Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Sightseeing

Does not need an explanation
2485 residents recomanen
Museu Van Gogh
6 Museumplein
2485 residents recomanen
Does not need an explanation
Best museum in town
3186 residents recomanen
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 residents recomanen
Best museum in town
The serious side of Amsterdam
2775 residents recomanen
Casa d'Anne Frank
20 Westermarkt
2775 residents recomanen
The serious side of Amsterdam
One of the best clubs (get tickets in advance) www.paradiso.nl
937 residents recomanen
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 residents recomanen
One of the best clubs (get tickets in advance) www.paradiso.nl
Pretty small photo museum, 45 minutes in and out, open on Thursday evening, with free guided tours
792 residents recomanen
Escuma
609 Keizersgracht
792 residents recomanen
Pretty small photo museum, 45 minutes in and out, open on Thursday evening, with free guided tours

Everything Else

Great park
4196 residents recomanen
Vondelpark
4196 residents recomanen
Great park
Rent your own sloop. Much better than those tourist boats! :) More info: http://www.sloepdelen.nl/en/howdoesitwork
32 residents recomanen
Sloepdelen Amsterdam
69 Elandsgracht
32 residents recomanen
Rent your own sloop. Much better than those tourist boats! :) More info: http://www.sloepdelen.nl/en/howdoesitwork
Close by parking
36 residents recomanen
Q-Park Europarking
250 Marnixstraat
36 residents recomanen
Close by parking
Where all the tourists go :)
1419 residents recomanen
Dam Square
1419 residents recomanen
Where all the tourists go :)
Nice small club, especially nice on fridays
102 residents recomanen
Chicago Social Club
12 Leidseplein
102 residents recomanen
Nice small club, especially nice on fridays
Ten kate market, open monday - saturday 9 till 18h.
290 residents recomanen
Ten Katestraat
Ten Katestraat
290 residents recomanen
Ten kate market, open monday - saturday 9 till 18h.
Street with lots of little shops, including bakery, fruits & vegetables, butcher, etc.
137 residents recomanen
Kinkerstraat
Kinkerstraat
137 residents recomanen
Street with lots of little shops, including bakery, fruits & vegetables, butcher, etc.
Big street with all kinds of shops and (snack) food
148 residents recomanen
AH Bilderdijkstraat
37 H Bilderdijkstraat
148 residents recomanen
Big street with all kinds of shops and (snack) food
Great shopping area, lots of trendy brands for clothing. 9 straatjes, means 9 little streets, check out their website: http://www.de9straatjes.nl/nl/home
1405 residents recomanen
De 9 Straatjes
1405 residents recomanen
Great shopping area, lots of trendy brands for clothing. 9 straatjes, means 9 little streets, check out their website: http://www.de9straatjes.nl/nl/home
High end supermarket with all kinds of biologic / ecologic / etc. food
857 residents recomanen
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 residents recomanen
High end supermarket with all kinds of biologic / ecologic / etc. food
For classical music, this is the place to go. Renowned for its acoustics, the concert building is for the more chique nights out. Get tickets in advance!
476 residents recomanen
Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 residents recomanen
For classical music, this is the place to go. Renowned for its acoustics, the concert building is for the more chique nights out. Get tickets in advance!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar to go for a late afternoon drink!
114 residents recomanen
Festina Lente
40B Looiersgracht
114 residents recomanen
Great bar to go for a late afternoon drink!
Gin & tonic bar
225 residents recomanen
Razmataz
7HS Hugo de Grootplein
225 residents recomanen
Gin & tonic bar
Great traditional bar. The icon could better be a glass of beer. Don't expect to find any cocktails here... ;)
80 residents recomanen
Hoppa!
18-20 Spui
80 residents recomanen
Great traditional bar. The icon could better be a glass of beer. Don't expect to find any cocktails here... ;)
Trendy bar
25 residents recomanen
Wolvenstraat 23
23 Wolvenstraat
25 residents recomanen
Trendy bar
trendy bar
35 residents recomanen
Brix Bar-Kitchen
16 Wolvenstraat
35 residents recomanen
trendy bar
Trendy bar
75 residents recomanen
Lion Noir
28 Reguliersdwarsstraat
75 residents recomanen
Trendy bar
The name means 'at home', nice little bar with terrace
163 residents recomanen
Cafe Thuys
129 De Clercqstraat
163 residents recomanen
The name means 'at home', nice little bar with terrace
Shots bar, if you really want to have a go at it... :)
11 residents recomanen
Chupitos Shooter Bar
28 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
11 residents recomanen
Shots bar, if you really want to have a go at it... :)
Lots of bars and restaurants, although very touristy. Won't go there myself...
1535 residents recomanen
Leidseplein
Leidseplein
1535 residents recomanen
Lots of bars and restaurants, although very touristy. Won't go there myself...
Nice restaurant and bar
202 residents recomanen
Café de Tuin
13 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
202 residents recomanen
Nice restaurant and bar
Cozy little bar
11 residents recomanen
Bar Benjamin
35 Potgieterstraat
11 residents recomanen
Cozy little bar
Great restaurant / bar (good lunch)
56 residents recomanen
Bosco
7 Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
56 residents recomanen
Great restaurant / bar (good lunch)
Good bar / restaurant
49 residents recomanen
Zouk
45 Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
49 residents recomanen
Good bar / restaurant
Nice bar
94 residents recomanen
Café Lux B.V.
403 Marnixstraat
94 residents recomanen
Nice bar
bar with all kinds of American food and beers
88 residents recomanen
Bar Brouw
16 Ten Katestraat
88 residents recomanen
bar with all kinds of American food and beers
Nice bar
189 residents recomanen
The Golden Brown Bar
60 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
189 residents recomanen
Nice bar
Good place for some casual drinks!
120 residents recomanen
Hendrix
82 De Clercqstraat
120 residents recomanen
Good place for some casual drinks!
Intimate bar, with great cocktails
99 residents recomanen
Hiding in Plain Sight
18 Rapenburg
99 residents recomanen
Intimate bar, with great cocktails
Cool place if you're in the east!
549 residents recomanen
bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
549 residents recomanen
Cool place if you're in the east!
Bar with a living room feeling, vintage interior
151 residents recomanen
Café Brecht
157 Weteringschans
151 residents recomanen
Bar with a living room feeling, vintage interior
Nice, cozy bar, lots of local people
74 residents recomanen
Cafe Binnen Buiten
115 Ruysdaelkade
74 residents recomanen
Nice, cozy bar, lots of local people
Restaurant / bar for dinner and drinks at night
46 residents recomanen
Barça
30-31 Marie Heinekenplein
46 residents recomanen
Restaurant / bar for dinner and drinks at night

Essentials

Supermarket around the corner
68 residents recomanen
Vomar Voordeelmarkt
34 Kinkerstraat
68 residents recomanen
Supermarket around the corner
Our favorite Dutch supermarket
165 residents recomanen
Elandsgracht
13 A Elandsgracht
165 residents recomanen
Our favorite Dutch supermarket
High end supermarket
14 residents recomanen
Marqt Grocery Store
108 Bilderdijkstraat
14 residents recomanen
High end supermarket

Shopping

Night shop at the corner (famous for it's champagnes)
61 residents recomanen
Suit Amsterdam
41 Raadhuisstraat
61 residents recomanen
Night shop at the corner (famous for it's champagnes)
Bike rental and repair
45 residents recomanen
Bike 4 U
1 Kinkerstraat
45 residents recomanen
Bike rental and repair
Nice vintage clothes shop
40 residents recomanen
Episode
1 Berenstraat
40 residents recomanen
Nice vintage clothes shop
Cool Dutch fashion brand
10 residents recomanen
Scotch & Soda
3 Huidenstraat
10 residents recomanen
Cool Dutch fashion brand
(pricy) fashion shop
16 residents recomanen
SPRMRKT Amsterdam
191 Rozengracht
16 residents recomanen
(pricy) fashion shop

Food Scene

Great bar
161 residents recomanen
Brandstof B.V.
357 Marnixstraat
161 residents recomanen
Great bar
Nice restaurant (translated 'mothers')
252 residents recomanen
Restaurant Moeders
251 Rozengracht
252 residents recomanen
Nice restaurant (translated 'mothers')
Trendy restaurant
118 residents recomanen
Mazzo
114 Rozengracht
118 residents recomanen
Trendy restaurant
Fantastic new place with all different kinds of food stalls. Must see, although can get really crowded in the weekend.
1500 residents recomanen
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamyplein
1500 residents recomanen
Fantastic new place with all different kinds of food stalls. Must see, although can get really crowded in the weekend.
Great restaurant, super food, higher price segment
49 residents recomanen
Envy
381 Prinsengracht
49 residents recomanen
Great restaurant, super food, higher price segment
Trendy restaurant, filled with hipsters with beards and stuff. :)
46 residents recomanen
Rose's Cantina
40 Reguliersdwarsstraat
46 residents recomanen
Trendy restaurant, filled with hipsters with beards and stuff. :)
Nice Italian restaurant
202 residents recomanen
Spaghetteria Jan Hanzenstraat
32 Jan Hanzenstraat
202 residents recomanen
Nice Italian restaurant
Good restaurant and bar
90 residents recomanen
Du Cap
2HS Kwakersplein
90 residents recomanen
Good restaurant and bar
Good restaurant, with food from the south of the Netherlands (Limburg)
267 residents recomanen
Fier Amsterdam
79 De Clercqstraat
267 residents recomanen
Good restaurant, with food from the south of the Netherlands (Limburg)
Fantastic chicken restaurant
196 residents recomanen
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
196 residents recomanen
Fantastic chicken restaurant
Great restaurant with fantastic food (good lunch)
89 residents recomanen
Balthazar's Keuken
108 Elandsgracht
89 residents recomanen
Great restaurant with fantastic food (good lunch)
Good for coffee and lunch
14 residents recomanen
Café Restaurant Morlang
451 Keizersgracht
14 residents recomanen
Good for coffee and lunch
Great for coffee / lunch
135 residents recomanen
Buffet van Odette
598 Prinsengracht
135 residents recomanen
Great for coffee / lunch
Nice bar with young local people
66 residents recomanen
Dapper Bar
58-60 Jacob Van Lennepkade
66 residents recomanen
Nice bar with young local people
Fairy tale like place to eat.
87 residents recomanen
Tales & Spirits
5-7 Lijnbaanssteeg
87 residents recomanen
Fairy tale like place to eat.
Really nice restaurant, cozy and fancy, delicious food. Good place for special occasions, like birthdays etc.
268 residents recomanen
Café Panache
117 Ten Katestraat
268 residents recomanen
Really nice restaurant, cozy and fancy, delicious food. Good place for special occasions, like birthdays etc.
Typical normal Amsterdam restaurant, good food, good terrace (if wheather permits) and affordable
468 residents recomanen
Bar spek
1 Admiraal de Ruijterweg
468 residents recomanen
Typical normal Amsterdam restaurant, good food, good terrace (if wheather permits) and affordable
Really cool industrial restaurant, with great view over the river IJ.
1052 residents recomanen
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
1052 residents recomanen
Really cool industrial restaurant, with great view over the river IJ.
Industrial looking restaurant, ideal for special occassions, above average prices, but still okay.
410 residents recomanen
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 Aambeeldstraat
410 residents recomanen
Industrial looking restaurant, ideal for special occassions, above average prices, but still okay.
Nice modern asian restaurant
186 residents recomanen
Happyhappyjoyjoy West
158HS Bilderdijkstraat
186 residents recomanen
Nice modern asian restaurant
Healthy food, modern atmosphere, good reputation
102 residents recomanen
SLA
34 Westerstraat
102 residents recomanen
Healthy food, modern atmosphere, good reputation
Great to share finger foods, tapas like.
105 residents recomanen
Boca's
30 Westerstraat
105 residents recomanen
Great to share finger foods, tapas like.
Nice, cozy restaurant, good food, good prices
304 residents recomanen
Radijs Amsterdam
41HS Jan Evertsenstraat
304 residents recomanen
Nice, cozy restaurant, good food, good prices
Great place for a coffee during the day, but also really nice for dinner!
243 residents recomanen
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de Bockstraat
243 residents recomanen
Great place for a coffee during the day, but also really nice for dinner!
Great for lunch and dinner, nice terrace. You can pick small special bites that combine to a meal, delicious!
322 residents recomanen
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenade
322 residents recomanen
Great for lunch and dinner, nice terrace. You can pick small special bites that combine to a meal, delicious!
Great coffee bar, run by Ozzies
237 residents recomanen
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
237 residents recomanen
Great coffee bar, run by Ozzies
Nice little coffee bar
11 residents recomanen
La Chesa
31BG Kinkerstraat
11 residents recomanen
Nice little coffee bar
good coffee, especially to go
18 residents recomanen
Koffiespot
53 Elandsgracht
18 residents recomanen
good coffee, especially to go
Really nice cozy pizza place, delicious pizzas!
113 residents recomanen
De Pizzakamer
16 Tweede van der Helststraat
113 residents recomanen
Really nice cozy pizza place, delicious pizzas!
Nice traditional Dutch restaurant / bar at night
85 residents recomanen
PILSVOGEL
14 Gerard Douplein
85 residents recomanen
Nice traditional Dutch restaurant / bar at night
Great for breakfast and lunch, fancy building. The scrambled egg avocado breakfast and smoothies are highly recommended.
372 residents recomanen
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 residents recomanen
Great for breakfast and lunch, fancy building. The scrambled egg avocado breakfast and smoothies are highly recommended.

Arts & Culture

Learn all about Amsterdam
139 residents recomanen
Museu d'Amsterdam
51 Kalverstraat
139 residents recomanen
Learn all about Amsterdam
Theater in a beautifully restored building
54 residents recomanen
Teatre DeLaMar
402 Marnixstraat
54 residents recomanen
Theater in a beautifully restored building
Brand new cinema in the old tram remise 'de Hallen', the new highlight of Oud-West
243 residents recomanen
Filmhallen
12 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
243 residents recomanen
Brand new cinema in the old tram remise 'de Hallen', the new highlight of Oud-West
Really cool futuristic film museum, also nice for drinks, with great view over the river IJ (great terrace).
1109 residents recomanen
Museu del Cinema Eye
1 IJpromenade
1109 residents recomanen
Really cool futuristic film museum, also nice for drinks, with great view over the river IJ (great terrace).