Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

The best Indonesian food in town
164 locals recommend
Restaurant Blauw Amsterdam
158-160 Amstelveenseweg
164 locals recommend
The best Indonesian food in town
Traditional bakery, 5 times a day freshly baked bread!
27 locals recommend
Klopper and Stolk
95 Amstelveenseweg
27 locals recommend
Traditional bakery, 5 times a day freshly baked bread!
Great coffeehouse in former farm, big playground for children and terrace on the waterfront
53 locals recommend
Groot Melkhuis
2 Vondelpark
53 locals recommend
Great coffeehouse in former farm, big playground for children and terrace on the waterfront
Modern fusion dishes for an affordable price, especially considering the Michelin star!!!
181 locals recommend
Ron Gastrobar
55 Sophialaan
181 locals recommend
Modern fusion dishes for an affordable price, especially considering the Michelin star!!!
Great Lebanese food and very spacious restaurant, with a great terrace at the pond. Truly in the spirit of Paris of the Middle East.
31 locals recommend
Cedars
80 Heemstedestraat
31 locals recommend
Great Lebanese food and very spacious restaurant, with a great terrace at the pond. Truly in the spirit of Paris of the Middle East.
Small but very cosy restaurant serving all sorts of fondue (meat, fish, cheese). One of our favourites!
26 locals recommend
Fondue & Fondue
415 Overtoom
26 locals recommend
Small but very cosy restaurant serving all sorts of fondue (meat, fish, cheese). One of our favourites!
Nice tapas! Great and spacious restaurant.
8 locals recommend
Castro Tapas & Grill
212 Koninginneweg
8 locals recommend
Nice tapas! Great and spacious restaurant.
Great coffee garden and playground for kids!
177 locals recommend
De Vondeltuin
7 Vondelpark
177 locals recommend
Great coffee garden and playground for kids!
Best Pizza in town! Run by rough guys from Napoli. No seats, just for delivery or take away into the Vondelpark.
16 locals recommend
Pomorosso Pizzeria
41 Amstelveenseweg
16 locals recommend
Best Pizza in town! Run by rough guys from Napoli. No seats, just for delivery or take away into the Vondelpark.
Pancake restaurant with a playground & children's farm.
25 locals recommend
Meerzicht Farm
56 Koenenkade
25 locals recommend
Pancake restaurant with a playground & children's farm.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local cafe with terrace at the canal
243 locals recommend
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de Bockstraat
243 locals recommend
Great local cafe with terrace at the canal
Amsterdams most famous concerthall & nightclub since the '60's in a former church. Many bars & clubs around at the Leidseplein.
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
Amsterdams most famous concerthall & nightclub since the '60's in a former church. Many bars & clubs around at the Leidseplein.
City cafe with great & cheap pub food & large collection of Belgian beers.
314 locals recommend
Stadscafé Van Mechelen
96/97 Sloterkade
314 locals recommend
City cafe with great & cheap pub food & large collection of Belgian beers.
Nice local bar with good music and '70's design interior
127 locals recommend
Caffee Oslo
1a Sloterkade
127 locals recommend
Nice local bar with good music and '70's design interior

Parks & Nature

Great for strolling around, taking a coffee or beer at one of the many terraces. For children the Vondeltuin (Vondelgarden) has a great playground next to the terrace!
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
Great for strolling around, taking a coffee or beer at one of the many terraces. For children the Vondeltuin (Vondelgarden) has a great playground next to the terrace!
Great park at the Schinkelcanal. Good place to take a dive in the water on hot summer days. The water is clean!
Jan Wilsbrug
Jan Wilsbrug
Great park at the Schinkelcanal. Good place to take a dive in the water on hot summer days. The water is clean!
Great small stretch of city wilderness with three small beaches at the lake 'Nieuwe Meer'. Ideal for young children. In summer there is a ferry for hikers & bikers to the Amsterdamse Bos!
Anton Schleperspad
Anton Schleperspad
Great small stretch of city wilderness with three small beaches at the lake 'Nieuwe Meer'. Ideal for young children. In summer there is a ferry for hikers & bikers to the Amsterdamse Bos!

Arts & Culture

Speaks for itself!
2485 locals recommend
Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
2485 locals recommend
Speaks for itself!
A must see, with all the grand masters of the Golden Age of Amsterdam, and much, much more...
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 locals recommend
A must see, with all the grand masters of the Golden Age of Amsterdam, and much, much more...

Sightseeing

Olympic stadium built for the 1928 Olympics. The oldest one still standing in the world, and recently completely renovated. Do visit the park behind it along the Schinkel canal, a great place to sit in the sun or even take a swim on hot summer days!
80 locals recommend
Olympic Stadium Amsterdam
2 Olympisch Stadion
80 locals recommend
Olympic stadium built for the 1928 Olympics. The oldest one still standing in the world, and recently completely renovated. Do visit the park behind it along the Schinkel canal, a great place to sit in the sun or even take a swim on hot summer days!

Everything Else

Open air theatre. Surprisingly good theatre, music & dance acts during every summer weekend
67 locals recommend
Vondelpark Openluchttheater
5a Vondelpark
67 locals recommend
Open air theatre. Surprisingly good theatre, music & dance acts during every summer weekend

Essentials

744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
744 locals recommend