Amsterdam Guidebook

Juul & Ruub
Juul & Ruub
Amsterdam Guidebook

Food Scene

Awesome for breakfast, around the corner!
372 paikallista suosittelee
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 paikallista suosittelee
Awesome for breakfast, around the corner!
Super close-by and we love the food so much! Tiny place, be on time.
52 paikallista suosittelee
Mana Mana
85H Eerste Jan Steenstraat
52 paikallista suosittelee
Super close-by and we love the food so much! Tiny place, be on time.
Best (Italian) ice cream in town
50 paikallista suosittelee
Massimo Gelato
147 H Van Ostadestraat
50 paikallista suosittelee
Best (Italian) ice cream in town
Incredible Ramen soup (tiny) restaurant. Must go lunch / dinner!
11 paikallista suosittelee
SORA Sapporo Ramen
49 Ceintuurbaan
11 paikallista suosittelee
Incredible Ramen soup (tiny) restaurant. Must go lunch / dinner!
Great super cosy Mexican place. Awesome home made dishes and sauces. Cocktails and beers. Love it inside and a tiny terrace for beautiful Mexican snacks in the sun...
Señor Mostachio
183H Ruysdaelkade
Great super cosy Mexican place. Awesome home made dishes and sauces. Cocktails and beers. Love it inside and a tiny terrace for beautiful Mexican snacks in the sun...
Chicken dishes 🍗
196 paikallista suosittelee
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
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Chicken dishes 🍗
Try the chicken and avocado sandwich 🥪
158 paikallista suosittelee
De Wasserette
27 Eerste van der Helststraat
158 paikallista suosittelee
Try the chicken and avocado sandwich 🥪
Fun and delicious typical Dutch bar.
85 paikallista suosittelee
PILSVOGEL
14 Gerard Douplein
85 paikallista suosittelee
Fun and delicious typical Dutch bar.
Tiny place, awesome coffee!
172 paikallista suosittelee
Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
172 paikallista suosittelee
Tiny place, awesome coffee!
Wonderful Italian food, medium priced, 15 minutes walk.
14 paikallista suosittelee
Impero Romano Amsterdam
25 Amsteldijk
14 paikallista suosittelee
Wonderful Italian food, medium priced, 15 minutes walk.
Higher profile style foods. Great kitchen.
61 paikallista suosittelee
Choux
128 De Ruijterkade
61 paikallista suosittelee
Higher profile style foods. Great kitchen.
Amsterdam Noord is upcoming and this is one of the secret spots. A little cafe restaurant in a park! Also good for a drink on a Sunday and play some petanque!
31 paikallista suosittelee
Pompet
Floraparkweg
31 paikallista suosittelee
Amsterdam Noord is upcoming and this is one of the secret spots. A little cafe restaurant in a park! Also good for a drink on a Sunday and play some petanque!
Great for brunch / lunch, next to the Amstel Canal and awesome terrace.
399 paikallista suosittelee
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 paikallista suosittelee
Great for brunch / lunch, next to the Amstel Canal and awesome terrace.
Higher profile kitchen, we love it.
410 paikallista suosittelee
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 Aambeeldstraat
410 paikallista suosittelee
Higher profile kitchen, we love it.
Wonderful space, medium priced kitchen, in fun industrial area of Westerpark.
Cantine de Caron
Wonderful space, medium priced kitchen, in fun industrial area of Westerpark.
Super cosy place, awesome food and wine, medium/high priced.
82 paikallista suosittelee
Worst Wijncafé
171 Barentszstraat
82 paikallista suosittelee
Super cosy place, awesome food and wine, medium/high priced.
Romantic old house great for food and drinks, next to the water. Easy to bike or boat to the location.
105 paikallista suosittelee
tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte Ouderkerkerdijk
105 paikallista suosittelee
Romantic old house great for food and drinks, next to the water. Easy to bike or boat to the location.
Stylistic cafe next to the city zoo. Great decoration and fine foods / wines.
224 paikallista suosittelee
De Plantage
36 Plantage Kerklaan
224 paikallista suosittelee
Stylistic cafe next to the city zoo. Great decoration and fine foods / wines.
Fun & funky tiny cafe with awesome fresh lunch (soups) / cakes on menu.
63 paikallista suosittelee
Latei
143 Zeedijk
63 paikallista suosittelee
Fun & funky tiny cafe with awesome fresh lunch (soups) / cakes on menu.
Our favourite (real Spanish) tapas and great ambiance restaurant
24 paikallista suosittelee
Duende Dos
1-3 Nieuwe Willemsstraat
24 paikallista suosittelee
Our favourite (real Spanish) tapas and great ambiance restaurant
Upper class dining with superb 3 to 5 course dinner, not cheap.
63 paikallista suosittelee
BREDA
210 Singel
63 paikallista suosittelee
Upper class dining with superb 3 to 5 course dinner, not cheap.
Great stylistic night life cocktail bar and grill / vegan restaurant (same owners as SohoHouse)
15 paikallista suosittelee
Lotti's Cafe Bar & Grill
255 Herengracht
15 paikallista suosittelee
Great stylistic night life cocktail bar and grill / vegan restaurant (same owners as SohoHouse)
Our favorite creative cafe in the red light district! Vegan dishes
15 paikallista suosittelee
Ivy and Bros
96A Oudezijds Voorburgwal
15 paikallista suosittelee
Our favorite creative cafe in the red light district! Vegan dishes
Super high industrial ceilings, unique cafe not too expensive. Must go!
284 paikallista suosittelee
Café Restaurant Amsterdam
6 Watertorenplein
284 paikallista suosittelee
Super high industrial ceilings, unique cafe not too expensive. Must go!
One of the best coffee / cake places in old church garden red light district
13 paikallista suosittelee
De Koffieschenkerij
27 Oudekerksplein
13 paikallista suosittelee
One of the best coffee / cake places in old church garden red light district
Surf, fireplace, food, drinks... You might need a car / lift to get there.
49 paikallista suosittelee
Timboektoe
1 Reyndersweg
49 paikallista suosittelee
Surf, fireplace, food, drinks... You might need a car / lift to get there.
Easy to get to this beach by train. Stylistic sea joint, great foods/drinks beach fun.
99 paikallista suosittelee
Ubuntu Strandbar
1 Boulevard Paulus Loot
99 paikallista suosittelee
Easy to get to this beach by train. Stylistic sea joint, great foods/drinks beach fun.

Drinks & Nightlife

Best Wines!
146 paikallista suosittelee
Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der Helststraat
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Best Wines!
Foodhall/Cinema/Bars/Shops
615 paikallista suosittelee
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
615 paikallista suosittelee
Foodhall/Cinema/Bars/Shops
Dependance of the main Paradiso venue, but in Noord. Also good restaurant next door!
16 paikallista suosittelee
Paradiso Noord
2 IJpromenade
16 paikallista suosittelee
Dependance of the main Paradiso venue, but in Noord. Also good restaurant next door!
Artistic industrial area with a couple of unforgettable creative restaurants and bar options.
55 paikallista suosittelee
NDSM-Plein
NDSM-Plein
55 paikallista suosittelee
Artistic industrial area with a couple of unforgettable creative restaurants and bar options.
Mid-century styles great ambiance live music🎵 bar & Italian food (reserve for the restaurant!) down stairs of (private) Sohohouse Club.
29 paikallista suosittelee
Cacao Connections Amsterdam
210 Spuistraat
29 paikallista suosittelee
Mid-century styles great ambiance live music🎵 bar & Italian food (reserve for the restaurant!) down stairs of (private) Sohohouse Club.
Cocktails 🍸 the best in town, a real experience. Knock on the closed door and wait for the hostess! (expect €10 drinks)
52 paikallista suosittelee
Bar Oldenhof
84-H Elandsgracht
52 paikallista suosittelee
Cocktails 🍸 the best in town, a real experience. Knock on the closed door and wait for the hostess! (expect €10 drinks)

Arts & Culture

Art gallery around the corner of our location, representing upcoming Dutch visual artists. Check their website for the agenda.
Modern art museum
1544 paikallista suosittelee
Stedelijk-museo Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
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Modern art museum
Rembrandt’s time
472 paikallista suosittelee
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
472 paikallista suosittelee
Rembrandt’s time
Cinemas and exhibitions about cinema / VR + lunch / dinner with awesome view on Amsterdam skyline
1109 paikallista suosittelee
Eye-elokuvamuseo
1 IJpromenade
1109 paikallista suosittelee
Cinemas and exhibitions about cinema / VR + lunch / dinner with awesome view on Amsterdam skyline
Mixed exhibitions
604 paikallista suosittelee
Hermitage Amsterdam
51 Amstel
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Mixed exhibitions
Contemporary photography gallery
792 paikallista suosittelee
Vaahto
609 Keizersgracht
792 paikallista suosittelee
Contemporary photography gallery
Art gallery representing new and upcoming Amsterdam based artists, run by our friends curators Meijer and Ruben.
Vriend van Bavink Gallery
34 Geldersekade
Art gallery representing new and upcoming Amsterdam based artists, run by our friends curators Meijer and Ruben.
GoMulan Gallery
43A Van Ostadestraat
OODE brings the work of young Dutch designers together with orphaned art – art from closed museums and art institutions.
Oode
159A Singel
OODE brings the work of young Dutch designers together with orphaned art – art from closed museums and art institutions.
NMAG breaks the global art market wide open for artists early in their career by organizing pop-up galleries all over the world.
24 paikallista suosittelee
No Man's Art Gallery
90 Bos en Lommerweg
24 paikallista suosittelee
NMAG breaks the global art market wide open for artists early in their career by organizing pop-up galleries all over the world.
Galerie Fons Welters is a gallery presenting exhibitions by emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. Located in the center of Amsterdam, the gallery presents both national and international artists.
Galerie Fons Welters
140 Bloemstraat
Galerie Fons Welters is a gallery presenting exhibitions by emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. Located in the center of Amsterdam, the gallery presents both national and international artists.
Functioning as a springboard for emerging Dutch artists, TORCH was the starting point for internationally renowned artists like Anton Corbijn and Inez van Lamsweerde.
Torch Gallery
94 Lauriergracht
Functioning as a springboard for emerging Dutch artists, TORCH was the starting point for internationally renowned artists like Anton Corbijn and Inez van Lamsweerde.
GRIMM is a contemporary art gallery representing over thirty international artists. Since its establishment in 2005, it has been the gallery’s mission to represent and support the work of emerging and mid-career artists working in all media.
GRIMM Frans Halsstraat
80 Van Baerlestraat
GRIMM is a contemporary art gallery representing over thirty international artists. Since its establishment in 2005, it has been the gallery’s mission to represent and support the work of emerging and mid-career artists working in all media.
AKINCI presents artists whose working practice spans a range of current media, reflecting the diversity of communication means available within contemporary visual art.
Gallery Akinci
317 Lijnbaansgracht
AKINCI presents artists whose working practice spans a range of current media, reflecting the diversity of communication means available within contemporary visual art.
Annet Gelink Gallery is one of the leading contemporary art-galleries in the Netherlands. It is situated in the center of Amsterdam.
Annet Gelink Gallery
189 Laurierstraat
Annet Gelink Gallery is one of the leading contemporary art-galleries in the Netherlands. It is situated in the center of Amsterdam.
There are now about 7000 titles - almost exclusively self published or small press books. Those who run it – Henriëtte van Egten (Dutch), Rúna Thorkelsdóttir (Icelandic) and Jan Voss (German) have continued their personal artists’ careers and since years count the shop itself as a sculpture in progress they work on concertedly.
Boekie Woekie
39 Berenstraat
There are now about 7000 titles - almost exclusively self published or small press books. Those who run it – Henriëtte van Egten (Dutch), Rúna Thorkelsdóttir (Icelandic) and Jan Voss (German) have continued their personal artists’ careers and since years count the shop itself as a sculpture in progress they work on concertedly.
Josilda da Conceição Gallery is a contemporary art space that focuses on the developing emerging artists by providing a platform to showcase their work.
Josilda da Conceição
70 Pieter Aertszstraat
Josilda da Conceição Gallery is a contemporary art space that focuses on the developing emerging artists by providing a platform to showcase their work.
Gallery AND cafe... Collectivism, Anti-Style, Experimental, Spontaneous and Anti-Intellectual. The core values on which Art Room MINA lives by while creating different projects. MINA’s projects represent Amsterdam’s young art culture and revolves around a wide range of different topics.
Artroom MINA
69 Weteringschans
Gallery AND cafe... Collectivism, Anti-Style, Experimental, Spontaneous and Anti-Intellectual. The core values on which Art Room MINA lives by while creating different projects. MINA’s projects represent Amsterdam’s young art culture and revolves around a wide range of different topics.
Live jazz music with background view of the city. Check their music calendar for who’s playing.
120 paikallista suosittelee
Bimhuis
3 Piet Heinkade
120 paikallista suosittelee
Live jazz music with background view of the city. Check their music calendar for who’s playing.

Parks & Nature

Botanical gardens and cafe
299 paikallista suosittelee
Hortus Botanicusin kasvitieteellinen puutarha
2a Plantage Middenlaan
299 paikallista suosittelee
Botanical gardens and cafe
Our next door park, with children playground, birds, climbing trees, water and public outdoors workout equipment (incl ping pong tables and jeux de boules lanes!)
685 paikallista suosittelee
Sarphatipark
37I Sarphatipark
685 paikallista suosittelee
Our next door park, with children playground, birds, climbing trees, water and public outdoors workout equipment (incl ping pong tables and jeux de boules lanes!)
Biggest park of Amsterdam with water, cafes, playgrounds, tennis court etc
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Vondelpark
4196 paikallista suosittelee
Biggest park of Amsterdam with water, cafes, playgrounds, tennis court etc
Most beautiful larger park of Amsterdam, walking distance. Great for picknick (bring food…)
167 paikallista suosittelee
Beatrixpark
21 Diepenbrockstraat
167 paikallista suosittelee
Most beautiful larger park of Amsterdam, walking distance. Great for picknick (bring food…)

Entertainment & Activities

City Zoo
119 paikallista suosittelee
Amsterdam, Artis station
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City Zoo
Cinemas, with food hall next door...
243 paikallista suosittelee
Filmhallen
12 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
243 paikallista suosittelee
Cinemas, with food hall next door...
The best Spa in Amsterdam for naked swim / sauna / steam / restaurant etc. Located next to the Forest (great for walking / pancake house / goat farm / baby pools). 20 min bike from our place (or grab an Uber taxi)
78 paikallista suosittelee
Spa Sport Hotel Zuiver
8 Koenenkade
78 paikallista suosittelee
The best Spa in Amsterdam for naked swim / sauna / steam / restaurant etc. Located next to the Forest (great for walking / pancake house / goat farm / baby pools). 20 min bike from our place (or grab an Uber taxi)
Dutch artist Teun Castelein pulled two former migrant boats from the Mediterranean to Amsterdam. To start the most inclusive, the most colourful and probably the most sympathetic canal cruise company of the city... (free of charge or €35 or group options, check website www.rederijlampedusa.nl/en)
Rederij Lampedusa
6 Dijksgracht
Dutch artist Teun Castelein pulled two former migrant boats from the Mediterranean to Amsterdam. To start the most inclusive, the most colourful and probably the most sympathetic canal cruise company of the city... (free of charge or €35 or group options, check website www.rederijlampedusa.nl/en)
You adore kittens? You love coffee? Then this is the place for you; drink coffee while surrounded bij a bunch of cats 🐱
19 paikallista suosittelee
Kattencafe Kopjes
211 Marco Polostraat
19 paikallista suosittelee
You adore kittens? You love coffee? Then this is the place for you; drink coffee while surrounded bij a bunch of cats 🐱

Getting Around

Bike rental; cycle on non-polished bikes like local Amsterdammers do...
40 paikallista suosittelee
Ajax Bike
153 Gerard Doustraat
40 paikallista suosittelee
Bike rental; cycle on non-polished bikes like local Amsterdammers do...

Essentials

Closest small supermarket, good quality groceries and bread
514 paikallista suosittelee
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
514 paikallista suosittelee
Closest small supermarket, good quality groceries and bread
Second closest medium sized supermarket, cheaper incl postal office
62 paikallista suosittelee
Coop
53 Eerste Jan Steenstraat
62 paikallista suosittelee
Second closest medium sized supermarket, cheaper incl postal office
more health/vegan food groceries, longer walk 10 mins
857 paikallista suosittelee
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 paikallista suosittelee
more health/vegan food groceries, longer walk 10 mins
Bigger supermarket, great quality, medium priced
176 paikallista suosittelee
AH Cornelis Troostplein
11 Cornelis Troostplein
176 paikallista suosittelee
Bigger supermarket, great quality, medium priced
Grocer for your typical soaps / makeups / toothbrushes etc
38 paikallista suosittelee
Kruidvat
1033 Oostelijke Handelskade
38 paikallista suosittelee
Grocer for your typical soaps / makeups / toothbrushes etc