Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Dutch 'bierproeflokaal' (beer tasting cafe) located in an old distillery. Very nice.
31 locals recommend
Beer Tasting Room In The Wildeman
3 Kolksteeg
31 locals recommend
Dutch 'bierproeflokaal' (beer tasting cafe) located in an old distillery. Very nice.
Bar/club. Music is quite good and the atmosphere is relaxed.
20 locals recommend
Cafe Cox
429 Marnixstraat
20 locals recommend
Bar/club. Music is quite good and the atmosphere is relaxed.
One of the better clubs in this street. Good music and lots of people.
43 locals recommend
Club Up
26-1 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
43 locals recommend
One of the better clubs in this street. Good music and lots of people.
Live jazz café. Really cool if you like jazz. Can get a bit crowded but it's worth it.
67 locals recommend
Jazz Cafe Alto
115 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
67 locals recommend
Live jazz café. Really cool if you like jazz. Can get a bit crowded but it's worth it.
Nice bar near the university. Good place to stop if you're walking through the neighbourhood.
6 locals recommend
Cafe "De Doelen"
125 Kloveniersburgwal
6 locals recommend
Nice bar near the university. Good place to stop if you're walking through the neighbourhood.
Really musically varied club. Can be anything from jazz to hip hop to funk. It's also really close by so check it out.
89 locals recommend
Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
89 locals recommend
Really musically varied club. Can be anything from jazz to hip hop to funk. It's also really close by so check it out.
Bar/club. Kind of an alternative vibe. Fun place. Open untill 3 during week nights too.
15 locals recommend
De Buurvrouw
29 Sint Pieterspoortsteeg
15 locals recommend
Bar/club. Kind of an alternative vibe. Fun place. Open untill 3 during week nights too.
Bar/club. Good vibe and music. Nice decorations too.
447 locals recommend
Bloemenmarkt
Singel
447 locals recommend
Bar/club. Good vibe and music. Nice decorations too.
Alternative bar. Metal and rock. Cheap beer and the ability to smoke inside.
16 locals recommend
Cafe the Minds
25 Huidenstraat
16 locals recommend
Alternative bar. Metal and rock. Cheap beer and the ability to smoke inside.
Traditional old Dutch Jenever tasting and shop. Jenever is a gin-like liquor popular in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
161 locals recommend
Wynand Fockink
31 Pijlsteeg
161 locals recommend
Traditional old Dutch Jenever tasting and shop. Jenever is a gin-like liquor popular in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
Good club located in Westerpark. Varied music, often bands or local DJs. The park itself is also nice, and there are a bunch of other places near you can check out.
428 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
428 locals recommend
Good club located in Westerpark. Varied music, often bands or local DJs. The park itself is also nice, and there are a bunch of other places near you can check out.
Brewery with a bar attached, where you can drink tasty beers made there. Great vibe and interior.
75 locals recommend
Brouwerij de Prael
26 Oudezijds Armsteeg
75 locals recommend
Brewery with a bar attached, where you can drink tasty beers made there. Great vibe and interior.

Essentials

Largest grocery in the neighborhood.
108 locals recommend
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
108 locals recommend
Largest grocery in the neighborhood.
Smaller grocery but nearer to the apartment.
78 locals recommend
Albert Heijn BV
24 Lobeliusstraat
78 locals recommend
Smaller grocery but nearer to the apartment.
108 locals recommend
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
108 locals recommend

Everything Else

Central Station. bus/tram/train/metro
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
Stationsplein
1346 locals recommend
Central Station. bus/tram/train/metro
Decent coffeeshop.
Abraxas Coffeeshop
12-14 Jonge Roelensteeg
Decent coffeeshop.
Decent but pricey coffeeshop. Best near the apartment.
7 locals recommend
Prix d'Ami
3 Haringpakkerssteeg
7 locals recommend
Decent but pricey coffeeshop. Best near the apartment.
Good place for a game of pool. Better price than pool centres in the more central part of the city. Has a pool smoking area.
10 locals recommend
Poolcafe de Keu
7A Eerste Helmersstraat
10 locals recommend
Good place for a game of pool. Better price than pool centres in the more central part of the city. Has a pool smoking area.
Museum with a lot about the history of Amsterdam. Really interesting if you want to learn more about the city.
139 locals recommend
Amsterdam Museum
51 Kalverstraat
139 locals recommend
Museum with a lot about the history of Amsterdam. Really interesting if you want to learn more about the city.
Museum with a lot of paintings by van Gogh and a lot of other stuff about him.
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Museum with a lot of paintings by van Gogh and a lot of other stuff about him.
Historic university building. And it's where I go to college.
14 locals recommend
Oudemanhuispoort
Oudemanhuispoort
14 locals recommend
Historic university building. And it's where I go to college.

Food Scene

Fantastic food and wine at the higher end of the price-spectrum. Also a really nice street.
42 locals recommend
Bistrot Neuf
9 Haarlemmerstraat
42 locals recommend
Fantastic food and wine at the higher end of the price-spectrum. Also a really nice street.
Also a decent coffeeshop.
21 locals recommend
Coffeeshop Amsterdam
44 Haarlemmerstraat
21 locals recommend
Also a decent coffeeshop.
One of the better coffeeshops. Very small though.
18 locals recommend
Tweede Kamer Coffeeshop
6 Heisteeg
18 locals recommend
One of the better coffeeshops. Very small though.
Restaurant which brews its own beer. Really good roasted chicken for a nice price.
61 locals recommend
Bierfabriek Amsterdam
67 Nes
61 locals recommend
Restaurant which brews its own beer. Really good roasted chicken for a nice price.
Good Thai food. Tiny but they have a restaurant across the street too.
167 locals recommend
Bird Thais Restaurant
72-74 Zeedijk
167 locals recommend
Good Thai food. Tiny but they have a restaurant across the street too.
Great roasted chicken.
196 locals recommend
Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
196 locals recommend
Great roasted chicken.

Arts & Culture

Great museum.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
Great museum.
Museum showing things from the colonial era of the Netherlands and Indonesia and loads of other world culture things. Beautiful neighbourhood too.
628 locals recommend
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 locals recommend
Museum showing things from the colonial era of the Netherlands and Indonesia and loads of other world culture things. Beautiful neighbourhood too.
Located above the IJ, this place is ideal for families with kids. There is all kinds of cool stuff to do for them, and it's quite interesting to see some of the things you can do.
603 locals recommend
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
603 locals recommend
Located above the IJ, this place is ideal for families with kids. There is all kinds of cool stuff to do for them, and it's quite interesting to see some of the things you can do.
Art space, bar/restaurant, musical venue. Good place for a nights entertainment.
322 locals recommend
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenade
322 locals recommend
Art space, bar/restaurant, musical venue. Good place for a nights entertainment.
Art space. Exhibitions.
8 locals recommend
W139
139 Warmoesstraat
8 locals recommend
Art space. Exhibitions.
Contemporary art gallery.
17 locals recommend
De Appel
160 Schipluidenlaan
17 locals recommend
Contemporary art gallery.

Sightseeing

The Begijnhof is an old former religious community place, and is still a very peaceful and quiet place right in the middle of the busy centre of Amsterdam.
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 Begijnhof
277 locals recommend
The Begijnhof is an old former religious community place, and is still a very peaceful and quiet place right in the middle of the busy centre of Amsterdam.
Well known neighbourhood just west of the centre. Lots of old buildings and "brown" cafés.
756 locals recommend
Jordaan
756 locals recommend
Well known neighbourhood just west of the centre. Lots of old buildings and "brown" cafés.

Parks & Nature

Most popular park in Amsterdam, named after Joost van den Vondel, a famous 17th century playwright and poet. You can walk around and sit down at a number of little bars, or you can just sit down on the grass and BBQ or just hang out.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Most popular park in Amsterdam, named after Joost van den Vondel, a famous 17th century playwright and poet. You can walk around and sit down at a number of little bars, or you can just sit down on the grass and BBQ or just hang out.