Guidebook for Amsterdam
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The Vondelpark is the largest city park in Amsterdam and it is my backyard : ). The Vondelpark is loved by Amsterdammers as well as by tourists, and is full of people enjoying it.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
The Vondelpark is the largest city park in Amsterdam and it is my backyard : ). The Vondelpark is loved by Amsterdammers as well as by tourists, and is full of people enjoying it.
Amsterdam's most exclusive shopping street is located in the PC Hooftstraat. It's walking distance and the fastest way is through the Vondelpark.
652 locals recommend
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatAmsterdam's most exclusive shopping street is located in the PC Hooftstraat. It's walking distance and the fastest way is through the Vondelpark.
The nearest supermarket is the Albert Heijn and is situated at the Overtoom. It is a small supermarket, but here you can buy most things you need for daily grocery shopping.
190 locals recommend
AH Overtoom
116 H OvertoomThe nearest supermarket is the Albert Heijn and is situated at the Overtoom. It is a small supermarket, but here you can buy most things you need for daily grocery shopping.
Housed inside Heineken’s historic brewery in the centre of Amsterdam, this interactive museum will take you on a, behind-the-scenes journey.
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeHoused inside Heineken’s historic brewery in the centre of Amsterdam, this interactive museum will take you on a, behind-the-scenes journey.
Food Scene
Wake up in the morning and walk through the Vondelpark to the Blauwe theehuis for breakfast and lunch. The terrace and roof terrace, are really nice.
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 VondelparkWake up in the morning and walk through the Vondelpark to the Blauwe theehuis for breakfast and lunch. The terrace and roof terrace, are really nice.
From the backside of Amsterdam Central Station there is a free ferry (“Buiksloterweg”) across the IJ, 24 hrs per day. It takes 3 minutes to get across. When you´ve crossed the water you take a left, i
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeFrom the backside of Amsterdam Central Station there is a free ferry (“Buiksloterweg”) across the IJ, 24 hrs per day. It takes 3 minutes to get across. When you´ve crossed the water you take a left, i
Nice no nonsense cafe / restaurant. You can also have dinner here, they don’t have a large menu (only between five starters and five mains, different every day), but everything is fresh and good.
56 locals recommend
Bosco
7 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatNice no nonsense cafe / restaurant. You can also have dinner here, they don’t have a large menu (only between five starters and five mains, different every day), but everything is fresh and good.
Souvla
10-hs Hugo de GrootpleinNice cocktails and the oysters are only €1 a piece (not the cocktails…)!
Newly openend Hot Dog stop of a Michelin star cook (Ron Blauw). The hot dogs are between €5 and €8. They also serve a ‘vega dog’. You really need to order a gin tonic here (€9,50).
30 locals recommend
The Fat Dog
Newly openend Hot Dog stop of a Michelin star cook (Ron Blauw). The hot dogs are between €5 and €8. They also serve a ‘vega dog’. You really need to order a gin tonic here (€9,50).
A very nice hotel/restaurant and cocktail bar. They also have live jazz some evenings.
23 locals recommend
The College Hotel
1 Roelof HartstraatA very nice hotel/restaurant and cocktail bar. They also have live jazz some evenings.
d'Vijff Vlieghen
294-302 SpuistraatDelicious food & wines in a very nice atmosphere.
Very famous in Amsterdam is Loetje. This is a restaurant where the signature dish is steak. And it is really delicious, with reasonable prices. If you prefer spicy, take the Bali steak : )
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatVery famous in Amsterdam is Loetje. This is a restaurant where the signature dish is steak. And it is really delicious, with reasonable prices. If you prefer spicy, take the Bali steak : )
Walking distance and delicious : ). It’s one of the oldest and most famous Indonesian restaurants in the Netherlands, and I would advise to book in advance. But often I just walk in and sit at the bar
23 locals recommend
Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatWalking distance and delicious : ). It’s one of the oldest and most famous Indonesian restaurants in the Netherlands, and I would advise to book in advance. But often I just walk in and sit at the bar
The restaurant has two Michelin stars, and if you are looking for something really special. This is it.
46 locals recommend
Ciel Bleu
333 Ferdinand BolstraatThe restaurant has two Michelin stars, and if you are looking for something really special. This is it.
Nice and plain Italian restaurant with a big terrace. Very near my appartment.
67 locals recommend
Restaurant Forno Communale
Nice and plain Italian restaurant with a big terrace. Very near my appartment.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gollem's Proeflokaal
160-162 OvertoomCafé Gollem serving Special Beers for 30 years!
Shopping
A very nice wine store. It's very near my appartment. So buy a nice wine and sit down in the Vondelpark during a sunny day.
22 locals recommend
Chabrol Wines
7 HaarlemmerstraatA very nice wine store. It's very near my appartment. So buy a nice wine and sit down in the Vondelpark during a sunny day.
Arts & Culture
The Rijksmuseum, which in English means – The State Museum, exists for more that two hundred years and today belongs to the most breathtaking museums in the world.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe Rijksmuseum, which in English means – The State Museum, exists for more that two hundred years and today belongs to the most breathtaking museums in the world.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. Walking distance from my appartment.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinThe Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. Walking distance from my appartment.
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinThe name says enough : ).