Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
AH IJburglaan
719 IJburglaanLarge supermarket 5 min walk
Vomar Voordeelmarkt
15 HolendrechtpleinLarge supermarket, 5 min walk
Etos
140 B SloterkadeDrugstore 5 min walk
D.I.O. Drogisterij/Parfumerie
723 IJburglaanDrugstore 5 min walk
Vinny's Bakery
27 IJburglaanBakery
Slagerij Bart Verkerk
651 IJburglaanButcher, 5 min walk
Viswinkel IJburg
655 IJburglaanFish store 5 min walk
Delicacies-store including wine, craftbeer, cheeses, chocolate (1 min walk)
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Eetwinkel Boerenjongens
3 TalbotstraatDelicacies-store including wine, craftbeer, cheeses, chocolate (1 min walk)
Rabobank ATM
721 IJburglaanATM/ cash
Supermarket with 'farmers market'-atmposphere, lunchroom/restaurant and terrace.
Great meat, fish and cheeses!
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Landmarkt
339 SchellingwouderdijkSupermarket with 'farmers market'-atmposphere, lunchroom/restaurant and terrace.
Great meat, fish and cheeses!
Parks & Nature
Strand Blijburg
Blijburg Urban Beach, 10 min walk
Diemerpark
Large park for running, cycling and swimming beach
Most central and famous park. Stroll around or have a drink at the terraces of Blauwe Theehuis or Vondelpark3
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Vondelpark
Most central and famous park. Stroll around or have a drink at the terraces of Blauwe Theehuis or Vondelpark3
Food Scene
Nice large oriental restaurant, one of our neighbourhood favorites
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Mchi
1295 IJburglaanNice large oriental restaurant, one of our neighbourhood favorites
All-day restaurant at the harbour. Also your starting point for boattours to Pampus fortress island or Muiderslot castle
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Nap Amsterdam
124 Krijn Taconiskade All-day restaurant at the harbour. Also your starting point for boattours to Pampus fortress island or Muiderslot castle
Italian restaurant, take away stone oven pizza and icecream just behind our house
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Il Sogno Ijburg
905 IJburglaanItalian restaurant, take away stone oven pizza and icecream just behind our house
Bloem op IJburg
1289 IJburglaanItalian restaurant
Contempary decorated Turkish cuisine at the harbour, 10 min walk
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Antep Sofrasi Marina
432 Krijn TaconiskadeContempary decorated Turkish cuisine at the harbour, 10 min walk
Espressofabriek IJburg
1489 IJburglaanBest coffee around, always busy
Dok 48
328-330 Krijn TaconiskadeJust across the IJ lies the beautiful village Durgerdam with it's old wooden houses. This hotel/restaurant has a terrace with amazing views on the lake.
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Amsterdam Village Hotel/De Oude Taveerne
73 DurgerdammerdijkJust across the IJ lies the beautiful village Durgerdam with it's old wooden houses. This hotel/restaurant has a terrace with amazing views on the lake.
Huge up-class (fish)-restaurant. Don't let the industrial outside and surroundings scare you. Has nice terrace on the water too.
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The Harbour Club Amsterdam - East
67 CruquiuswegHuge up-class (fish)-restaurant. Don't let the industrial outside and surroundings scare you. Has nice terrace on the water too.
Bar Restaurant Pompstation
52 ZeeburgerdijkGreat space, great meat
Wilde Zwijnen
23 JavapleinVery populair restaurant, make a reservation
When cycling over the beautiful Nieuwendammerdijk, stop over for a drink at the terrace of this cafe.
When the family sold the property in 2016, a group of neighbours bought it to ensure it kept it's historic atmosphere
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Café ‘t Sluisje
297 NieuwendammerdijkWhen cycling over the beautiful Nieuwendammerdijk, stop over for a drink at the terrace of this cafe.
When the family sold the property in 2016, a group of neighbours bought it to ensure it kept it's historic atmosphere
IJscuypje IJburg
43 PampuslaanIcecream
Sightseeing
Beautiful ancient castle. Take a tour and learn from our national history. Nice for kids! You can cycle there from the house or take a boat from the IJburg harbour, 10 minutes walking. You can combine with Pampus Fortress Island when using the boat.
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Muiderslot
1 HerengrachtBeautiful ancient castle. Take a tour and learn from our national history. Nice for kids! You can cycle there from the house or take a boat from the IJburg harbour, 10 minutes walking. You can combine with Pampus Fortress Island when using the boat.
Once elected 'Most beautiful street of Amsterdam' Nieuwendammerdijk is a long dike with old often wooded houses.
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Nieuwendammerdijk
NieuwendammerdijkOnce elected 'Most beautiful street of Amsterdam' Nieuwendammerdijk is a long dike with old often wooded houses.
EYE-catching contemperary landmark, movietheater and restaurant with nice view on city center
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeEYE-catching contemperary landmark, movietheater and restaurant with nice view on city center
Former Shell headoffice now hosts restaurants, nightclub and Lookout-point where you can swing over the edge.
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A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinFormer Shell headoffice now hosts restaurants, nightclub and Lookout-point where you can swing over the edge.
Take a look in the 'Achterhuis' where Anne Frank was hiding for the Nazi's and wrote her famous diary.
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Indlu kaAnne Frank
20 WestermarktTake a look in the 'Achterhuis' where Anne Frank was hiding for the Nazi's and wrote her famous diary.
Altough shady (but safe) and overly turisty, the Red-Light district is still a must-see for many.
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De Wallen
Altough shady (but safe) and overly turisty, the Red-Light district is still a must-see for many.
Dam Square
Dam Square is the ultimate center of Amsterdam
Take a tour in the Royal Palace. The royals don't really live there, so you can have a peak;-)
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Royal Palace Amsterdam
147 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalTake a tour in the Royal Palace. The royals don't really live there, so you can have a peak;-)
Dependance of the famous museum in St Petersburg
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Hermitage Amsterdam
51 AmstelDependance of the famous museum in St Petersburg
The biggest market of Holland in the hugely popular Pijp-area (where we used to live) with buzzling cafe's and hip shops.
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Albert Cuypstraat
Albert CuypstraatThe biggest market of Holland in the hugely popular Pijp-area (where we used to live) with buzzling cafe's and hip shops.
Hugely popular area with it's Albert Cuyp-market and a range of hip restaurants, cafe's and shops
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De Pijp
Hugely popular area with it's Albert Cuyp-market and a range of hip restaurants, cafe's and shops
Historic village and home of Muiderslot castle. Have drinks with a look on the sluice-gates.
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Muiden
Historic village and home of Muiderslot castle. Have drinks with a look on the sluice-gates.
Marken
Old fishermensvillage with wooden houses on a peninsula.
Shopping
The Kasstoor & Living 2000 - Amsterdam
91 Pedro de MedinalaanLarge store for high-end design furniture
All designer clothing stores are here, are own 'Rodeo Drive' ;-)
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatAll designer clothing stores are here, are own 'Rodeo Drive' ;-)
De 9 Straatjes
Nine narrow cosy streets with nice shops
Biggest and most central shoppingstreet of Amsterdam. We hate it but all the big shops are here.
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Kalverstraat
KalverstraatBiggest and most central shoppingstreet of Amsterdam. We hate it but all the big shops are here.
De Bijenkorf
1 DamMost famous and up-scale large department store
Everything Else
Old village on a dyke with beautifull wooden houses and great views on the IJ-lake. Nice as destination for a bicycle tour
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Durgerdam
Old village on a dyke with beautifull wooden houses and great views on the IJ-lake. Nice as destination for a bicycle tour
Arts & Culture
All the famous works of Vincent van Gogh in a newly renovated building
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I-Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinAll the famous works of Vincent van Gogh in a newly renovated building
Famous and very popular home of Rembrandt's 'Nightwatch'. Amazing and newly renovated building.
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Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
Famous and very popular home of Rembrandt's 'Nightwatch'. Amazing and newly renovated building.
I-Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinContemperary art