Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
A nice restaurant which is really close (5 min walk). One of the best terraces in town because of the waterfront view. Once a month they organize a good party called 'Edelwijs'.
376 locals recommend
Lokaal Edel
1 PostjeswegA nice restaurant which is really close (5 min walk). One of the best terraces in town because of the waterfront view. Once a month they organize a good party called 'Edelwijs'.
Very nice and affordable food (good hamburgers!). And a big and sunny terrace!
133 locals recommend
Café Kostverloren
70 Tweede KostverlorenkadeVery nice and affordable food (good hamburgers!). And a big and sunny terrace!
My favorite restaurant because of the great food and beer. You get value for money (main course: €16,-). The personnel is very kind.
267 locals recommend
Fier Amsterdam
79 De ClercqstraatMy favorite restaurant because of the great food and beer. You get value for money (main course: €16,-). The personnel is very kind.
You can order small dishes which you can share. For a michelin-star restaurant it's very affordable!
181 locals recommend
Ron Gastrobar
55 SophialaanYou can order small dishes which you can share. For a michelin-star restaurant it's very affordable!
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage KerklaanBest pizza's in town!
If you're in for a snack, this is the place to go. They have really nice hamburgers for a really nice price. And they have homemade bitter-balls and truffle fries with parmesan.
37 locals recommend
PARCK aka Ping Pong Bar
428 OvertoomIf you're in for a snack, this is the place to go. They have really nice hamburgers for a really nice price. And they have homemade bitter-balls and truffle fries with parmesan.
They roast the coffee themselves. It tastes awesome!
237 locals recommend
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 KinkerstraatThey roast the coffee themselves. It tastes awesome!
Haven't been there yet, but it is still on my list... It seems that they have good meat.
13 locals recommend
Meat West
182 KinkerstraatHaven't been there yet, but it is still on my list... It seems that they have good meat.
Bar spek
1 Admiraal de RuijterwegThey have tasty sandwiches for lunch!
Bar Brouw
16 Ten KatestraatExtraordinair beers and a very nice pulled-pork sandwich.
Smokin' Barrels
22 BeukenpleinBurgers and Lobsters
Good & affordable lunch and dinner. The building is made from old containers. You have a beautiful waterside view.
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegGood & affordable lunch and dinner. The building is made from old containers. You have a beautiful waterside view.
Drinks & Nightlife
A Brooklyn style bar with the best gin-tonics in town. They have great (finger)food too!
92 locals recommend
Rotisserie Amsterdam
81H De ClercqstraatA Brooklyn style bar with the best gin-tonics in town. They have great (finger)food too!
Caffee Oslo
1a SloterkadeCosy bar to drink beer or wine :)
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeBrewery in a windmill
Closure
133 RozengrachtGood club if you like minimal, techno or house music.
Festina Lente
40B LooiersgrachtNice and cosy bar.
Jazz Cafe Alto
115 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatGood & cozy jazz cafe. Live music every night.
Ter Brugge N.V.
578 OvertoomGood cafe to drink beers. They have a big and sunny terrace.
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansGreat concert hall, club and cultural center
Everything Else
A new indoor food market where you can also have a beer. They have small dishes from around the world, all equally delicious. Foodie heaven!
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinA new indoor food market where you can also have a beer. They have small dishes from around the world, all equally delicious. Foodie heaven!
A new arthouse cinema. Great to combine with a visit to the Foodhallen.
243 locals recommend
Filmhallen
12 Hannie DankbaarpassageA new arthouse cinema. Great to combine with a visit to the Foodhallen.
Nearest trainstation. The best connection to Schiphol. It will only take 7 minutes.
Take tram 1 and 17 to get there.
122 locals recommend
Amsterdam Lelylaan Station
37 Cornelis LelylaanNearest trainstation. The best connection to Schiphol. It will only take 7 minutes.
Take tram 1 and 17 to get there.
Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatNice shopping street with small boutiques for man and women.
Melkweg stands for pop culture in the most broad of senses. the old factory hosts concerts, club nights, films, theatre performances, expositions .
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A LijnbaansgrachtMelkweg stands for pop culture in the most broad of senses. the old factory hosts concerts, club nights, films, theatre performances, expositions .
Arts & Culture
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinMy favorite museum, the best contemporary art.
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMust see! Because of Rembrands' Nightwatch.
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinThe biggest collection of van Gogh in the world.
Foam
609 KeizersgrachtPhotography museum
Shopping
Hutspot is a curator for an urbanized lifestyle. An initiative that brings all the good stuff together.
290 locals recommend
Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatHutspot is a curator for an urbanized lifestyle. An initiative that brings all the good stuff together.
Friday Next
31 OvertoomConcept design store & studio
Nice shopping street with small boutiques. Like 'De 9 straatjes' but than with less tourists.
421 locals recommend
Utrechtsestraat
UtrechtsestraatNice shopping street with small boutiques. Like 'De 9 straatjes' but than with less tourists.
Essentials
Nespresso Boutique
25 HeiligewegCoffee
AH Postjesweg
65 H PostjeswegThe nearest supermarket
Traditional foodmarket. You can buy cheap fruit (juices) and vegetables here.
290 locals recommend
Ten Katestraat
Ten KatestraatTraditional foodmarket. You can buy cheap fruit (juices) and vegetables here.
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinCheapest supermarket nearby
Sightseeing
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktFamous Anne Frank House