Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Essentials

48 locals recommend
DEEN Supermarkten
70-72 Dorpsstraat
48 locals recommend
drugstore
21 locals recommend
Kruidvat
93 Javastraat
21 locals recommend
drugstore
For delicieus artisan bread and pastry. We love the french croissants!
Dolzon
15 Van der Pekplein
For delicieus artisan bread and pastry. We love the french croissants!

Food Scene

Good Italian food! We love the pizza's. You can sit outside in a late afternoon sun.
116 locals recommend
il Pecorino
11 Van der Pekplein
116 locals recommend
Good Italian food! We love the pizza's. You can sit outside in a late afternoon sun.
27 locals recommend
SmaaQt
79 Van der Pekstraat
27 locals recommend
131 locals recommend
Café Modern
2 Meidoornweg
131 locals recommend
Dutch food
18 locals recommend
Café ONS
27 Buiksloterweg
18 locals recommend
Dutch food
Take a nice walk to Het Mandelahuisje and enjoy a drink and great view over the water.
14 locals recommend
Herberg Het Mandelahuisje
27 Sixhavenweg
14 locals recommend
Take a nice walk to Het Mandelahuisje and enjoy a drink and great view over the water.
38 locals recommend
Café Keppler
1 Van der Pekstraat
38 locals recommend
French cheese and wine
43 locals recommend
Fromagerie Abraham Kef
192B Marnixstraat
43 locals recommend
French cheese and wine
Healthy salads and stews (also take away)
Stewart & Sally
3A Van der Pekplein
Healthy salads and stews (also take away)
Café, restaurant & urban retreat. A Place for truly good food, music, and socio-ecological transition. http://deceuvel.nl
355 locals recommend
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte Papaverweg
355 locals recommend
Café, restaurant & urban retreat. A Place for truly good food, music, and socio-ecological transition. http://deceuvel.nl
An excellent busy popular restaurant especially featuring excellent steaks and other specialties from Argentina, Mexico and other Latin America. Excellent service and a buzzy atmosphere.
71 locals recommend
Salmuera
106 Rozengracht
71 locals recommend
An excellent busy popular restaurant especially featuring excellent steaks and other specialties from Argentina, Mexico and other Latin America. Excellent service and a buzzy atmosphere.
267 locals recommend
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
267 locals recommend

Everything Else

A’DAM LOOKOUT is an observation deck with an unrivalled panoramic view of Amsterdam. www.adamlookout.com
603 locals recommend
A'dam Lookout
5 Overhoeksplein
603 locals recommend
A’DAM LOOKOUT is an observation deck with an unrivalled panoramic view of Amsterdam. www.adamlookout.com
On Monday mornings the Noordermarkt is home to a small but delightful flea market. Here you’ll find a mix of second-hand goods for sale, ranging from antiques and books to clothes and household kitsch.
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 locals recommend
On Monday mornings the Noordermarkt is home to a small but delightful flea market. Here you’ll find a mix of second-hand goods for sale, ranging from antiques and books to clothes and household kitsch.
Westerstraat market (Dutch: Westermarkt) is a big outdoor market, held every Monday morning along the street Westerstraat, one of the biggest streets in the Jordaan area. Originally a textiles market, in the recent years Westermarkt went through a transformation, offering often quality clothes and shoes, sometimes bearing the best design labels.
303 locals recommend
AH Westerstraat
79 Westerstraat
303 locals recommend
Westerstraat market (Dutch: Westermarkt) is a big outdoor market, held every Monday morning along the street Westerstraat, one of the biggest streets in the Jordaan area. Originally a textiles market, in the recent years Westermarkt went through a transformation, offering often quality clothes and shoes, sometimes bearing the best design labels.
Pekmarket is an outdoor market, held every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.(10.00-15.30) For vegetables, flowers, cheese, candies, clothing, shoes etc.
28 locals recommend
Pekmarkt
Van der Pekstraat
28 locals recommend
Pekmarket is an outdoor market, held every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.(10.00-15.30) For vegetables, flowers, cheese, candies, clothing, shoes etc.

Sightseeing

With its ancient buildings, cobbled streets and winding waterways, the medieval city of Haarlem is one of the most photogenic destinations in the Netherlands. Easily reachable by train (just fifteen minutes from Amsterdam Central Station) www.iamsterdam.com/en/plan-your-trip/day-trips/haarlem/haarlem-top-10
372 locals recommend
Haarlem
372 locals recommend
With its ancient buildings, cobbled streets and winding waterways, the medieval city of Haarlem is one of the most photogenic destinations in the Netherlands. Easily reachable by train (just fifteen minutes from Amsterdam Central Station) www.iamsterdam.com/en/plan-your-trip/day-trips/haarlem/haarlem-top-10
Marken is a former island in the Markermeer. This peninsula remains a popular seaside getaway that’s reachable via a long causeway or a reliable fleet of ferries. Locals and international tourists alike flock to the island to take in its scenic views and enjoy its rich cultural history, such as the preserved fishing culture. www.iamsterdam.com/en/plan-your-trip/day-trips/old-holland/smalltown-harbours/marken
158 locals recommend
Marken
158 locals recommend
Marken is a former island in the Markermeer. This peninsula remains a popular seaside getaway that’s reachable via a long causeway or a reliable fleet of ferries. Locals and international tourists alike flock to the island to take in its scenic views and enjoy its rich cultural history, such as the preserved fishing culture. www.iamsterdam.com/en/plan-your-trip/day-trips/old-holland/smalltown-harbours/marken
For a fantastic trip back into ‘Old Holland’, head for Volendam, a picturesque town on the shores of the IJsselmeer, just 20 km north of Amsterdam. www.iamsterdam.com/en/plan-your-trip/day-trips/old-holland/smalltown-harbours
301 locals recommend
Volendam
301 locals recommend
For a fantastic trip back into ‘Old Holland’, head for Volendam, a picturesque town on the shores of the IJsselmeer, just 20 km north of Amsterdam. www.iamsterdam.com/en/plan-your-trip/day-trips/old-holland/smalltown-harbours
The Begijnhof is an inner courtyard of Amsterdam and a quiet spot away from the city hustle and bustle. Originally a sanctuary for the "Beguines" sisterhood, today its houses are occupied by older single women.
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 Begijnhof
277 locals recommend
The Begijnhof is an inner courtyard of Amsterdam and a quiet spot away from the city hustle and bustle. Originally a sanctuary for the "Beguines" sisterhood, today its houses are occupied by older single women.

Drinks & Nightlife

A tucked away tasting bar for the local speciality jenever (dutch gin). The staff are very friendly and will let you try from a hugh range of jenever, liqueurs and 'fruit wines'.
161 locals recommend
Wynand Fockink
31 Pijlsteeg
161 locals recommend
A tucked away tasting bar for the local speciality jenever (dutch gin). The staff are very friendly and will let you try from a hugh range of jenever, liqueurs and 'fruit wines'.
This is a great place to visit if you like craft beer. The brewery is based in a windmill and offers a selection of excellent craft beers of differing strengths. You can buy a five beer tasting menu which is a good way to find the beer you most like. There is also a selection of their bottled beers which are very good. You can buy snack food, but it is not a restaurant.
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 locals recommend
This is a great place to visit if you like craft beer. The brewery is based in a windmill and offers a selection of excellent craft beers of differing strengths. You can buy a five beer tasting menu which is a good way to find the beer you most like. There is also a selection of their bottled beers which are very good. You can buy snack food, but it is not a restaurant.