Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Great Italian food! Lovely atmosphere, good service, very popular among the locals. Make sure to reserve a table, they're booked full all the time!
116 locals recommend
il Pecorino
11 Van der PekpleinGreat Italian food! Lovely atmosphere, good service, very popular among the locals. Make sure to reserve a table, they're booked full all the time!
Fantastic Thai food at a very good price! The restaurant has a lovely old fashioned look, but is also great for take away.
24 locals recommend
Pasoek Thai Restaurant
7 KamperfoeliewegFantastic Thai food at a very good price! The restaurant has a lovely old fashioned look, but is also great for take away.
Rather hidden (you need a bike or car to get there) but very nice place with great food. Not the cheapest though.
410 locals recommend
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 AambeeldstraatRather hidden (you need a bike or car to get there) but very nice place with great food. Not the cheapest though.
Café-Restaurant Stork
201 Gedempt HamerkanaalFantastic sea food with a great view to boot.
Great atmosphere, very much the industrial 'Noord' air. Loved by locals, great for hanging outside with fair weather.
489 locals recommend
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinGreat atmosphere, very much the industrial 'Noord' air. Loved by locals, great for hanging outside with fair weather.
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegGood place to go with the kids, also industrial and with a nice terrace.
de Bakkerszonen
113 MosveldEnjoy your morning croissant and coffee here.
Enjoy the view and some pretty good food at this nice little pavilion. Very close to the beach too.
13 locals recommend
Paviljoen Twiske
8 De NoorderlaaikEnjoy the view and some pretty good food at this nice little pavilion. Very close to the beach too.
Fine food and also great for a drink at night. They sometimes have Lindyhop dancing! The garden is open in the summer.
322 locals recommend
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenadeFine food and also great for a drink at night. They sometimes have Lindyhop dancing! The garden is open in the summer.
Enjoy a nice typically Dutch lunch here ('uitsmijter' or 'kroketten') in a pleasant place.
50 locals recommend
Cafe De Poort
44 HaarlemmerdijkEnjoy a nice typically Dutch lunch here ('uitsmijter' or 'kroketten') in a pleasant place.
Surprisingly good food for a film museum. Though a bit expensive, the view is well worth it!
They also have a good selection of films and usually very interesting exhibitions.
The address on AirBnB isn't correct, it's the big white building close to the ferry crossing the IJ.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeSurprisingly good food for a film museum. Though a bit expensive, the view is well worth it!
They also have a good selection of films and usually very interesting exhibitions.
The address on AirBnB isn't correct, it's the big white building close to the ferry crossing the IJ.
In this revolving restaurant the view is never the same! See the entire city while dining, and have a swing on top of the tower afterwards (the highest swing in Europe)!
603 locals recommend
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinIn this revolving restaurant the view is never the same! See the entire city while dining, and have a swing on top of the tower afterwards (the highest swing in Europe)!
Parks & Nature
Right at the end of the street! Quiet park for a relaxing walk.
Enjoy the view of the old houses across the water.
104 locals recommend
Noorderpark
1 FloraparkwegRight at the end of the street! Quiet park for a relaxing walk.
Enjoy the view of the old houses across the water.
Sportpark Vliegenbos
138 MeeuwenlaanNice for running and walking with the kids.
Very relaxing natural area not far from the house (about 25 minutes by bike, 15 minutes by car). There is a beach which is great for swimming (definitely with kids) and there are plenty of roads for walking, running or cycling.
9 locals recommend
Tennisclub 't Twiske
99 TwiskewegVery relaxing natural area not far from the house (about 25 minutes by bike, 15 minutes by car). There is a beach which is great for swimming (definitely with kids) and there are plenty of roads for walking, running or cycling.
Entertainment & Activities
Lovely little petting zoo, lot's of goats and sheep, great for the kids.
10 locals recommend
Kinderboerderij De Buiktuin
19 NoordhollandschkanaaldijkLovely little petting zoo, lot's of goats and sheep, great for the kids.
Brand new swimming pool, very pleasant atmosphere, only 5 minutes by bike. In the summer time the huge outdoor area is also open.
46 locals recommend
Noorderparkbad
5 SneeuwbalwegBrand new swimming pool, very pleasant atmosphere, only 5 minutes by bike. In the summer time the huge outdoor area is also open.
Nice little cinema, quite new and with very wide chairs for comfortable viewing.
Also doubles as bar and pretty cheap restaurant.
82 locals recommend
FC Hyena
24 AambeeldstraatNice little cinema, quite new and with very wide chairs for comfortable viewing.
Also doubles as bar and pretty cheap restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
Located in an old hangar, this bar perfectly combines the old industry with modern style. Perfect for a drink after a movie at FC Hyena or dinner at Hotel De Goudfazant.
87 locals recommend
Hangar Amsterdam
36 AambeeldstraatLocated in an old hangar, this bar perfectly combines the old industry with modern style. Perfect for a drink after a movie at FC Hyena or dinner at Hotel De Goudfazant.
Very peculiar setting, incredibly hip. They have vegatarian food too, if you're into that. Definitely worth a visit, especially in the summer.
355 locals recommend
Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte PapaverwegVery peculiar setting, incredibly hip. They have vegatarian food too, if you're into that. Definitely worth a visit, especially in the summer.