Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
This bakery won several national prizes for it's outstanding delicacies and is well known all over the Netherlands. You should definitely go here for some nice sandwiches, cheese or one of the other tasty things they have to offer!
19 locals recommend
JWO Lekkernijen
1 Tweede GoudsbloemdwarsstraatThis bakery won several national prizes for it's outstanding delicacies and is well known all over the Netherlands. You should definitely go here for some nice sandwiches, cheese or one of the other tasty things they have to offer!
If you are a pizza lover you definitely should go here! It has authentic Italian thin based pizza's and are possibly the best in whole of Amsterdam.
248 locals recommend
La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede TuindwarsstraatIf you are a pizza lover you definitely should go here! It has authentic Italian thin based pizza's and are possibly the best in whole of Amsterdam.
This is an fancy restaurant with nice food in a nice neighborhood. Main courses are around 20-25 euro's.
224 locals recommend
De Plantage
36 Plantage KerklaanThis is an fancy restaurant with nice food in a nice neighborhood. Main courses are around 20-25 euro's.
This restaurant/bar serves amazing hamburgers and is famous for it's quality late night food (during the week it's until 03:00 and in the weekend until 04:00)
81 locals recommend
Cannibale Royale Handboogstraat
17a HandboogstraatThis restaurant/bar serves amazing hamburgers and is famous for it's quality late night food (during the week it's until 03:00 and in the weekend until 04:00)
A very cosy restaurant hidden in a small street near damsquare, a personal favorite of me!
33 locals recommend
Kapitein Zeppos
5 Gebed Zonder EndA very cosy restaurant hidden in a small street near damsquare, a personal favorite of me!
This is voted the number one pizza in Amsterdam by several newspapers. You can take away and eat your pizza at the canals or eat at the restaurant.
81 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers Haarlemmerdijk
128 HS HaarlemmerdijkThis is voted the number one pizza in Amsterdam by several newspapers. You can take away and eat your pizza at the canals or eat at the restaurant.
Parks & Nature
This is one of the most famous parks in Amsterdam. It's right in the centre and only a 10 minutes bike ride from the apartment. In the weekend it will be packed with tourists and sometimes is too crowded. On weekdays it will be a lot nicer to walk around and enjoy the famous Vondelpark.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
This is one of the most famous parks in Amsterdam. It's right in the centre and only a 10 minutes bike ride from the apartment. In the weekend it will be packed with tourists and sometimes is too crowded. On weekdays it will be a lot nicer to walk around and enjoy the famous Vondelpark.
This park doesn't have the history of the Vondelpark but offers everything that Vondelpark doesn't have. It's only a 10 minutes walk (5 minutes bike ride!) and has a few nice venues where it's possible to enjoy some drinks in the sun. On the big main field it's also allowed to have a BBQ so that's also an option (It's possible to buy a disposable BBQ at Albert Heijn).
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegThis park doesn't have the history of the Vondelpark but offers everything that Vondelpark doesn't have. It's only a 10 minutes walk (5 minutes bike ride!) and has a few nice venues where it's possible to enjoy some drinks in the sun. On the big main field it's also allowed to have a BBQ so that's also an option (It's possible to buy a disposable BBQ at Albert Heijn).
This park is more suitable for the nature lover. It's about 20 minutes with the bus and perfect for a nice walk!
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
This park is more suitable for the nature lover. It's about 20 minutes with the bus and perfect for a nice walk!
Arts & Culture
The Anne Frank house is about five minutes walking away and to avoid standing in line for several hours it would be smart to go early in the morning or later at night (opening hours are 09:00 - 22:00, hours might differ so please double check before heading over!).
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktThe Anne Frank house is about five minutes walking away and to avoid standing in line for several hours it would be smart to go early in the morning or later at night (opening hours are 09:00 - 22:00, hours might differ so please double check before heading over!).
This is one of biggest museums of modern art in the Netherlands and a definite must see for lovers of Modern art.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinThis is one of biggest museums of modern art in the Netherlands and a definite must see for lovers of Modern art.
This is the national museum of the Netherlands. The building itself is already worth going! The Nachtwacht (and several other iconic Dutch art) is located here.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThis is the national museum of the Netherlands. The building itself is already worth going! The Nachtwacht (and several other iconic Dutch art) is located here.
Entertainment & Activities
This old school movietheatre has an unique vibe and will not be your everyday movietheatre. Not every blockbuster will play here so to see all the latest big movies you should go to Pathe.
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkThis old school movietheatre has an unique vibe and will not be your everyday movietheatre. Not every blockbuster will play here so to see all the latest big movies you should go to Pathe.
Pathe de Munt
15 VijzelstraatOne of the bigger cinema's in Amsterdam.
Similar to Pathe de munt but a nicer venue with a very grand main theatre.
340 locals recommend
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 ReguliersbreestraatSimilar to Pathe de munt but a nicer venue with a very grand main theatre.
This is a very modern Cinema in Amsterdam North, just a 10 minutes ride with the free ferry. It offers a nice restaurant and bar as well.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeThis is a very modern Cinema in Amsterdam North, just a 10 minutes ride with the free ferry. It offers a nice restaurant and bar as well.
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanThe Amsterdam Zoo, it has a nice part dedicated to the outer space.
Coffeeshop Amsterdam
44 HaarlemmerstraatThis is one of the best coffeeshops in Amsterdam.
Getting Around
Nieuwe Willemsstraat
Nieuwe WillemsstraatBusstation
This is Amsterdam Central station. It offers buses, trams en metro's towards everywhere in Amsterdam. And of course trains across all of the Netherlands
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinThis is Amsterdam Central station. It offers buses, trams en metro's towards everywhere in Amsterdam. And of course trains across all of the Netherlands
Sightseeing
This area in Amsterdam is very beautiful. Together with the Jordaan it's one of the most popular area's to life in! It offers loads of bars which mostly are packed in the weekend and most of the weekdays as well!
499 locals recommend
De Pijp
This area in Amsterdam is very beautiful. Together with the Jordaan it's one of the most popular area's to life in! It offers loads of bars which mostly are packed in the weekend and most of the weekdays as well!
This is something that everyone has to see while visiting Amsterdam. There is a possibility to do a Canal cruise along the canals or you could just walk/bike in the area. Either way it's a very special experience.
138 locals recommend
Canals of Amsterdam
This is something that everyone has to see while visiting Amsterdam. There is a possibility to do a Canal cruise along the canals or you could just walk/bike in the area. Either way it's a very special experience.
Shopping
Kalverstraat
KalverstraatThis is the shopping area of Amsterdam
This high-end mall is located right at damsquare near to the royal palace and is worth visiting for the big spenders or window shoppers.
425 locals recommend
De Bijenkorf
1 DamThis high-end mall is located right at damsquare near to the royal palace and is worth visiting for the big spenders or window shoppers.