Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
The perfect place for cocktails (try the pornstar martini) and some New York style food!
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Franklin Bar & Kitchen
156 AmstelveensewegThe perfect place for cocktails (try the pornstar martini) and some New York style food!
Rough, lovely place with great view! Take the ferry (NDSM-werf veer) behind Central Station. It's free. Once you get off (first and only stop), you walk to the right to a building made of containers.
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Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegRough, lovely place with great view! Take the ferry (NDSM-werf veer) behind Central Station. It's free. Once you get off (first and only stop), you walk to the right to a building made of containers.
Food Scene
Great food! 15E a small meal. You'll need 4 of them (minimal). Lovely wines, great chique terrace.
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Ron Gastrobar
55 SophialaanGreat food! 15E a small meal. You'll need 4 of them (minimal). Lovely wines, great chique terrace.
Great big bar/cafe for good wines (Grape District) and special Belgian beers. Great atmosphere, always busy.
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Stadscafé Van Mechelen
96/97 SloterkadeGreat big bar/cafe for good wines (Grape District) and special Belgian beers. Great atmosphere, always busy.
Lovely coffee, cake, breakfast and lunch. Great for a morning coffee in the sun, or to take away for a walk in the park. Open till 6PM.
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Anne&Max Amsterdam Zuid
196 AmstelveensewegLovely coffee, cake, breakfast and lunch. Great for a morning coffee in the sun, or to take away for a walk in the park. Open till 6PM.
BEST INDONESIAN FOOD!!! Always crowded so make a reservation on time (maybe a few days before)! Have a cocktail/local brewed beer at Franklin afterwards.
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Restaurant Blauw Amsterdam
158-160 AmstelveensewegBEST INDONESIAN FOOD!!! Always crowded so make a reservation on time (maybe a few days before)! Have a cocktail/local brewed beer at Franklin afterwards.
Hip place, weird surrounding, while it is just in a random street. Great sunny terrace though. Nice atmosphere and good food! Try the artichoke for apertivo!
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Bar Grill Marathonweg
1 MarathonwegHip place, weird surrounding, while it is just in a random street. Great sunny terrace though. Nice atmosphere and good food! Try the artichoke for apertivo!
Place to have lunch or dinner. Quality meat. Great shopping street too.
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Brasserie Van Dam
8-10 Cornelis SchuytstraatPlace to have lunch or dinner. Quality meat. Great shopping street too.
Great place to have breakfast and watch people. Nice way to go there: via the Vondelpark by foot. Great shopping street too (pretty pricy though).
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Brasserie Van Dam
8-10 Cornelis SchuytstraatGreat place to have breakfast and watch people. Nice way to go there: via the Vondelpark by foot. Great shopping street too (pretty pricy though).
Self-service, lean-back place in the centre of the Vondelpark. Great on a sunny day, while they don't have many seats inside.
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The Blue Tea House
5 VondelparkSelf-service, lean-back place in the centre of the Vondelpark. Great on a sunny day, while they don't have many seats inside.
Best breakfasts for terrible hang-overs. Take it with a bloody mary :)
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Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van LennepkadeBest breakfasts for terrible hang-overs. Take it with a bloody mary :)
Shopping
Dutch store with all the possible you might need. Try the Hema-Rookworst. The store is known for these sausages. Just eat them straight away!
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HEMA
133a SloterkadeDutch store with all the possible you might need. Try the Hema-Rookworst. The store is known for these sausages. Just eat them straight away!
People working there will help you out to find the best wine for your (diner) moment.
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Grapedistrict Oud Zuid
182 AmstelveensewegPeople working there will help you out to find the best wine for your (diner) moment.
Street full of nice boutiques from fashion- to concept stores. And nice places to have a coffee.
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AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatStreet full of nice boutiques from fashion- to concept stores. And nice places to have a coffee.
Streets to stroll around. nice stores and cafes. Try Kaaskamer for the best cheese in town.
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De 9 Straatjes
Streets to stroll around. nice stores and cafes. Try Kaaskamer for the best cheese in town.
Everything Else
Roofed foodmarket. There's also a cinema, some art- and conceptstores. New hipster place. Worth a look.
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De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageRoofed foodmarket. There's also a cinema, some art- and conceptstores. New hipster place. Worth a look.
Essentials
French Bakery. The queue is worth it. I highly recommend all pastries (and the baguettes)! Take the bike.
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Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam
119 OlympiapleinFrench Bakery. The queue is worth it. I highly recommend all pastries (and the baguettes)! Take the bike.
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMust go of course!
Personally, I prefer this museum above Stedelijk Museum. A bit more modern.
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I-Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinPersonally, I prefer this museum above Stedelijk Museum. A bit more modern.
Scientific and fun museum for kids, but also for grown-ups. In the summer it has a great sun terrace.
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NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokScientific and fun museum for kids, but also for grown-ups. In the summer it has a great sun terrace.