Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed bar, also serving coffee & a simple menu. Great out seating, weekly music and pub quiz.
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Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
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Relaxed bar, also serving coffee & a simple menu. Great out seating, weekly music and pub quiz.
Good bar, great beers
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de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
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Good bar, great beers
Best locally brewed beer in Amsterdam
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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Best locally brewed beer in Amsterdam
Brand new, great cocktails, great coffee AND great breakfast. Think eggs benedict & french toast w. maple syrup. What more do you want?
Oosterpark 10
Brand new, great cocktails, great coffee AND great breakfast. Think eggs benedict & french toast w. maple syrup. What more do you want?

Food Scene

Top 3 Coffee Bar in Amsterdam. Good atmosphere, nice pastry and also beautiful tea.
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Coffee Bru
14 Beukenplein
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Top 3 Coffee Bar in Amsterdam. Good atmosphere, nice pastry and also beautiful tea.
Good tapas, nice atmosphere!
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Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
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Good tapas, nice atmosphere!
Famous Italian restaurant, brilliant food
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Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
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Famous Italian restaurant, brilliant food
Good, local food. NIce atmosphere.
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Wilde Zwijnen
23 Javaplein
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Good, local food. NIce atmosphere.
Very relaxed cafe, great outdoor seating, outside the normal touristy routes. Javaplein is an upcoming neighborhood and worth a visit.
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Het Badhuis
21 Javaplein
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Very relaxed cafe, great outdoor seating, outside the normal touristy routes. Javaplein is an upcoming neighborhood and worth a visit.
Best cafe in the Vondelpark, both for coffee and an evening drink
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The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
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Best cafe in the Vondelpark, both for coffee and an evening drink
Beautiful cafe on a very central location, in the Amsterdam Theatre
Café | Brasserie Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
Beautiful cafe on a very central location, in the Amsterdam Theatre
Beautiful French bakery, great breakfast!
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Gebroeders Niemeijer
35 Nieuwendijk
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Beautiful French bakery, great breakfast!
Best (American style) cake in town
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De Drie Graefjes
130 Rokin
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Best (American style) cake in town
Best apple pie in town. Combine with a visit to the Noordermarkt on Sat morning (if you find a place to sit between all the locals)
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Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
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Best apple pie in town. Combine with a visit to the Noordermarkt on Sat morning (if you find a place to sit between all the locals)
The Nieuwmarkt has got several nice bars and restaurants, but none as beautiful as De Waag
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Waag
4 Nieuwmarkt
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The Nieuwmarkt has got several nice bars and restaurants, but none as beautiful as De Waag
Take the free ferry to NSDM warf, a newly developed area of the city. Also great is PLekk, which has a nice little city beach
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Restaurant-Café De IJkantine
5 NDSM-Kade
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Take the free ferry to NSDM warf, a newly developed area of the city. Also great is PLekk, which has a nice little city beach
Nice dining, with a view on the IJ river. Beautiful!
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Wilhelmina Dok
1 Noordwal
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Nice dining, with a view on the IJ river. Beautiful!
Very off the beaten track, definetly worth a visit: Amsterdams first city beach (swimming is possible)
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Blijburg
501 Pampuslaan
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Very off the beaten track, definetly worth a visit: Amsterdams first city beach (swimming is possible)
Just really nice. From early morning onwards.
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Weesperzijde 23
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Just really nice. From early morning onwards.
Breathtaking beautiful location
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Riva
31 Amstelboulevard
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Breathtaking beautiful location
One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, produce is grown in the green house next to the restaurant. Yum!
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
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One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, produce is grown in the green house next to the restaurant. Yum!

Essentials

biggest grocery shopping in the neighborhood. Smaller brands @ Linneasstraat and Beukenweg
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Albert Heijn BV
24 Lobeliusstraat
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biggest grocery shopping in the neighborhood. Smaller brands @ Linneasstraat and Beukenweg
Organic food, good selection Also, lovely neighborhood store.
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Ekodis
73 Beukenplein
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Organic food, good selection Also, lovely neighborhood store.
Large Chinese grocery store, great for asian ingredients
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Toko Dun Yong
9 Stormsteeg
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Large Chinese grocery store, great for asian ingredients

Everything Else

Nice park, several play grounds. Whenever the weather is good, people get to the park and play soccer or volleybal, have a bbq etc. Brilliant place
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Oosterpark
Oosterpark
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Nice park, several play grounds. Whenever the weather is good, people get to the park and play soccer or volleybal, have a bbq etc. Brilliant place
How to make sure you visit Westerpark? It's a bit further out, but there's a direct bus line (bus 22). There's great coffee, restaurants, a swimming area for kids and dancing. Yay! Check it out!
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Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
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How to make sure you visit Westerpark? It's a bit further out, but there's a direct bus line (bus 22). There's great coffee, restaurants, a swimming area for kids and dancing. Yay! Check it out!
Best know market in Amsterdam, open Mon-Sat. Lots of food stalls, but also cheap clothing, accessories and more
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Albert Cuypin tori
Albert Cuypstraat
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Best know market in Amsterdam, open Mon-Sat. Lots of food stalls, but also cheap clothing, accessories and more
A classic, depicting Dutch Classics (among which the Nachtwacht by Rembrandt). Recently renovated and beautiful!
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Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
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A classic, depicting Dutch Classics (among which the Nachtwacht by Rembrandt). Recently renovated and beautiful!
Modern art in a modern building. The new annex is very controversial. Amsterdammers call it 'the Bath Tub'. You'll see why ;)
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Stedelijk-museo Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
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Modern art in a modern building. The new annex is very controversial. Amsterdammers call it 'the Bath Tub'. You'll see why ;)
Largest park in the city, a great place to lounge, run and play. With children go to visit the Melkhuis, all other people: het Blauwe Theehuis is the best cafe in the park.
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Vondelpark
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Largest park in the city, a great place to lounge, run and play. With children go to visit the Melkhuis, all other people: het Blauwe Theehuis is the best cafe in the park.
Debating centre & cafe
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De Balie
10 Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen
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Debating centre & cafe
Largest movie theatre in the city, several other branches around town
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Pathe de Munt
15 Vijzelstraat
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Largest movie theatre in the city, several other branches around town
Art house films
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The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
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Art house films
Foodies gather here!
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Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraat
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Foodies gather here!
Beautiful department store
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De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
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Beautiful department store
Church were recently (April 30th, 2013) King Willem Alexander was crowned.
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Uusi kirkko
De Dam
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Church were recently (April 30th, 2013) King Willem Alexander was crowned.
Great organic produce market on Sat morning
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Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
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Great organic produce market on Sat morning
Speaks for itself, go early to avoid (very!!) long lines
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Anne Frankin talo
20 Westermarkt
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Speaks for itself, go early to avoid (very!!) long lines
Some say they serve the best coffee in town
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KOKO
145 Oudezijds Achterburgwal
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Some say they serve the best coffee in town
A favorite: the Artis Zoo
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
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A favorite: the Artis Zoo
Beautiful new addition to the city, EYE is the Filmmuseum, and so much more. Just go and have a glass of wine on the balcony and enjoy the view
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Eye-elokuvamuseo
1 IJpromenade
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Beautiful new addition to the city, EYE is the Filmmuseum, and so much more. Just go and have a glass of wine on the balcony and enjoy the view
Most beautiful Spa in Amsterdam
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Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver
8 Koenenkade
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Most beautiful Spa in Amsterdam
Amsterdam concert hall, their orchestra is one of the best in the world
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Konserttitalo
10 Concertgebouwplein
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Amsterdam concert hall, their orchestra is one of the best in the world
Really nice, broad spectrum shopping in the so called '9 streets'. All kinds of great boutiques, some high end, some young designers etc. Around Runstraat to Reestraat
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Runstraat
Runstraat
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Really nice, broad spectrum shopping in the so called '9 streets'. All kinds of great boutiques, some high end, some young designers etc. Around Runstraat to Reestraat
The Jordaan area is famous for all sorts of things, good restaurants, cafes, boutiques. Browes around and find a hidden gem!
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Westerstraat
Westerstraat
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The Jordaan area is famous for all sorts of things, good restaurants, cafes, boutiques. Browes around and find a hidden gem!
The Hub Amsterdam, part of the global network of flexible workspaces
Impact Hub Amsterdam
2C Linnaeusstraat
The Hub Amsterdam, part of the global network of flexible workspaces
Flagship store from the Dutch design collective DROOG
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@droog amsterdam
7B Staalstraat
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Flagship store from the Dutch design collective DROOG
One of the best cheese mongers in Amsterdam! Also a lot of nice wines!
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Erik's Delicatessen
16 Beukenplein
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One of the best cheese mongers in Amsterdam! Also a lot of nice wines!

Shopping

A Dutch classic. HEMA sells virtually everything. HEMA is famous for the nice, very affourdable designs, either for children's clothing, interior assecories, good wines and the famous HEMA sausage
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Hema
313 Kinkerstraat
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A Dutch classic. HEMA sells virtually everything. HEMA is famous for the nice, very affourdable designs, either for children's clothing, interior assecories, good wines and the famous HEMA sausage

Entertainment & Activities

Brilliant location for people with children. In the Vondelpark, nice and safe playground, good coffee
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Groot Melkhuis
2 Vondelpark
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Brilliant location for people with children. In the Vondelpark, nice and safe playground, good coffee
Great thing to do with kids on a rainy day: cooking! There's all kinds of different things to make, very simple to ages 2 and up
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KinderKookKafe
6B Vondelpark
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Great thing to do with kids on a rainy day: cooking! There's all kinds of different things to make, very simple to ages 2 and up
Nemo is science museum, great for kids appr. 4-14 years old
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NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
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Nemo is science museum, great for kids appr. 4-14 years old
Library, worth a visit for either the children's section or the cafe on the top floor, which offers an unbelievable view of the city
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OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 Oosterdokskade
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Library, worth a visit for either the children's section or the cafe on the top floor, which offers an unbelievable view of the city
Goats, playground, kid friendly food. Enjoy!
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Vuohitila Ridammerhoeve
4 Nieuwe Meerlaan
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Goats, playground, kid friendly food. Enjoy!
Kid friendly restaurant, simple but good food, great industrial space
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Café Restaurant Amsterdam
6 Watertorenplein
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Kid friendly restaurant, simple but good food, great industrial space