Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Getting Around

This location on just a 5-minute walk has sevaral tram lines, buses and trains leaving, connecting Amsterdam East with the rest of Amsterdam and cities outside of Amsterdam. For information about train timetables, check out www.ns.nl.
207 locals recommend
Amsterdam Muiderpoort station
207 locals recommend
This location on just a 5-minute walk has sevaral tram lines, buses and trains leaving, connecting Amsterdam East with the rest of Amsterdam and cities outside of Amsterdam. For information about train timetables, check out www.ns.nl.

Food Scene

Good food (the burger here is a classic!) and a large choice of nice drinks. Local beers, cocktails and advice from the bartenders. Music and atmosphere is very relaxed.
251 locals recommend
Walter's - The Walter Woodbury Bar
42 Javastraat
251 locals recommend
Good food (the burger here is a classic!) and a large choice of nice drinks. Local beers, cocktails and advice from the bartenders. Music and atmosphere is very relaxed.
The coffee is nice here. This is also a shop with some nice interior/fashion items.
94 locals recommend
Hartje Oost
23 Javastraat
94 locals recommend
The coffee is nice here. This is also a shop with some nice interior/fashion items.
Italian restaurant with a cozy interior.
46 locals recommend
Bar Gallizia
67 Javastraat
46 locals recommend
Italian restaurant with a cozy interior.
This is a really busy place on sunny days. The food is Vietnamese style, delicious and really affordable. Nice to enjoy a drink in the late afternoon sun or go for a good bite. Good music, hip interior and a friendly staff.
166 locals recommend
Bar Basquiat
88-90 Javastraat
166 locals recommend
This is a really busy place on sunny days. The food is Vietnamese style, delicious and really affordable. Nice to enjoy a drink in the late afternoon sun or go for a good bite. Good music, hip interior and a friendly staff.
Good lunch and dinner, enjoying a tropical vibe inside, even when the weather is bad.
141 locals recommend
Bar Botanique
581 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
141 locals recommend
Good lunch and dinner, enjoying a tropical vibe inside, even when the weather is bad.
This place used to be a bathing house, now this is a typical and well-known place in Amsterdam East. Nice to have a drink, but also suitable for a lunch. Dinner not recommended.
228 locals recommend
Het Badhuis
21 Javaplein
228 locals recommend
This place used to be a bathing house, now this is a typical and well-known place in Amsterdam East. Nice to have a drink, but also suitable for a lunch. Dinner not recommended.
A restaurant with great ambiance. The prices are higher than usual and reservations are required at weekends and holidays.
468 locals recommend
Wilde Zwijnen
23 Javaplein
468 locals recommend
A restaurant with great ambiance. The prices are higher than usual and reservations are required at weekends and holidays.
A bit more luxury than the other, more 'hip' restaurants, but great atmosphere. Prices are slightly high for Amsterdam East.
241 locals recommend
Louie Louie
11A Linnaeusstraat
241 locals recommend
A bit more luxury than the other, more 'hip' restaurants, but great atmosphere. Prices are slightly high for Amsterdam East.
Hip restaurant with good prices.
47 locals recommend
Stek | Breakfast & lunch
95 Wibautstraat
47 locals recommend
Hip restaurant with good prices.
Great classic restaurant, located next to the Artis Zoo.
224 locals recommend
De Plantage
36 Plantage Kerklaan
224 locals recommend
Great classic restaurant, located next to the Artis Zoo.

Drinks & Nightlife

Needless to say... a lot of choice in beer
523 locals recommend
de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
523 locals recommend
Needless to say... a lot of choice in beer
Great atmosphere, but crowded from thursday to saturday.
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
549 locals recommend
Great atmosphere, but crowded from thursday to saturday.

Parks & Nature

Great to barbecue in the summer, but also nice to escape the 'city feeling' a bit.
841 locals recommend
Oosterpark
Oosterpark
841 locals recommend
Great to barbecue in the summer, but also nice to escape the 'city feeling' a bit.
Amsterdam's most famous park, located next to the city center. Definitely worth a visit.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Amsterdam's most famous park, located next to the city center. Definitely worth a visit.

Arts & Culture

Most well-known Dutch artist.
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Most well-known Dutch artist.
The building itself is impressive already!
472 locals recommend
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
472 locals recommend
The building itself is impressive already!

Sightseeing

A very impressive story in Dutch history
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
2775 locals recommend
A very impressive story in Dutch history
The nine shopping streets of Amsterdam. Less known than the Kalverstraat, but more local stores and more atmospheric.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
The nine shopping streets of Amsterdam. Less known than the Kalverstraat, but more local stores and more atmospheric.

Shopping

Well-known city center of Amsterdam
643 locals recommend
Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat
643 locals recommend
Well-known city center of Amsterdam