroccan restaurant, family run.
Beautifully decorated bar, good for cocktails but also for dinner.
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Café Panache
117 Ten KatestraatBeautifully decorated bar, good for cocktails but also for dinner.
Hipster coffee place, which is the only thing they serve here. Good coffee!
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Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 KinkerstraatHipster coffee place, which is the only thing they serve here. Good coffee!
Café Cómodo
110 Jan Pieter HeijestraatNice terrace and good food
American-style brunch with great cocktails! Always busy so be prepared to wait for a table.
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Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van LennepkadeAmerican-style brunch with great cocktails! Always busy so be prepared to wait for a table.
Spaghetteria Caffè
Great for an Italian lunch
Great bakery, do try their almond croissant or famous bread!
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Fort Negen bakkerij
31 Jan EvertsenstraatGreat bakery, do try their almond croissant or famous bread!
Mima
Great mediterranean food, also good for take-out!
Jen’s Bing Cafe
Great Taiwanese food and bubble tea!
Massimo Gelato
Best icecream in the area! Lots of vegan options as well.
Mr.Gyoza
Simple but lovely restaurant with different gyoza options.
Simple bar and restaurant with a great terrace, very close to the apartment, across the water!
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Café Lennep
334 Jacob Van LennepkadeSimple bar and restaurant with a great terrace, very close to the apartment, across the water!
Amazing vegan bakery and coffeeshop! Be prepared to stand in line!
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SAINT-JEAN Amsterdam
158h LindengrachtAmazing vegan bakery and coffeeshop! Be prepared to stand in line!
Gustatio Amsterdam
459 H OvertoomGreat and affordable pasta place, really nice owners!
Margo's Amsterdam
Cute vegan bakery with the best sandwiches!
Entertainment & Activities
Nice cinema at walking distance. Check out their website for an up to date agenda!
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Filmhallen
12 Hannie DankbaarpassageNice cinema at walking distance. Check out their website for an up to date agenda!
LAB111
111 Arie BiemondstraatCinema and restaurant in an old pathology lab!
Essentials
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatSmall supermarket
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatNice, large supermarket with a good selection
Buurten
Brouwersgracht
My favourite canal in Amsterdam. Please check it out!
Lovely square with an amazing organic food market on Saturdays (and Monday mornings more 2nd hand stuff and textiles).
Noordermarkt
Lovely square with an amazing organic food market on Saturdays (and Monday mornings more 2nd hand stuff and textiles).
Lindengracht
Lovely market on Saturdays!
Make the trip across the IJ river and check out Amsterdam Noord with its industrial vibe. Just the (free) trip by ferry is worth the experience.
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NDSM
28 NDSM-PleinMake the trip across the IJ river and check out Amsterdam Noord with its industrial vibe. Just the (free) trip by ferry is worth the experience.
Another one of my favourite canals in Amsterdam. Wonderful for a stroll and away from the crowds!
Geldersekade
Another one of my favourite canals in Amsterdam. Wonderful for a stroll and away from the crowds!
Buzzing neighbourhood with lots of food and coffee options and nice stores. There's a nice but bit touristy market on the Albert Cuijpstraat every day but Sundays.
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De Pijp
Buzzing neighbourhood with lots of food and coffee options and nice stores. There's a nice but bit touristy market on the Albert Cuijpstraat every day but Sundays.
9 cute little streets in between the canals in the city centre with nice food and shopping options
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De 9 Straatjes
9 cute little streets in between the canals in the city centre with nice food and shopping options