Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Essentials

Basic supermarket (Albert Heijn)
29 locals recommend
Van Woustraat
Van Woustraat
29 locals recommend
Basic supermarket (Albert Heijn)
Organic supermarket. More expensive than Albert Heijn, but high quality. No cash, only pay by card
857 locals recommend
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 locals recommend
Organic supermarket. More expensive than Albert Heijn, but high quality. No cash, only pay by card
Our favorite butcher.
Slagerij Peter
136 Van Woustraat
Our favorite butcher.
Caterer, with ready to eat (pre-packed) fresh meals
148 locals recommend
STACH Food
154 Van Woustraat
148 locals recommend
Caterer, with ready to eat (pre-packed) fresh meals
Budget supermarket. Surprisingly good veggies and fruit.
91 locals recommend
Lidl
25a Hemonylaan
91 locals recommend
Budget supermarket. Surprisingly good veggies and fruit.
Museum dedicated to the famous painter Van Gogh
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Museum dedicated to the famous painter Van Gogh

Food Scene

Trendy restaurant with sharable bites from different kitchens around the world.
123 locals recommend
BAUT
320 Stadionweg
123 locals recommend
Trendy restaurant with sharable bites from different kitchens around the world.
My favorite pastabar in town.
181 locals recommend
Spaghetteria Van Woustraat
123 Van Woustraat
181 locals recommend
My favorite pastabar in town.
Vegetable-first restaurant (you choose the meat as a side dish...). Super tasteful food, located inside the best house/techno club of the city.
199 locals recommend
Trouw Amsterdam
125 Wibautstraat
199 locals recommend
Vegetable-first restaurant (you choose the meat as a side dish...). Super tasteful food, located inside the best house/techno club of the city.
Fresh meal every day, at a very accessible price (8,50)
56 locals recommend
De Stadswandeling
120 Van Woustraat
56 locals recommend
Fresh meal every day, at a very accessible price (8,50)
At the rooftop of this boutique hotel ('Canvas') you can have a good meal or cocktail while enjoying the view over the city. Turns into a club at night.
261 locals recommend
Volkshotel
150 Wibautstraat
261 locals recommend
At the rooftop of this boutique hotel ('Canvas') you can have a good meal or cocktail while enjoying the view over the city. Turns into a club at night.
Very nice small bar, in classic vintage berlin style. Visit for drinks among the Amsterdam hipster crowd.
151 locals recommend
Café Brecht
157 Weteringschans
151 locals recommend
Very nice small bar, in classic vintage berlin style. Visit for drinks among the Amsterdam hipster crowd.
Best coffee roasters in the neighborhood, also opened for lunch or breakfast.
52 locals recommend
Frederix Coffee Bar & Lunch
29 Frederiksplein
52 locals recommend
Best coffee roasters in the neighborhood, also opened for lunch or breakfast.
Very good restaurant. Classical french/flemish food at an insanely good price/quality ratio. Book a table about a week or two in advance.
216 locals recommend
Rijsel
52 Marcusstraat
216 locals recommend
Very good restaurant. Classical french/flemish food at an insanely good price/quality ratio. Book a table about a week or two in advance.
Beer-garden themed restaurant, with the best roasted chicken in town. Great quality at affordable prices.
523 locals recommend
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
523 locals recommend
Beer-garden themed restaurant, with the best roasted chicken in town. Great quality at affordable prices.
One of the best Thai food places around.
82 locals recommend
Thaicoon Amsterdam
10 Beukenplein
82 locals recommend
One of the best Thai food places around.
Bar/restaurant with great terrace. French/US bistro styled food for breakfast, lunch and diner.
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
399 locals recommend
Bar/restaurant with great terrace. French/US bistro styled food for breakfast, lunch and diner.
Great selection of wines by the glass and some nice bites to go with it.
29 locals recommend
Wijnbar Boelen
50 Eerste van der Helststraat
29 locals recommend
Great selection of wines by the glass and some nice bites to go with it.
After you have been to Artis zoo, stop here for a wood fired stone oven pizza, with fresh ingredients imported directly from Italy.
182 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage Kerklaan
182 locals recommend
After you have been to Artis zoo, stop here for a wood fired stone oven pizza, with fresh ingredients imported directly from Italy.
Indonesia was a Dutch colony, so the city is filled with various Indonesian restaurants. This is the best one. Ask for 'the spicy option' at your own risk.
34 locals recommend
Tempo Doeloe
75 Utrechtsestraat
34 locals recommend
Indonesia was a Dutch colony, so the city is filled with various Indonesian restaurants. This is the best one. Ask for 'the spicy option' at your own risk.

Everything Else

Cosy parc to hang out, go for a run, etc
685 locals recommend
Sarphatipark
37I Sarphatipark
685 locals recommend
Cosy parc to hang out, go for a run, etc
Albert Cuyp Market is a famous street market, closed on Sundays. Go there for fresh fish, fruits and veggies. Try a Dutch speciality (Raw herring) at the wooden stand. Avoid the cheese.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market is a famous street market, closed on Sundays. Go there for fresh fish, fruits and veggies. Try a Dutch speciality (Raw herring) at the wooden stand. Avoid the cheese.

Shopping

Lively street, filled with restaurants, bars and shopping boutiques.
421 locals recommend
Utrechtsestraat
Utrechtsestraat
421 locals recommend
Lively street, filled with restaurants, bars and shopping boutiques.

Drinks & Nightlife

Rembrandt square. Very busy touristy place. Avoid at all costs. Except if you want to pay too much for bad food or get your pockets picked.
1024 locals recommend
Rembrandtplein
1024 locals recommend
Rembrandt square. Very busy touristy place. Avoid at all costs. Except if you want to pay too much for bad food or get your pockets picked.
Lively area at night, full with bars and restaurants.
197 locals recommend
Gerard Douplein
Gerard Douplein
197 locals recommend
Lively area at night, full with bars and restaurants.
They say this is a cocktailbar. But what they serve here feels more like art. If there would be Michelin stars for cocktails, this place would get a couple. Be surprised!
99 locals recommend
Hiding in Plain Sight
18 Rapenburg
99 locals recommend
They say this is a cocktailbar. But what they serve here feels more like art. If there would be Michelin stars for cocktails, this place would get a couple. Be surprised!
A true oldschool dutch 'brown cafe', with local speciality beers and a cosy atmosphere. Go when it's sunny and relaxed outside, near the waterfront of the Amstel.
218 locals recommend
Café Hesp
130-131 Weesperzijde
218 locals recommend
A true oldschool dutch 'brown cafe', with local speciality beers and a cosy atmosphere. Go when it's sunny and relaxed outside, near the waterfront of the Amstel.
Mingle with the local crowd on a thursday or friday evening for a drink.
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
549 locals recommend
Mingle with the local crowd on a thursday or friday evening for a drink.

Sightseeing

Modern photography museum
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Modern photography museum
Amsterdam city zoo.
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
1622 locals recommend
Amsterdam city zoo.
National Museum of Art, famous for its Dutch Masters collection
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
National Museum of Art, famous for its Dutch Masters collection
Museum of modern art, encompassing the whole 20th century and beyond.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
1544 locals recommend
Museum of modern art, encompassing the whole 20th century and beyond.