Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Het Badhuis
21 JavapleinGreat cafe with a nice sunny terras.
Best Thai food in town. Restaurant and take away. Mains starting from 14 euro.
83 Einheimische empfehlen
Thai Tiger
7 JavapleinBest Thai food in town. Restaurant and take away. Mains starting from 14 euro.
If you want to try Dutch-Surinamese dish 'pom', you should go here. It's a very simple place, but they make the best 'broodje pom' in Amsterdam!
Carmen's Food Corner
68 CelebesstraatIf you want to try Dutch-Surinamese dish 'pom', you should go here. It's a very simple place, but they make the best 'broodje pom' in Amsterdam!
Australian place, all day breakfast, very nice food.
122 Einheimische empfehlen
Drovers Dog Atjehstraat
Eerste AtjehstraatAustralian place, all day breakfast, very nice food.
Fancy restaurant, terrific food. Mains starting from 20 euro.
468 Einheimische empfehlen
Wilde Zwijnen
23 JavapleinFancy restaurant, terrific food. Mains starting from 20 euro.
Bedford - Stuyvesant
55 JavastraatGreat place for a coffee!
Everything Else
Cafe / Restaurant / cinema with a alternative vibe. Great place to hang out. Films are in original languages with Dutch subtitles.
384 Einheimische empfehlen
Studio/K
62 TimorpleinCafe / Restaurant / cinema with a alternative vibe. Great place to hang out. Films are in original languages with Dutch subtitles.
The nearest park. Very spacy. There's also a outdoor swimming pool and a jenever (Dutch gin) distillery.
398 Einheimische empfehlen
Flevopark
FlevoparkThe nearest park. Very spacy. There's also a outdoor swimming pool and a jenever (Dutch gin) distillery.
Essentials
AH Molukkenstraat
101 A MolukkenstraatNearest supermarket (5 minutes by foot).
Dé Bakker van Oost
42 SumatrastraatTraditional Dutch bakery.
Drinks & Nightlife
Amsterdam Brewery with terrific beers. Bar / terras is open till 8 pm. every day. The actual brewery is the greenish building opposite the water next to my apartment.
1100 Einheimische empfehlen
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeAmsterdam Brewery with terrific beers. Bar / terras is open till 8 pm. every day. The actual brewery is the greenish building opposite the water next to my apartment.
Very hip bar. It's nicely decorated, lot's of great drinks. Open for dinner as well.
251 Einheimische empfehlen
Walter's - The Walter Woodbury Bar
42 JavastraatVery hip bar. It's nicely decorated, lot's of great drinks. Open for dinner as well.
Biertuin 'beer garden' is a nice bar / restaurant with a wide selection of local and imported beers. They serve good food as well (roasted chicken!).
523 Einheimische empfehlen
de Biertuin
29 LinnaeusstraatBiertuin 'beer garden' is a nice bar / restaurant with a wide selection of local and imported beers. They serve good food as well (roasted chicken!).
Roest is very dynamic: in summer it has a beach vibe, in the weekends it's a more alternative club. Very interesting place.
496 Einheimische empfehlen
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob BontiusplaatsRoest is very dynamic: in summer it has a beach vibe, in the weekends it's a more alternative club. Very interesting place.
Ideally located bar for catching sun all day long. Nice vibe and a huge terrace.
533 Einheimische empfehlen
Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtIdeally located bar for catching sun all day long. Nice vibe and a huge terrace.
Sightseeing
The Tropenmuseum is a great museum about forreign peoples and cultures with a massive collection on former collonies such as Indonesia.
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Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatThe Tropenmuseum is a great museum about forreign peoples and cultures with a massive collection on former collonies such as Indonesia.
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanArtis Amsterdam Zoo is the oldest zoo of the Netherlands.
The Scheepvaartmuseum is a maritime museum. The architecture of the building is delightful, the collection is very diverse, and it has a replica of a 17th century trade ship.
820 Einheimische empfehlen
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 KattenburgerpleinThe Scheepvaartmuseum is a maritime museum. The architecture of the building is delightful, the collection is very diverse, and it has a replica of a 17th century trade ship.
Marvelous new architecture on former harbour docks. Worth a little detour.
26 Einheimische empfehlen
Java Eiland
Marvelous new architecture on former harbour docks. Worth a little detour.
Very pitoresque Dutch village with wooden houses, great for a bike tour out of the city. Half an hour by bike from my apartment. Can be combined with a trip to neigbouring village Ransdorp.
91 Einheimische empfehlen
Durgerdam
Very pitoresque Dutch village with wooden houses, great for a bike tour out of the city. Half an hour by bike from my apartment. Can be combined with a trip to neigbouring village Ransdorp.
Very pitoresque Dutch village with wooden houses, great for a bike tour out of the city. Half an hour by bike from my apartment. Can be combined with a trip to neigbouring village Durgerdam.
22 Einheimische empfehlen
Ransdorp
Very pitoresque Dutch village with wooden houses, great for a bike tour out of the city. Half an hour by bike from my apartment. Can be combined with a trip to neigbouring village Durgerdam.
Shopping
Turkish vegetables / butchery / grocery shop. Cheap, fresh and a lovely owner.
11 Einheimische empfehlen
Slagerij Lale
101 JavastraatTurkish vegetables / butchery / grocery shop. Cheap, fresh and a lovely owner.
All kinds of shops: two big grocery stores, banks (ATM), bookshop, pharmacy, a snack bar and more.
81 Einheimische empfehlen
Shopping Center Brazilië
1065 Oostelijke HandelskadeAll kinds of shops: two big grocery stores, banks (ATM), bookshop, pharmacy, a snack bar and more.