Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
Bakkerij Sjoerd van Willes
4 Nieuwendammerdijkfresh bread, good quality
Great supermarket (food halls) with fresh pizza's, asian food, coffee etc.
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Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatGreat supermarket (food halls) with fresh pizza's, asian food, coffee etc.
Pekmarkt
Van der PekstraatLocal market (also biological market)
Slagerij Aïtmaten Minimarket
317 Meeuwenlaanmini supermarket, friendly owner & very close to our house
Food Scene
Best icecream in town (also perfect coffee)
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IJssalon IJskoud de Beste
331 MeeuwenlaanBest icecream in town (also perfect coffee)
Great food, great atmosphere, beautiful view, unique in Amsterdam and only 5 minutes from our B&B.
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Hotel De Goudfazant
30 AambeeldstraatGreat food, great atmosphere, beautiful view, unique in Amsterdam and only 5 minutes from our B&B.
Café Modern
2 MeidoornwegBeautiful food, very special.
Great café & restaurant & filmhouse.
Beautiful view and friendly service.
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FC Hyena
24 AambeeldstraatGreat café & restaurant & filmhouse.
Beautiful view and friendly service.
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenadeNice café & restaurant & cultural centre.
Hip & trendy Mexican restaurant, great place, wonderful food.
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Coba
4 SchaafstraatHip & trendy Mexican restaurant, great place, wonderful food.
perfect for veggies, very tasteful and so close to our house
Green Canteen - veggie food with attitude
98 Gedempt Hamerkanaalperfect for veggies, very tasteful and so close to our house
also perfect for lunch or just coffee, great view and terrace and close by (next to ferry to east side).
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Hangar Amsterdam
36 Aambeeldstraatalso perfect for lunch or just coffee, great view and terrace and close by (next to ferry to east side).
Great view over Amsterdam and biggest swing(!) on the terrace at the top of the building!
In front of Central Station at the other side of the 'IJ' .
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A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinGreat view over Amsterdam and biggest swing(!) on the terrace at the top of the building!
In front of Central Station at the other side of the 'IJ' .
Typical Amsterdam scenery good for lunch, tea, dinner or bar.
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Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob BontiusplaatsTypical Amsterdam scenery good for lunch, tea, dinner or bar.
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte PapaverwegHip, artistic scenery
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweggreat terrace, very hip, artistic scenery
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-Pleinvery hip & authentic place
at the other side of our house, typical Dutch café
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Café ‘t Sluisje
297 Nieuwendammerdijkat the other side of our house, typical Dutch café
Best real Italian (thin) pizza's. Restaurant or take away.
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Italiaanse Delicatessen Nuraghe
6 PurmerpleinBest real Italian (thin) pizza's. Restaurant or take away.
Since years one of our favourite restaurants, perfect food and great atmosphere. Make reserverations otherwise you won't succeed!
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Toscanini
75 LindengrachtSince years one of our favourite restaurants, perfect food and great atmosphere. Make reserverations otherwise you won't succeed!
Drinks & Nightlife
Special place: bar & skatetrack inside!
Only 8 minutes walk from our B&B.
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Skatecafe
42 Gedempt HamerkanaalSpecial place: bar & skatetrack inside!
Only 8 minutes walk from our B&B.
A real Amsterdam Brewery in a mill in the middle of Amsterdam!
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeA real Amsterdam Brewery in a mill in the middle of Amsterdam!
Very young & hip Brewery / café / tasting,
next to the Food Halls (supermarket)
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Oedipus Brewing Taproom
85 Gedempt HamerkanaalVery young & hip Brewery / café / tasting,
next to the Food Halls (supermarket)
Wynand Fockink
31 PijlsteegTasting Tavern for Gin (18+)
Arts & Culture
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
Don't miss our old Dutch masters
Museum of Modern Art.
Also nice for kids to visit, close to the other musea.
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I-Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinMuseum of Modern Art.
Also nice for kids to visit, close to the other musea.
Foam
609 KeizersgrachtPhotography museum, great exhibitions
Beautiful museam for Photography, great location on the Keizersgracht (canals)
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Huis Marseille, Imiboniso yefoto
401 KeizersgrachtBeautiful museam for Photography, great location on the Keizersgracht (canals)
Kahmann Gallery
23a LindengrachtInteresting photography gallery.
Film house, interesting architecture, great food & wonderful view at the IJ.
In front of Central Station (other side of the 'IJ' in North part)
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeFilm house, interesting architecture, great food & wonderful view at the IJ.
In front of Central Station (other side of the 'IJ' in North part)
Anne Frank Huis shows you why never ever any war should happen on this entire world...
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Indlu kaAnne Frank
20 WestermarktAnne Frank Huis shows you why never ever any war should happen on this entire world...
Street full with Antique and Artshops, close to Rijksmuseum.
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Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
Nieuwe SpiegelstraatStreet full with Antique and Artshops, close to Rijksmuseum.
Parks & Nature
in front of our door!
you'll walk through this park from the bus to our house
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W.H. Vliegenbos
W.H. Vliegenbosin front of our door!
you'll walk through this park from the bus to our house
Nice city park with lots of café's, restaurants, sometimes events or markets, filmhouse etc.
Very very Amsterdam.
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Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegNice city park with lots of café's, restaurants, sometimes events or markets, filmhouse etc.
Very very Amsterdam.
The Central Park of Amsterdam;)
On sunny days, very crowded but close to most Musea.
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Vondelpark
The Central Park of Amsterdam;)
On sunny days, very crowded but close to most Musea.
Shopping
Nice, small streets in the Centre (Jordaan).
It's located between the Canals.
Great to walk around & to shop.
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De 9 Straatjes
Nice, small streets in the Centre (Jordaan).
It's located between the Canals.
Great to walk around & to shop.
Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatInteresting Conceptstore.
Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatSame Conceptstore as on Van Woustraat
Design in a wonderful shop on the Prinsengracht,
lot of young designer, very interesting
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Frozen Fountain
645 PrinsengrachtDesign in a wonderful shop on the Prinsengracht,
lot of young designer, very interesting
Nice shop (fashion, design, interior etc) also good for coffee or lunch. By ferry to East side only 10 minutes from our house.
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Sissy-Boy DAILY
19 KNSM-LaanNice shop (fashion, design, interior etc) also good for coffee or lunch. By ferry to East side only 10 minutes from our house.
Interesting small but unique conceptstore from friends of us on great shopping street Utrechtstestraat
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MaisonNL
118 UtrechtsestraatInteresting small but unique conceptstore from friends of us on great shopping street Utrechtstestraat
POLS POTS
187 KNSM-LaanDesign shop very close to our house
Flee market or actually rather bootsales, very very much Amsterdam scenery, check the dates, not that often...
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Vlooienmarkt IJhallen
Flee market or actually rather bootsales, very very much Amsterdam scenery, check the dates, not that often...
Getting Around
only 3 minutes by metro (our stop Noordermarkt, 10 min from our house.
easy to travel by train to other parts of the Netherlands or to go to the airport Schiphol
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Centraal Station
only 3 minutes by metro (our stop Noordermarkt, 10 min from our house.
easy to travel by train to other parts of the Netherlands or to go to the airport Schiphol
Buy your Public Transportation ticket via GVB.
In the bus itself you can only buy small tickets instead of 1 or more days tickets.
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GVB Tickets & Informatie
6 StationspleinBuy your Public Transportation ticket via GVB.
In the bus itself you can only buy small tickets instead of 1 or more days tickets.
Boot Huren Amsterdam
185 VeemarktAll different kind of rental boats.