Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Best beef in Amsterdam, but also a nice bar to have a drink. You will find 95% locals here. The rest are tourist who come for the beef.
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Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatBest beef in Amsterdam, but also a nice bar to have a drink. You will find 95% locals here. The rest are tourist who come for the beef.
Very nice restaurant. Not for vegetarians. You get meat or fish.
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L'Entrecôte et les Dames
47-49 Van BaerlestraatVery nice restaurant. Not for vegetarians. You get meat or fish.
Taverna Barcelona
37 SaenredamstraatTapas and good wine in a very cosy place.
Monte Verde
15-17 Albert CuypstraatSimple and Cheap, but very tasteful. Also take away.
Burgermeester | de Pijp
48 Albert CuypstraatBest Burgers in Town.
Brandmeester's B.V
84 Van BaerlestraatYou can drink it there or take it home. Best coffee in the area.
Bagels & Beans
504 KeizersgrachtWhats in a name.
Former tram depot. Now has restaurants, a food court, shops, a movie theatre and a hotel. Worth a visit!
615 Einheimische empfehlen
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageFormer tram depot. Now has restaurants, a food court, shops, a movie theatre and a hotel. Worth a visit!
Great place. Very good chef. Small menu, but everything is fantastic. You can choose how many courses you want. Friendly prices (5 courses, 50 euro).
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Restaurant Floreyn
31 Albert CuypstraatGreat place. Very good chef. Small menu, but everything is fantastic. You can choose how many courses you want. Friendly prices (5 courses, 50 euro).
A must-visit if you love pure food. Locals come here to do their food shopping. You can also buy some nice pastry. And because it's to good not to eat it right away you can have it with good coffee.
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Zuidermrkt
A must-visit if you love pure food. Locals come here to do their food shopping. You can also buy some nice pastry. And because it's to good not to eat it right away you can have it with good coffee.
Essentials
Venkel
22 Albert CuypstraatHealthy and delicious. Also order the bread with humus!!!
Big supermarket, open 7 days a week from 8-22. They have everything you need.
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AH Van Baerlestraat
33 a Van BaerlestraatBig supermarket, open 7 days a week from 8-22. They have everything you need.
Arts & Culture
Stedelijk Museum
10 MuseumpleinModern Art Museum. World Famous
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinNot only Van Gogh, worth the waiting in the cue...
You could spend days here. But if you have little time just visit the main gallery: here you will find the most famous paintings.
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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
1 MuseumstraatYou could spend days here. But if you have little time just visit the main gallery: here you will find the most famous paintings.
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansCheck out their agenda for concerts.
The Concertgebouw
10 ConcertgebouwpleinCheck their agenda. Worth a visit!
Moco Museum
20 HonthorststraatBanksy! Great small museum.
Drinks & Nightlife
This hotel has a very nice terrace.
Also a modern design bar. Great to have a drink.
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The College Hotel
1 Roelof HartstraatThis hotel has a very nice terrace.
Also a modern design bar. Great to have a drink.
Have a coffee or a glass of wine in the lounge of this hotel. It is filled with gorgeous design furniture. The hotel where Robbie Williams, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber stayed.
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Conservatorium Hotel
50 Paulus PotterstraatHave a coffee or a glass of wine in the lounge of this hotel. It is filled with gorgeous design furniture. The hotel where Robbie Williams, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber stayed.
Old artists, writers, musicians, actors come here for a glass of wine. A Café without music, filled with tiny tables and chairs.
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Cafe Welling
32 Jan Willem BrouwersstraatOld artists, writers, musicians, actors come here for a glass of wine. A Café without music, filled with tiny tables and chairs.
Entertainment & Activities
Zuiderbad
26 HobbemastraatA small swimming pool build in 1912. Opposite to the Rijksmuseum.
150 year old park. Take a nice romantic walk or visit it with your kids, there is a lot to discover. Also very good for running.
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The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark150 year old park. Take a nice romantic walk or visit it with your kids, there is a lot to discover. Also very good for running.
Pathe City
15-19 Kleine-GartmanplantsoenSmall cinema. 10 minutes walk.
Shopping
All major brands have a store here. Bring some money because Chanel, LV and Cartier are also expensive in Amsterdam :-).
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatAll major brands have a store here. Bring some money because Chanel, LV and Cartier are also expensive in Amsterdam :-).
Record Friend
64 Sint AntoniesbreestraatSecond hand Vinyl and CD's.
Typical Dutch store. Also small groceries department. You find HEMA everywhere in Amsterdam
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HEMA
93 Ferdinand BolstraatTypical Dutch store. Also small groceries department. You find HEMA everywhere in Amsterdam
De Bijenkorf
1 DamA beautiful department store.
Everything Else
Albert Cuyp
Albert CuypstraatIt is famous, but you can skip it. Nothing makes it special.