Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
AH Spaarndammerdijk
3 SpaarndammerdijkBest supermarket in the neighborhood!
Food Scene
Perfect place to drink a beer! This is where the locals go. Famous for their BBQ'ed chicken (ask for the poussin), but also other nice and simple meals here.
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Cafe de Walvis
516 SpaarndammerstraatPerfect place to drink a beer! This is where the locals go. Famous for their BBQ'ed chicken (ask for the poussin), but also other nice and simple meals here.
The best Thai food in the neighborhood! Very friendly owners/staff. And it is indeed a thai restaurant: it does;t look very special, but the food is AROY MAK MAK!
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Songkran
86-H MarnixstraatThe best Thai food in the neighborhood! Very friendly owners/staff. And it is indeed a thai restaurant: it does;t look very special, but the food is AROY MAK MAK!
The interior is more Dutch as possible, as is the food (ever tried boerenkool met worst?), and the staff. Reservations are required.
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Restaurant 't Zwaantje
12 BerenstraatThe interior is more Dutch as possible, as is the food (ever tried boerenkool met worst?), and the staff. Reservations are required.
Go to De Bakkerswinkel for breakfast, high tea or a sandwich with traditional bread in relaxed surroundings.
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De Bakkerswinkel
Go to De Bakkerswinkel for breakfast, high tea or a sandwich with traditional bread in relaxed surroundings.
At Pacific Parc you can eat, drink and dance from morning till late. Perfect terrace with the sun almost until it sets!
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Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeAt Pacific Parc you can eat, drink and dance from morning till late. Perfect terrace with the sun almost until it sets!
Another popular terrace is that at WestergasTerras with its cascading pond, the eatery also boasts a cosy interior with fireplace for when the sun goes down. Very good kitchen!
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Westerliefde
4-6 KlönnepleinAnother popular terrace is that at WestergasTerras with its cascading pond, the eatery also boasts a cosy interior with fireplace for when the sun goes down. Very good kitchen!
C/R Amsterdam houses in a huge old water pump station. Beautiful entourage. Good kitchen. Take a stroll in the park after a good dinner.
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Café Restaurant Amsterdam
6 WatertorenpleinC/R Amsterdam houses in a huge old water pump station. Beautiful entourage. Good kitchen. Take a stroll in the park after a good dinner.
Wow! Service is simple, but forget about that! Voted best in the Netherlands and 11th best in the WORLD (including italy...). My favorite: Parma e Carciofi!
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Pinsa's
772 SpaarndammerstraatWow! Service is simple, but forget about that! Voted best in the Netherlands and 11th best in the WORLD (including italy...). My favorite: Parma e Carciofi!
Meet the Amsterdam young thirties crowd and drink a cocktail after dinner.
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Souvla
10-hs Hugo de GrootpleinMeet the Amsterdam young thirties crowd and drink a cocktail after dinner.
"Bistronomique". Cooking French and other Mediterranean food, served in a Bistro style ambiance. Very good food. My personal favorite: Bavette with béarnaise sauce and fries (serves 2). Azurbleu.nl
Azur Bleu
"Bistronomique". Cooking French and other Mediterranean food, served in a Bistro style ambiance. Very good food. My personal favorite: Bavette with béarnaise sauce and fries (serves 2). Azurbleu.nl
Beautiful located on an former oil platform, the kitchen is very good and service is adequate. Reserve and ask for a table with harbor view.
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REM Eiland
45-2 HaparandadamBeautiful located on an former oil platform, the kitchen is very good and service is adequate. Reserve and ask for a table with harbor view.
Shopping
Every street in every city looks the same.... Visit one, you know them all.
The Haarlemmerstraat is different. It houses the shops that you'll tell your friends about. I've indicated the very best.
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Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatEvery street in every city looks the same.... Visit one, you know them all.
The Haarlemmerstraat is different. It houses the shops that you'll tell your friends about. I've indicated the very best.
Design your own candy and have it made. For that special wedding, with your business logo.
Seee how its done or buy a jar of these colorful eye catchers.
papabubble
6 - 8 BarndegatDesign your own candy and have it made. For that special wedding, with your business logo.
Seee how its done or buy a jar of these colorful eye catchers.
Beautiful shop, especially if you like denim! Did you know that denim stands for 'from Nimes', the French town where it all started?
I love this shop!
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Tenue de Nimes
60 ElandsgrachtBeautiful shop, especially if you like denim! Did you know that denim stands for 'from Nimes', the French town where it all started?
I love this shop!
Browse the latest on fashion, photography, architecture, interior, traveling, food and graphic design.
From London or NY? Lucky bastard! You also have MENDO in your backyard! Anywhere else? MENDO.NL
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Mendo
10 Nieuwe DoelenstraatBrowse the latest on fashion, photography, architecture, interior, traveling, food and graphic design.
From London or NY? Lucky bastard! You also have MENDO in your backyard! Anywhere else? MENDO.NL
This is the most luxury dept store in the Netherlands. It houses shop-in-shops by Louis Vutton, Gucci and Hermes.
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De Bijenkorf
1 DamThis is the most luxury dept store in the Netherlands. It houses shop-in-shops by Louis Vutton, Gucci and Hermes.
Visit these guys for a perfect lunch. This small and contemporary deli serves breakfast and lunch until 18.00 hrs. Cookies served with your hot drink are delicious and can be ordered in large! Yum!
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Vinnies
46 HS HaarlemmerstraatVisit these guys for a perfect lunch. This small and contemporary deli serves breakfast and lunch until 18.00 hrs. Cookies served with your hot drink are delicious and can be ordered in large! Yum!
All the good stuff. From the best books to clothes and beautifully prepared birds and butterflies. Shopping new style.
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Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatAll the good stuff. From the best books to clothes and beautifully prepared birds and butterflies. Shopping new style.
Arts & Culture
This is a small but very cosy cinema, the most authentic in Amsterdam. In Holland we subtitle movies. That is good news for you guys: you can understand the original lines!
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The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkThis is a small but very cosy cinema, the most authentic in Amsterdam. In Holland we subtitle movies. That is good news for you guys: you can understand the original lines!
Everything Else
Go for a run or a stroll in the Westerpark. 2,5km long, so back and forth its a round of 5km (app 3.1 miles).
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Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegGo for a run or a stroll in the Westerpark. 2,5km long, so back and forth its a round of 5km (app 3.1 miles).