Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
The most fantastic coffee and a great place to have breakfast or lunch.
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Scandinavian Embassy
34 SarphatiparkThe most fantastic coffee and a great place to have breakfast or lunch.
Our favorite restaurant! The wine! The food! It's unprecedented, plus the owners are very friendly. Make a reservation!
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Restaurant Wink
326HS Govert FlinckstraatOur favorite restaurant! The wine! The food! It's unprecedented, plus the owners are very friendly. Make a reservation!
The best place to marvel at the multicultural scene is the Albert Cuypmarkt, Amsterdam's largest and busiest market.
And you can also get your groceries here. Open every day but Sunday.
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Albert Cuypstraat
Albert CuypstraatThe best place to marvel at the multicultural scene is the Albert Cuypmarkt, Amsterdam's largest and busiest market.
And you can also get your groceries here. Open every day but Sunday.
The owner can be a bit grumpy but the food is delicious. Italian restaurant.
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Angoletto
18 HemonystraatThe owner can be a bit grumpy but the food is delicious. Italian restaurant.
Big bar/restaurant. Good food and they have a very nice terrace alongside the river Amstel, where you can enjoy the sun.
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Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 WeesperzijdeBig bar/restaurant. Good food and they have a very nice terrace alongside the river Amstel, where you can enjoy the sun.
Very nice bar for coffee or drinks. The bar has a nice terrace, that has sun for almost the whole day.
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Cafe Tapmarin
157 CeintuurbaanVery nice bar for coffee or drinks. The bar has a nice terrace, that has sun for almost the whole day.
Tapas restaurant. We love the "Huevos Rellenos". And we always try what is listed on the signs.
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Barra
23 Eerste SweelinckstraatTapas restaurant. We love the "Huevos Rellenos". And we always try what is listed on the signs.
The best burger restaurant in the neighborhood. And it has a secret cocktail bar in the back!
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The Butcher
129 Albert CuypstraatThe best burger restaurant in the neighborhood. And it has a secret cocktail bar in the back!
Mana Mana
85H Eerste Jan SteenstraatVegetarian food galore, Ottolenghi style.
Bakery. Open every day.
Weekdays: 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 18:00
Sunday: 09:30 - 18:00
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Vlaamsch Broodhuys
122 b/g ElandsgrachtBakery. Open every day.
Weekdays: 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 18:00
Sunday: 09:30 - 18:00
Beautiful location in the attic of a renovated warehouse. Set menu changes once a month and you can choose 5 or 7 courses, all of them little culinary delights. Make a reservation before you go.
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BAK restaurant
408 Van DiemenstraatBeautiful location in the attic of a renovated warehouse. Set menu changes once a month and you can choose 5 or 7 courses, all of them little culinary delights. Make a reservation before you go.
One of our favorites, fantastic and deliciously basic food, served with refinement, and a great wine list. They have a menu of 4 or 7 courses. Make a reservation before you go.
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Brothers Hartering
10 PeperstraatOne of our favorites, fantastic and deliciously basic food, served with refinement, and a great wine list. They have a menu of 4 or 7 courses. Make a reservation before you go.
De Wasserette
27 Eerste van der HelststraatGreat place to eat breakfast or lunch.
IJscuypje
27 Eerste van der HelststraatVery small Ice cream store, where they serve delicious ice cream.
An ‘Australian Gourmet Café’ with an uncomplicated, down-under atmosphere, delicious food, good beer and friendly staff.
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Drovers Dog
206 WibautstraatAn ‘Australian Gourmet Café’ with an uncomplicated, down-under atmosphere, delicious food, good beer and friendly staff.
Best .. hotdogs .. ever!
They use German pretzel buns and then just add all sorts of deliciousness. All ingredients are fresh and homemade.
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Bulls and Dogs
58 Van WoustraatBest .. hotdogs .. ever!
They use German pretzel buns and then just add all sorts of deliciousness. All ingredients are fresh and homemade.
Drinks & Nightlife
A wine bar that sells only Vin Naturel. Very friendly staff and a super nice location.
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Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der HelststraatA wine bar that sells only Vin Naturel. Very friendly staff and a super nice location.
One of our favorite bars. During the day for coffee and in the afternoon and evening for drinks.
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Café Flamingo
37 Eerste van der HelststraatOne of our favorite bars. During the day for coffee and in the afternoon and evening for drinks.
Beer tasting cafe with about 150 different beers. Primarily from the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Cafe Gollem
74 Daniël StalpertstraatBeer tasting cafe with about 150 different beers. Primarily from the Netherlands and Belgium.
A little bit further away, but worth the trip! Modern brewery next to a windmill producing organic blond & dark beers & running short tours. http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeA little bit further away, but worth the trip! Modern brewery next to a windmill producing organic blond & dark beers & running short tours. http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/
Club & Restaurant Canvas, on the 7th story of the old Volkskrant (daily paper) building. The restaurant is open daily from 12.00-22.30, on Fridays and Saturdays you can go clubbing from 23.00-04.00.
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Canvas
150 WibautstraatClub & Restaurant Canvas, on the 7th story of the old Volkskrant (daily paper) building. The restaurant is open daily from 12.00-22.30, on Fridays and Saturdays you can go clubbing from 23.00-04.00.
Volkshotel Doka, in the same building as Canvas. The basement where life happens in the dark. Cocktails are shaken and performers are obscure.
Open on Thursdays from 23:00-04:00 and Fridays & Saturdays from 23:00-07:00.
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Volkshotel
150 WibautstraatVolkshotel Doka, in the same building as Canvas. The basement where life happens in the dark. Cocktails are shaken and performers are obscure.
Open on Thursdays from 23:00-04:00 and Fridays & Saturdays from 23:00-07:00.
At Brouwerij Troost they brew all beers theirselves, in a former monastery in De Pijp. You can have a tasting, accompanied with delicious burgers, steaks, salads, flammkuchen, nachos, cheesecakes and a whole lot more.
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Brouwerij Troost
21 Cornelis TroostpleinAt Brouwerij Troost they brew all beers theirselves, in a former monastery in De Pijp. You can have a tasting, accompanied with delicious burgers, steaks, salads, flammkuchen, nachos, cheesecakes and a whole lot more.
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansMusic venue and cultural center.
Essentials
Supermarket. Open every day from 8:00 - 22:00 and on Sundays from 10:00 - 22:00.
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AH Stadhouderskade
101 StadhouderskadeSupermarket. Open every day from 8:00 - 22:00 and on Sundays from 10:00 - 22:00.
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanSupermarket that specializes in organic food.
Biologic supermarket and conceptstore. With GOTS-clothes (Global Organic Textile Standard) made by Hans Ubbink (Dutch Designer). Open daily from 08.30 - 21.00 and on Sunday from 11.00 - 19.00.
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Stadhouderskade 78-79
78 StadhouderskadeBiologic supermarket and conceptstore. With GOTS-clothes (Global Organic Textile Standard) made by Hans Ubbink (Dutch Designer). Open daily from 08.30 - 21.00 and on Sunday from 11.00 - 19.00.
Here you can have coffee, lunch and afterwards do your groceries or buy some Turkish delicacies to take home with you!
De Turk
45 Van WoustraatHere you can have coffee, lunch and afterwards do your groceries or buy some Turkish delicacies to take home with you!
Entertainment & Activities
The first brewery location of Heineken. There is an interactive tour through the beer giant's history in this former brewery, with a tasting room finale.
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Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeThe first brewery location of Heineken. There is an interactive tour through the beer giant's history in this former brewery, with a tasting room finale.
World cinema & European art house movies in an elegant, 1920s art deco theater with 3 screens. Also nice to have a drink.
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Rialto
338 CeintuurbaanWorld cinema & European art house movies in an elegant, 1920s art deco theater with 3 screens. Also nice to have a drink.
Arts & Culture
The Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands' premier art trove, splashing Rembrandts, Vermeers and 7500 other masterpieces over 1.5km of galleries.
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands' premier art trove, splashing Rembrandts, Vermeers and 7500 other masterpieces over 1.5km of galleries.
The Stedelijk Museum is the permanent home of the National Museum of Modern Art. The permanent collection includes painting and sculptures by Monet, Picasso, Chagall, Rodin, Mondrian, Kandinsky,etc.
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinThe Stedelijk Museum is the permanent home of the National Museum of Modern Art. The permanent collection includes painting and sculptures by Monet, Picasso, Chagall, Rodin, Mondrian, Kandinsky,etc.
This museum has the world's largest Van Gogh collection and offers a superb line-up of masterworks. Trace the artist's life from his tentative start through his giddy-coloured sunflower phase. Also check out 'Vincent on Friday', when the museum is open on Friday nights.
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Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinThis museum has the world's largest Van Gogh collection and offers a superb line-up of masterworks. Trace the artist's life from his tentative start through his giddy-coloured sunflower phase. Also check out 'Vincent on Friday', when the museum is open on Friday nights.
The Modern Contemporary (Moco) Museum Amsterdam wants to make a wide range of modern and contemporary art available to the general public. Moco Museum focuses on proven pioneers and protagonists , the so-called ” Rock Stars of Art” within various art movements.
The museum is located in Villa Alsberg, which is set in the middle of the Amsterdam Museumplein. This townhouse was designed in 1904 by Eduard Cuypers, cousin of the renowned Pierre Cuypers who was responsible for the Rijksmuseum, which is on the opposite side of the square.
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Moco Museum
20 HonthorststraatThe Modern Contemporary (Moco) Museum Amsterdam wants to make a wide range of modern and contemporary art available to the general public. Moco Museum focuses on proven pioneers and protagonists , the so-called ” Rock Stars of Art” within various art movements.
The museum is located in Villa Alsberg, which is set in the middle of the Amsterdam Museumplein. This townhouse was designed in 1904 by Eduard Cuypers, cousin of the renowned Pierre Cuypers who was responsible for the Rijksmuseum, which is on the opposite side of the square.
The Museum of Bags and Purses, the largest of its kind in the world, will show and tell you the story of a seemingly everyday article. It is a fascinating story, featuring fashion, art, customs and history. The museum is situated in a lovely canal house in the centre of Amsterdam, part of the UNESCO World heritage Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam, displaying the development of bags and purses from the Middle ages to the present day.
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Museum of Bags and Purses
573 HerengrachtThe Museum of Bags and Purses, the largest of its kind in the world, will show and tell you the story of a seemingly everyday article. It is a fascinating story, featuring fashion, art, customs and history. The museum is situated in a lovely canal house in the centre of Amsterdam, part of the UNESCO World heritage Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam, displaying the development of bags and purses from the Middle ages to the present day.
Foam
609 KeizersgrachtPhotography museum Amsterdam with beautiful expositions.
This theater has a selection of shows and performances with surtitles, or shows where knowledge of Dutch is not required.
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 LeidsepleinThis theater has a selection of shows and performances with surtitles, or shows where knowledge of Dutch is not required.
Getting Around
Bike rental. From 8,50 euro a day, cheaper if you rent more days.
At the rental they will ask you for your passport and a deposit of € 50,00 cash.
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Ajax Bike
153 Gerard DoustraatBike rental. From 8,50 euro a day, cheaper if you rent more days.
At the rental they will ask you for your passport and a deposit of € 50,00 cash.
Amsterdam is typically a city where you bike or take the tram. At the Central Station you can take the 'pond' (free of charge) to go to Amsterdam North, the EYE Museum and NDSM werf.
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Centraal Station
Amsterdam is typically a city where you bike or take the tram. At the Central Station you can take the 'pond' (free of charge) to go to Amsterdam North, the EYE Museum and NDSM werf.
Shopping
Vintage shop where you can buy clothes by the kilo. While you ponder over what to buy, drink a coffee.
Vintage Home
97 Daniël StalpertstraatVintage shop where you can buy clothes by the kilo. While you ponder over what to buy, drink a coffee.
Hutspot hosts a cafe, a barbershop and a store, where you will find urban brands and affordable artsy stuff.
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Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatHutspot hosts a cafe, a barbershop and a store, where you will find urban brands and affordable artsy stuff.