Guidebook for Amsterdam

Kaz & Karin
Kaz & Karin
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Lovely restaurant, creative dishes, nice beer collection (from Amsterdam)!
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Restaurant Van de Buurt
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Lovely restaurant, creative dishes, nice beer collection (from Amsterdam)!
A great place for Surinam food, try out the various "Roti" dishes.
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Ram's Roti
107 Jan van Galenstraat
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A great place for Surinam food, try out the various "Roti" dishes.
The best Thai Food in town.
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Rakang
29-31 Elandsgracht
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The best Thai Food in town.
Cheap option, nothing special, but decent food.
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Eetcafé 't Pakhuis
10 Voetboogstraat
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Cheap option, nothing special, but decent food.
Take the ferry from Central Station (free), and enjoy the nice view over the IJ. Fatboys and good food available!
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Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
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Take the ferry from Central Station (free), and enjoy the nice view over the IJ. Fatboys and good food available!
Coffee and juices, nice breakfast or lunch.
Willem de Zwijgerlaan 170
170 Willem de Zwijgerlaan
Coffee and juices, nice breakfast or lunch.
Here you pay 4,95 for your breakfast. Never tried it, so tell us if you liked it!
Admiraal de Ruijterweg 268III
268III Admiraal de Ruijterweg
Here you pay 4,95 for your breakfast. Never tried it, so tell us if you liked it!

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the oldest Amsterdam Breweries, selling craft beers. A tour is possible. Open from 14.00 to 20.00, daily.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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One of the oldest Amsterdam Breweries, selling craft beers. A tour is possible. Open from 14.00 to 20.00, daily.
Bar with a nice terrace and lots of German beers
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Cafe Sound Garden
164-166 Marnixstraat
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Bar with a nice terrace and lots of German beers
Small student bar just outside of Leidseplein
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Café De Spuyt
86 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
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Small student bar just outside of Leidseplein
A bar for true Amsterdam people from the Jordaan area. Ask for a "kopstoot" at the bar
7 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Rooie Nelis
101 Laurierstraat
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A bar for true Amsterdam people from the Jordaan area. Ask for a "kopstoot" at the bar
Hip bar under a parking garage, with view over the canal
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Waterkant
55 Kapelweg
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Hip bar under a parking garage, with view over the canal
The place to go after all else is closed, or if your original plans didn't follow through
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De Buurvrouw
29 Sint Pieterspoortsteeg
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The place to go after all else is closed, or if your original plans didn't follow through
A small bar just behind Leidseplein. This place has a LOT of craft beers from different countries. They prepare their meals with beer =)
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De Zotte
29 Raamstraat
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A small bar just behind Leidseplein. This place has a LOT of craft beers from different countries. They prepare their meals with beer =)

Everything Else

A new club around the corner, check the website for the programme.
191 locals raden deze aan
De Marktkantine
6 Jan van Galenstraat
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A new club around the corner, check the website for the programme.
A great place for dancing. The kind of music depends on the evening, check out their website
428 locals raden deze aan
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
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A great place for dancing. The kind of music depends on the evening, check out their website
This building used to be a tram 'storage', now a beautiful and hip place for food, film and vintage. A must see! Food is quite expensive, but the concept is really nice.
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De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
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This building used to be a tram 'storage', now a beautiful and hip place for food, film and vintage. A must see! Food is quite expensive, but the concept is really nice.
15-20 minute walk from our place (in the direction of the city centre), 6,50 per 24 hours (if you wish to get insured it's an extra 2,50).
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Rent a Bike Amsterdam
2 Derde Hugo de Grootstraat
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15-20 minute walk from our place (in the direction of the city centre), 6,50 per 24 hours (if you wish to get insured it's an extra 2,50).
One of the few places in Amsterdam with a 24 hours permit. It's a bit outside a city center, but definitely worth it if you are into house/techno.
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RADION Amsterdam
1 Louwesweg
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One of the few places in Amsterdam with a 24 hours permit. It's a bit outside a city center, but definitely worth it if you are into house/techno.
Financial district. The Symphony Towers are 105m high and rank 3th and 4th in the tallest buildings of Amsterdam
Amsterdam Symphony
22-28 George Gershwinlaan
Financial district. The Symphony Towers are 105m high and rank 3th and 4th in the tallest buildings of Amsterdam

Sightseeing

De Waag has had several functions: as city defense, a place for guilds (Rembrand painted his ‘Anatomical lesson of doctor Tullip’ here), a weighhouse and currently it’s a restaurant.
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Waag
4 Nieuwmarkt
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De Waag has had several functions: as city defense, a place for guilds (Rembrand painted his ‘Anatomical lesson of doctor Tullip’ here), a weighhouse and currently it’s a restaurant.
If you don't wish to visit the museum, it's still nice to look at. Also you can visit the garden and have lunch or a drink there. Same architect as Amsterdam Centraal.
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Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
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If you don't wish to visit the museum, it's still nice to look at. Also you can visit the garden and have lunch or a drink there. Same architect as Amsterdam Centraal.
Climb 47 metres and have a great view over the city! Entrance 7,50, probably you'll have to plan something in between, for only 6 people are allowed in there per half hour.
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Westertoren
279a Prinsengracht
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Climb 47 metres and have a great view over the city! Entrance 7,50, probably you'll have to plan something in between, for only 6 people are allowed in there per half hour.
If you’re into modern architecture, you should see EYE, film museum and –theatre. On the other side the IJ, you can already see from the back of central station.
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IJpromenade
IJpromenade
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If you’re into modern architecture, you should see EYE, film museum and –theatre. On the other side the IJ, you can already see from the back of central station.
Check out the amazing view over Amsterdam from the 11th floor SkyLounge. Quite expensive, but it's also possible to just enjoy the view for a bit.
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DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
4 Oosterdoksstraat
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Check out the amazing view over Amsterdam from the 11th floor SkyLounge. Quite expensive, but it's also possible to just enjoy the view for a bit.
Really nice area with narrow, cosy streets, just stroll around. A bit more to the South you find the '9 straatjes' (9 little streets), with many bars and vintage stores.
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Westerstraat
Westerstraat
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Really nice area with narrow, cosy streets, just stroll around. A bit more to the South you find the '9 straatjes' (9 little streets), with many bars and vintage stores.

Shopping

A nice biological market (on Saturday), and on the Lindengracht there is a mixture of food, clothes and other stuff. Nice atmosphere, great for tasting food! On Monday mornings vintage market.
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Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
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A nice biological market (on Saturday), and on the Lindengracht there is a mixture of food, clothes and other stuff. Nice atmosphere, great for tasting food! On Monday mornings vintage market.

Arts & Culture

Museum located in a very beautiful classical building. Definitely worth a visit!
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Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
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Museum located in a very beautiful classical building. Definitely worth a visit!
Lovely courtyard. The museum's exhibitions change from time to time.
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Hermitage Amsterdam
51 Amstel
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Lovely courtyard. The museum's exhibitions change from time to time.

Essentials

Large Turkish supermarket with many different types of vegetables, herbs, meat. Cheap alternative for supermarkets like Albert Heijn
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Sera Beydogan Supermarkt
Bos en Lommerweg
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Large Turkish supermarket with many different types of vegetables, herbs, meat. Cheap alternative for supermarkets like Albert Heijn
Nightshop (open until 01:00)
V.o.f. Faas
106 Jan van Galenstraat
Nightshop (open until 01:00)
Supermarket for all your daily groceries
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Jan van Galenstraat 87
87 Jan van Galenstraat
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Supermarket for all your daily groceries
If you're as much into craft beers as we are, De Bierkoning is the best place to stock up!
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De Bierkoning
125 Paleisstraat
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If you're as much into craft beers as we are, De Bierkoning is the best place to stock up!