Guidebook for Amsterdam

Susanne
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

Paradiso is the best concert hall/club of Amsterdam. It's in an old church and has a great atmosphere. You can go to great concerts and they also have club nights. Definitely a must-see!
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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Paradiso is the best concert hall/club of Amsterdam. It's in an old church and has a great atmosphere. You can go to great concerts and they also have club nights. Definitely a must-see!
My all time favourite cinema where they screen art house films and documentaries. They also have a great bar!
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Rialto
338 Ceintuurbaan
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My all time favourite cinema where they screen art house films and documentaries. They also have a great bar!
This cinema and film museum is located in a beautiful modern architectural building right at the banks of the river IJ where lots of big ships are passing. It has a great cafe/restaurant too!
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
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This cinema and film museum is located in a beautiful modern architectural building right at the banks of the river IJ where lots of big ships are passing. It has a great cafe/restaurant too!
Another great concert hall for the best concerts, club nights. There is an art gallery, theatre and cinema too!
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Melkweg
234A Lijnbaansgracht
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Another great concert hall for the best concerts, club nights. There is an art gallery, theatre and cinema too!

Food Scene

The Pizzabakkers is my favourite place to eat pizza in Amsterdam. The good news is that they just opened one in my neighbourhood. So happy!
Eerste Sweelinckstraat 16
16 Eerste Sweelinckstraat
The Pizzabakkers is my favourite place to eat pizza in Amsterdam. The good news is that they just opened one in my neighbourhood. So happy!
SLA is the Dutch word for Salads. The name says it all, if you love salads this is the place to be. Especially because the interior is very bright and fresh. It just looks so healthy!!
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SLA
149 Ceintuurbaan
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SLA is the Dutch word for Salads. The name says it all, if you love salads this is the place to be. Especially because the interior is very bright and fresh. It just looks so healthy!!
A famous Dutch chef just opened this little place where you can eat hotdogs and drink champagne. This place a good terrace with sun until late!
Ruysdaelkade 251
A famous Dutch chef just opened this little place where you can eat hotdogs and drink champagne. This place a good terrace with sun until late!
Very small restaurant with a great French menu and terrace with a fantastic view on the river called Amstel!
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aan de Amstel V.O.F.
42 A Weesperzijde
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Very small restaurant with a great French menu and terrace with a fantastic view on the river called Amstel!
This big restaurant with mainly dishes from North Africa and the Middle East is very colourful and has a great atmosphere. Food is good and cheap!
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De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert Cuypstraat
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This big restaurant with mainly dishes from North Africa and the Middle East is very colourful and has a great atmosphere. Food is good and cheap!
This is the place in de Pijp for a good and cheap pasta!
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Spaghetteria Van Woustraat
123 Van Woustraat
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This is the place in de Pijp for a good and cheap pasta!
The name means city canteen. Here you have a choice of 3 meals (meat, fish or vegetarian) for only € 8,85! It is self service just like in a real canteen, but this looks much nicer!
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De Stadswandeling
120 Van Woustraat
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The name means city canteen. Here you have a choice of 3 meals (meat, fish or vegetarian) for only € 8,85! It is self service just like in a real canteen, but this looks much nicer!
An all day breakfast spot in de Pijp. If you like eggs, perfect place!
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Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand Bolstraat
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An all day breakfast spot in de Pijp. If you like eggs, perfect place!
This place is great for brunches and on Thursday and Friday they serve dinner too. And nice cocktails!
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Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste Sweelinckstraat
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This place is great for brunches and on Thursday and Friday they serve dinner too. And nice cocktails!
This restaurant recently opened and already it has etablished its name since they serve great food, mainly French and Meditteranean. Reservation is recommended.
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Sinne
342 Huis Ceintuurbaan
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This restaurant recently opened and already it has etablished its name since they serve great food, mainly French and Meditteranean. Reservation is recommended.
Boca’s Park is perfect for drinks and sharing dishes, platters and boca’s (small sandwiches). It has a nice terrace too next to the park.
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Boca's Park
4 Sarphatipark
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Boca’s Park is perfect for drinks and sharing dishes, platters and boca’s (small sandwiches). It has a nice terrace too next to the park.
A good place to have lunch of coffee with a beautiful view over the city. It's a bit of a hidden spot. Enter shopping center the Kalvertoren and look for the elevator, press the button which says Blue
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Blue Amsterdam
457 Singel
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A good place to have lunch of coffee with a beautiful view over the city. It's a bit of a hidden spot. Enter shopping center the Kalvertoren and look for the elevator, press the button which says Blue
Great cafe/restaurant with a beach and beach chairs to sunbathe. Perfect when it's nice weather. The free ferry to NDSM werf will take you there in 15 minutes!
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Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
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Great cafe/restaurant with a beach and beach chairs to sunbathe. Perfect when it's nice weather. The free ferry to NDSM werf will take you there in 15 minutes!
This restaurant has a buzzing atmosphere, you can enjoy Italian food in a former night club!
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Mazzo
114 Rozengracht
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This restaurant has a buzzing atmosphere, you can enjoy Italian food in a former night club!
I recommend this place for lunch/coffee/tea when it's good weather because of its beautiful terrace at the waterfront. A place to relax when the city gets to hectic for you!
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Café de Jaren
20-20 Nieuwe Doelenstraat
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I recommend this place for lunch/coffee/tea when it's good weather because of its beautiful terrace at the waterfront. A place to relax when the city gets to hectic for you!
I normally don't really like chain restaurants, but I make an exception for Vapiano because everything is freshly made. Go here for pizzas, pastas and salads. Very very cheap and delicious!
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Vapiano Amsterdam Oosterdokskade
145 Oosterdokskade
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I normally don't really like chain restaurants, but I make an exception for Vapiano because everything is freshly made. Go here for pizzas, pastas and salads. Very very cheap and delicious!
A very cosy beer garden opposite of a park where you can eat great chicken with chips!
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de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
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A very cosy beer garden opposite of a park where you can eat great chicken with chips!
Take the free ferry from Central Station to IJplein and have dinner on the terrace of this great restaurant. If boat watching is your thing, go here, they pass by very very close!!
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Wilhelmina Dok
1 Noordwal
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Take the free ferry from Central Station to IJplein and have dinner on the terrace of this great restaurant. If boat watching is your thing, go here, they pass by very very close!!

Shopping

A really cute shop perefect for gifts, interior decoration, jewelry and lots of inspiration!
Gerard Doustraat 94
A really cute shop perefect for gifts, interior decoration, jewelry and lots of inspiration!
Maybe you would like to cook in my apartment but you don't have any inspiration. Go to this store and you will be surprised by this new food concept.
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Bilder & De Clercq
44 De Clercqstraat
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Maybe you would like to cook in my apartment but you don't have any inspiration. Go to this store and you will be surprised by this new food concept.
The closest supermarket near my house.
Stadhouderskade 101
The closest supermarket near my house.
The cheapest supermarket near my house! I love the LIDL! The fruits, vegs, meat, fish and bread is of a very good quality!
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Lidl
25a Hemonylaan
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The cheapest supermarket near my house! I love the LIDL! The fruits, vegs, meat, fish and bread is of a very good quality!
This is an unique concept store where young creatives sell clothes, furniture, accessories, jewelry etc.
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Hutspot
4 Van Woustraat
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This is an unique concept store where young creatives sell clothes, furniture, accessories, jewelry etc.
The nine streets is a trendy shopping area full of small fashion shops, nice restaurants, coffee bars, bookshops and interior decoration stores. Check it out!
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De 9 Straatjes
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The nine streets is a trendy shopping area full of small fashion shops, nice restaurants, coffee bars, bookshops and interior decoration stores. Check it out!

Essentials

There is a market in this street 6 days a weeks, just check out the atmosphere!
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Imarike ye-Albert Cuyp
Albert Cuypstraat
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There is a market in this street 6 days a weeks, just check out the atmosphere!

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a bar/restaurant where they brew their own beer. You can see the brewery machines throught the glass windows. Perfect for a beer and bitterballs (a Dutch snack you should try!)
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Brouwerij Troost
21 Cornelis Troostplein
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This is a bar/restaurant where they brew their own beer. You can see the brewery machines throught the glass windows. Perfect for a beer and bitterballs (a Dutch snack you should try!)
This is a great hotel bar since it has a stunning panoramic view over the city. There is also a roof terrace! A must visit!
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SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 Oosterdoksstraat
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This is a great hotel bar since it has a stunning panoramic view over the city. There is also a roof terrace! A must visit!
This is a unique place in Amsterdam in an industrial area. On the website it is described as an urban oasis, it's a bar with a city beach. They organize lots of events and there is a Sunday brunch!
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Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob Bontiusplaats
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This is a unique place in Amsterdam in an industrial area. On the website it is described as an urban oasis, it's a bar with a city beach. They organize lots of events and there is a Sunday brunch!
If it's 3 o'clock at night and you don't want to go home yet, go to this place. It is open every night until 5 a.m. Live music and a great atmosphere. The later, the better it gets!
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Bourbon Street B.V.
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If it's 3 o'clock at night and you don't want to go home yet, go to this place. It is open every night until 5 a.m. Live music and a great atmosphere. The later, the better it gets!
Great hotel bar right opposite of Central Station with delicious cocktails. A very cosmopolitan atmosphere!
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5&33
5 Martelaarsgracht
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Great hotel bar right opposite of Central Station with delicious cocktails. A very cosmopolitan atmosphere!

Sightseeing

This used to be a former factory complex. Now the factories and buildings are being used as restaurants, bars, theatre, cinema and office spaces. It is surrounded by a beautiful park
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Zuiveringshal West
37 Pazzanistraat
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This used to be a former factory complex. Now the factories and buildings are being used as restaurants, bars, theatre, cinema and office spaces. It is surrounded by a beautiful park
If you like photography this is the museum to go to. Also check my other tip: Felix & Foam!
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Foam
609 Keizersgracht
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If you like photography this is the museum to go to. Also check my other tip: Felix & Foam!

Everything Else

This a new, temporary initiative of the Foam Museum in collaboration with the Felix Meritis (cultural centre in a beautiful building) There are free exhibitions and you can have lunch/drinks.
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Felix Meritis
324 Keizersgracht
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This a new, temporary initiative of the Foam Museum in collaboration with the Felix Meritis (cultural centre in a beautiful building) There are free exhibitions and you can have lunch/drinks.