Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Second and quieter of the two in Amsterdam (further from he Apartment). This is my favourite style of eating - I'm Australian, and this is Aussie/Kiwi brunch style eating with great coffee, at its best. A long wait on weekends for a table, it's worth it. Same menu. A little quieter :)
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Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatSecond and quieter of the two in Amsterdam (further from he Apartment). This is my favourite style of eating - I'm Australian, and this is Aussie/Kiwi brunch style eating with great coffee, at its best. A long wait on weekends for a table, it's worth it. Same menu. A little quieter :)
This is my favourite style of eating - I'm Australian, and this is Aussie/Kiwi brunch style eating with great coffee, at its best. A long wait on weekends for a table, it's worth it. The original one :)
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Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatThis is my favourite style of eating - I'm Australian, and this is Aussie/Kiwi brunch style eating with great coffee, at its best. A long wait on weekends for a table, it's worth it. The original one :)
Brunch by Day, Restaurant by night. This is fantastic Australian style brunch, and on some evenings also a tapas style (fusion) restaurant. Fabulous food, warm, friendly, great cocktails and great coffee. Love this place!
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Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste SweelinckstraatBrunch by Day, Restaurant by night. This is fantastic Australian style brunch, and on some evenings also a tapas style (fusion) restaurant. Fabulous food, warm, friendly, great cocktails and great coffee. Love this place!
Just great middle eastern food. An awesome decor.
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De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert CuypstraatJust great middle eastern food. An awesome decor.
Superb (and slightly snobby) coffee! V60 pour over, single origin beans. Tasting notes for the coffee... plus interesting and simple menu (try the house cured salmon with poached eggs and goats yoghurt caviar). :) Throw a little fashion in and the vision is complete.
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Scandinavian Embassy
34 SarphatiparkSuperb (and slightly snobby) coffee! V60 pour over, single origin beans. Tasting notes for the coffee... plus interesting and simple menu (try the house cured salmon with poached eggs and goats yoghurt caviar). :) Throw a little fashion in and the vision is complete.
Voted number 1 brunch place in Amsterdam. Every single omelette combination you an imagine, plus a bunch of other eggy delights! OK coffee. Great prices. A favourite.
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Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand BolstraatVoted number 1 brunch place in Amsterdam. Every single omelette combination you an imagine, plus a bunch of other eggy delights! OK coffee. Great prices. A favourite.
Very cute little coffee shop/cafe, with third wave coffee, and some yummy cakes. Nice to hang out with a laptop or watch life go by.
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Back to Black
48 WeteringstraatVery cute little coffee shop/cafe, with third wave coffee, and some yummy cakes. Nice to hang out with a laptop or watch life go by.
A brilliant refurbished theatre, turned in to a three level buzzing cafe and restaurant. Open from 8am until 10 or 11pm at night, it has a great selection of brunch, lunch, dinner, salads, cakes, great coffee, wine and beers.... and coconuts! Great big place with tables, for laptops, big cushions and couches.
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Coffee & Coconuts
282 CeintuurbaanA brilliant refurbished theatre, turned in to a three level buzzing cafe and restaurant. Open from 8am until 10 or 11pm at night, it has a great selection of brunch, lunch, dinner, salads, cakes, great coffee, wine and beers.... and coconuts! Great big place with tables, for laptops, big cushions and couches.
Apple pie. This is the only apple pie you should ever try. Warm with cream. They just keep walking plate after plate after plate out the door! Keep that in mind when visiting Nordermarkt!!!
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Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktApple pie. This is the only apple pie you should ever try. Warm with cream. They just keep walking plate after plate after plate out the door! Keep that in mind when visiting Nordermarkt!!!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!!! Really modern funky cafe and bar.... look out for the monthly quiz nights :)
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Drovers Dog
206 WibautstraatAussie Aussie Aussie!!! Really modern funky cafe and bar.... look out for the monthly quiz nights :)
Best rotisserie chicken!!!! And all happily raised and fed and sourced. Add some great cocktails and their apple sauce, you have a simple, delicious place to eat and meet friends. Right on the corner of our street.
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Van 't Spit
95 De ClercqstraatBest rotisserie chicken!!!! And all happily raised and fed and sourced. Add some great cocktails and their apple sauce, you have a simple, delicious place to eat and meet friends. Right on the corner of our street.
A little like a gastro pub. Really great ribs and many other dishes. As the name suggests, great meat. Great drinks. Very busy funky vibe. You need to book for one of their two evening sittings.
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Cannibale Royale Ruysdael
149 RuysdaelkadeA little like a gastro pub. Really great ribs and many other dishes. As the name suggests, great meat. Great drinks. Very busy funky vibe. You need to book for one of their two evening sittings.
Cafe and Bar. This is a little secret near my friend's place over in the East. A great place to go hang out, and chill.... with a laptop or friends. Varied and yummy menu. Cocktails too!
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Bar Basquiat
88-90 JavastraatCafe and Bar. This is a little secret near my friend's place over in the East. A great place to go hang out, and chill.... with a laptop or friends. Varied and yummy menu. Cocktails too!
This is a little secret deli, with a range of yummies from chocolate fondants, cured meats, cheese, bread, olive oil, fresh sandwiches and wine. Sit on the little street seat out front during the warmer months, and ask for his selection of bites to accompany your chosen wine. Quite a character!
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Le Salonard
21 Eerste van der HelststraatThis is a little secret deli, with a range of yummies from chocolate fondants, cured meats, cheese, bread, olive oil, fresh sandwiches and wine. Sit on the little street seat out front during the warmer months, and ask for his selection of bites to accompany your chosen wine. Quite a character!
Brunch spot. The first of two Dignitas. It has great brunch and coffee. (There's a second nicer one in a beautiful Garden closer to the centre :)) Try the Eggs Benny or Forest Dwellers! Yumm and they have Oat Milk for cappuccinos.
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Dignita Vondelpark
218 KoninginnewegBrunch spot. The first of two Dignitas. It has great brunch and coffee. (There's a second nicer one in a beautiful Garden closer to the centre :)) Try the Eggs Benny or Forest Dwellers! Yumm and they have Oat Milk for cappuccinos.
ITALIAN!! Fabulous authentic thin style wood fired pizza, great wine, great prices, and fantastic vibe. Try the Sgroppino after eating. Delicious!
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De Pizzakamer
16 Tweede van der HelststraatITALIAN!! Fabulous authentic thin style wood fired pizza, great wine, great prices, and fantastic vibe. Try the Sgroppino after eating. Delicious!
This has become my favourite place in Amsterdam. It's in the middle of a beautiful garden!! So green. The building is modern, and it has FABULOUS BRUNCH. Same menu as its sister restaurant. Absolutely perfect if the weather is nice to sit outside in the huge terrace, and if not gaze in to the garden from your cosy table inside.
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Dignita Hoftuin
18a Nieuwe HerengrachtThis has become my favourite place in Amsterdam. It's in the middle of a beautiful garden!! So green. The building is modern, and it has FABULOUS BRUNCH. Same menu as its sister restaurant. Absolutely perfect if the weather is nice to sit outside in the huge terrace, and if not gaze in to the garden from your cosy table inside.
FANTASTIC Hummus by two Israeli brothers. Very close to the apartment (same street).
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Sir Hummus
181 Van der HelstpleinFANTASTIC Hummus by two Israeli brothers. Very close to the apartment (same street).
Drinks & Nightlife
Cafe by day, bar by night. Like a home away from home. A great, chilled place to have a beer, and eat something snacky or a full blown meal. One of my Amsterdam top 5 :)
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Kingfisher Café
24 Ferdinand BolstraatCafe by day, bar by night. Like a home away from home. A great, chilled place to have a beer, and eat something snacky or a full blown meal. One of my Amsterdam top 5 :)
Fantastic modern and cosy bar with street food. Really nice vibe and they serve food until 1am! Try the 'Kapsalon', a new Dutch specialty originating in Rotterdam (really just a fancy name for a Kebab in a bowl without the pita and with chips instead!) (and without the tacky neon lights at the kebab shop ;)). Yummm!
Donnies
160 RozengrachtFantastic modern and cosy bar with street food. Really nice vibe and they serve food until 1am! Try the 'Kapsalon', a new Dutch specialty originating in Rotterdam (really just a fancy name for a Kebab in a bowl without the pita and with chips instead!) (and without the tacky neon lights at the kebab shop ;)). Yummm!
Fabulous biodynamic wine bar. Cosy little place. Intimate.
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Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der HelststraatFabulous biodynamic wine bar. Cosy little place. Intimate.
Arts & Culture
Iconic. Beautiful. Make sure you get tickets in advance.
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I-Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinIconic. Beautiful. Make sure you get tickets in advance.
Houses the famous Rembrandt "Night Watch" painting, and his other works. There is a lot to see in here!
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatHouses the famous Rembrandt "Night Watch" painting, and his other works. There is a lot to see in here!
Amsterdam's modern museum. One of the 'big three'.
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I-Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinAmsterdam's modern museum. One of the 'big three'.
One of the best known stories of Amsterdam, young jewish teenager, Ann Frank, hidden away from the Germans in WWII, wrote a famous dairy. This is where she was hidden. Very popular, and make sure you get tickets in advance.
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Indlu kaAnne Frank
20 WestermarktOne of the best known stories of Amsterdam, young jewish teenager, Ann Frank, hidden away from the Germans in WWII, wrote a famous dairy. This is where she was hidden. Very popular, and make sure you get tickets in advance.
Pretty self explanatory :)
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I-Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Indlu kaRembrandt)
4 JodenbreestraatPretty self explanatory :)
Parks & Nature
Isihlahla sase-Amsterdam
Just a gorgeous park in Amsterdam Zuid.
Probably likened to Central Park in New York. This beautiful park is the central place for Amsterdammers to recreate. Take your bike for a spin through the park and enjoy all the things going on. In summer there are many festivals and events going on.
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Vondelpark
Probably likened to Central Park in New York. This beautiful park is the central place for Amsterdammers to recreate. Take your bike for a spin through the park and enjoy all the things going on. In summer there are many festivals and events going on.
A really sweet park. Quieter than its big cousin, Vondelpark. Beautiful fountain, ponds and ducks :)
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Sarphatipark
37I SarphatiparkA really sweet park. Quieter than its big cousin, Vondelpark. Beautiful fountain, ponds and ducks :)
Shopping
JUst a great quality farmers market with great food and vintage stuff plus arts and crafts
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Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktJUst a great quality farmers market with great food and vintage stuff plus arts and crafts
Everything Else
The red lights of Amsterdam are an interesting thing, and in my opinion worth a wander, to just see this age-old and usually hidden, profession, in action. A great conversation may ensue about all sorts of things :) This one is a little one around the corner from the apartment. The larger one is closer to the centre.
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Red Light District Deluxe
119 huis RuysdaelkadeThe red lights of Amsterdam are an interesting thing, and in my opinion worth a wander, to just see this age-old and usually hidden, profession, in action. A great conversation may ensue about all sorts of things :) This one is a little one around the corner from the apartment. The larger one is closer to the centre.
This is a wonderful combination of concept store, and performance space. A showcase for local artists, both designers, and performers, as well as a great selection of antiques. The evening program is found at www.toon.nl (use Google translate!).
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TOON Amsterdam
8 Jan EvertsenstraatThis is a wonderful combination of concept store, and performance space. A showcase for local artists, both designers, and performers, as well as a great selection of antiques. The evening program is found at www.toon.nl (use Google translate!).
Essentials
Basic no frills supermarket, plus in the same centre, there is a turkish veggie shop, a hoummus/spreads shop, a butcher, an alcohol seller, and a some fast food.
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Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinBasic no frills supermarket, plus in the same centre, there is a turkish veggie shop, a hoummus/spreads shop, a butcher, an alcohol seller, and a some fast food.
This is a gorgeous old school organic shop. Think big walls of fresh baked bread, wheels of cheese, trays of fresh produce, and everything in between. No meat although there is dairy.
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De Aanzet (Organic (Food) Store Supermarket)
10 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatThis is a gorgeous old school organic shop. Think big walls of fresh baked bread, wheels of cheese, trays of fresh produce, and everything in between. No meat although there is dairy.