Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Bar, Restaurant, nice, trendy, lively terrace, just 1 minute walking from the apartment
173 locals recommend
Cafe de Walvis
516 SpaarndammerstraatBar, Restaurant, nice, trendy, lively terrace, just 1 minute walking from the apartment
Restaurant with really good food and a great concept (they work with mentally challenged personel). Just 2 minutes walking.
34 locals recommend
Restaurant Freud
424 SpaarndammerstraatRestaurant with really good food and a great concept (they work with mentally challenged personel). Just 2 minutes walking.
Pizza to eat there or take away. They are 11th on the list of best Pizza's in the world and Top in Amsterdam. Just a 2 minute walk away
40 locals recommend
Pinsa's
772 SpaarndammerstraatPizza to eat there or take away. They are 11th on the list of best Pizza's in the world and Top in Amsterdam. Just a 2 minute walk away
Het Ketelhuis
4 Pazzanistraatrestaurant, bar, cinema
cafe, restaurant, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, small shop with great bread
245 locals recommend
De Bakkerswinkel
cafe, restaurant, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, small shop with great bread
Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeBar, club, restaurant, great terrace
great restaurant, good food, amazing and unique location overviewing the harbour. The building was a former pirat-TV-station.
15 min. walking from apartment
118 locals recommend
REM Eiland
45-2 Haparandadamgreat restaurant, good food, amazing and unique location overviewing the harbour. The building was a former pirat-TV-station.
15 min. walking from apartment
Nice Restaurant with good food, it is a former ferryboat. 15 min. walking from apartment
71 locals recommend
Pont 13
50 HaparandadamNice Restaurant with good food, it is a former ferryboat. 15 min. walking from apartment
Great place for sandwiches!! Delicious! Say "Hi" to Sean :-) one of the friendliest Shopowner in town.
98 locals recommend
Small World Catering
14 Binnen OranjestraatGreat place for sandwiches!! Delicious! Say "Hi" to Sean :-) one of the friendliest Shopowner in town.
Nice place for Lunch, Dinner, High Tea - not cheap but high quality, great Terrace at the water
18 locals recommend
Bickers aan de Werf
2 BickerswerfNice place for Lunch, Dinner, High Tea - not cheap but high quality, great Terrace at the water
restaurant, bar with beachfeeling at the water, beach volleyball field, kid playground
19 locals recommend
Strand West
900 Stavangerwegrestaurant, bar with beachfeeling at the water, beach volleyball field, kid playground
Bagels, coffee, tea, nice backyard garden, within 2 minutes walking distance, they serve breakfast
411 locals recommend
Bagels & Beans
52 RuyschstraatBagels, coffee, tea, nice backyard garden, within 2 minutes walking distance, they serve breakfast
nice small restaurant with specialities from all over the world around "Sausages" (dutch: worst)
82 locals recommend
Worst Wijncafé
171 Barentszstraatnice small restaurant with specialities from all over the world around "Sausages" (dutch: worst)
restaurant/bar with terrace at the water, can be reached with the free ferry from Tasmanstraat (10 minutes walking from apartment)
104 locals recommend
Restaurant-Café De IJkantine
5 NDSM-Kaderestaurant/bar with terrace at the water, can be reached with the free ferry from Tasmanstraat (10 minutes walking from apartment)
cafe/restaurant/bar, alternative atmosphere, beach, live music
can be reached by free ferry from Tasmanstraat
489 locals recommend
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-Pleincafe/restaurant/bar, alternative atmosphere, beach, live music
can be reached by free ferry from Tasmanstraat
cafe/restaurant - the have one of the best apple-cakes in town. Great place to sit outside and watch people, especially on saturdays when there is the biological market
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 Noordermarktcafe/restaurant - the have one of the best apple-cakes in town. Great place to sit outside and watch people, especially on saturdays when there is the biological market
Amazing old "brown" cafe, nice applecake, soep, beer, sit outside and watch people pass by … Inside there are still carpets on the tables
7 locals recommend
Café Hegeraad
34 NoordermarktAmazing old "brown" cafe, nice applecake, soep, beer, sit outside and watch people pass by … Inside there are still carpets on the tables
Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtBar/Restaurant/Cafe - open fireplace, alternative, relaxed place
Amsterdam's City-Beach and Beach-Bar, Restaurant, live music, open fire, festivals, swimming, surfing, getting happy :)
150 locals recommend
Strand Blijburg
Amsterdam's City-Beach and Beach-Bar, Restaurant, live music, open fire, festivals, swimming, surfing, getting happy :)
Typical dutch kitchen! They offer a nice try-out-the-dutch-kitchen meal. The food is good, service friendly, the walls are covered with photographs of mothers. you need to reserve!
252 locals recommend
Restaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtTypical dutch kitchen! They offer a nice try-out-the-dutch-kitchen meal. The food is good, service friendly, the walls are covered with photographs of mothers. you need to reserve!
Cafe/Restaurant in Westerpark, alternative, fair prices, great garden to sit in, live music, kid friendly
68 locals recommend
Buurtboerderij 'Ons Genoegen'
319 SpaarndammerdijkCafe/Restaurant in Westerpark, alternative, fair prices, great garden to sit in, live music, kid friendly
Restaurant, Bar, great terrace outside at the water, inside open fireplace, music
52 locals recommend
Westerliefde
4-6 KlönnepleinRestaurant, Bar, great terrace outside at the water, inside open fireplace, music
Duende Dos
1-3 Nieuwe WillemsstraatTapasbar, live music
Bar, Cafe, Restaurant, open from 8:00 - 01:00 - they serve breakfast+Lunch+Dinner, just 1 minute walking from the apartment
72 locals recommend
Bar Mick
53 SpaarndammerstraatBar, Cafe, Restaurant, open from 8:00 - 01:00 - they serve breakfast+Lunch+Dinner, just 1 minute walking from the apartment
SkyLounge Amsterdam
4 OosterdoksstraatGreat views!
Restaurant Blauw Amsterdam
158-160 AmstelveensewegIndonesian Kitchen, Specialities from Surinaam
Restaurant in trendy Amsterdam Noord, great terrace, great view. Easy to reach with the free ferry from Tasmanstraat to NDSM warf. (eat the steak ;-)
130 locals recommend
Loetje aan 't IJ
14 WerfkadeRestaurant in trendy Amsterdam Noord, great terrace, great view. Easy to reach with the free ferry from Tasmanstraat to NDSM warf. (eat the steak ;-)
Everything Else
Le Sud
Vegetarian take-away. Great humus, baba ganusch, olives, ….
Supermarket - just across the street. Open every day from 8:00 to 19:00
15 locals recommend
Spar Steur
544 SpaarndammerstraatSupermarket - just across the street. Open every day from 8:00 to 19:00
Supermarket within 2 minutes walking distance, open every day from 8:00-22:00
99 locals recommend
AH Spaarndammerdijk
3 SpaarndammerdijkSupermarket within 2 minutes walking distance, open every day from 8:00-22:00
biological Market on saturdays, fabrics and cloth on mondays, nice cafés around
892 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarktbiological Market on saturdays, fabrics and cloth on mondays, nice cafés around
Market on saturdays - really nice and typical
(Food, clothes, stuff, flowers, …)
121 locals recommend
Lindengracht
4B LindengrachtMarket on saturdays - really nice and typical
(Food, clothes, stuff, flowers, …)
great building, free entrance, cafe on the 7th floor with terrace and nice view.
In the basement there is the "mouse-house" - really cute piece of art.
188 locals recommend
OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 Oosterdokskadegreat building, free entrance, cafe on the 7th floor with terrace and nice view.
In the basement there is the "mouse-house" - really cute piece of art.
Houthavenveer
Free Ferryboat to Amsterdam Noord (NDSM, IJ-Kantine, Pllek, Noorderlicht, Loetje…)
A small place where you can try the Dutch Genever (Brandy), they have their own destillery, the place was openend in 1659, very nice staff that explaines everything. Don't miss it!
161 locals recommend
Wynand Fockink
31 PijlsteegA small place where you can try the Dutch Genever (Brandy), they have their own destillery, the place was openend in 1659, very nice staff that explaines everything. Don't miss it!
Shopping
Blokker
72 Haarlemmerdijkkitchenstuff, decoration, electrics, ...
Drogisterij Verlaan/Schoonheidssalon/Pedicure
63 SpaarndammerstraatDrugstore
Spaarndammer Pharmacy
59 SpaarndammerstraatPharmacy
Pralines, great icecream in the summer, special chocolate gifts like shoes and bags, all handmade
12 locals recommend
Chocolaterie icecreamshop Jordino
25-A HaarlemmerdijkPralines, great icecream in the summer, special chocolate gifts like shoes and bags, all handmade
Sightseeing
Great building, architecture, Amsterdamse school, museum, guided tours
121 locals recommend
Museum Het Schip
45 OostzaanstraatGreat building, architecture, Amsterdamse school, museum, guided tours
Drinks & Nightlife
North Sea Jazz Club
1 Pazzanistraatbar, jazz, live music
typical dutch pub with great pub-food, nice terrace! Insider tip!!!!
39 locals recommend
't Blaauwhooft
1 Hendrik Jonkerpleintypical dutch pub with great pub-food, nice terrace! Insider tip!!!!
Cafe Dulac B.V.
restaurant, bar with Awardwinning interieur,
Trendy bar/restaurant at the water - go there with the free ferryboat leaving at Tasmanstraat and heading towards NDSM
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegTrendy bar/restaurant at the water - go there with the free ferryboat leaving at Tasmanstraat and heading towards NDSM
Vesper
57 Vinkenstraatcocktails :)
Bar/Cafe Chill-out place, artist, industrial area with exhibitions, performances
496 locals recommend
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob BontiusplaatsBar/Cafe Chill-out place, artist, industrial area with exhibitions, performances
Bar/Restaurant/Art/City-Beach a place that lives, artist around, performances, alternative, easy, relaxed ...
355 locals recommend
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte PapaverwegBar/Restaurant/Art/City-Beach a place that lives, artist around, performances, alternative, easy, relaxed ...
Arts & Culture
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkThe oldest Cinema of Amsterdam, very nice, including Restaurant
Amsterdam's new Movie/Film-Museum. Amazing building, museum, Restaurant with nice food (lunch/dinner), terrace on the water
go there with a free ferryboat, they leave behind centraalstation
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeAmsterdam's new Movie/Film-Museum. Amazing building, museum, Restaurant with nice food (lunch/dinner), terrace on the water
go there with a free ferryboat, they leave behind centraalstation
Science museum, especially nice for kids, interactive. The roof is free to access from outside, there are beach-chairs free of charge to use and relax and enjoy a great view!
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokScience museum, especially nice for kids, interactive. The roof is free to access from outside, there are beach-chairs free of charge to use and relax and enjoy a great view!