Arts & Culture
Kinda undergroundy music, sometimes theatre, movies. Sometimes at night a dj. Not too fancy looking, but very cozy and great vibe, also just to get a drink in the evening. www.denieuweanita.nl
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De Nieuwe Anita
111 Frederik HendrikstraatKinda undergroundy music, sometimes theatre, movies. Sometimes at night a dj. Not too fancy looking, but very cozy and great vibe, also just to get a drink in the evening. www.denieuweanita.nl
Cool place for art and cinema. With a bar and resaurant. In more of a residential area, so not a regular spot for tourists, but very nice. www.lab111.nl
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SMART Project Space
Cool place for art and cinema. With a bar and resaurant. In more of a residential area, so not a regular spot for tourists, but very nice. www.lab111.nl
One of the oldest cinemas of Amsterdam. Art house films and great dinner + drink. Make a reservation for the restaurant, sometimes it's packed. At the Haarlemmerdijk, nice street. www.themovies.nl
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The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkOne of the oldest cinemas of Amsterdam. Art house films and great dinner + drink. Make a reservation for the restaurant, sometimes it's packed. At the Haarlemmerdijk, nice street. www.themovies.nl
One of the two most well-known places in Amsterdam to see international bands. Hiphop, rock, pop, dance, whatever. Also nightlife. Historical building, used to be a church. www.paradiso.nl
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Melkweg
234A LijnbaansgrachtOne of the two most well-known places in Amsterdam to see international bands. Hiphop, rock, pop, dance, whatever. Also nightlife. Historical building, used to be a church. www.paradiso.nl
Big modern architectural place with a lot of movies, special collections and exhibitions. Also a restaurant and terrace. You can take a free ferry from Central Station. www.eyefilm.nl/en
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeBig modern architectural place with a lot of movies, special collections and exhibitions. Also a restaurant and terrace. You can take a free ferry from Central Station. www.eyefilm.nl/en
Cinema! Love it because it's so nearby and many movies to choose from. www.filmhallen.nl
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Filmhallen
12 Hannie DankbaarpassageCinema! Love it because it's so nearby and many movies to choose from. www.filmhallen.nl
Modern arts. Huge, great, interesting. www.stedelijk.nl/en
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I-Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinModern arts. Huge, great, interesting. www.stedelijk.nl/en
'Alternative' hang out, you can get cheap (vegan) food, they have music, movies, all sorts of stuff. Very international crowd. www.ot301.nl
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OT301
301 Overtoom'Alternative' hang out, you can get cheap (vegan) food, they have music, movies, all sorts of stuff. Very international crowd. www.ot301.nl
Foam
609 KeizersgrachtGreat photography museum/gallery. www.foam.nl
Food Scene
Good spot around the corner for breakfast, lunch, coffee, sit with your laptop (wifi), read a newspaper. www.garysdeli.nl
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Gary's Deli
64 TollensstraatGood spot around the corner for breakfast, lunch, coffee, sit with your laptop (wifi), read a newspaper. www.garysdeli.nl
Great! Lunch, coffee, dinner, sometimes bands and dj's at night. At the wonderful culture park Westergasterrein. www.pacificparc.nl
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Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeGreat! Lunch, coffee, dinner, sometimes bands and dj's at night. At the wonderful culture park Westergasterrein. www.pacificparc.nl
Sandwiches, muffins, drinks. Perfect for lunch. You can sit outside. Lovely and usually busy. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.debakkerswinkel.com/amsterdam-west
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De Bakkerswinkel
Sandwiches, muffins, drinks. Perfect for lunch. You can sit outside. Lovely and usually busy. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.debakkerswinkel.com/amsterdam-west
Restaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtTapas and drinks. Nice place.
Cheap but good Surinamese take-away food. This type of food is well-known by dutch people because of it's history with Suriname.
Warung Swietie
Cheap but good Surinamese take-away food. This type of food is well-known by dutch people because of it's history with Suriname.
Delicious Ethiopian/Eritrean food. Friendly place. www.semhar.nl
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Restaurant Semhar
259-261 MarnixstraatDelicious Ethiopian/Eritrean food. Friendly place. www.semhar.nl
Coffee, breakfast, lunch. Part of the library. I sit here with my laptop to work a lot. Of course there is wifi.
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Café Belcampo
10 Hannie DankbaarpassageCoffee, breakfast, lunch. Part of the library. I sit here with my laptop to work a lot. Of course there is wifi.
Great breakfast right around the corner! Usually kind of hipster crowd.
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The Breakfast Club
2-h BellamystraatGreat breakfast right around the corner! Usually kind of hipster crowd.
Simit Sarayı
224 KinkerstraatBreakfast, lunch. Modern, Turkish style.
The place to be for food...a LOT of food...and it right around the corner!
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinThe place to be for food...a LOT of food...and it right around the corner!
Everything Else
Cozy place with art house films and a lot of dutch films. Also drinks and dinner. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.ketelhuis.nl
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Het Ketelhuis
4 PazzanistraatCozy place with art house films and a lot of dutch films. Also drinks and dinner. At culture park Westergasterrein. www.ketelhuis.nl
The market where the apartment is! :) You can buy pretty much all food here, also some small 'exotic' grocery stores. Mon - Sat around 8 am - 5pm (depends on the weather).
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Ten Katestraat
Ten KatestraatThe market where the apartment is! :) You can buy pretty much all food here, also some small 'exotic' grocery stores. Mon - Sat around 8 am - 5pm (depends on the weather).
Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat are two lovely streets with small but quite fancy shops, restaurants, bars and a cool cinema (The Movies).
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Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatHaarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat are two lovely streets with small but quite fancy shops, restaurants, bars and a cool cinema (The Movies).
The forest of Amsterdam... Nice to go for a long walk in nature. Also places to eat and drink and rent a canoe or waterbike. www.amsterdamsebos.nl
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Isihlahla sase-Amsterdam
The forest of Amsterdam... Nice to go for a long walk in nature. Also places to eat and drink and rent a canoe or waterbike. www.amsterdamsebos.nl
Sightseeing
Photo gallery/museum. Great! Must go if you love photography. www.foam.org
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Foam
609 KeizersgrachtPhoto gallery/museum. Great! Must go if you love photography. www.foam.org
A caricature of the city with the small old houses, canals, marijuana, sex shops and (unfortunately) prostitutes everywhere. And a lot of tourists. Still, however, worthwhile to take a look.
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Dam Square
A caricature of the city with the small old houses, canals, marijuana, sex shops and (unfortunately) prostitutes everywhere. And a lot of tourists. Still, however, worthwhile to take a look.
Where Anne Frank used to live. Close to Westerkerk (church) and gay monument. www.annefrank.org
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Indlu kaAnne Frank
20 WestermarktWhere Anne Frank used to live. Close to Westerkerk (church) and gay monument. www.annefrank.org
Probably the most famous museum of the Netherlands. Arts and history. Impressive building. www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatProbably the most famous museum of the Netherlands. Arts and history. Impressive building. www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Essentials
Albert Heijn
212 A Pieter CalandlaanNearest supermarket from the apartment.
The most well-known market in The Netherlands. The usual market stuff, but fun for a walk.
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Imarike ye-Albert Cuyp
Albert CuypstraatThe most well-known market in The Netherlands. The usual market stuff, but fun for a walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
This might be the closest 'coffee shop', aka place where you can smoke weed. ;) Even if you don't like smoking it's pretty cool, friendly and cozy.
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Cafe De Kashmir Lounge
85-87 Jan Pieter HeijestraatThis might be the closest 'coffee shop', aka place where you can smoke weed. ;) Even if you don't like smoking it's pretty cool, friendly and cozy.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful and large park, with places to have food/drinks too.
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Vondelpark
Beautiful and large park, with places to have food/drinks too.