Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Great breakfast and lunch place: fresh croissants, scones, pies and juice. very relaxed atmosphere
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De Bakkerswinkel Oud-Zuid
68 Roelof HartstraatGreat breakfast and lunch place: fresh croissants, scones, pies and juice. very relaxed atmosphere
Best steaks in the city! with fries and simple salad. There is more on the menu but steak is 90% of the business. Busy, a bit noisy, no reservations, so go early. quite a big terrace.
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Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatBest steaks in the city! with fries and simple salad. There is more on the menu but steak is 90% of the business. Busy, a bit noisy, no reservations, so go early. quite a big terrace.
Starter is always salad, maincourse entrecote or filetted sole if you dont want meat, Maincourse always served in two helpings.French desserts. No reservations,
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L'Entrecôte et les Dames
47-49 Van BaerlestraatStarter is always salad, maincourse entrecote or filetted sole if you dont want meat, Maincourse always served in two helpings.French desserts. No reservations,
Great Surinam/Chinese style food. For takeway. also basic restaurant (no alcohol). try chow min (chinese noodles), roti chicken (meat with pancake & rice) or sweet sour babi pangang
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Sur.- Chin. Afh.centr. Albina
69 Albert CuypstraatGreat Surinam/Chinese style food. For takeway. also basic restaurant (no alcohol). try chow min (chinese noodles), roti chicken (meat with pancake & rice) or sweet sour babi pangang
good fish, great seafood platters, lobster but also thai fish cookies and high quality fish ands chips. Also very popular for lunch !!
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The Seafood Bar
5h Van Baerlestraatgood fish, great seafood platters, lobster but also thai fish cookies and high quality fish ands chips. Also very popular for lunch !!
good hamburgers, including vegetarian: eg beef-, lamb-, pumpkin, goat, tuna. You can get them big, small or a trio of three kinds.
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Burgermeester | de Pijp
48 Albert Cuypstraatgood hamburgers, including vegetarian: eg beef-, lamb-, pumpkin, goat, tuna. You can get them big, small or a trio of three kinds.
Spaghetteria, busy place with one big table and two counters along the windows. Nice for two. Relaxed atmosphere. Daily 6 fresh pasta dishes with: veggie, stew. Pasta vongole, my favourite!!
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Spaghetteria Van Woustraat
123 Van WoustraatSpaghetteria, busy place with one big table and two counters along the windows. Nice for two. Relaxed atmosphere. Daily 6 fresh pasta dishes with: veggie, stew. Pasta vongole, my favourite!!
The Dutch version of Starbucks: coffees, teas & cakes. There are 20 of this chain in Amsterdam
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Coffee Company
14 JavapleinThe Dutch version of Starbucks: coffees, teas & cakes. There are 20 of this chain in Amsterdam
"hardcore" vegetarian restaurant, never been there but it has been there for over 20 years
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Vegetarisch Restaurant De Waaghals
29 Frans Halsstraat"hardcore" vegetarian restaurant, never been there but it has been there for over 20 years
Good restaurant to go to if you are vegetarian of if part of your company is. Apart from meat and fish they have quite an extensive vegetarian menu.
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Restaurant Op De Tuin
47 Karel du JardinstraatGood restaurant to go to if you are vegetarian of if part of your company is. Apart from meat and fish they have quite an extensive vegetarian menu.
Bakery with a wide selection of fresh bread, sweets etc. Not the cheapest but good quality. Open Mon-Sat 7.30- 18.00
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Bakery with a wide selection of fresh bread, sweets etc. Not the cheapest but good quality. Open Mon-Sat 7.30- 18.00
Lunch at: Sla which is the Dutch word for Salad,and that is what they serve: healthy, high quality, tasty and (of course) busy. And healthy juices (luckily also wine). http://ilovesla.com/en
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SLA
149 CeintuurbaanLunch at: Sla which is the Dutch word for Salad,and that is what they serve: healthy, high quality, tasty and (of course) busy. And healthy juices (luckily also wine). http://ilovesla.com/en
lunchroom (also take away), open wed-sun 10-18. salads, sandwiches, salads, veggie cocktails, nice surroundings. Maybe music on sundays. https://www.facebook.com/iloveLavinia
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Kerkstraat 61
61 Kerkstraatlunchroom (also take away), open wed-sun 10-18. salads, sandwiches, salads, veggie cocktails, nice surroundings. Maybe music on sundays. https://www.facebook.com/iloveLavinia
Sunny terrace, popular for drinks with the 20-30 yrs people, (also not too expensive restaurant, but not high end food).
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Cafe Binnen Buiten
115 RuysdaelkadeSunny terrace, popular for drinks with the 20-30 yrs people, (also not too expensive restaurant, but not high end food).
Bit of an old fashioned, diner kind of place for breakfast and lunch. They have great, simple food at a good price plus the best and friendliest service. Tuesday & Sunday
closed
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Lunchroom "Hannibal"
92 Ferdinand BolstraatBit of an old fashioned, diner kind of place for breakfast and lunch. They have great, simple food at a good price plus the best and friendliest service. Tuesday & Sunday
closed
big, popular terrace in the vondelpark, particularly busy in the weekend, queues for the self service but is still is a nice place for a drink or snack for a sunny day
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The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelparkbig, popular terrace in the vondelpark, particularly busy in the weekend, queues for the self service but is still is a nice place for a drink or snack for a sunny day
Michelin star chef Ron Blaauw opens place where you can eat hot dogs and drink bubbles!
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Michelin star chef Ron Blaauw opens place where you can eat hot dogs and drink bubbles!
Interesting place,an old church so big, not very quiet, inexpensive north african/middel eastern food food, sometimes great dish,sometime less than that but for the price: do it!
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De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert CuypstraatInteresting place,an old church so big, not very quiet, inexpensive north african/middel eastern food food, sometimes great dish,sometime less than that but for the price: do it!
Arts & Culture
Rijsmusuem where you can see the paintings of the old Dutch masters, including of course The nightwatch by Rembrandt,
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatRijsmusuem where you can see the paintings of the old Dutch masters, including of course The nightwatch by Rembrandt,
Museum of Contemporary Art, till june 15: dutch designer Marcel Wanders http://www.stedelijk.nl/en/exhibitions/marcel-wanders-pinned-up-at-the-stedelijk-malevich-and-the-russian-avant-garde
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinMuseum of Contemporary Art, till june 15: dutch designer Marcel Wanders http://www.stedelijk.nl/en/exhibitions/marcel-wanders-pinned-up-at-the-stedelijk-malevich-and-the-russian-avant-garde
The biggest collection of (of course) Van Gogh paintings . Friday night open till 22.00. Buy advance ticket through internet
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Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinThe biggest collection of (of course) Van Gogh paintings . Friday night open till 22.00. Buy advance ticket through internet
This Concert Hall is world famous for the accoustics and houses the famous Concertgebouw Orchestra. Every wed. free lunch concert. Take a guided tour! http://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/guided-tours
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The Concertgebouw
10 ConcertgebouwpleinThis Concert Hall is world famous for the accoustics and houses the famous Concertgebouw Orchestra. Every wed. free lunch concert. Take a guided tour! http://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/guided-tours
Museum of Bags and Purses in a beautiful Canal House. Till Mei 4th: Barbie's Birthday Bash: 50 years Barbie! Great place for a ladylike high tea! http://www.tassenmuseum.nl/en
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Museum of Bags and Purses
573 HerengrachtMuseum of Bags and Purses in a beautiful Canal House. Till Mei 4th: Barbie's Birthday Bash: 50 years Barbie! Great place for a ladylike high tea! http://www.tassenmuseum.nl/en
Essentials
Small market (20 stalls) with great food: big organic vegetable stall, great meat. fowl & sausages and sweet pastries and quiche. Every Saturday 9.00 - 17.00
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Le 4 Stagioni
32 Johannes VerhulststraatSmall market (20 stalls) with great food: big organic vegetable stall, great meat. fowl & sausages and sweet pastries and quiche. Every Saturday 9.00 - 17.00
Coop
53 Eerste Jan Steenstraatsupermarket, handy for shopping
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraatdaily market (monday- saturday), food, clothes etc
buy good dutch cheese here, They also vacuum the cheese for you, no fridge needed then!
De Kaaswaag Sloothaak
20 Roelof Hartstraatbuy good dutch cheese here, They also vacuum the cheese for you, no fridge needed then!
In front of the Bazar restaurant is a mrket stall (mon-sat) salling fresh "stroopwafels", waffles filled with stroop (a caramel kind of ) filling.Nice to take home!
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Albert Cuypstraat
Albert CuypstraatIn front of the Bazar restaurant is a mrket stall (mon-sat) salling fresh "stroopwafels", waffles filled with stroop (a caramel kind of ) filling.Nice to take home!
Everything Else
Best shop for chinese/surinam food. (take away) and ingredients for cooking. My absolute lunch favourite: sandwich with chicken curry, with or without pepper and pickles, your choice!
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Tjin's Toko
64 Eerste van der HelststraatBest shop for chinese/surinam food. (take away) and ingredients for cooking. My absolute lunch favourite: sandwich with chicken curry, with or without pepper and pickles, your choice!
Rent a bike here. Easy to get to with tram number 5 (get off at Leidseplein) or just walk there via Rijks, van Gogh or Stedelijk Museum. http://macbike.nl/we-love-amsterdam/
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MacBike | Bike Rental Amsterdam | Museum District - Leidseplein
2 WeteringschansRent a bike here. Easy to get to with tram number 5 (get off at Leidseplein) or just walk there via Rijks, van Gogh or Stedelijk Museum. http://macbike.nl/we-love-amsterdam/
In this street (pedestrians only) there are many cafe, restaurants, terraces, shops to choose from. Around the corner of the Albert Cuyp Market.
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Eerste van der Helststraat
Eerste van der HelststraatIn this street (pedestrians only) there are many cafe, restaurants, terraces, shops to choose from. Around the corner of the Albert Cuyp Market.
Halfords Amsterdam
72-74 Albert CuypstraatBicycle shop where you an also rent bikes