Guidebook for Amsterdam

Thomas
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Great Turkish cuisine, especially their grill plates are great! halal, so no alcohol.
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Meram West
111 Slotermeerlaan
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Great Turkish cuisine, especially their grill plates are great! halal, so no alcohol.

Essentials

Daily fresh market (except Mondays) right in front of the house! Really cheap with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
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Plein '40-'45
Plein '40-'45
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Daily fresh market (except Mondays) right in front of the house! Really cheap with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
The standard Dutch super market chain, open everyday until 22.00 (except Sundays: 20.00)
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Albert Heijn
47 H Zeilstraat
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The standard Dutch super market chain, open everyday until 22.00 (except Sundays: 20.00)
Cheaper Dutch supermarket than Albert Heijn, 3 minutes walk
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DekaMarkt
67 Slotermeerlaan
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Cheaper Dutch supermarket than Albert Heijn, 3 minutes walk

Everything Else

Closest train station, easy to reach by bus 69 or with metro 50 and changing to tram 7/14 or bus 21/80
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Amsterdam Sloterdijk station
1 Zaventemweg
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Closest train station, easy to reach by bus 69 or with metro 50 and changing to tram 7/14 or bus 21/80
Great building which houses the national film museum, take the free bike ferry across behind the central station to get here.
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
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Great building which houses the national film museum, take the free bike ferry across behind the central station to get here.
One of the prettiest neighbourhoods of Amsterdam, full with quiet canals, 300+ year old houses, nice bars, fancy boutiques and great restaurants
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Jordaan
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One of the prettiest neighbourhoods of Amsterdam, full with quiet canals, 300+ year old houses, nice bars, fancy boutiques and great restaurants

Drinks & Nightlife

One of my favourite bars in Amsterdam, with a nice cat, and good cuisine!
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Spanjer en van Twist
60 Leliegracht
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One of my favourite bars in Amsterdam, with a nice cat, and good cuisine!
One of the oldest bars in Amsterdam, over 350 years old! Don't take the hot chocolate though..
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Café George
84 Leidsegracht
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One of the oldest bars in Amsterdam, over 350 years old! Don't take the hot chocolate though..
One of my favourite cafés in Amsterdam
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Cafe De Klos
41 Kerkstraat
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One of my favourite cafés in Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

THE place for live jazz in Amsterdam, with regularly the biggest names of the national and international jazz scene
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Bimhuis
3 Piet Heinkade
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THE place for live jazz in Amsterdam, with regularly the biggest names of the national and international jazz scene
Great anthropological museum, that is really worth the detour!
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Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
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Great anthropological museum, that is really worth the detour!
Great modern photo museum
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Foam
609 Keizersgracht
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Great modern photo museum
Try and catch a concert at this old church turned pop venue. This is where artists like the Rolling Stones played in the 60's!
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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Try and catch a concert at this old church turned pop venue. This is where artists like the Rolling Stones played in the 60's!

Sightseeing

If you feel like getting of the beaten track, cycle towards the lovely village of Durgerdam, to get a feel of the Dutch countryside. Time seems to have stood still here!
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Durgerdam
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If you feel like getting of the beaten track, cycle towards the lovely village of Durgerdam, to get a feel of the Dutch countryside. Time seems to have stood still here!
Great, spacious new building that houses the central library of Amsterdam. On the top floor is a self service restaurant and downstairs there's a branch of Vapiano.
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OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 Oosterdokskade
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Great, spacious new building that houses the central library of Amsterdam. On the top floor is a self service restaurant and downstairs there's a branch of Vapiano.

Shopping

Check out one of the nicest markets of Amsterdam, every Saturday.
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Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
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Check out one of the nicest markets of Amsterdam, every Saturday.