Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

you can find a real nice coffee just around the corner, also nice for breakfast or lunch!
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Local Hero
92H Jan van Galenstraat
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you can find a real nice coffee just around the corner, also nice for breakfast or lunch!
Really cool place for a busy sunday brunch or evening diner. All amsterdam people love this place and its just 10 minutes from our apartment.
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Morgan & Mees
2-6 Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat
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Really cool place for a busy sunday brunch or evening diner. All amsterdam people love this place and its just 10 minutes from our apartment.
One of the best coffee places in the city and very close to the lovely Sarphatipark, Scandinavian Embassy offers very good coffee and if you always wanted to become a barista: they have great workshops here!
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Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
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One of the best coffee places in the city and very close to the lovely Sarphatipark, Scandinavian Embassy offers very good coffee and if you always wanted to become a barista: they have great workshops here!
Fish and champagne are the keywords for this new hotspot. They get their fish from the Southern Dutch province Zeeland (Sealand) every day to ensure quality and freshness. Located at: Gerard Douplein 8
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Brut de mer
8 Gerard Douplein
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Fish and champagne are the keywords for this new hotspot. They get their fish from the Southern Dutch province Zeeland (Sealand) every day to ensure quality and freshness. Located at: Gerard Douplein 8
In Holland, we have many famous and unhealthy snacks. If you want to try something different (and healthy and organic), then SLA is the place for you. It’s a popular salad bar with lots of different salads to choose from. Located at: Ceintuurbaan 194
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SLA
34 Westerstraat
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In Holland, we have many famous and unhealthy snacks. If you want to try something different (and healthy and organic), then SLA is the place for you. It’s a popular salad bar with lots of different salads to choose from. Located at: Ceintuurbaan 194
Gourmet burgers for a good price. With some vegetarian options too and best of all, they are open until at least 23:00/11PM every day. What’s not to like?
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THE BUTCHER Nine Streets
14 Paleisstraat
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Gourmet burgers for a good price. With some vegetarian options too and best of all, they are open until at least 23:00/11PM every day. What’s not to like?
Here they know what the most important meal of the day is and that's why they serve it all day long! There’s something for everyone. Choose between a Mexico City, London or New York breakfast and many other yummy things. Located at: Bellamystraat 2H
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The Breakfast Club
2-h Bellamystraat
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Here they know what the most important meal of the day is and that's why they serve it all day long! There’s something for everyone. Choose between a Mexico City, London or New York breakfast and many other yummy things. Located at: Bellamystraat 2H
Holy Ravioli is heaven for ravioli lovers. The ravioli is made fresh on premises each day and stuffed with a changing array of fillings. The kitchen also prepares a variety of other pasta dishes, sauces, soups and lasagne. Located at: Jan Pieter Heijestraat 88
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Holy Ravioli
11 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
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Holy Ravioli is heaven for ravioli lovers. The ravioli is made fresh on premises each day and stuffed with a changing array of fillings. The kitchen also prepares a variety of other pasta dishes, sauces, soups and lasagne. Located at: Jan Pieter Heijestraat 88
This is so cool! At this towering sea rig off the coast of Amsterdam you can dine 22 metres above the water in a former pirate radio station. Cosy in the winter and glorious in the summer when guests can dine on the roof terrace. The restaurant is open for lunch and three-course evening meals. Located at: Haparandadam 45-2
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REM Eiland
45-2 Haparandadam
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This is so cool! At this towering sea rig off the coast of Amsterdam you can dine 22 metres above the water in a former pirate radio station. Cosy in the winter and glorious in the summer when guests can dine on the roof terrace. The restaurant is open for lunch and three-course evening meals. Located at: Haparandadam 45-2
This coffee bar is run by two Australians, who came to Amsterdam via some of New York’s most renowned coffee bars. Lot Sixty One is a small, light café, shop and roastery on Kinkerstraat. Snag one of the seats outside, sip your delicious cup of coffee in the sun and don’t forget to take some beans home as a souvenir. Located at: Kinkerstraat 112
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Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
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This coffee bar is run by two Australians, who came to Amsterdam via some of New York’s most renowned coffee bars. Lot Sixty One is a small, light café, shop and roastery on Kinkerstraat. Snag one of the seats outside, sip your delicious cup of coffee in the sun and don’t forget to take some beans home as a souvenir. Located at: Kinkerstraat 112
Spaghetteria does exactly what it says on the tin – namely, diverse fresh pasta made according to time-honoured Italian traditions served with three permanent, classic sauces and three seasonal ones. Located at: Jan Hanzenstraat 32
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Spaghetteria Jan Hanzenstraat
32 Jan Hanzenstraat
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Spaghetteria does exactly what it says on the tin – namely, diverse fresh pasta made according to time-honoured Italian traditions served with three permanent, classic sauces and three seasonal ones. Located at: Jan Hanzenstraat 32
Located in the magnificent De Hallen cultural complex in Amsterdam’s hip Old-West neighborhood, Foodhallen is a classy indoor food market and bar serving up a range of high-end street food and beverages in historic surroundings. Don’t miss it! Located at: Bellamyplein 51
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamyplein
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Located in the magnificent De Hallen cultural complex in Amsterdam’s hip Old-West neighborhood, Foodhallen is a classy indoor food market and bar serving up a range of high-end street food and beverages in historic surroundings. Don’t miss it! Located at: Bellamyplein 51
Again a great place in the north part of Amsterdam, with the free ferry to NDSM-werf it takes around 15 minutes. This super nice relax place has tasty food and a super laidback vibe. Music in the night and yoga in the morning. Check their agenda. Located at: Neveritaweg 59
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Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
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Again a great place in the north part of Amsterdam, with the free ferry to NDSM-werf it takes around 15 minutes. This super nice relax place has tasty food and a super laidback vibe. Music in the night and yoga in the morning. Check their agenda. Located at: Neveritaweg 59
It is a bit of a bike ride to get to Roest in the east of Amsterdam, but it is worth it. It banks on a canal, has a large terrace and café/shop, where you can buy drinks, boxes of crackers, cheese, crisps, cakes, even milk and cereal. The feeling is industrial, and the vibe is really relaxed. You could go there and combine it with a meal at Rosa & Rita, a nice converted shipbuilding hall where you can eat a fairly simple but tasty dinner. Located at: Jacob Bontiusplaats 1. Rosa & Rita is located at Conradstraat 471
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Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob Bontiusplaats
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It is a bit of a bike ride to get to Roest in the east of Amsterdam, but it is worth it. It banks on a canal, has a large terrace and café/shop, where you can buy drinks, boxes of crackers, cheese, crisps, cakes, even milk and cereal. The feeling is industrial, and the vibe is really relaxed. You could go there and combine it with a meal at Rosa & Rita, a nice converted shipbuilding hall where you can eat a fairly simple but tasty dinner. Located at: Jacob Bontiusplaats 1. Rosa & Rita is located at Conradstraat 471
Smokin’ Barrels in a nutshell: burgers, lobster and a fine piece of meat in combination with craft beer and gin tonics. Located at: Beukenplein 22
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Smokin' Barrels
22 Beukenplein
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Smokin’ Barrels in a nutshell: burgers, lobster and a fine piece of meat in combination with craft beer and gin tonics. Located at: Beukenplein 22
Great coffee for a great price. Enjoy a quick coffee or tea as a break from exploring and you’re as good as new!
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Coffee Company
14 Javaplein
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Great coffee for a great price. Enjoy a quick coffee or tea as a break from exploring and you’re as good as new!
Restaurant DS is located in the open workshop of De School, the former technical school in Amsterdam-West. The space provides a nice balance between the initial industrial function of the space and the restaurant’s linen and candlelight. Restaurant DS is open five days a week and has a changing menu where guests can choose between three, five or seven courses. Vegetables play a central role on the menu.
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De School
3 Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat
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Restaurant DS is located in the open workshop of De School, the former technical school in Amsterdam-West. The space provides a nice balance between the initial industrial function of the space and the restaurant’s linen and candlelight. Restaurant DS is open five days a week and has a changing menu where guests can choose between three, five or seven courses. Vegetables play a central role on the menu.

Drinks & Nightlife

There are not a lot of places like Bar Bukowski. They have great beer, food, coffee, music, nice and happy people and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday you can enjoy great cocktails. Don’t miss this bar. Located at: Oosterpark 10
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bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
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There are not a lot of places like Bar Bukowski. They have great beer, food, coffee, music, nice and happy people and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday you can enjoy great cocktails. Don’t miss this bar. Located at: Oosterpark 10
In the midst of all the hectic on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam is the relaxed bar and club Chicago Social Club. Chicago Social Club is a little messy, but also very hot at the same time. With two floors, lots of stairs, a balcony and even more small corners and holes it is no problem to find your own place for the night in the Soos. Even if you are not the biggest clubber on Mother Earth, but more like barracking, you can totally pick up your heart in the Soos.
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Chicago Social Club
12 Leidseplein
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In the midst of all the hectic on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam is the relaxed bar and club Chicago Social Club. Chicago Social Club is a little messy, but also very hot at the same time. With two floors, lots of stairs, a balcony and even more small corners and holes it is no problem to find your own place for the night in the Soos. Even if you are not the biggest clubber on Mother Earth, but more like barracking, you can totally pick up your heart in the Soos.

Arts & Culture

The Rijksmuseum is the premier art museum of the Netherlands, and no visitor to Amsterdam can afford to miss it. There is an excellent collection of around 200 masterpieces – a sort of 'best of’ group – exhibited in a side section called the Philips wing and it was recently completely renovated!
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Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
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The Rijksmuseum is the premier art museum of the Netherlands, and no visitor to Amsterdam can afford to miss it. There is an excellent collection of around 200 masterpieces – a sort of 'best of’ group – exhibited in a side section called the Philips wing and it was recently completely renovated!
The Van Gogh Museum is a museum dedicated to Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh and is one of Amsterdam’s must-sees. Opened in 1973 to house the collection of Vincent’s younger brother Theo, it consists of about 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Vincent and his friends and contemporaries, such as Gauguin, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Bernard.
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Museo Van Gogh
6 Museumplein
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The Van Gogh Museum is a museum dedicated to Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh and is one of Amsterdam’s must-sees. Opened in 1973 to house the collection of Vincent’s younger brother Theo, it consists of about 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Vincent and his friends and contemporaries, such as Gauguin, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Bernard.
If you like modern art, you should check out the newly reopened Stedelijk Museum. It is the permanent home of the National Museum of Modern Art. The modern classics here are among the world’s most admired and the permanent collection includes all the blue chips of 19th- and 20th-century painting – Monet, Picasso and Chagall among them, as well as sculptures by Rodin, abstracts by Mondrian and Kandinsky and much, much more.
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Museo Stedelijk de Ámsterdam
10 Museumplein
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If you like modern art, you should check out the newly reopened Stedelijk Museum. It is the permanent home of the National Museum of Modern Art. The modern classics here are among the world’s most admired and the permanent collection includes all the blue chips of 19th- and 20th-century painting – Monet, Picasso and Chagall among them, as well as sculptures by Rodin, abstracts by Mondrian and Kandinsky and much, much more.
As you stand at Amsterdam Centraal Station, look across the IJ River to the north. You'll notice a beautiful white building that boasts a sleek, line-driven design. This structure is home to the EYE Film Institute, a museum dedicated to all things film. Check out the agenda ahead of time and select a screening that sparks your interest. Admire the EYE's extensive collection; they offer special rotating exhibits, in addition to its permanent collection. Make sure to also stop by the restaurant and bar.
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Museo del Cine Eye
1 IJpromenade
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As you stand at Amsterdam Centraal Station, look across the IJ River to the north. You'll notice a beautiful white building that boasts a sleek, line-driven design. This structure is home to the EYE Film Institute, a museum dedicated to all things film. Check out the agenda ahead of time and select a screening that sparks your interest. Admire the EYE's extensive collection; they offer special rotating exhibits, in addition to its permanent collection. Make sure to also stop by the restaurant and bar.
On the site of the company’s old brewery, the newly renovated attraction let’s you take a self-guided tour that’s tantamount to brew-worship. Learn the history of the Heineken family, watch Heinie commercials from around the world, visit the horse stables and make your own music video. In the Experience’s crowning glory – a multimedia exhibit where you actually ‘become’ a beer – you’ll get shaken up, sprayed with water and subjected to heat. Afterward you get to down a couple of cold ones (though we should point out the suds are dismissed as ‘old man’s beer’ by many locals, while being sold at a premium abroad). Allow 75 minutes for the visit and expect lots of company
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Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
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On the site of the company’s old brewery, the newly renovated attraction let’s you take a self-guided tour that’s tantamount to brew-worship. Learn the history of the Heineken family, watch Heinie commercials from around the world, visit the horse stables and make your own music video. In the Experience’s crowning glory – a multimedia exhibit where you actually ‘become’ a beer – you’ll get shaken up, sprayed with water and subjected to heat. Afterward you get to down a couple of cold ones (though we should point out the suds are dismissed as ‘old man’s beer’ by many locals, while being sold at a premium abroad). Allow 75 minutes for the visit and expect lots of company
FOAM is an impressive museum devoted to photography. Two floors of changing exhibitions feature world-renowned photographers such as Sir Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Simple and large galleries, some with skylights or grand windows for natural light, provide the setting for this impressive museum – accessible and inspiring, yet always critical.
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Espuma
609 Keizersgracht
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FOAM is an impressive museum devoted to photography. Two floors of changing exhibitions feature world-renowned photographers such as Sir Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Simple and large galleries, some with skylights or grand windows for natural light, provide the setting for this impressive museum – accessible and inspiring, yet always critical.

Parks & Nature

As vital to Amsterdam as Rembrandt, canals and coffee shops on a sunny day there’s no place better than the Vondelpark. As people from all walks of life descend on this sprawling equivalent to New York’s Central Park, a party atmosphere ensues. Some kick back by reading a book, others hook up with friends to share a spliff or cradle a beer at one of the cafes, while others trade songs on beat-up guitars.
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Parque Vondelpark
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As vital to Amsterdam as Rembrandt, canals and coffee shops on a sunny day there’s no place better than the Vondelpark. As people from all walks of life descend on this sprawling equivalent to New York’s Central Park, a party atmosphere ensues. Some kick back by reading a book, others hook up with friends to share a spliff or cradle a beer at one of the cafes, while others trade songs on beat-up guitars.
While it is not as big or popular as the Vondelpark, it is definitely beautiful. A mix of locals and tourists give the park a relaxed atmosphere. On summer days it’s really busy and cosy here. Definitely check it out if the weather gods are good to you during your stay!
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Sarphatipark
Sarphatipark
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While it is not as big or popular as the Vondelpark, it is definitely beautiful. A mix of locals and tourists give the park a relaxed atmosphere. On summer days it’s really busy and cosy here. Definitely check it out if the weather gods are good to you during your stay!
The Rembrandtpark is a nice place to walk or relax. The city park is located in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. There are lawns, ponds, playgrounds and children's farm 'de Uylenburg', the oldest in Amsterdam.
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Rembrandtpark
Rembrandtpark
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The Rembrandtpark is a nice place to walk or relax. The city park is located in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. There are lawns, ponds, playgrounds and children's farm 'de Uylenburg', the oldest in Amsterdam.
West of the Jordaan lies the sparkling Westerpark neighborhood. The name of this area comes from the modern park, where the cultural Walhalla in and around the Westergasfabriek provides sparkling energy. In Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek you will find hip cafés, fine eateries, galleries, a cinema and various clubs.
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Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
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West of the Jordaan lies the sparkling Westerpark neighborhood. The name of this area comes from the modern park, where the cultural Walhalla in and around the Westergasfabriek provides sparkling energy. In Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek you will find hip cafés, fine eateries, galleries, a cinema and various clubs.

Essentials

This is the best supermarket to buy your groceries and its just around the corner! Really easy to reach.
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AH Jan van Galenstraat
87 Jan van Galenstraat
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This is the best supermarket to buy your groceries and its just around the corner! Really easy to reach.