Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
Ekodis
73 BeukenpleinBiological/organic food
Albert Heijn
47 H ZeilstraatJust groceries
Food Scene
Pata Negra
124 UtrechtsestraatExcellent Spanish food, run by real Spanish people.
SPAR9O
1 NieuwmarktNice sunny terrace, as long as the sun is shining.
Boom Eten & Drinken
63 LinnaeusstraatExcellent food, nice people work here, cozy terrace.
Very chique, yet very affordable.
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Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach
72 MiddenwegVery chique, yet very affordable.
Sushi 'n Sake
34A DapperstraatYou know, sushi.
Café Maxwell
27 BeukenpleinGood people, nice food, typical dutch style of eating out.
Bloem Eten & Drinken
36 EntrepotdokNice terrace, unique location.
Drinks & Nightlife
de Biertuin
29 LinnaeusstraatNice terrace, wide variety of beers.
Beer brewery. This is my favorite place in the city to enjoy beer. They have a very large terrace and they serve their own brews. I love this place.
Note: they close at 20.00 in the evening
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeBeer brewery. This is my favorite place in the city to enjoy beer. They have a very large terrace and they serve their own brews. I love this place.
Note: they close at 20.00 in the evening
This bar has a very cool location, the service is shit, bring your own drinks for outside consumption.
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Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtThis bar has a very cool location, the service is shit, bring your own drinks for outside consumption.
Everything Else
This place offers many things. It has a nice restaurant, a cinema and it organizes club nights in a wide variety of genres.
http://www.studio-k.nu/
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Studio/K
62 TimorpleinThis place offers many things. It has a nice restaurant, a cinema and it organizes club nights in a wide variety of genres.
http://www.studio-k.nu/
This is a big venue for electronic dance music. At walking distance.
http://www.trouwamsterdam.nl/en/
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Trouw Amsterdam
125 WibautstraatThis is a big venue for electronic dance music. At walking distance.
http://www.trouwamsterdam.nl/en/
OT301
301 OvertoomMy favorite place for music and dance, bring earplugs.
This is an experimental platform for culture. They offer many things, ranging from social drinking to festivals and theatre.
http://www.amsterdamroest.nl/
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Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob BontiusplaatsThis is an experimental platform for culture. They offer many things, ranging from social drinking to festivals and theatre.
http://www.amsterdamroest.nl/
This is a fast way to get to and from my house, the Muiderpoort train station is just 700m from my place.
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Amsterdam Muiderpoort station
This is a fast way to get to and from my house, the Muiderpoort train station is just 700m from my place.
This is also one of my favorite places in Amsterdam. Just visit it to have a drink, some food or if there's a concert or a party to enjoy the festivities.
http://www.noorderlichtcafe.nl/?p=program
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Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinThis is also one of my favorite places in Amsterdam. Just visit it to have a drink, some food or if there's a concert or a party to enjoy the festivities.
http://www.noorderlichtcafe.nl/?p=program
Free public transportation ferry. If you want to cross the water, take one of these ferry lines for free.
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Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinFree public transportation ferry. If you want to cross the water, take one of these ferry lines for free.
Sightseeing
These guys organize canoe tours through the Amsterdam canals. The perspective changes and the city becomes a waterpark! http://www.seescitysurvival.nl
Zeeburgerpad 162
162 ZeeburgerpadThese guys organize canoe tours through the Amsterdam canals. The perspective changes and the city becomes a waterpark! http://www.seescitysurvival.nl