Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Great place for hot & cool Californian food. And brunch!
180 residents recomanen
Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van Lennepkade
180 residents recomanen
Great place for hot & cool Californian food. And brunch!
Pretty much the best coffee of the entire city.
237 residents recomanen
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
237 residents recomanen
Pretty much the best coffee of the entire city.
Hidden in between stores, this place has superb food for reasonable prices. It's all homemade, too.
7 residents recomanen
Opera Prima
228 Kinkerstraat
7 residents recomanen
Hidden in between stores, this place has superb food for reasonable prices. It's all homemade, too.
Spot them hipsters! This is a bar/cafe/restaurant with amazing view on the water - staff is very slow, though. Occasionally home to big parties such as "Edelwise".
376 residents recomanen
Lokaal Edel
1 Postjesweg
376 residents recomanen
Spot them hipsters! This is a bar/cafe/restaurant with amazing view on the water - staff is very slow, though. Occasionally home to big parties such as "Edelwise".
Every Thursday from 16.00-21.00 a few food trucks line up here for an impromptu food fest :) A must visit if you can make it.
7 residents recomanen
Ten Kateplein
Ten Kateplein
7 residents recomanen
Every Thursday from 16.00-21.00 a few food trucks line up here for an impromptu food fest :) A must visit if you can make it.
Pretty nice spot for a breakfast or lunch
Two Sisters
175 Bilderdijkstraat
Pretty nice spot for a breakfast or lunch
The cuisine is loosely Mediterranean, with a sprinkle of Bulgarian signature dishes like the guveche and vegan bobchorba soup.
Restaurant Zest - Craft Beer & Food
188 HS Bilderdijkstraat
The cuisine is loosely Mediterranean, with a sprinkle of Bulgarian signature dishes like the guveche and vegan bobchorba soup.
Great Thai.
Soen Eten en Drinken
Prinsengracht
Great Thai.
Damn fine coffee in this tiny shop that roasts their own beans. A little of Leidseplein.
7 residents recomanen
Sweet Cup
93HS Lange Leidsedwarsstraat
7 residents recomanen
Damn fine coffee in this tiny shop that roasts their own beans. A little of Leidseplein.
Sweet place, a little hidden in a street mostly used by bikers.
315 residents recomanen
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
315 residents recomanen
Sweet place, a little hidden in a street mostly used by bikers.
Go there, period!
211 residents recomanen
white label coffee
136 Jan Evertsenstraat
211 residents recomanen
Go there, period!
Surprising menu, with pricing a little above average but well worth it.
371 residents recomanen
Café Zurich
2b Mercatorplein
371 residents recomanen
Surprising menu, with pricing a little above average but well worth it.
Nice menu for a bite or dinner - ask for the cheesecake.
304 residents recomanen
Radijs Amsterdam
41HS Jan Evertsenstraat
304 residents recomanen
Nice menu for a bite or dinner - ask for the cheesecake.
Real Spanish tapas at a busy intersection jam-packed with cool shops, bars and restaurants.
10 residents recomanen
Mano a Mano
6 Hugo de Grootplein
10 residents recomanen
Real Spanish tapas at a busy intersection jam-packed with cool shops, bars and restaurants.
Very popular Belgian place - you might need to wait a little while.
314 residents recomanen
Stadscafé Van Mechelen
96/97 Sloterkade
314 residents recomanen
Very popular Belgian place - you might need to wait a little while.
All day 'Aussie breaky', sweets & savory and... delicious dinners. TUES: 8-18 WED- FRI 8-22 SAT-9-22, SUN-9-21
116 residents recomanen
DroversDog Heemstedestraat
25 Heemstedestraat
116 residents recomanen
All day 'Aussie breaky', sweets & savory and... delicious dinners. TUES: 8-18 WED- FRI 8-22 SAT-9-22, SUN-9-21

Essentials

162 residents recomanen
AH Postjesweg
65 H Postjesweg
162 residents recomanen
Freshly roasted nuts and trail mixes
Aladdin's Noten Hoek
142 Jan Evertsenstraat
Freshly roasted nuts and trail mixes
All kinds of chicken are available here in this shop owned by two Moroccan sisters. Cheap, good and yummy!
Poeliersbedrijf El-Hajjam
78 Derkinderenstraat
All kinds of chicken are available here in this shop owned by two Moroccan sisters. Cheap, good and yummy!
Wholefoods, but better.
857 residents recomanen
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 residents recomanen
Wholefoods, but better.

Sightseeing

BEST bike rental service around! Friendly staff that won't screw you over. Tell them I sent you there :)
49 residents recomanen
Eddy's Bikeshop
1 Mercatorplein
49 residents recomanen
BEST bike rental service around! Friendly staff that won't screw you over. Tell them I sent you there :)
Want to see something cool? The entire "Sloterplas" had been dug out to mine enough materials to build the surrounding neighbourhoods. Start your scenic route here.
Oostoever
Oostoever
Want to see something cool? The entire "Sloterplas" had been dug out to mine enough materials to build the surrounding neighbourhoods. Start your scenic route here.
Rent a boat or kano here.
13 residents recomanen
Watersportcentrum Sloterplas
4 Christoffel Plantijngracht
13 residents recomanen
Rent a boat or kano here.
Walk past the old tram tracks and discover an off-beat, industrial area with a second hand store in a hangar. Also, there's a prison that's still in use!
Karperweg
Karperweg
Walk past the old tram tracks and discover an off-beat, industrial area with a second hand store in a hangar. Also, there's a prison that's still in use!
Old canal house (grachtenpand) decorated with stuff from back in the days.
138 residents recomanen
Museu Van Loon
672 Keizersgracht
138 residents recomanen
Old canal house (grachtenpand) decorated with stuff from back in the days.
Wonder about the crossings of important waterways in this sweet little spot.
Kop van Jut
Kop van Jut
Wonder about the crossings of important waterways in this sweet little spot.

Entertainment & Activities

So many spots to relax in the grass... the park is a hidden gem as it's never crowded like the Vondelpark.
194 residents recomanen
Rembrandtpark
Rembrandtpark
194 residents recomanen
So many spots to relax in the grass... the park is a hidden gem as it's never crowded like the Vondelpark.
Ice cream!
20 residents recomanen
IJscuypje Amstelveenseweg
218 Amstelveenseweg
20 residents recomanen
Ice cream!
"City beach without sand" on the west coast of the Sloterplas.
56 residents recomanen
Hotel Buiten
3 Th.J. Lammerslaan
56 residents recomanen
"City beach without sand" on the west coast of the Sloterplas.

Shopping

Funky fairtrade and oriental lifestyle shop.
9 residents recomanen
Milagros Mundo "funky fairtrade & hippy chic"
23 Postjesweg
9 residents recomanen
Funky fairtrade and oriental lifestyle shop.
For all your Indonesian food supplies. If you're into cooking, check these people out.
Sinar Mas Indonesian Catering
9 Hoofddorpplein
For all your Indonesian food supplies. If you're into cooking, check these people out.
Pretty large cooking shop.
Divine & Delicious
207 Haarlemmermeerstraat
Pretty large cooking shop.
2 supermarkets and 2 "Turkish vegetable & convenience" stores all next to each other. These are your nearest options for getting groceries.
9 residents recomanen
August Allebéplein
August Allebéplein
9 residents recomanen
2 supermarkets and 2 "Turkish vegetable & convenience" stores all next to each other. These are your nearest options for getting groceries.

Arts & Culture

Gallery
Meneer de Wit, centrum voor kunst en cultuur
202 Baarsjesweg
Gallery
Take the tour or book a (lunch)concert here. The Concertgebouw is one of the most stunning buildings we have in Amsterdam.
476 residents recomanen
Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 residents recomanen
Take the tour or book a (lunch)concert here. The Concertgebouw is one of the most stunning buildings we have in Amsterdam.

Drinks & Nightlife

Go up to the bar for an overpriced cocktail and enjoy the fact you're staying in our apartment rather than this hotel :)
12 residents recomanen
Hotel WestCord Fashion d'Amsterdam
1 Hendrikje Stoffelsstraat
12 residents recomanen
Go up to the bar for an overpriced cocktail and enjoy the fact you're staying in our apartment rather than this hotel :)
Amazing view of Amsterdam - slightly higher than from our apartment. It's literally at the end of the street, so why not take the chance?
119 residents recomanen
Floor17
410 Staalmeesterslaan
119 residents recomanen
Amazing view of Amsterdam - slightly higher than from our apartment. It's literally at the end of the street, so why not take the chance?
Bar, club and small stage with a diverse program: club house, singer-songwriters and jazz dinners. Also bring-your-own-BBQ and poetry slams. Check out www.vlla.nl
20 residents recomanen
VLLA
9 Willem Roelofsstraat
20 residents recomanen
Bar, club and small stage with a diverse program: club house, singer-songwriters and jazz dinners. Also bring-your-own-BBQ and poetry slams. Check out www.vlla.nl
Single-handedly the best ice cream you will be able to get in Amsterdam. Homemade by a chocolatier, this shop offers more sweetness than your body can handle...
7 residents recomanen
Metropolitan
7 residents recomanen
Single-handedly the best ice cream you will be able to get in Amsterdam. Homemade by a chocolatier, this shop offers more sweetness than your body can handle...
ZuiderSchinkel
1 Hoofddorpplein
Large terrace, nice sights next to a bikers' bridge. Get some hot cocoa here.
243 residents recomanen
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de Bockstraat
243 residents recomanen
Large terrace, nice sights next to a bikers' bridge. Get some hot cocoa here.
Nice cafe next to the Vondelpark entrance.
79 residents recomanen
Café Schinkelhaven
126 Amstelveenseweg
79 residents recomanen
Nice cafe next to the Vondelpark entrance.
Coolest place in the East side of town. Worth a visit if you want to relax in a living room where everything if for sale with the highest quality F&B products!
62 residents recomanen
de Ruyschkamer
34-H Ruyschstraat
62 residents recomanen
Coolest place in the East side of town. Worth a visit if you want to relax in a living room where everything if for sale with the highest quality F&B products!