Guidebook for Amsterdam

Angela
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Stylish hotelbar with excellent view, just two minutes walking from my house.
12 residents recomanen
Hotel WestCord Fashion d'Amsterdam
1 Hendrikje Stoffelsstraat
12 residents recomanen
Stylish hotelbar with excellent view, just two minutes walking from my house.

Food Scene

Very good pizza place, just around the corner, perfect for ordering in! I fell in love with their pizza shoarma :)
ilponte
66 Heemstedestraat
Very good pizza place, just around the corner, perfect for ordering in! I fell in love with their pizza shoarma :)
Best Doner in the neighbourhood!
Efem Pizza en Döner
22 Delflandplein
Best Doner in the neighbourhood!
Best sushi in Amsterdam (if you are ordering in)
7 residents recomanen
Sushi Kings
53-55 Cornelis Krusemanstraat
7 residents recomanen
Best sushi in Amsterdam (if you are ordering in)
The least crowded place to have nice food and drinks in the Vondelpark, also, close to my home..
177 residents recomanen
De Vondeltuin
7 Vondelpark
177 residents recomanen
The least crowded place to have nice food and drinks in the Vondelpark, also, close to my home..
Best hummes EVER! Good takeaway, not expensive.
Prodel
38III Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat
Best hummes EVER! Good takeaway, not expensive.
Grab a coffee at the Sloterplas. You can even swim here! Very nice nature place in the city.
56 residents recomanen
Hotel Buiten
3 Th.J. Lammerslaan
56 residents recomanen
Grab a coffee at the Sloterplas. You can even swim here! Very nice nature place in the city.
Beste takeaway meals in the city, it's like eating in a restaurant!
34 residents recomanen
Peperwortel
140 Overtoom
34 residents recomanen
Beste takeaway meals in the city, it's like eating in a restaurant!
The base of an old windmill is renovated into a lunchroom. Grab a capuccino when you are around!
8 residents recomanen
Theehuis de Akermolen
30 Zwarte Pad
8 residents recomanen
The base of an old windmill is renovated into a lunchroom. Grab a capuccino when you are around!
Have drinks or dinner in this farm, hidden behind Westerpark. In the middle of the city you feel like you are on the countryside. Very cheap.
68 residents recomanen
Buurtboerderij 'Ons Genoegen'
319 Spaarndammerdijk
68 residents recomanen
Have drinks or dinner in this farm, hidden behind Westerpark. In the middle of the city you feel like you are on the countryside. Very cheap.
Best apple pie of Amsterdam. SO AWESOME. Very jummy.
506 residents recomanen
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
506 residents recomanen
Best apple pie of Amsterdam. SO AWESOME. Very jummy.
Very good Vietnamese food, excellent service and kickass cocktails. Both food and cocktails are not expensive.
10 residents recomanen
Sporting Club Leidseplein
95 Leidsestraat
10 residents recomanen
Very good Vietnamese food, excellent service and kickass cocktails. Both food and cocktails are not expensive.
Excellent food & drinks, not expensive, awesome view!
489 residents recomanen
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-Plein
489 residents recomanen
Excellent food & drinks, not expensive, awesome view!
Nice place for lunch & drinks. There is a goat farm, where you can see and cuddle goats and other animals.
62 residents recomanen
Granja de cabres Ridammerhoeve
4 Nieuwe Meerlaan
62 residents recomanen
Nice place for lunch & drinks. There is a goat farm, where you can see and cuddle goats and other animals.
A pancake place where Dutchies take their children for a fine meal! The ultimate Dutch experience!
25 residents recomanen
Meerzicht Farm
56 Koenenkade
25 residents recomanen
A pancake place where Dutchies take their children for a fine meal! The ultimate Dutch experience!
A hidden place next to the park, never busy, ideal place if you can not find a spot for drinks in the park and want to have a cappucino. Order the cake, the Holtkamp cakes are the best ones in town.
11 residents recomanen
De Roos
183 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
11 residents recomanen
A hidden place next to the park, never busy, ideal place if you can not find a spot for drinks in the park and want to have a cappucino. Order the cake, the Holtkamp cakes are the best ones in town.

Essentials

It's the supermarket which is the closest to my home.
32 residents recomanen
AH Delflandplein
31 Delflandplein
32 residents recomanen
It's the supermarket which is the closest to my home.
Each Saturday you can visit the market here, with fresh biological foods.
9 residents recomanen
Jacob Obrechtstraat
Jacob Obrechtstraat
9 residents recomanen
Each Saturday you can visit the market here, with fresh biological foods.
Every wednesday there is market from 9 till 16.30.
744 residents recomanen
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
744 residents recomanen
Every wednesday there is market from 9 till 16.30.

Sightseeing

This is the starting point of Forbidden Urband Art Walks. This is an excellent street art tour for a good price! Check out http://forbiddenurbanartwalks.com/Tours I am friends with the guide.
9 residents recomanen
AH Lambertus Zijlplein
8 Lambertus Zijlplein
9 residents recomanen
This is the starting point of Forbidden Urband Art Walks. This is an excellent street art tour for a good price! Check out http://forbiddenurbanartwalks.com/Tours I am friends with the guide.
See an old windmill up close!
50 residents recomanen
Molen Van Sloten (1990) & Kuiperij Museum
10 Akersluis
50 residents recomanen
See an old windmill up close!
Museum about the history of horticulture. Since almost noone knows about this place, it is very relaxed and not crowded. Entrance 4 euro.
23 residents recomanen
Foundation Historic Garden Aalsmeer
1 Uiterweg
23 residents recomanen
Museum about the history of horticulture. Since almost noone knows about this place, it is very relaxed and not crowded. Entrance 4 euro.
Rent a boat, a canoo and explore the amazing nature just north of Amsterdam. You will not regret this. Also a lot of excursions. http://www.landschapnoordholland.nl/natuurgebieden/bezoekerscentra/bez
Kanaaldijk 32
Rent a boat, a canoo and explore the amazing nature just north of Amsterdam. You will not regret this. Also a lot of excursions. http://www.landschapnoordholland.nl/natuurgebieden/bezoekerscentra/bez
A lot of Dutch people live on houseboats. Here is your chance to check one out! Entrance 3.75 Free with Amsterdam Card
37 residents recomanen
Houseboat Museum
296K Prinsengracht
37 residents recomanen
A lot of Dutch people live on houseboats. Here is your chance to check one out! Entrance 3.75 Free with Amsterdam Card
Dutch brewery. Get a tour and see how the beer is made! Tour 4.50 euro
1100 residents recomanen
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 residents recomanen
Dutch brewery. Get a tour and see how the beer is made! Tour 4.50 euro
Dutch brewery. Taste beers and learn how they are made. Tasting of three beers 5 euro
Osdorperweg 578
Dutch brewery. Taste beers and learn how they are made. Tasting of three beers 5 euro
Small village of one street, now incorpated in the city of Amsterdam. It is an open air museum and not so known with tourists.
91 residents recomanen
Durgerdam
91 residents recomanen
Small village of one street, now incorpated in the city of Amsterdam. It is an open air museum and not so known with tourists.
Every second sunday of the month this house is open to visit. It shows how the Dutch used to live in houses, not so long ago. Open 11.00 - 17.00 http://www.historischarchief-toz.nl/Museumwoning.htm
Meteorenweg 174
Every second sunday of the month this house is open to visit. It shows how the Dutch used to live in houses, not so long ago. Open 11.00 - 17.00 http://www.historischarchief-toz.nl/Museumwoning.htm
Clog factory and cheese farm. For 10 euro you can get a cheese making/tasting demo. Coffee and tea with apple pie is included in the price. Demo is at 10 am. http://www.claramaria.nl/?page=14
13 residents recomanen
Clara Maria Kaasboerderij- & Clog
106 Bovenkerkerweg
13 residents recomanen
Clog factory and cheese farm. For 10 euro you can get a cheese making/tasting demo. Coffee and tea with apple pie is included in the price. Demo is at 10 am. http://www.claramaria.nl/?page=14
Take the ferry in the weekend to get to boerderij Meerzicht and the Amsterdamse Bos.
Anton Schleperspad
Anton Schleperspad
Take the ferry in the weekend to get to boerderij Meerzicht and the Amsterdamse Bos.
Former hippie/artist village. Really a special place. Festivals and events on regular basis.
15 residents recomanen
Ruigoord
15 residents recomanen
Former hippie/artist village. Really a special place. Festivals and events on regular basis.

Everything Else

Rent a boat, canoo or surfboard for a very reasonable price!
13 residents recomanen
Watersportcentrum Sloterplas
4 Christoffel Plantijngracht
13 residents recomanen
Rent a boat, canoo or surfboard for a very reasonable price!
Huuuuuuuuge flea market, during a whole weekend once a month. Entrance 4 euro. Agenda: http://www.ijhallen.nl/agenda.php
T.T. Neveritaweg
T.T. Neveritaweg
Huuuuuuuuge flea market, during a whole weekend once a month. Entrance 4 euro. Agenda: http://www.ijhallen.nl/agenda.php
Art deco style, small, sauna. Nice place, not very expensive.
35 residents recomanen
Sauna Deco
115A Herengracht
35 residents recomanen
Art deco style, small, sauna. Nice place, not very expensive.
Museum of Anatomy. Free entrance. Can be a bit scary.
Museum Vrolik
15 Meibergdreef
Museum of Anatomy. Free entrance. Can be a bit scary.
Sauna, run by volunteers, therefore not expensive. Afternoon 9 euro, evening 11,50 Also massages
Da Costa Badhuis & Sauna
200 Da Costakade
Sauna, run by volunteers, therefore not expensive. Afternoon 9 euro, evening 11,50 Also massages
Living Room Joga by Josien. She is an excellent joga teacher! 8 euro a lesson. Tuesday evenings and friday morning.
Koningin Wilhelminaplein
Living Room Joga by Josien. She is an excellent joga teacher! 8 euro a lesson. Tuesday evenings and friday morning.

Entertainment & Activities

A farm in the middle of the city! http://www.zimmerhoeve.nl/fotos.html Cuddle with animals, entrance is free, closed on Monday.
Schimmelstraat
Schimmelstraat
A farm in the middle of the city! http://www.zimmerhoeve.nl/fotos.html Cuddle with animals, entrance is free, closed on Monday.

Shopping

Secondhand store, big one, for recycling. Look around and find something awesome. Very cheap.
Willem Roelofsstraat
Willem Roelofsstraat
Secondhand store, big one, for recycling. Look around and find something awesome. Very cheap.