Travel guide by Floortje & Michael
Diemen essentials
Here you will find all the handy places in Diemen, which will contribute to your stay.
By train you can travel towards Amsterdam central,
from there you can travel anywhere! Towards Schiphol Airport there is twice per hour a direct connection from Diemen station
Here is also the bus stop for bus 44 towards Bijlmer Arena
10 locals recommend
Diemen, Station Diemen
By train you can travel towards Amsterdam central,
from there you can travel anywhere! Towards Schiphol Airport there is twice per hour a direct connection from Diemen station
Here is also the bus stop for bus 44 towards Bijlmer Arena
Place of interest Amsterdam and surroundings
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokThis is a great place to go to with your children!
If you're not afraid of height.. A'dam lookout offers you a great view on the city!
603 locals recommend
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinIf you're not afraid of height.. A'dam lookout offers you a great view on the city!
A really nice museum, different then all other museums! Discover the history of the Netherlands in an amazing way!
I promise you won't regret this!
50 locals recommend
THIS IS HOLLAND
51 OverhoekspleinA really nice museum, different then all other museums! Discover the history of the Netherlands in an amazing way!
I promise you won't regret this!
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMust visit when in Amsterdam!
Explore the way how Heineken Beer is made, in a realistic way!
Nice museum to visit, with a lot of nice surprises! You will end with a beer tasting moment!
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeExplore the way how Heineken Beer is made, in a realistic way!
Nice museum to visit, with a lot of nice surprises! You will end with a beer tasting moment!
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktZaanse Schans
KraaienestOnly 10 KM by bicycle!
In our house description you will find a very interesting cycling route towards this lovely Castle! (one of the best preserved Castles in the Netherlands)
186 locals recommend
Muiderslot
1 HerengrachtOnly 10 KM by bicycle!
In our house description you will find a very interesting cycling route towards this lovely Castle! (one of the best preserved Castles in the Netherlands)
Always creating the most special Instagram pictures? Than this is THE place for you!
A special museum with the most awesome backgrounds to upgrade your insta pics!
13 locals recommend
WONDR Experience
88 MeeuwenlaanAlways creating the most special Instagram pictures? Than this is THE place for you!
A special museum with the most awesome backgrounds to upgrade your insta pics!
Tired of walking de whole day? Catch a movie at "The filmHallen"
Want to buy something authentic? Visit one of the small galleries.
Or if you're in for a small (or big) bite, have a look at the Foodhallen, for sure there will be something you like to eat there!
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageTired of walking de whole day? Catch a movie at "The filmHallen"
Want to buy something authentic? Visit one of the small galleries.
Or if you're in for a small (or big) bite, have a look at the Foodhallen, for sure there will be something you like to eat there!
A lovely Zoo, within 15 min cycling from our house.
A great place to visit with children.
1622 locals recommend
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanA lovely Zoo, within 15 min cycling from our house.
A great place to visit with children.
Bloemenmarkt
SingelStill looking for a souvenir? Here you score your dutch tulips!
Feel like playing a game? Pay a visit to the Tonton club in the Westerpark (or in the red-light district in the center). This place has a restaurant on the ground floor but a nice arcade playing area on the upper floor. Challenge your friends and see who has the greatest paceman skills or is a pro at air hockey.
120 locals recommend
TonTon Club West
27 PolonceaukadeFeel like playing a game? Pay a visit to the Tonton club in the Westerpark (or in the red-light district in the center). This place has a restaurant on the ground floor but a nice arcade playing area on the upper floor. Challenge your friends and see who has the greatest paceman skills or is a pro at air hockey.
Authentic shopping in Amsterdam
Wander through the nine streets, which are filled with lovely shops, cosy bars and restaurants.
This is a must do in your "Amsterdam experience"
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
Wander through the nine streets, which are filled with lovely shops, cosy bars and restaurants.
This is a must do in your "Amsterdam experience"
From here, walking towards the Haarlemmerdijk you'll find a lot of nice authentic shops. Be careful crossing the street, since the cyclists are everywhere!
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatFrom here, walking towards the Haarlemmerdijk you'll find a lot of nice authentic shops. Be careful crossing the street, since the cyclists are everywhere!
A daily local Market, one of the biggest in Amsterdam.
Here you can score a cheap handbag, local food and nice gadgets. The Albert Cuyp market is situated in the middel of the neighbourhood the Pijp.
1832 locals recommend
Albert Cuyp Market
Albert CuypstraatA daily local Market, one of the biggest in Amsterdam.
Here you can score a cheap handbag, local food and nice gadgets. The Albert Cuyp market is situated in the middel of the neighbourhood the Pijp.
Uit eten
Can't decide what you want to eat? This is the place to go to! Here you will find a dozen of small restaurants, where you order a small portion of food and eat it in a joint space. If your lucky there will even be live music!
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinCan't decide what you want to eat? This is the place to go to! Here you will find a dozen of small restaurants, where you order a small portion of food and eat it in a joint space. If your lucky there will even be live music!
Not in the center of Amsterdam, you can reach this place the best by car or bicycle.
Here you find an old parking garage transformed to a foodhall, where you imagine yourself in a different country. Different kinds of food, from African, Thai, Syrian, to the Caribbean you can find here!
Do not expect a fancy dining area, but you go here for the experience, the very tasty and reasonable cheap food!
40 locals recommend
World of Food
100 DevelsteinNot in the center of Amsterdam, you can reach this place the best by car or bicycle.
Here you find an old parking garage transformed to a foodhall, where you imagine yourself in a different country. Different kinds of food, from African, Thai, Syrian, to the Caribbean you can find here!
Do not expect a fancy dining area, but you go here for the experience, the very tasty and reasonable cheap food!
Coffee & Coconuts
282 CeintuurbaanGreat place to have coffee and grab a healthy bite!
Making a reservation at least a week before is necessary here.
This authentic Dutch restaurant is a lovely place to experience the Dutch cuisine!
252 locals recommend
Restaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtMaking a reservation at least a week before is necessary here.
This authentic Dutch restaurant is a lovely place to experience the Dutch cuisine!
Drink a glas of delicious wine, advised by Paul himself!
This is a small but cosy bar in the center of the neighbourhood
"de pijp"
20 locals recommend
Wijnbar Paulus Amsterdam
348 CeintuurbaanDrink a glas of delicious wine, advised by Paul himself!
This is a small but cosy bar in the center of the neighbourhood
"de pijp"
Best to reach by car! This is a great place to go to if you want an easy night out! On an old industrial terrain, there are several restaurants of which FC Hyena is one of them! Here you can eat or/and watch a nice movie in their special movie theater (no chairs but couches where you can snuggle in to)
take your desert or cup of tea with you if your movie is starting, that's all no problem!
82 locals recommend
FC Hyena
24 AambeeldstraatBest to reach by car! This is a great place to go to if you want an easy night out! On an old industrial terrain, there are several restaurants of which FC Hyena is one of them! Here you can eat or/and watch a nice movie in their special movie theater (no chairs but couches where you can snuggle in to)
take your desert or cup of tea with you if your movie is starting, that's all no problem!
Buurten
A great area with a lot of bars and restaurants.
If you're looking for a place to have a drink at night until 0300AM you will find a lot of activity on the streets.
499 locals recommend
De Pijp
A great area with a lot of bars and restaurants.
If you're looking for a place to have a drink at night until 0300AM you will find a lot of activity on the streets.
This is THE place to make your lovely Amsterdam photographs!
A place where the authentic Amsterdam locals hang out, which offers a lot of bars, restaurants and local markets (westermarkt)
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
This is THE place to make your lovely Amsterdam photographs!
A place where the authentic Amsterdam locals hang out, which offers a lot of bars, restaurants and local markets (westermarkt)
In this street you will find several gay-bars and nightclubs. Nice to visit if you feel like singing and dancing the whole night.
106 locals recommend
Reguliersdwarsstraat
ReguliersdwarsstraatIn this street you will find several gay-bars and nightclubs. Nice to visit if you feel like singing and dancing the whole night.
Special bars
Cafe Nol, is a typical Dutch bar, where you will only find locals.
Our Dutch legend singer André Hazes, use to visit this place frequently. Nice to visit but unfortunately you won't be able to sing along, since they only play dutch music!
111 locals recommend
Cafe Nol
109 WesterstraatCafe Nol, is a typical Dutch bar, where you will only find locals.
Our Dutch legend singer André Hazes, use to visit this place frequently. Nice to visit but unfortunately you won't be able to sing along, since they only play dutch music!
Feel like singing Karaoke?
This is your place! Here you will find little rooms where you can choose your own songs and sing karaoke for a couple of hours!
We recommend you to reserve a room in forehand!
7 locals recommend
Duke Of Tokyo
37 ReguliersdwarsstraatFeel like singing Karaoke?
This is your place! Here you will find little rooms where you can choose your own songs and sing karaoke for a couple of hours!
We recommend you to reserve a room in forehand!
Feel like going to a concert? Check their website and book your dream night out!
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansFeel like going to a concert? Check their website and book your dream night out!
Feel like going to a concert or techno party? Check their website and book your dream night out!
444 locals recommend
Melkweg
234A LijnbaansgrachtFeel like going to a concert or techno party? Check their website and book your dream night out!