Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
INCORRECT ADDRESS GIVEN BY AIRBNB
https://www.instock.nl/en/restaurant/restaurant-amsterdam/
Real address is: Czaar Peterstraat 21 (walking distance)
They combat food-waste! (dishes are created from food that is almost nearing the due date - but still super delicious!)
38 locals recommend
Instock Amsterdam
21 Czaar PeterstraatINCORRECT ADDRESS GIVEN BY AIRBNB
https://www.instock.nl/en/restaurant/restaurant-amsterdam/
Real address is: Czaar Peterstraat 21 (walking distance)
They combat food-waste! (dishes are created from food that is almost nearing the due date - but still super delicious!)
This is one of my favourite vegetarian restaurants:
http://www.restaurantgoldentemple.com/
you can sit very comfy and the food is absolutely great!
42 locals recommend
Golden Temple Vegetarisch Restaurant
126 UtrechtsestraatThis is one of my favourite vegetarian restaurants:
http://www.restaurantgoldentemple.com/
you can sit very comfy and the food is absolutely great!
This is a great hidden spot! Hanneke's boom (tree) is great both indoor and outdoor. outdoor you can sit on the canal sides (dont fall in!) or on large wooden chairs / benches.
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtThis is a great hidden spot! Hanneke's boom (tree) is great both indoor and outdoor. outdoor you can sit on the canal sides (dont fall in!) or on large wooden chairs / benches.
This is inside a repurposed tram remise! It's pretty large still. there are lots of small food vendor selling different kinds of food, like tapas.
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageThis is inside a repurposed tram remise! It's pretty large still. there are lots of small food vendor selling different kinds of food, like tapas.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a great beach style bar with a cool industrial / rust theme and also right around the corner!
496 locals recommend
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob BontiusplaatsThis is a great beach style bar with a cool industrial / rust theme and also right around the corner!
Leidseplein
Leidsepleinlots of bars, venues, cafe's here.
Rembrandtplein
lots of bars, restaurants, cafe's here too.
Really nice place! This used to be toxic shipyard grounds, now repurposed for modern offices / startups, a yoga place and a really cool bar / restaurant.
355 locals recommend
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte PapaverwegReally nice place! This used to be toxic shipyard grounds, now repurposed for modern offices / startups, a yoga place and a really cool bar / restaurant.
Sightseeing
really nice street with lots and lots of shops and artisans of all kinds.
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraatreally nice street with lots and lots of shops and artisans of all kinds.
Dam Square
Homomonument
Westermarktthis is one of the older and famous (really nice) Amsterdam neighborhoods
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
this is one of the older and famous (really nice) Amsterdam neighborhoods
Go here by ferry (veerpont) behind central station on a sunny day! the IJ promenade is not long, but runs from the ferry exit, restaurant, cafe, repurposed shell tower (music venue + edge swing) to the newly built EYE museum / cinema. Very nice view from EYE onto the river IJ and the boats passing by.
36 locals recommend
IJpromenade
IJpromenadeGo here by ferry (veerpont) behind central station on a sunny day! the IJ promenade is not long, but runs from the ferry exit, restaurant, cafe, repurposed shell tower (music venue + edge swing) to the newly built EYE museum / cinema. Very nice view from EYE onto the river IJ and the boats passing by.
Parks & Nature
Not as busy as vondelpark but a really nice park still. has recently been redone in certain parts.
841 locals recommend
Oosterpark
OosterparkNot as busy as vondelpark but a really nice park still. has recently been redone in certain parts.
This is a great hidden spot where in summer lots of locals go to. Access to the water and loads of space to have a picknick!
9 locals recommend
Bogortuin
BogortuinThis is a great hidden spot where in summer lots of locals go to. Access to the water and loads of space to have a picknick!
Vondelpark
its the biggest and most popular park
This is a smaller but really nice park with lots of old repurposed gas factory buildings. they contain a cinema, restaurant, bars, jazz music venue, modern offices and a brewery.
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegThis is a smaller but really nice park with lots of old repurposed gas factory buildings. they contain a cinema, restaurant, bars, jazz music venue, modern offices and a brewery.
Shopping
Lots of nice (artisanal) shops, by far not as touristy (as haarlemmerstraat is) at all!
39 locals recommend
Czaar Peterstraat
Czaar PeterstraatLots of nice (artisanal) shops, by far not as touristy (as haarlemmerstraat is) at all!
Albert Cuypstraat
Albert Cuypstraatone of the best markets in amsterdam!
Essentials
groceries, convenience, liquor, snackbar, post office, flower shop, bank, parking garage.
81 locals recommend
Shopping Center Brazilië
1065 Oostelijke Handelskadegroceries, convenience, liquor, snackbar, post office, flower shop, bank, parking garage.
Entertainment & Activities
Bouldering is awesome! accessible for young and old and every fitness level. you only need to rent climbing shoes and bring sports shorts. Monk is a great bouldergym which is usually pretty busy.
15 locals recommend
Monk Bouldergym Amsterdam
26 AambeeldstraatBouldering is awesome! accessible for young and old and every fitness level. you only need to rent climbing shoes and bring sports shorts. Monk is a great bouldergym which is usually pretty busy.