Guidebook for Amsterdam

Esther & Jan
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Enjoy your daily breakfast buffet at reduced rate, or go there to sample a good glass of wine, tapas, a delicious meal, or listen to live Jazz on Sunday afternoon. www.cafekobalt.nl
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Café Kobalt
2 A Singel
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Enjoy your daily breakfast buffet at reduced rate, or go there to sample a good glass of wine, tapas, a delicious meal, or listen to live Jazz on Sunday afternoon. www.cafekobalt.nl
United Pancakes offers the best fresh, homemade organic (spelt) pancakes in town. Create your own sweet, savory or superfood pancake at the toppingbar and eat in or take-out. www.united-pancakes.nl
Eerste van der Helststraat 571
571 Eerste van der Helststraat
United Pancakes offers the best fresh, homemade organic (spelt) pancakes in town. Create your own sweet, savory or superfood pancake at the toppingbar and eat in or take-out. www.united-pancakes.nl

Essentials

Albert Heijn, a full service supermarket with high quality products like fresh bread, fresh fruit & vegetables, meat etc.
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AH Prins Hendrikkade
20 Prins Hendrikkade
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Albert Heijn, a full service supermarket with high quality products like fresh bread, fresh fruit & vegetables, meat etc.
The Dutch love cheese! And at this typical Dutch cheese specialty shop you can find more than 50 different Dutch and French cheeses.
Kaasland Singel
2 Haarlemmerstraat
The Dutch love cheese! And at this typical Dutch cheese specialty shop you can find more than 50 different Dutch and French cheeses.
The Dutch love cheese! Try Reypenaer cheese at this elegant tasting room in the historic centre of Amsterdam. Here you have the opportunity to sample cheeses and join a cheese tasting workshop.
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Reypenaer Proeflokaal
19 Singel
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The Dutch love cheese! Try Reypenaer cheese at this elegant tasting room in the historic centre of Amsterdam. Here you have the opportunity to sample cheeses and join a cheese tasting workshop.
Every Wednesday the Biological & Organic farmers market is held from 10 am till 5pm. Go there for fresh bread, dairy, fruits, vegetables, meat, dry goods, wine, cheese, herbs and flowers.
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AH Haarlemmerplein
34 Haarlemmerplein
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Every Wednesday the Biological & Organic farmers market is held from 10 am till 5pm. Go there for fresh bread, dairy, fruits, vegetables, meat, dry goods, wine, cheese, herbs and flowers.

Shopping

&Klevering sells great products such as interior design items, gifts, books and accesories. www.kzuid.nl
Haarlemmerstraat 8
&Klevering sells great products such as interior design items, gifts, books and accesories. www.kzuid.nl
If you like shopping or if you just like to visit the interesting shops, the biggest Amsterdam department store, located at the Dam square, De Bijenkorf (The Beehive) is not to be missed!
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De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
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If you like shopping or if you just like to visit the interesting shops, the biggest Amsterdam department store, located at the Dam square, De Bijenkorf (The Beehive) is not to be missed!

Entertainment & Activities

NEMO is the largest science centre in the Netherlands. With five floors full of exciting things to do and discover, it is the perfect place for anyone with an inquiring mind.
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NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
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NEMO is the largest science centre in the Netherlands. With five floors full of exciting things to do and discover, it is the perfect place for anyone with an inquiring mind.
The tourist attraction for celebrity wax figures: royal figures, film stars, sports stars and politicians. Have your picture taken with Justin Bieber, Marilyn Monroe or James Bond!
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Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
20 Dam
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The tourist attraction for celebrity wax figures: royal figures, film stars, sports stars and politicians. Have your picture taken with Justin Bieber, Marilyn Monroe or James Bond!
Come and stroll in nature’s oasis in the midst of the bustling city. See more than 200 species of trees and more than 900 species of animals. Admire the gardens and study their rich vegetation.
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
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Come and stroll in nature’s oasis in the midst of the bustling city. See more than 200 species of trees and more than 900 species of animals. Admire the gardens and study their rich vegetation.
Canal Biking, Amsterdam’s top canal attraction!
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 119
Canal Biking, Amsterdam’s top canal attraction!
Awesome underground playground for children of varied ages.
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TunFun
7 Mr. Visserplein
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Awesome underground playground for children of varied ages.

Drinks & Nightlife

When Club NL opened in '99 this stylish club was a proponent of Amsterdam's lounge scene. These days the easy listening vibe has made way for more grooving house sounds. Open every night of the week!
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Club NL
169 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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When Club NL opened in '99 this stylish club was a proponent of Amsterdam's lounge scene. These days the easy listening vibe has made way for more grooving house sounds. Open every night of the week!
All the brewery’s (organic) beers are top fermented and brewed and bottled with traditional craftsmanship. During the weekend you can take a tour through the brewery.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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All the brewery’s (organic) beers are top fermented and brewed and bottled with traditional craftsmanship. During the weekend you can take a tour through the brewery.
With a maximum capacity of 1300 party people, this is a big Amsterdam Night Club, yet with an intimate feel. Great DJ's on the weekends.
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AIR Amsterdam
24 Amstelstraat
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With a maximum capacity of 1300 party people, this is a big Amsterdam Night Club, yet with an intimate feel. Great DJ's on the weekends.
A bar with nice dance area that occasionally is used for bands at Bittersweet (Bitterzoet). It attracts a young, alternative crowd. Programming ranges from rock, punk tot hip hop, funk and soul.
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Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
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A bar with nice dance area that occasionally is used for bands at Bittersweet (Bitterzoet). It attracts a young, alternative crowd. Programming ranges from rock, punk tot hip hop, funk and soul.
Dress up fashionably to get in Jimmi Woo, because the door bitches can be pain in the ass. Expect a modern Japanese style lounge area and a dance floor downstairs.
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Jimmy Woo
18 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
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Dress up fashionably to get in Jimmi Woo, because the door bitches can be pain in the ass. Expect a modern Japanese style lounge area and a dance floor downstairs.
Famously called the pop temple of the Netherlands. It has become a concert hall, where all the main pop, rock and punk icons have performed.
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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Famously called the pop temple of the Netherlands. It has become a concert hall, where all the main pop, rock and punk icons have performed.
Sugar Factory calls itself ‘a cutting edge multi-disciplinary night theatre’. Apart from just dance music, they try to integrate art, music and poetry into their club nights.
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Sugar Factory
238 Lijnbaansgracht
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Sugar Factory calls itself ‘a cutting edge multi-disciplinary night theatre’. Apart from just dance music, they try to integrate art, music and poetry into their club nights.
Milky Way (Melkweg) is large night club with multiple rooms. Generally there are concerts first, after which dj’s play records. Saturday popular dance & alternative hits from the last 2 decades.
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Melkweg
234A Lijnbaansgracht
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Milky Way (Melkweg) is large night club with multiple rooms. Generally there are concerts first, after which dj’s play records. Saturday popular dance & alternative hits from the last 2 decades.

Arts & Culture

The Movies, is the oldest movie theater (1912) in Amsterdam. The beautiful art deco interior guarantees a pleasant evening in a stylish atmosphere (screening in original language w Dutch subtitles).
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The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
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The Movies, is the oldest movie theater (1912) in Amsterdam. The beautiful art deco interior guarantees a pleasant evening in a stylish atmosphere (screening in original language w Dutch subtitles).
The Rijksmuseum offers a representative overview of Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages onwards. Art and history take on new meaning for a broad-based, contemporary (inter)national audience.
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Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
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The Rijksmuseum offers a representative overview of Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages onwards. Art and history take on new meaning for a broad-based, contemporary (inter)national audience.
A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world.
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Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
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A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world.
Located on Amsterdam's waterfront just behind the Central Station, therefore easily accessible with a free ferry and open until late at night, The EYE Film Institute is worth a visit for adults & kids
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IJpromenade
IJpromenade
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Located on Amsterdam's waterfront just behind the Central Station, therefore easily accessible with a free ferry and open until late at night, The EYE Film Institute is worth a visit for adults & kids

Everything Else

The Red Light District
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De Wallen
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The Red Light District
Sixtmeer informatie‎ Prins Hendrikkade 20 1012 TL Amsterdam 020 624 2955 www.sixt.nl
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Sixt
44b De Ruijterkade
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Sixtmeer informatie‎ Prins Hendrikkade 20 1012 TL Amsterdam 020 624 2955 www.sixt.nl
Located on Amsterdam's waterfront just behind the Central Station, therefore easily accessible with a free ferry and open until late at night, The EYE Film Institute is worth a visit for adults & kids
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
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Located on Amsterdam's waterfront just behind the Central Station, therefore easily accessible with a free ferry and open until late at night, The EYE Film Institute is worth a visit for adults & kids