Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
A lovely family place where all food is plant-based and vegan. Perfect for a quick bite and it's just down the road! Open every day except Monday from 4pm to 9pm.
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Loving Hut - Vegan House
334 Admiraal de RuijterwegA lovely family place where all food is plant-based and vegan. Perfect for a quick bite and it's just down the road! Open every day except Monday from 4pm to 9pm.
You can't visit Amsterdam without having tried our Indonesian cuisine! This place is a family-run business which has been around forever. Definitely worth the visit, and just down the street.
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Indonesisch restaurant Betawi
337 Admiraal de RuijterwegYou can't visit Amsterdam without having tried our Indonesian cuisine! This place is a family-run business which has been around forever. Definitely worth the visit, and just down the street.
Get your take-away pizza for €3,50 here! Very low budget, but tasty American-style pizza's and snacks.
Steakhouse Pizzeria Bos en Lommer
127 Bos en LommerwegGet your take-away pizza for €3,50 here! Very low budget, but tasty American-style pizza's and snacks.
Enjoy a flat white or avocado toast at this small, but cozy little breakfast/lunch spot.
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Samen - Lunch and Juices
72 Bos en LommerwegEnjoy a flat white or avocado toast at this small, but cozy little breakfast/lunch spot.
We often get the question what would constitute as Dutch cuisine. Well... pancakes! Our pancakes are something between the thin French crepes and the fluffy American pancakes. Only one way to find out is to try them. And oh, while you're at it, try the 'poffertjes'!
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The Pancake Bakery
191 PrinsengrachtWe often get the question what would constitute as Dutch cuisine. Well... pancakes! Our pancakes are something between the thin French crepes and the fluffy American pancakes. Only one way to find out is to try them. And oh, while you're at it, try the 'poffertjes'!
Fancy some Chinese or some Dutch-famous Surinamese food? Head over to Hap-Li, another place just a couple of steps away from our apartment!
Hap Li Restaurant
450 Admiraal de RuijterwegFancy some Chinese or some Dutch-famous Surinamese food? Head over to Hap-Li, another place just a couple of steps away from our apartment!
From a nice roasted chicken to vegan pizzas to all-you-can-eat Sunday brunches and late night cocktails: the 'Wild West' has it all for a cozy outing. Enjoy a walk down Bos en Lommerweg and find this hidden gem in the midst of a building complex.
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Wilde Westen
1 Bos en LommerplantsoenFrom a nice roasted chicken to vegan pizzas to all-you-can-eat Sunday brunches and late night cocktails: the 'Wild West' has it all for a cozy outing. Enjoy a walk down Bos en Lommerweg and find this hidden gem in the midst of a building complex.
Fancy some well-made and healthy food? Local Hero makes the best coffees and lunches, and caters to every dietary need. Try their cakes!
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Local Hero
92H Jan van GalenstraatFancy some well-made and healthy food? Local Hero makes the best coffees and lunches, and caters to every dietary need. Try their cakes!
Stunning views from this rotating restaurant on top of the ADAM Tower! Bit pricey and you'll definitely have to book in advance.
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Restaurant Moon
3 OverhoekspleinStunning views from this rotating restaurant on top of the ADAM Tower! Bit pricey and you'll definitely have to book in advance.
Want to try authentic Dutch food? Look no further. This place is called 'Mothers', because its premise is it serves food Dutch families used to eat.
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Restaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtWant to try authentic Dutch food? Look no further. This place is called 'Mothers', because its premise is it serves food Dutch families used to eat.
Love avocados and love brunch? Then The Avocado Show is a definitely must-visit! Be aware it can be crazy busy on Saturdays!
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The Avocado Show
449 Daniël StalpertstraatLove avocados and love brunch? Then The Avocado Show is a definitely must-visit! Be aware it can be crazy busy on Saturdays!
Plant-based/vegan, but also like a good burger? Go to the hip VJFB to enjoy their Double Patty Sumo Burger and loaded fries!
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Vegan Junk Food Bar
22 StaringpleinPlant-based/vegan, but also like a good burger? Go to the hip VJFB to enjoy their Double Patty Sumo Burger and loaded fries!
Full on vegan coffee shop/breakfast/brunch/lunch spot! Everything is home made by the lovely owner herself.
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Koffie ende Koeck
175 HaarlemmerwegFull on vegan coffee shop/breakfast/brunch/lunch spot! Everything is home made by the lovely owner herself.
Kartika
68H OvertoomA very good and inexpensive Indonesian place to check out.
An indoor food court with all kinds of food and drinks stalls. Very bustling scene!
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinAn indoor food court with all kinds of food and drinks stalls. Very bustling scene!
Arguably one of the best places to get a 'patat met' (fries with mayonnaise) in Amsterdam! Yes, order one with mayonnaise... that's how it's eaten here!
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Vlaams Friteshuis Vleminckx
33 VoetboogstraatArguably one of the best places to get a 'patat met' (fries with mayonnaise) in Amsterdam! Yes, order one with mayonnaise... that's how it's eaten here!
We love this little Vietnamese joint in the middle of China Town. Cheap, delicious and cozy. No reservations required since it's a tiny place.
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Little Saigon Restaurant
88-90 ZeedijkWe love this little Vietnamese joint in the middle of China Town. Cheap, delicious and cozy. No reservations required since it's a tiny place.
Parks & Nature
Nice park just a couple minutes away from the apartment. There are several nice cafés and restaurants for a nice coffee, drink or dinner.
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Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegNice park just a couple minutes away from the apartment. There are several nice cafés and restaurants for a nice coffee, drink or dinner.
Erasmusparkbuurt
Small little park where you can enjoy a picnic or relax.
Essentials
The closest grocery store where they have all essentials for low prices. Opened every day from 8am to 8pm. On Sundays open from 10pm to 6pm.
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Lidl
80 Sara BurgerhartstraatThe closest grocery store where they have all essentials for low prices. Opened every day from 8am to 8pm. On Sundays open from 10pm to 6pm.
For quick errands like snacks and public transport tickets you can go to this shop just a minute outside our place. You can also get some postcards etc here! They're open daily from 9AM to 10PM (except Sun till 9PM).
Tabakspeciaalzaak Admiraal
389-H Admiraal de RuijterwegFor quick errands like snacks and public transport tickets you can go to this shop just a minute outside our place. You can also get some postcards etc here! They're open daily from 9AM to 10PM (except Sun till 9PM).
AH Bos en Lommerweg
117 Bos en LommerwegA smaller grocery store about 10 minutes walking.
Click-Phone
119 Bos en LommerwegThis place allows you to print documents.
Entertainment & Activities
It's an arcade and food joint at the same time! Just around the corner at the Westerpark you can find this unique spot full of old and new arcade games or select from their big collection of board games.
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TonTon Club West
27 PolonceaukadeIt's an arcade and food joint at the same time! Just around the corner at the Westerpark you can find this unique spot full of old and new arcade games or select from their big collection of board games.
Drinks & Nightlife
Want to get out for a drink, but too lazy to get in town? Just go next door to Bar Roseval.
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Bar Roseval
404 Admiraal de RuijterwegWant to get out for a drink, but too lazy to get in town? Just go next door to Bar Roseval.
Dinner, drinks, dancing... Pacific Parc is just around the corner, so when you get tired it's just a short walk back home!
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Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeDinner, drinks, dancing... Pacific Parc is just around the corner, so when you get tired it's just a short walk back home!
Love a good cocktail/mocktail? This little gem is - you guessed it - hidden in plain sight! Snatch one of the few leather seats upstairs or sit at the bar and request into detail what kind of cocktail you're into to one of the moustached bartenders!
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Hiding in Plain Sight
18 RapenburgLove a good cocktail/mocktail? This little gem is - you guessed it - hidden in plain sight! Snatch one of the few leather seats upstairs or sit at the bar and request into detail what kind of cocktail you're into to one of the moustached bartenders!
With its authentic atmosphere and unique character, it is one of the best places in Amsterdam to taste new beers or simply drink your personal favourite. “In de Wildeman” is a beer tasting bar without music and visited by a wide variety of people from all over the world and it also has many local fans. They serve 18 beers on draft and have a selection of 250 different types of beers on bottle.
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Beer Tasting Room In The Wildeman
3 KolksteegWith its authentic atmosphere and unique character, it is one of the best places in Amsterdam to taste new beers or simply drink your personal favourite. “In de Wildeman” is a beer tasting bar without music and visited by a wide variety of people from all over the world and it also has many local fans. They serve 18 beers on draft and have a selection of 250 different types of beers on bottle.
Relaxed bar with 30 tap and 60 bottled varieties of American beer, plus snacks & outdoor seating.
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BeerTemple
250 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalRelaxed bar with 30 tap and 60 bottled varieties of American beer, plus snacks & outdoor seating.
Like to hang out low-key with a beer, some live music and play some pool? Then The Waterhole might be right up your alley. No fancy dance floors or hipster folk here; just relaxed people looking for a relaxed night!
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The Waterhole Live Music Bar
49 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatLike to hang out low-key with a beer, some live music and play some pool? Then The Waterhole might be right up your alley. No fancy dance floors or hipster folk here; just relaxed people looking for a relaxed night!
This historic bar near Dam Square is where Heineken was first brewed in 1864. Today they serve Heineken on tap—natch—along with a variety of other Amsterdam beer brewed within the city. Try pairing your pils with a tasty plate of Dutch-style snacks, such as bitterballen, a croquette-like snack served with mustard.
De Blauwe Parade
178 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalThis historic bar near Dam Square is where Heineken was first brewed in 1864. Today they serve Heineken on tap—natch—along with a variety of other Amsterdam beer brewed within the city. Try pairing your pils with a tasty plate of Dutch-style snacks, such as bitterballen, a croquette-like snack served with mustard.
Housed in an old municipal bathhouse right next to a towering windmill, this craft brewery started making batches of beer in 1985 and has become Amsterdam’s biggest and best known craft brewery. From bocks to blondes, there’s a beer with your name on it.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeHoused in an old municipal bathhouse right next to a towering windmill, this craft brewery started making batches of beer in 1985 and has become Amsterdam’s biggest and best known craft brewery. From bocks to blondes, there’s a beer with your name on it.
Near Dam Square is a historic jenever tasting room (circa 1650) with wooden barrels lining the walls. It’s where Anthony Bourdain (RIP) slurped jenever on camera. Taste your jenever at the bar inside or sip it on the outside terrace—the perfect watching spot.
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Three Little Bottles
18 GravenstraatNear Dam Square is a historic jenever tasting room (circa 1650) with wooden barrels lining the walls. It’s where Anthony Bourdain (RIP) slurped jenever on camera. Taste your jenever at the bar inside or sip it on the outside terrace—the perfect watching spot.
Classic, refined, and comfortable—what else would you expect from a bar named Pulitzer’s? Settle into a comfy couch or leather wingback chair and order an original cocktail, such as a Pineapple Julep or the Sherry Cobbler. This is a place to see and be seen.
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Pulitzer's Bar
234 KeizersgrachtClassic, refined, and comfortable—what else would you expect from a bar named Pulitzer’s? Settle into a comfy couch or leather wingback chair and order an original cocktail, such as a Pineapple Julep or the Sherry Cobbler. This is a place to see and be seen.
Getting Around
Station Sloterdijk is one of the main stations in Amsterdam where you can hop on the regional and national trains, buses, trams and metros. You can rent bikes here too!
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Amsterdam Sloterdijk station
1 ZaventemwegStation Sloterdijk is one of the main stations in Amsterdam where you can hop on the regional and national trains, buses, trams and metros. You can rent bikes here too!
Tram 12 stops right in front of your door which will take you either to Station Sloterdijk or to Station Amstel all the way in the east of the city.
Amsterdam, Wiltzanghlaan station
Tram 12 stops right in front of your door which will take you either to Station Sloterdijk or to Station Amstel all the way in the east of the city.
Bike rental Amsterdam
171 Piet MondriaanstraatArts & Culture
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinAnne-Frank-Haus
20 WestermarktRijksmuseum Amsterdam
1 MuseumstraatElectric Ladyland - Museum of Fluorescent Art
5 Tweede LeliedwarsstraatStedelijk Museum
10 MuseumpleinMuseum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, which translates to the Museum of Our Lord in the Attic, is a preserved canal house with hidden church in the attic. The Catholic church was built in the time the city turned Protestant and the Catholic religion was banished. A very special museum!
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Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder
38-40 Oudezijds Voorburgwal Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, which translates to the Museum of Our Lord in the Attic, is a preserved canal house with hidden church in the attic. The Catholic church was built in the time the city turned Protestant and the Catholic religion was banished. A very special museum!