Darina's Guidebook
Food scene
Our favorite restaurants
Café Cómodo
110 Jan Pieter HeijestraatCafé Panache
117 Ten KatestraatRestaurant RED
594 KeizersgrachtCastell
254, 252 LijnbaansgrachtRestaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtFoodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinPannenkoekenboot Amsterdam
33 Ms. van Riemsdijkweg
Wander Island
Zandeiland éénGreat Lake sunset. 5 min walking from the house.
Breakfast and Brunch
Our favorite coffee place
Koffiehuis De Goede Morgen
75 VinkenkadeCorner Bakery Amsterdam Nieuw West
60-62 Kon. WilhelminapleinTEDS
60 Bosboom ToussaintstraatSightseeing
Madam Amsterdam
3 OverhoekspleinChina Town
123 ZeedijkCanal Boat Tour Amsterdam Cruise
226 Oudezijds VoorburgwalTry to go on a smaller boat.
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanAmazing zoo for all ages
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokRijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatAmazing lake - rent a boat, paddle, sailing boat and sail to the islands. Or just enjoy the water.
10 locals recommend
Port Winkeloord Relaxing Outside Amsterdam
20 A WinkeldijkAmazing lake - rent a boat, paddle, sailing boat and sail to the islands. Or just enjoy the water.
Neighbourhoods
Amsterdam Oud-West
Abcoude
Vinkeveen
Walking around the area
Vinkeveense Plassen
City advice
Getting around
Train from Abcoude
To avoid the hustle and bustle leave your car in Abcoude station and take the train to Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam
Book before you go
Restaurants
Good Restaurants are always busy. We recommend you to book a table in advance.
What to pack
Raincoat
Small raincoat in your backpack is always a good idea. Most probably if you have it it will stay dry:-)
Getting around
Tram
In the tram you need to use the middle of the first door to enter and the other doors to exit.
Book before you go
Rent a bike in Abcoude
https://www.olliescoffee.nl Rent a bike and discover the area! Great coffee place. You can easily get there by Uber for couple of euro or park for free in Abcoude.
Getting around
Uber
Uber is between 17 and 25 euro to Amstedam. 10 euro to and from Abcoude.