Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

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great food, cinema's and drinks
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
615 locals recommend
great food, cinema's and drinks
Wonderful parc, just a a few blocks from my house!
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Wonderful parc, just a a few blocks from my house!
Beautiful paintings
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Beautiful paintings
Modern Art
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Modern Art
police office
9 locals recommend
Police Amsterdam headquarters
117 Elandsgracht
9 locals recommend
police office
Hospital
64 locals recommend
OLVG, location West
164 Jan Tooropstraat
64 locals recommend
Hospital
Great building, wonderfull terrace, and beautiful old films to watch. And.. you can take the (free) ferry behind the Central Station to come there.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
1109 locals recommend
Great building, wonderfull terrace, and beautiful old films to watch. And.. you can take the (free) ferry behind the Central Station to come there.
Statue of one of the greatest enlighted 17th century thinkers: Benedict de Spinoza.
Spinoza Monument
Jodenbuurt
Statue of one of the greatest enlighted 17th century thinkers: Benedict de Spinoza.
Wanna break out of the city? Just go to the Amsterdam woods. Stroll and have dive in the natural water there. www.amsterdamsebos.nl
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
547 locals recommend
Wanna break out of the city? Just go to the Amsterdam woods. Stroll and have dive in the natural water there. www.amsterdamsebos.nl

Food Scene

American pancakes, french breakfast, english breakfast... or just very good coffee!
219 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
2-h Bellamystraat
219 locals recommend
American pancakes, french breakfast, english breakfast... or just very good coffee!
Great food, affordable
133 locals recommend
Café Kostverloren
70 Tweede Kostverlorenkade
133 locals recommend
Great food, affordable
Just 2 seconds of my house. Meat, great beers.
88 locals recommend
Bar Brouw
16 Ten Katestraat
88 locals recommend
Just 2 seconds of my house. Meat, great beers.
My favorite chicken restaurant. Free range chicken, roasted, with a good salad, mais, applesauce, and the best fries of Amsterdam.
196 locals recommend
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
196 locals recommend
My favorite chicken restaurant. Free range chicken, roasted, with a good salad, mais, applesauce, and the best fries of Amsterdam.
'Breadbar'. Great (small) place to grab a sandwich while you are walking down the city- its owned by a friend of mine!
15 locals recommend
Broodbar
18 Kloveniersburgwal
15 locals recommend
'Breadbar'. Great (small) place to grab a sandwich while you are walking down the city- its owned by a friend of mine!
This easy going restaurant has great food, nice staff, and just around the corner of Rembrandtsquare - its my favorite!
10 locals recommend
Restaurant Szmulewicz
12 Bakkersstraat
10 locals recommend
This easy going restaurant has great food, nice staff, and just around the corner of Rembrandtsquare - its my favorite!
This is the canteen of the University of Amsterdam. During the year (not in the summer) you can buy very cheap your lunch here.
Atrium
237 Oudezijds Achterburgwal
This is the canteen of the University of Amsterdam. During the year (not in the summer) you can buy very cheap your lunch here.
Nice terrace for coffee
119 locals recommend
Café de Jaren
20-20 Nieuwe Doelenstraat
119 locals recommend
Nice terrace for coffee
Nice food for lunch and breakfast!
34 locals recommend
Eetcafe Singel 404
404 Singel
34 locals recommend
Nice food for lunch and breakfast!
Wonderfull spot in the Vondelparc to drink coffee on a sunny day!
45 locals recommend
VondelCS (Media & Cultuur LAB van de AVROTROS)
3 Vondelpark
45 locals recommend
Wonderfull spot in the Vondelparc to drink coffee on a sunny day!
This is absolutely the best (affordable) steak you get in town. Close to Museumsquare. Famous for its steak, meat-jus, and white bread.
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
This is absolutely the best (affordable) steak you get in town. Close to Museumsquare. Famous for its steak, meat-jus, and white bread.
My favorite small, take away thai food restaurant, rather close to my house. You can also eat in their tiny restaurant. Nice people!
8 locals recommend
Warie's Thai Food
235 Rozengracht
8 locals recommend
My favorite small, take away thai food restaurant, rather close to my house. You can also eat in their tiny restaurant. Nice people!
There are many people from the former dutch colony Surinam living in Amsterdam. Their food is great. Just around the corner there is a typical take away restaurant with Surinam food.
Tropische Markt Surima
184 Kinkerstraat
There are many people from the former dutch colony Surinam living in Amsterdam. Their food is great. Just around the corner there is a typical take away restaurant with Surinam food.
This 'FEBO' snackbar is typical dutch. No haute cuisine, but cheap snacks, fries and hamburgers. But the interesting thing is: you can buy them out of a wall (!). Put money in the machine, and you can take out your warm snack. Best thing to order is a 'kroket', made from meat in a crunchy breadcrums cover.
43 locals recommend
FEBO
89B Ferdinand Bolstraat
43 locals recommend
This 'FEBO' snackbar is typical dutch. No haute cuisine, but cheap snacks, fries and hamburgers. But the interesting thing is: you can buy them out of a wall (!). Put money in the machine, and you can take out your warm snack. Best thing to order is a 'kroket', made from meat in a crunchy breadcrums cover.

Drinks & Nightlife

My favorite pub, for affordable dutch pancakes, coffee and the real market-atsmosphere
8 locals recommend
Café Marktzicht
8 locals recommend
My favorite pub, for affordable dutch pancakes, coffee and the real market-atsmosphere
Very old, nice pub at the heart of the canals.
90 locals recommend
't Smalle
12 Egelantiersgracht
90 locals recommend
Very old, nice pub at the heart of the canals.

Entertainment & Activities

Sheeps, pigs, rabbits and other lovely animals in this small city-farm just around the corner! Great playground too.
6 locals recommend
Zimmerterrein
44 Schimmelstraat
6 locals recommend
Sheeps, pigs, rabbits and other lovely animals in this small city-farm just around the corner! Great playground too.
Great natural-science museum for kids (from 4 till 14). You can easily hang out there for hours (nice to do on a rainy day)!
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
603 locals recommend
Great natural-science museum for kids (from 4 till 14). You can easily hang out there for hours (nice to do on a rainy day)!
Martime museum with a (copy) ship of the 17th century, also nice with kids. The building itself is a old 17th century office of the East-India Company.
820 locals recommend
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 Kattenburgerplein
820 locals recommend
Martime museum with a (copy) ship of the 17th century, also nice with kids. The building itself is a old 17th century office of the East-India Company.
Zoo - very nice for yourself and kids
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
Zoo - very nice for yourself and kids
An large underground playing area for kids from 1 till 13. Great for rainy days.
62 locals recommend
TunFun
7 Mr. Visserplein
62 locals recommend
An large underground playing area for kids from 1 till 13. Great for rainy days.
Coffee, and a great playground in the Vondelparc. Just go there with kids!
53 locals recommend
Groot Melkhuis
2 Vondelpark
53 locals recommend
Coffee, and a great playground in the Vondelparc. Just go there with kids!
In the middle of the Amsterdam woods, there is a Goat-farm, special for kids. Its fun, and a nice place to have coffee. Best you have a car.
62 locals recommend
Goatfarm Ridammerhoeve
4 Nieuwe Meerlaan
62 locals recommend
In the middle of the Amsterdam woods, there is a Goat-farm, special for kids. Its fun, and a nice place to have coffee. Best you have a car.

Sightseeing

Impressive and important
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
Impressive and important
The original city hall, now royal palace, build in the 17th century as a masterpiece of freedom. Its open as museum most of the time.
360 locals recommend
Royal Palace Amsterdam
147 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
360 locals recommend
The original city hall, now royal palace, build in the 17th century as a masterpiece of freedom. Its open as museum most of the time.
A huge synagog, build in the 17th century. You can enter it too.
55 locals recommend
Portuguese Synagogue
3 Mr. Visserplein
55 locals recommend
A huge synagog, build in the 17th century. You can enter it too.
Just walk in this small, secret 'hofje' with small houses and a lovely old church
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 Begijnhof
277 locals recommend
Just walk in this small, secret 'hofje' with small houses and a lovely old church

Arts & Culture

On this square the big museums of Amsterdam are located
1480 locals recommend
Museumplein
Museumplein
1480 locals recommend
On this square the big museums of Amsterdam are located
World famous and a lot of Rembrandts
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
World famous and a lot of Rembrandts
Just around the corner a great arthouse cinema
243 locals recommend
Filmhallen
12 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
243 locals recommend
Just around the corner a great arthouse cinema
Theatre and fun on the Leiden square
1535 locals recommend
Leidseplein
Leidseplein
1535 locals recommend
Theatre and fun on the Leiden square
This museum is worth visiting - great collection, beautiful spot in the heart of Amsterdam
604 locals recommend
Hermitage Amsterdam
51 Amstel
604 locals recommend
This museum is worth visiting - great collection, beautiful spot in the heart of Amsterdam
One of the best concerthalls of the world, and one of the best orchestra's of the world. Check their website.
476 locals recommend
The Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
476 locals recommend
One of the best concerthalls of the world, and one of the best orchestra's of the world. Check their website.
Most of the time english spoken comedy club: http://www.boomchicago.nl
101 locals recommend
Boom Chicago
117 Rozengracht
101 locals recommend
Most of the time english spoken comedy club: http://www.boomchicago.nl
International music. Really good music. www.melkweg.nl (check their website)
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A Lijnbaansgracht
444 locals recommend
International music. Really good music. www.melkweg.nl (check their website)
world-famous poppodium, check their website www.paradiso.nl
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
world-famous poppodium, check their website www.paradiso.nl
Big theatre with often international acts. Check www.theatercarre.nl
250 locals recommend
Royal Theater Carre
115 /125 Amstel
250 locals recommend
Big theatre with often international acts. Check www.theatercarre.nl
One of the bigger theatres of Amsterdam. The place can be quite international, with dance, theatre, music. The world famous 'Toneelgroep Amsterdam' (its director Ivo van Hove got a Olivier and Tony-award for his work) is based here. Check their website on their international program: http://stadsschouwburgamsterdam.nl/information-in-english/
136 locals recommend
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
136 locals recommend
One of the bigger theatres of Amsterdam. The place can be quite international, with dance, theatre, music. The world famous 'Toneelgroep Amsterdam' (its director Ivo van Hove got a Olivier and Tony-award for his work) is based here. Check their website on their international program: http://stadsschouwburgamsterdam.nl/information-in-english/

Essentials

Just a few seconds of the studio there is a daily, open air market. Fresh food, bread, fruits etc.
371 locals recommend
Ten Kate Markt
32 Ten Katestraat
371 locals recommend
Just a few seconds of the studio there is a daily, open air market. Fresh food, bread, fruits etc.
Until 1 in the night a great nightshop to do emergency shopping. Bit more expensive than in a normal supermarket, high quality though.
61 locals recommend
Suit Amsterdam
41 Raadhuisstraat
61 locals recommend
Until 1 in the night a great nightshop to do emergency shopping. Bit more expensive than in a normal supermarket, high quality though.
My place is surrounded by supermarkets as you can see
148 locals recommend
AH Bilderdijkstraat
37 H Bilderdijkstraat
148 locals recommend
My place is surrounded by supermarkets as you can see
My place is surrounded by supermarkets as you can see
125 locals recommend
AH Kinkerstraat
89 Kinkerstraat
125 locals recommend
My place is surrounded by supermarkets as you can see
Eco-friendly supermarket
14 locals recommend
Marqt Grocery Store
108 Bilderdijkstraat
14 locals recommend
Eco-friendly supermarket
Cheaper supermarket
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
744 locals recommend
Cheaper supermarket