Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
Dutch 'bierproeflokaal' (beer tasting cafe) located in an old distillery. Very nice.
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Beer Tasting Room In The Wildeman
3 KolksteegDutch 'bierproeflokaal' (beer tasting cafe) located in an old distillery. Very nice.
Cafe Cox
429 MarnixstraatBar/club. Music is quite good and the atmosphere is relaxed.
One of the better clubs in this street. Good music and lots of people.
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Club Up
26-1 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatOne of the better clubs in this street. Good music and lots of people.
Live jazz café. Really cool if you like jazz. Can get a bit crowded but it's worth it.
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Jazz Cafe Alto
115 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatLive jazz café. Really cool if you like jazz. Can get a bit crowded but it's worth it.
Nice bar near the university. Good place to stop if you're walking through the neighbourhood.
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Cafe "De Doelen"
125 KloveniersburgwalNice bar near the university. Good place to stop if you're walking through the neighbourhood.
Really musically varied club. Can be anything from jazz to hip hop to funk. It's also really close by so check it out.
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Bitterzoet
2 HS SpuistraatReally musically varied club. Can be anything from jazz to hip hop to funk. It's also really close by so check it out.
Bar/club. Kind of an alternative vibe. Fun place. Open untill 3 during week nights too.
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De Buurvrouw
29 Sint PieterspoortsteegBar/club. Kind of an alternative vibe. Fun place. Open untill 3 during week nights too.
Blumenmarkt
SingelBar/club. Good vibe and music. Nice decorations too.
Alternative bar. Metal and rock. Cheap beer and the ability to smoke inside.
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Cafe the Minds
25 HuidenstraatAlternative bar. Metal and rock. Cheap beer and the ability to smoke inside.
Traditional old Dutch Jenever tasting and shop. Jenever is a gin-like liquor popular in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
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Wynand Fockink
31 PijlsteegTraditional old Dutch Jenever tasting and shop. Jenever is a gin-like liquor popular in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
Good club located in Westerpark. Varied music, often bands or local DJs. The park itself is also nice, and there are a bunch of other places near you can check out.
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Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeGood club located in Westerpark. Varied music, often bands or local DJs. The park itself is also nice, and there are a bunch of other places near you can check out.
Brewery with a bar attached, where you can drink tasty beers made there. Great vibe and interior.
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Brouwerij de Prael
26 Oudezijds ArmsteegBrewery with a bar attached, where you can drink tasty beers made there. Great vibe and interior.
Essentials
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalLargest grocery in the neighborhood.
Albert Heijn BV
24 LobeliusstraatSmaller grocery but nearer to the apartment.
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalEverything Else
Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinCentral Station. bus/tram/train/metro
Abraxas Coffeeshop
12-14 Jonge RoelensteegDecent coffeeshop.
Prix d'Ami
3 HaringpakkerssteegDecent but pricey coffeeshop. Best near the apartment.
Good place for a game of pool. Better price than pool centres in the more central part of the city. Has a pool smoking area.
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Poolcafe de Keu
7A Eerste HelmersstraatGood place for a game of pool. Better price than pool centres in the more central part of the city. Has a pool smoking area.
Museum with a lot about the history of Amsterdam. Really interesting if you want to learn more about the city.
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Amsterdam Museum
51 KalverstraatMuseum with a lot about the history of Amsterdam. Really interesting if you want to learn more about the city.
Museum with a lot of paintings by van Gogh and a lot of other stuff about him.
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Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinMuseum with a lot of paintings by van Gogh and a lot of other stuff about him.
Historic university building. And it's where I go to college.
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Oudemanhuispoort
OudemanhuispoortHistoric university building. And it's where I go to college.
Food Scene
Fantastic food and wine at the higher end of the price-spectrum. Also a really nice street.
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Bistrot Neuf
9 HaarlemmerstraatFantastic food and wine at the higher end of the price-spectrum. Also a really nice street.
Coffeeshop Amsterdam
44 HaarlemmerstraatAlso a decent coffeeshop.
Tweede Kamer Coffeeshop
6 HeisteegOne of the better coffeeshops. Very small though.
Restaurant which brews its own beer. Really good roasted chicken for a nice price.
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Bierfabriek Amsterdam
67 NesRestaurant which brews its own beer. Really good roasted chicken for a nice price.
Good Thai food. Tiny but they have a restaurant across the street too.
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Bird Thais Restaurant
72-74 ZeedijkGood Thai food. Tiny but they have a restaurant across the street too.
Van 't Spit
95 De ClercqstraatGreat roasted chicken.
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
1 MuseumstraatGreat museum.
Museum showing things from the colonial era of the Netherlands and Indonesia and loads of other world culture things. Beautiful neighbourhood too.
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Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatMuseum showing things from the colonial era of the Netherlands and Indonesia and loads of other world culture things. Beautiful neighbourhood too.
Located above the IJ, this place is ideal for families with kids. There is all kinds of cool stuff to do for them, and it's quite interesting to see some of the things you can do.
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NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokLocated above the IJ, this place is ideal for families with kids. There is all kinds of cool stuff to do for them, and it's quite interesting to see some of the things you can do.
Art space, bar/restaurant, musical venue. Good place for a nights entertainment.
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Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenadeArt space, bar/restaurant, musical venue. Good place for a nights entertainment.
W139
139 WarmoesstraatArt space. Exhibitions.
De Appel
160 SchipluidenlaanContemporary art gallery.
Sightseeing
The Begijnhof is an old former religious community place, and is still a very peaceful and quiet place right in the middle of the busy centre of Amsterdam.
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Begijnhof
1 BegijnhofThe Begijnhof is an old former religious community place, and is still a very peaceful and quiet place right in the middle of the busy centre of Amsterdam.
Well known neighbourhood just west of the centre. Lots of old buildings and "brown" cafés.
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Jordaan
Well known neighbourhood just west of the centre. Lots of old buildings and "brown" cafés.
Parks & Nature
Most popular park in Amsterdam, named after Joost van den Vondel, a famous 17th century playwright and poet. You can walk around and sit down at a number of little bars, or you can just sit down on the grass and BBQ or just hang out.
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Vondelpark
Most popular park in Amsterdam, named after Joost van den Vondel, a famous 17th century playwright and poet. You can walk around and sit down at a number of little bars, or you can just sit down on the grass and BBQ or just hang out.