Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

Foam is a museum that exhibits all genres of photography in a beautiful canal-side setting. A must visit if you enjoy photography.
792 locals recommend
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 locals recommend
Foam is a museum that exhibits all genres of photography in a beautiful canal-side setting. A must visit if you enjoy photography.
A must see, both inside and out.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
A must see, both inside and out.

Parks & Nature

Perfect for an early morning run! Also a nice way to reach the Haarlemmerstraat, a nice shopping street.
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
1599 locals recommend
Perfect for an early morning run! Also a nice way to reach the Haarlemmerstraat, a nice shopping street.

Shopping

A store full of happy stuff which makes you smile :)
18 locals recommend
T.I.T.S.
78 De Clercqstraat
18 locals recommend
A store full of happy stuff which makes you smile :)
Lovely shopping street with small and local shops.
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraat
411 locals recommend
Lovely shopping street with small and local shops.
Biggest flea market in Europe, organised one weekend every month. Take the ferry, it is a lovely experience.
143 locals recommend
Vlooienmarkt IJhallen
143 locals recommend
Biggest flea market in Europe, organised one weekend every month. Take the ferry, it is a lovely experience.
Famous shopping area. Enjoy the small boutiques that sell art, clothes and everyting else.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
Famous shopping area. Enjoy the small boutiques that sell art, clothes and everyting else.
Jutka & Riska is a Dutch fashion label. They sell a mix of own design, hand-picked vintage and selected items of young designers.
JUTKA & RISKA
143 Haarlemmerdijk
Jutka & Riska is a Dutch fashion label. They sell a mix of own design, hand-picked vintage and selected items of young designers.

Food Scene

Former tram depot which now hosts an indoor food market lined with stalls of top-notch street food from some of Amsterdam’s most respected kitchens, as well as plentiful bars and seating areas! You can also find a cinema complex and some nice shops.
369 locals recommend
De Hallen
41 Bellamyplein
369 locals recommend
Former tram depot which now hosts an indoor food market lined with stalls of top-notch street food from some of Amsterdam’s most respected kitchens, as well as plentiful bars and seating areas! You can also find a cinema complex and some nice shops.
Serving “Traditional American smoky cuisine coupled with classic sides & dessert”. If you like meat, this is the place to be!
39 locals recommend
Graceland BAR-B-Q
8 Jan van Galenstraat
39 locals recommend
Serving “Traditional American smoky cuisine coupled with classic sides & dessert”. If you like meat, this is the place to be!
All day breakfast! Love the pancakes!
219 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
2-h Bellamystraat
219 locals recommend
All day breakfast! Love the pancakes!
Nice place for breakfast or dinner, with a nice and sunny terrace!
181 locals recommend
Podium Mozaiek
191 Bos en Lommerweg
181 locals recommend
Nice place for breakfast or dinner, with a nice and sunny terrace!
Best pizza in town!
248 locals recommend
La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
248 locals recommend
Best pizza in town!
Delicious pasta with local products. A reservation is recommended.
71 locals recommend
Cantinetta Wine & Pasta
105 De Clercqstraat
71 locals recommend
Delicious pasta with local products. A reservation is recommended.
Recently opened fish restaurant: order the fish at the 'market' and enjoy!
57 locals recommend
Pesca
133 Rozengracht
57 locals recommend
Recently opened fish restaurant: order the fish at the 'market' and enjoy!
Lobsters, Burgers and blues music... what more do you want!
39 locals recommend
De Biergrill
313 Bos en Lommerweg
39 locals recommend
Lobsters, Burgers and blues music... what more do you want!

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice for a drink and some dancing.
428 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
428 locals recommend
Nice for a drink and some dancing.
De School, the former technical school in Amsterdam-West now hosts a restaurant, a bar and a night club.
355 locals recommend
De School
3 Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat
355 locals recommend
De School, the former technical school in Amsterdam-West now hosts a restaurant, a bar and a night club.
Enjoy a nice cocktail and enjoy the view at this Skybar. Not cheap.
228 locals recommend
SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 Oosterdoksstraat
228 locals recommend
Enjoy a nice cocktail and enjoy the view at this Skybar. Not cheap.
Enjoy a drink, some bites or a complete meal in this recently renovated old bank. Beautiful, but somewhat expensive.
45 locals recommend
THE DUCHESS
172 Spuistraat
45 locals recommend
Enjoy a drink, some bites or a complete meal in this recently renovated old bank. Beautiful, but somewhat expensive.
A nice little winebar. If the weahter is nice, you can order your wine and bites and go for a picknick in the Westerpark.
27 locals recommend
Wester Wijnfabriek
10 Pazzanistraat
27 locals recommend
A nice little winebar. If the weahter is nice, you can order your wine and bites and go for a picknick in the Westerpark.
Lovely place for a drink and don't forget to order the nacho's: BEST in town!
24 locals recommend
Harlem Soul Food
77 Haarlemmerstraat
24 locals recommend
Lovely place for a drink and don't forget to order the nacho's: BEST in town!
Look for a nice concert or party and enjoy this great location! Dancing in an old church :)
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
Look for a nice concert or party and enjoy this great location! Dancing in an old church :)

Essentials

109 locals recommend
AH Bos en Lommerweg
117 Bos en Lommerweg
109 locals recommend
61 locals recommend
Lidl
80 Sara Burgerhartstraat
61 locals recommend
A local market for fruits, vegetables and everything else. If you visit late afternoon, most food products will be on sale.
371 locals recommend
Ten Kate Markt
32 Ten Katestraat
371 locals recommend
A local market for fruits, vegetables and everything else. If you visit late afternoon, most food products will be on sale.

Getting Around

Rent a bike, to get the full Amsterdam experience!
35 locals recommend
Bike rental Amsterdam
171 Piet Mondriaanstraat
35 locals recommend
Rent a bike, to get the full Amsterdam experience!
Take Tram 12 (or Tram 14 a little bit further down the street) to the city centre.
Amsterdam, Wiltzanghlaan station
Take Tram 12 (or Tram 14 a little bit further down the street) to the city centre.
Trainstation with a connection to the airport. You can also catch a train to the beach (station Zandvoort aan Zee). An insider tip: walk to Bloemendaal, which is more relaxed! Another possibility is to take the train to the lovely town of Haarlem, often called 'little Amsterdam'.
86 locals recommend
Amsterdam Sloterdijk station
1 Zaventemweg
86 locals recommend
Trainstation with a connection to the airport. You can also catch a train to the beach (station Zandvoort aan Zee). An insider tip: walk to Bloemendaal, which is more relaxed! Another possibility is to take the train to the lovely town of Haarlem, often called 'little Amsterdam'.