Guidebook for Amsterdam
Arts & Culture
The Rijksmuseum is my favorite museum to show guests as it has a stunning art collection with several paintings of Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Vermeer and many other painters. It also has beautiful tapistries, china, glass and silver objects.
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Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
The Rijksmuseum is my favorite museum to show guests as it has a stunning art collection with several paintings of Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Vermeer and many other painters. It also has beautiful tapistries, china, glass and silver objects.
The Van Gogh Museum has the biggest collection of his paintings, drawings and letters. The exhibition shows you the phenomenal development Van Gogh went through during the decade years he painted before he took his own life.
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Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinThe Van Gogh Museum has the biggest collection of his paintings, drawings and letters. The exhibition shows you the phenomenal development Van Gogh went through during the decade years he painted before he took his own life.
Adjacent to the Van Gogh Museum this museum has always interesting modern art on display, partly the fascinating permanent art collection as well as the temporary expositions
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Stedelijk Museum
10 MuseumpleinAdjacent to the Van Gogh Museum this museum has always interesting modern art on display, partly the fascinating permanent art collection as well as the temporary expositions
For the first time in its existence, the Hermitage Amsterdam has mounted a show of Dutch masters from the renowned St Petersburg collection. It will showcase one of the greatest treasures of the State Hermitage: the world’s leading collection of Dutch Golden Age painting outside the Netherlands. No fewer than 63 works by 50 different artists are being brought to Amsterdam for a unique exhibition.
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Hermitage Amsterdam
51 AmstelFor the first time in its existence, the Hermitage Amsterdam has mounted a show of Dutch masters from the renowned St Petersburg collection. It will showcase one of the greatest treasures of the State Hermitage: the world’s leading collection of Dutch Golden Age painting outside the Netherlands. No fewer than 63 works by 50 different artists are being brought to Amsterdam for a unique exhibition.
Food Scene
Vlaamsch Broodhuys BV
64 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatA good place to have breakfast or lunch
Lunchroom Wilhelmina
83-A Eerste HelmersstraatNice coffee and atmosphere
Coffee lounge West
82 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatGood Italian coffee
Starbucks
72 OvertoomKoffie Academie
95 OvertoomVery good and smooth coffee
Great terrace overlooking the Vondelpark to have coffee and tea. Also great restaurant.
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Vondelparkpaviljoen
Great terrace overlooking the Vondelpark to have coffee and tea. Also great restaurant.
A great place, a food hall with a wide variety of food. Young and enthusiastic atmosphere.
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinA great place, a food hall with a wide variety of food. Young and enthusiastic atmosphere.
In the middle of the park, large terrace, quite and in the summer very popular venue
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The Blue Tea House
5 VondelparkIn the middle of the park, large terrace, quite and in the summer very popular venue
Dosa South Indian Restaurant
146 OvertoomIndian food and take away
GEORGE W.P.A.
74 WillemsparkwegPopular place. Good food.
Very nice Ethiopian food. Simple and sympathetic atmosphere and low budget price
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Fenan Klein Afrika
147 Jan Pieter HeijestraatVery nice Ethiopian food. Simple and sympathetic atmosphere and low budget price
Cafe Toussaint
26 Bosboom ToussaintstraatGreat atmosphere and popular with the locals.
Ron Gastrobar Oriental
23 KerkstraatVery good oriental food. Great chef.
Thai Restaurant Sawaddee Ka
49 OvertoomNice Thai food
Our favourite Thai restaurant, just around the corner. Great value for money. Also take away.
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Khorat Top Thai
64 Tweede Constantijn HuygensstraatOur favourite Thai restaurant, just around the corner. Great value for money. Also take away.
Take away only. Great food if you like Indonesian. Around the corner you have an Indonesian restaurant Kartika, Overtoom 68
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Toko Ikan Mas
61HS Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatTake away only. Great food if you like Indonesian. Around the corner you have an Indonesian restaurant Kartika, Overtoom 68
Kartika
68H OvertoomGood Indonesian food.
Peperwortel
140 OvertoomTake away good food
Bojo Indonesian Restaurant
49 HS Lange LeidsedwarsstraatSimple but popular Indonesian budget restaurant
Drinks & Nightlife
Gollem's Proeflokaal
160-162 OvertoomSo many different kinds of beers
Café Helmers
59 Eerste HelmersstraatNice local bar
Café de Tuin
13 Tweede TuindwarsstraatNice place, popular with the locals
Great place to get a drink. very popular with the locals
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De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageGreat place to get a drink. very popular with the locals
Parks & Nature
The "Central Park" of Amsterdam, to walk or try out your bike. The parks boasts 4 places where you can have a drink if you get tired a all the walking...
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Vondelpark
The "Central Park" of Amsterdam, to walk or try out your bike. The parks boasts 4 places where you can have a drink if you get tired a all the walking...
Shopping
The most elegant (and expensive) shopping street of Amsterdam, with all the exclusive French and Italian brand names
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatThe most elegant (and expensive) shopping street of Amsterdam, with all the exclusive French and Italian brand names
De Bijenkorf
1 DamDe Bijenkorf is a luxury department store, our favourite.
Essentials
AH Overtoom
116 H OvertoomAt 3 min walking, all you need
Ekoplaza
164 HaarlemmerdijkGood organic supermarket. Good products and nice atmosphere.
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanLocal and/or organic upmarket supermarket
Getting Around
Mc Bike, Overtoom 45 is the place to go if you would like to rent bicycles. Nice and helpful people
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MacBike | Bike Rental Amsterdam | Vondelpark
45 OvertoomMc Bike, Overtoom 45 is the place to go if you would like to rent bicycles. Nice and helpful people