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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Nice place, very cozy atmosphere. Serves breakfast, lunch, coffee, beer and dinner. http://thuisaandeamstel.nl
105 residents recomanen
tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte Ouderkerkerdijk
105 residents recomanen
Nice place, very cozy atmosphere. Serves breakfast, lunch, coffee, beer and dinner. http://thuisaandeamstel.nl
Very old 'brown' café, best terrace in Amsterdam. Has 20 draft beers. http://cafehesp.nl/
218 residents recomanen
Café Hesp
130-131 Weesperzijde
218 residents recomanen
Very old 'brown' café, best terrace in Amsterdam. Has 20 draft beers. http://cafehesp.nl/
Very good business restaurant
100 residents recomanen
Dauphine
175 Prins Bernhardplein
100 residents recomanen
Very good business restaurant
For fast food
18 residents recomanen
McDonald's
68-70 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
18 residents recomanen
For fast food
Good business restaurant
67 residents recomanen
Riva
31 Amstelboulevard
67 residents recomanen
Good business restaurant
Great coffee!
172 residents recomanen
coffeecompany
92 Van Woustraat
172 residents recomanen
Great coffee!
Great sushi place
17 residents recomanen
Sushi House
229 Rijnstraat
17 residents recomanen
Great sushi place
Pizza Delivery! http://www.fratelliditalia.nl/
Fratelli dItalia
248 Rijnstraat
Pizza Delivery! http://www.fratelliditalia.nl/
Best burger in Amsterdam! Buzzling place, lots of energy. Go here for food, beer, everything.
524 residents recomanen
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
524 residents recomanen
Best burger in Amsterdam! Buzzling place, lots of energy. Go here for food, beer, everything.
Very good Surinam food! Roti take away or eat there: €6 - €10
90 residents recomanen
Roopram Roti
4 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
90 residents recomanen
Very good Surinam food! Roti take away or eat there: €6 - €10
Local market with many cultures. Try uncle Tom's poffertjes!
673 residents recomanen
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
673 residents recomanen
Local market with many cultures. Try uncle Tom's poffertjes!
Leidseplein is a horrible place..... but this restaurant is good for food
14 residents recomanen
Cafe Restaurant In de Buurt
246 Lijnbaansgracht
14 residents recomanen
Leidseplein is a horrible place..... but this restaurant is good for food
Lovely local café
114 residents recomanen
Festina Lente
40B Looiersgracht
114 residents recomanen
Lovely local café
Great chilling and views
1052 residents recomanen
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
1052 residents recomanen
Great chilling and views
Exotic foodmarket; different stalls from all over the world! Lovely food!
40 residents recomanen
World of Food
100 Develstein
40 residents recomanen
Exotic foodmarket; different stalls from all over the world! Lovely food!
Very good Spanish restaurant. Paella and zarzuela!
14 residents recomanen
Vamos a Ver
308 Govert Flinckstraat
14 residents recomanen
Very good Spanish restaurant. Paella and zarzuela!
Well known market
1832 residents recomanen
Mercat Albert Cuyp
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 residents recomanen
Well known market
Nice Maroccan food, €12
258 residents recomanen
De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert Cuypstraat
258 residents recomanen
Nice Maroccan food, €12
Fast, cheap and good food €8
56 residents recomanen
De Stadswandeling
120 Van Woustraat
56 residents recomanen
Fast, cheap and good food €8
Pizza and pasta, cheap and good
49 residents recomanen
Zouk
45 Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
49 residents recomanen
Pizza and pasta, cheap and good
Very good French food!
20 residents recomanen
Alaferme B.V.
251IV Govert Flinckstraat
20 residents recomanen
Very good French food!
Home cooked restaurant
40 residents recomanen
Vegetarisch Restaurant Betty's
75 Rijnstraat
40 residents recomanen
Home cooked restaurant
Seefood! Jummy!
64 residents recomanen
Brut de mer
8 Gerard Douplein
64 residents recomanen
Seefood! Jummy!
CousCous, live music on Sundays
21 residents recomanen
CousCous Club
346 Ceintuurbaan
21 residents recomanen
CousCous, live music on Sundays
High quality French restaurant
28 residents recomanen
Restaurant Le Hollandais
41 Amsteldijk
28 residents recomanen
High quality French restaurant
Cool place; good restaurant and parties. In a formal school, very spacious. Take the metro to RAI station and walk 3 minutes.
10 residents recomanen
Restaurant All In Kitchen
3 Gaasterlandstraat
10 residents recomanen
Cool place; good restaurant and parties. In a formal school, very spacious. Take the metro to RAI station and walk 3 minutes.
Nice breakfast!
121 residents recomanen
Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand Bolstraat
121 residents recomanen
Nice breakfast!
Good clams and mussles
The Corner Amsterdam
2 Scheldeplein
Good clams and mussles
Good terrace and lunch
399 residents recomanen
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 residents recomanen
Good terrace and lunch
Luxurious dining
28 residents recomanen
MOS
185 IJdok
28 residents recomanen
Luxurious dining
Delicious ramen noodles
10 residents recomanen
Ramen-ya
236 Oudezijds Voorburgwal
10 residents recomanen
Delicious ramen noodles
Cheap good Chinese food
Wing Kee
76 Zeedijk
Cheap good Chinese food
Organic food
63 residents recomanen
Beter & Leuk
91 Eerste Oosterparkstraat
63 residents recomanen
Organic food
Love this Italian food place!
51 residents recomanen
Eddy Spaghetti
23 Krugerplein
51 residents recomanen
Love this Italian food place!
Good Italian food
17 residents recomanen
La Teatina
40 HS Hogeweg
17 residents recomanen
Good Italian food
Good vibe, high energy restaurant! In a formal water pomping station, high ceiling, dark inside and amazing staff.
139 residents recomanen
Bar Restaurant Pompstation
52 Zeeburgerdijk
139 residents recomanen
Good vibe, high energy restaurant! In a formal water pomping station, high ceiling, dark inside and amazing staff.
Lovely restaurant, very romantic atmosphere. They have different chefs, who make a 5 course meal for €35.
116 residents recomanen
La Vallade
23 Ringdijk
116 residents recomanen
Lovely restaurant, very romantic atmosphere. They have different chefs, who make a 5 course meal for €35.
Nice restaurant in an old farm, big terrace outside.
118 residents recomanen
Vergulden Eenhoorn
58 Ringdijk
118 residents recomanen
Nice restaurant in an old farm, big terrace outside.
Local café
16 residents recomanen
Café Blek
48 Waalstraat
16 residents recomanen
Local café
Very good restaurant, with only local and biological products.
101 residents recomanen
BAK restaurant
408 Van Diemenstraat
101 residents recomanen
Very good restaurant, with only local and biological products.
Very good restaurant! Reserve weeks ahead. (especially good in meat and chicken)
216 residents recomanen
Rijsel
52 Marcusstraat
216 residents recomanen
Very good restaurant! Reserve weeks ahead. (especially good in meat and chicken)
Very cool urban café made from scrap and old houseboats (on land), with a nice garden next to the water. Berlin feeling.
355 residents recomanen
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte Papaverweg
355 residents recomanen
Very cool urban café made from scrap and old houseboats (on land), with a nice garden next to the water. Berlin feeling.
Good for coffee and beers
21 residents recomanen
Cafe Flinck
51 Eerste van der Helststraat
21 residents recomanen
Good for coffee and beers
Well known Amsterdam baker with delicious Dutch bread.
91 residents recomanen
Hartog's Wholegrain Bakery and Milling
77 Wibautstraat
91 residents recomanen
Well known Amsterdam baker with delicious Dutch bread.
Very nice café with a living room vibe. Spent your afternoon chilling here.
Ruyschstraat
Ruyschstraat
Very nice café with a living room vibe. Spent your afternoon chilling here.
Nice tapas place (try the tortilla!). Best time to come is the last saturday of the month when there is live Flamenco music.
7 residents recomanen
Barra
23 Eerste Sweelinckstraat
7 residents recomanen
Nice tapas place (try the tortilla!). Best time to come is the last saturday of the month when there is live Flamenco music.
Portuguese restaurant with amazing terrace, sunny untill late in the evening. If you like fresh sea food: try the Cataplana (Portuguese fish soup). Amazing!
74 residents recomanen
Girassol
135 Weesperzijde
74 residents recomanen
Portuguese restaurant with amazing terrace, sunny untill late in the evening. If you like fresh sea food: try the Cataplana (Portuguese fish soup). Amazing!
Tapas! You can smell the garlic when you walk down the street :)
22 residents recomanen
Gesloten
85HS Weesperzijde
22 residents recomanen
Tapas! You can smell the garlic when you walk down the street :)
Very nice pizza (€11) straight from their stone oven. Close to metro Wibautstraat (walk to the front of the metro).
16 residents recomanen
Oost
44-46 Andreas Bonnstraat
16 residents recomanen
Very nice pizza (€11) straight from their stone oven. Close to metro Wibautstraat (walk to the front of the metro).
Best steak in town! They now have several restaurants across town. Love it (try the Bali Steak!).
167 residents recomanen
Loetje Oost
15 Ruyschstraat
167 residents recomanen
Best steak in town! They now have several restaurants across town. Love it (try the Bali Steak!).
Nice Italian place next to the bridge. Take metro to station Wibautstraat.
14 residents recomanen
Sa Seada
3-5 Eerste Oosterparkstraat
14 residents recomanen
Nice Italian place next to the bridge. Take metro to station Wibautstraat.
Luxurious dining!
29 residents recomanen
The Lobby Fizeaustraat
2 Fizeaustraat
29 residents recomanen
Luxurious dining!

Essentials

Grocery store www.ah.nl
89 residents recomanen
AH Rijnstraat
33 Rijnstraat
89 residents recomanen
Grocery store www.ah.nl
Great street for shopping. Not touristy but very locals oriented.
47 residents recomanen
Runstraat
Runstraat
47 residents recomanen
Great street for shopping. Not touristy but very locals oriented.
Grocery store, not as nice as an Albert Heijn, but has plenty of stuff.
De Keet
3002 H.J.E. Wenckebachweg
Grocery store, not as nice as an Albert Heijn, but has plenty of stuff.
Small store underneath the building
13 residents recomanen
Villa Mokum
16a Spaklerweg
13 residents recomanen
Small store underneath the building
Go rent a rowing boat and row on Amstel river
Roeicentrum Berlagebrug
1094 Weesperzijde
Go rent a rowing boat and row on Amstel river
Small grocery store in Amstel station. Also has fast food restaurants and pharmacist
11 residents recomanen
TOGO AH Julianaplein
7 Julianaplein
11 residents recomanen
Small grocery store in Amstel station. Also has fast food restaurants and pharmacist
Swimmingpool!
70 residents recomanen
De Mirandabad
9 De Mirandalaan
70 residents recomanen
Swimmingpool!
Ice skating!
36 residents recomanen
Jaap Eden Ice Rink
64 Radioweg
36 residents recomanen
Ice skating!

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice café and restaurant
132 residents recomanen
Cafe Vrijdag
137 Amsteldijk
132 residents recomanen
Nice café and restaurant
Nice café, good lunch!
213 residents recomanen
Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
213 residents recomanen
Nice café, good lunch!
Always busy, hipster bar
549 residents recomanen
bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
549 residents recomanen
Always busy, hipster bar
Drink beer, watch football. Local heroes café.
115 residents recomanen
Café Kuijper
79 Linnaeusstraat
115 residents recomanen
Drink beer, watch football. Local heroes café.
Crazy funny café from old times
43 residents recomanen
Cafe Ruk & Pluk
48 Linnaeusstraat
43 residents recomanen
Crazy funny café from old times
Urban & Hip Hop club
89 residents recomanen
Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
89 residents recomanen
Urban & Hip Hop club
Belgian beer café with lots of atmosphere. Try the tripple Karmeliet!
47 residents recomanen
De Zotte
29 Raamstraat
47 residents recomanen
Belgian beer café with lots of atmosphere. Try the tripple Karmeliet!
Hipster beer café
447 residents recomanen
Mercat de Flors
Singel
447 residents recomanen
Hipster beer café
Go dancing at night
75 residents recomanen
Disco Dolly
11 Handboogstraat
75 residents recomanen
Go dancing at night
Love this place! Good lunch, dinner, cocktails. Parties at night. On the 7th floor. Lovely rooftop terrace, or downstairs open workspace.
346 residents recomanen
Canvas
150 Wibautstraat
346 residents recomanen
Love this place! Good lunch, dinner, cocktails. Parties at night. On the 7th floor. Lovely rooftop terrace, or downstairs open workspace.
Club with good techno/house parties
102 residents recomanen
Chicago Social Club
12 Leidseplein
102 residents recomanen
Club with good techno/house parties
Very cool, dark, groovy (gay & straight) club
59 residents recomanen
Club NYX
42 Reguliersdwarsstraat
59 residents recomanen
Very cool, dark, groovy (gay & straight) club
Good food, drinks, coffee, parties... on a very special location
533 residents recomanen
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 residents recomanen
Good food, drinks, coffee, parties... on a very special location
Whisky and cocktail bar, 50's style
52 residents recomanen
Bar Oldenhof
84-H Elandsgracht
52 residents recomanen
Whisky and cocktail bar, 50's style
Dancing on southern american live music!
428 residents recomanen
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
428 residents recomanen
Dancing on southern american live music!
Nice local café with food and beer
163 residents recomanen
Cafe Thuys
129 De Clercqstraat
163 residents recomanen
Nice local café with food and beer
Music, good food and great views!
322 residents recomanen
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenade
322 residents recomanen
Music, good food and great views!
My favourite techno club. Check their facebook
9 residents recomanen
Cruquiusgilde
124a Cruquiusweg
9 residents recomanen
My favourite techno club. Check their facebook
Good food and Surinam beer
436 residents recomanen
Waterkant
55 Kapelweg
436 residents recomanen
Good food and Surinam beer
Dark techno club
55 residents recomanen
Studio 80
17 Rembrandtplein
55 residents recomanen
Dark techno club
Nice bar, good beers
41 residents recomanen
Café Bloemers B.V.
70 Hemonystraat
41 residents recomanen
Nice bar, good beers
German Berlin cafe, nice atmosphere: feels like your living room
G-BRECHT Visual Artist
159H Weteringschans
German Berlin cafe, nice atmosphere: feels like your living room
Local café
55 residents recomanen
Café Gambrinus
180 Ferdinand Bolstraat
55 residents recomanen
Local café
Techno club, easy to go to by metro
98 residents recomanen
RADION Amsterdam
1 Louwesweg
98 residents recomanen
Techno club, easy to go to by metro
Beer brewery and bar
75 residents recomanen
Brouwerij de Prael
26 Oudezijds Armsteeg
75 residents recomanen
Beer brewery and bar
Beer brewery and bar (try de Zatte!)
1100 residents recomanen
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 residents recomanen
Beer brewery and bar (try de Zatte!)
Local café
85 residents recomanen
De Blaffende Vis
118 Westerstraat
85 residents recomanen
Local café
Great terrace with lovely view in Hilton Doubltreehotel
229 residents recomanen
SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 Oosterdoksstraat
229 residents recomanen
Great terrace with lovely view in Hilton Doubltreehotel
Great terrace in summer!
66 residents recomanen
Amstelhoven
18 Nieuwe Herengracht
66 residents recomanen
Great terrace in summer!
Awesdome coffeeshop. Very psychedelic vibe
Dampkring
44 Haarlemmerstraat
Awesdome coffeeshop. Very psychedelic vibe
Dress up and go dancing~~~~
111 residents recomanen
North Sea Jazz Club
1 Pazzanistraat
111 residents recomanen
Dress up and go dancing~~~~
Awesome techno club
191 residents recomanen
De Marktkantine
6 Jan van Galenstraat
191 residents recomanen
Awesome techno club
Roest has many things going on: chilling on a city beach, swimming, food and many events such as markets, roasts, music. Check their website!
496 residents recomanen
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob Bontiusplaats
496 residents recomanen
Roest has many things going on: chilling on a city beach, swimming, food and many events such as markets, roasts, music. Check their website!
Nice local café, usually not so crowded but very nice atmosphere. Most weekendnights end in dancing.
Bar Toko
124 Albert Cuypstraat
Nice local café, usually not so crowded but very nice atmosphere. Most weekendnights end in dancing.
Very busy café, popular with students and yuppies. This entire area is filled with busy bars.
95 residents recomanen
De Groene Vlinder
130 Albert Cuypstraat
95 residents recomanen
Very busy café, popular with students and yuppies. This entire area is filled with busy bars.
Iconic Dutch bar with live Dutch folksingers. Crazy vibe.
111 residents recomanen
Cafe Nol
109 Westerstraat
111 residents recomanen
Iconic Dutch bar with live Dutch folksingers. Crazy vibe.
Neighborhood café. Great for talking over beer and decent burger.
213 residents recomanen
Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
213 residents recomanen
Neighborhood café. Great for talking over beer and decent burger.

Shopping

Nice vintage shop
12 residents recomanen
We Are Vintage
43 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
12 residents recomanen
Nice vintage shop
I love this shoppingstreet
421 residents recomanen
Utrechtsestraat
Utrechtsestraat
421 residents recomanen
I love this shoppingstreet
Great recordstore
46 residents recomanen
Concerto
54- 60 Utrechtsestraat
46 residents recomanen
Great recordstore
Cool hipster store
291 residents recomanen
Hutspot
4 Van Woustraat
291 residents recomanen
Cool hipster store

Sightseeing

My favourite spot in Amsterdam! Also go into café 'de Magere Brug'
136 residents recomanen
Pont Magere
Magere Brug
136 residents recomanen
My favourite spot in Amsterdam! Also go into café 'de Magere Brug'
Cool ancient windmill!
17 residents recomanen
De Riekermolen (1636)
10 De Borcht
17 residents recomanen
Cool ancient windmill!
Go here to experience a different Amsterdam. Nice and spacy harbour residential area.
Entrepothaven
832 a Zeeburgerkade
Go here to experience a different Amsterdam. Nice and spacy harbour residential area.
Take a walk here to let the wind clear your head
Houthavens
Take a walk here to let the wind clear your head

Arts & Culture

Music temple of Amsterdam
937 residents recomanen
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 residents recomanen
Music temple of Amsterdam
Underground urban alternative place with food, art, music, parties, everything
89 residents recomanen
OT301
301 Overtoom
89 residents recomanen
Underground urban alternative place with food, art, music, parties, everything
Nice theater and food/café with concerts. Belgium oriented.
10 residents recomanen
Brakke Grond, Flemish Cultural Centre
45 Nes
10 residents recomanen
Nice theater and food/café with concerts. Belgium oriented.
Great theatre productions
136 residents recomanen
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
136 residents recomanen
Great theatre productions
Theatre and good cheap food!
16 residents recomanen
Frascati
63 Nes
16 residents recomanen
Theatre and good cheap food!
Go see big concerts, easy by metro
78 residents recomanen
AFAS Live
590 Johan Cruijff Boulevard
78 residents recomanen
Go see big concerts, easy by metro
Next to the metro: National Opera and Ballet. Beautiful breathtaking productions. Easy to reach by metro.
95 residents recomanen
National Opera & Ballet
3 Amstel
95 residents recomanen
Next to the metro: National Opera and Ballet. Beautiful breathtaking productions. Easy to reach by metro.
The most beautiful theatre in Amsterdam with a large variety of shows. Easy to reach by metro.
250 residents recomanen
Teatre Reial Carre
115 /125 Amstel
250 residents recomanen
The most beautiful theatre in Amsterdam with a large variety of shows. Easy to reach by metro.
Museum about tropics and colonial history of Holland. In a colonial building.
628 residents recomanen
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 residents recomanen
Museum about tropics and colonial history of Holland. In a colonial building.

Entertainment & Activities

Cool cinema with arthouse movies and drinks
151 residents recomanen
Rialto
338 Ceintuurbaan
151 residents recomanen
Cool cinema with arthouse movies and drinks
Amazing building, good food, great movies and lovely views. FilmMuseum & Cinema.
1109 residents recomanen
Museu del Cinema Eye
1 IJpromenade
1109 residents recomanen
Amazing building, good food, great movies and lovely views. FilmMuseum & Cinema.