Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Good restaurant open every afternoon. Very nice cocktails and (good) oysters for €1 on saturdays and sundays. French lunch only on weekends
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Souvla
10-hs Hugo de GrootpleinGood restaurant open every afternoon. Very nice cocktails and (good) oysters for €1 on saturdays and sundays. French lunch only on weekends
This place consists of a breakfast/lunch place, a restaurant (really great comfort food, every time). and a bar with tons of special kinds of gin.
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Razmataz
7HS Hugo de GrootpleinThis place consists of a breakfast/lunch place, a restaurant (really great comfort food, every time). and a bar with tons of special kinds of gin.
Wood oven baked pizza with a thin crust. very nice
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YamYam Trattoria Pizzeria
88-90 Frederik HendrikstraatWood oven baked pizza with a thin crust. very nice
Lazagne Headquarters
21 H Frederik HendrikplantsoenTake out lazagne. for a night in.
Great spanish restaurant. Got amazing reviews in the newspapers (9+). Its a little bit fancy but worth it.
Azur Bleu
Great spanish restaurant. Got amazing reviews in the newspapers (9+). Its a little bit fancy but worth it.
Chic but chill restaurant with an amazing veggie buffet and some other (also non-vegetarian) dishes and great wine
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Buffet van Odette
598 PrinsengrachtChic but chill restaurant with an amazing veggie buffet and some other (also non-vegetarian) dishes and great wine
typical dutch cozy cafe which is forever stylish and cool. All generations love this, simple food and great beers
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Café Het Molenpad
653 Prinsengrachttypical dutch cozy cafe which is forever stylish and cool. All generations love this, simple food and great beers
If you're into Ethiopian/Eritrean food this is your place. Huge sourdough pancakes served with the meat or veg dish on top. Eat with your hands YESSS!!!!
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Restaurant Semhar
259-261 MarnixstraatIf you're into Ethiopian/Eritrean food this is your place. Huge sourdough pancakes served with the meat or veg dish on top. Eat with your hands YESSS!!!!
Coffee & Such
182 HaarlemmerdijkCoffee bar with lots of home made stuff.
Hands down best sandwich shop in town. everything here is organic and tastes just perfect. they have a tiny terrace but you can also take away and sit on the canal just 50 meters away.
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Small World Catering
14 Binnen OranjestraatHands down best sandwich shop in town. everything here is organic and tastes just perfect. they have a tiny terrace but you can also take away and sit on the canal just 50 meters away.
If you don't try the apple pie in this place you're crazy! its the best you ever had and ever will have. Don't worry about the line its quick they basically have 10 apple pies at the time in the oven
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Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktIf you don't try the apple pie in this place you're crazy! its the best you ever had and ever will have. Don't worry about the line its quick they basically have 10 apple pies at the time in the oven
I come here for the cookie you get with your coffee. Coffee is great too and its a cute terrace.
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Tazzina
139 BrouwersgrachtI come here for the cookie you get with your coffee. Coffee is great too and its a cute terrace.
If you like experimental food and like surprises, this is your place. These guys definitely know how to cook and the views over the river in the oat boat building is fantastic.
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BAK restaurant
408 Van DiemenstraatIf you like experimental food and like surprises, this is your place. These guys definitely know how to cook and the views over the river in the oat boat building is fantastic.
This restaurant is fantastic. A bit out of town but you get to take the (free) ferry over the IJ river and the North is definitely very happening. They have amazing food and a PING PONG table: YES
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Hotel De Goudfazant
30 AambeeldstraatThis restaurant is fantastic. A bit out of town but you get to take the (free) ferry over the IJ river and the North is definitely very happening. They have amazing food and a PING PONG table: YES
If you're in the north anyway you might as well go here. Good food and hip interior.
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Café Modern
2 MeidoornwegIf you're in the north anyway you might as well go here. Good food and hip interior.
Amazing food in a beach bar on the river. Every first weekend of the month there is a Humongous flee market in the old shipyards. www.ijhallen.nl
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Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegAmazing food in a beach bar on the river. Every first weekend of the month there is a Humongous flee market in the old shipyards. www.ijhallen.nl
Café Schilders
45 Eerste van der HelststraatChicken or steak? simple, good french fries
SLA
149 CeintuurbaanSalad bar. If you like salads
This restaurant is temporary and only here for this year. the food is Amazing. The location is maybe a bit out of town but if you fancy a walk on the Amstel river its nice
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BAUT
320 StadionwegThis restaurant is temporary and only here for this year. the food is Amazing. The location is maybe a bit out of town but if you fancy a walk on the Amstel river its nice
Food is nice but the building is beautifull and the view from the terrace on the amstel river is just GOOD!
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Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 WeesperzijdeFood is nice but the building is beautifull and the view from the terrace on the amstel river is just GOOD!
I feel at home here. The food and dinks are good enough and the terrace has sun all day. the best thing is that they have a games menu and the people are always really nice.
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Café Restaurant Piet de Gruyter
4-6 Van Limburg StirumpleinI feel at home here. The food and dinks are good enough and the terrace has sun all day. the best thing is that they have a games menu and the people are always really nice.
This is a huge restaurant (with terrace the water) in one of the old industrial water cleaning buildings. their fruit de mer, oysters and other seafood are really fresh and they are very kid friendly.
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Café Restaurant Amsterdam
6 WatertorenpleinThis is a huge restaurant (with terrace the water) in one of the old industrial water cleaning buildings. their fruit de mer, oysters and other seafood are really fresh and they are very kid friendly.
This restaurant, owned and led by two well known dutch chefs, is run completely by people with (former) mental health problems.
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Restaurant Freud
424 SpaarndammerstraatThis restaurant, owned and led by two well known dutch chefs, is run completely by people with (former) mental health problems.
To be honest the food is not great but the terrace is really chill on a pontoon with a running river right underneath. they have great snacks if you get hungry before dinner time.
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Westerliefde
4-6 KlönnepleinTo be honest the food is not great but the terrace is really chill on a pontoon with a running river right underneath. they have great snacks if you get hungry before dinner time.
Very cool restaurant with reasonably priced but amazing food including wood oven baked pizza's. They also have scroppino (wodka prosecco lemon sorbet ice crean) pitchers! nice terrace on the water too
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Bar spek
1 Admiraal de RuijterwegVery cool restaurant with reasonably priced but amazing food including wood oven baked pizza's. They also have scroppino (wodka prosecco lemon sorbet ice crean) pitchers! nice terrace on the water too
wood oven pizza's again. This time in the Jordaan. There is one place where they bake the pizzas and you can sit and eat quickly, and opposite is the restaurant where you can wine and dine properly
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La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede Tuindwarsstraatwood oven pizza's again. This time in the Jordaan. There is one place where they bake the pizzas and you can sit and eat quickly, and opposite is the restaurant where you can wine and dine properly
All the beers you could ever want are here. the whole neighborhood hangs out outside in the tiny cozy street
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Café de Tuin
13 Tweede TuindwarsstraatAll the beers you could ever want are here. the whole neighborhood hangs out outside in the tiny cozy street
Pretty chill out place to have coffee or lunch. Don't go there especially but when you're walking past and you're hungry: its nice.
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flinders cafe
36 Frederik HendrikplantsoenPretty chill out place to have coffee or lunch. Don't go there especially but when you're walking past and you're hungry: its nice.
If you're renting a boat to cruise around for a day and you're hungry: get a pizza from here, you can park your boat, sit on the edge of the water and eat.
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De Pizzakamer
16 Tweede van der HelststraatIf you're renting a boat to cruise around for a day and you're hungry: get a pizza from here, you can park your boat, sit on the edge of the water and eat.
Never had dinner here but it's a tiny open restaurant with terrace in a small park.
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De Liefde
1A BilderdijkparkNever had dinner here but it's a tiny open restaurant with terrace in a small park.
This cafe has a lot of marble everywhere. On friday it's full of 'young professionals' networking but normally its pretty nice and their french fries + mayo are just good
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Café George
84 LeidsegrachtThis cafe has a lot of marble everywhere. On friday it's full of 'young professionals' networking but normally its pretty nice and their french fries + mayo are just good
This is a really nice restaurant. their Italian food is amazing and yet somehow they manage to screw up their coffee. Good for dinner or lunch
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Mazzo
114 RozengrachtThis is a really nice restaurant. their Italian food is amazing and yet somehow they manage to screw up their coffee. Good for dinner or lunch
This place opens at 7 in the morning so if you're an early bird and you need your coffee + croissant straight away this is your place
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Friends
121 NassaukadeThis place opens at 7 in the morning so if you're an early bird and you need your coffee + croissant straight away this is your place
Moroccan / Algerian food with a very hippy but cool terrace with palms, fire, hippy music, moroccan mint tea etc
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Rainarai Westerpark
40 PolonceaukadeMoroccan / Algerian food with a very hippy but cool terrace with palms, fire, hippy music, moroccan mint tea etc
Best but most pricey italian in Amsterdam. Try it if you're rich.
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Toscanini
75 LindengrachtBest but most pricey italian in Amsterdam. Try it if you're rich.
Super fancy restaurant in the Conservatorium hotel which is stunning.
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Taiko Bar
50 Paulus PotterstraatSuper fancy restaurant in the Conservatorium hotel which is stunning.
My absolute favourite restaurant. amazing food, chill but impeccable service and literally always fully booked. Good idea to book before you even get here. It's not super fancy or expensive, just good
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Rijsel
52 MarcusstraatMy absolute favourite restaurant. amazing food, chill but impeccable service and literally always fully booked. Good idea to book before you even get here. It's not super fancy or expensive, just good
This restaurant is run by Yvette van Boven, a great chef, her cookbooks (home made and winter food) are in my kitchen. Good restaurant and good prices
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aan de Amstel V.O.F.
42 A WeesperzijdeThis restaurant is run by Yvette van Boven, a great chef, her cookbooks (home made and winter food) are in my kitchen. Good restaurant and good prices
This is a restaurant with a green house. I think they grow all the veggies etc in the park. It's a bit out of town but the park + restaurant are beautiful.
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh OnneslaanThis is a restaurant with a green house. I think they grow all the veggies etc in the park. It's a bit out of town but the park + restaurant are beautiful.
Fa. Speijkervet
79 Admiraal de RuijterwegTrendy restaurant
In the daytime its called Jaques Jour and in the night its Cafe modern. They have one of my favourites at lunch: Flammkuche / Tarte flambee (german sort of pizza) Very nice!
Jacques Jour
2 MeidoornwegIn the daytime its called Jaques Jour and in the night its Cafe modern. They have one of my favourites at lunch: Flammkuche / Tarte flambee (german sort of pizza) Very nice!
Mata Hari
22 Oudezijds AchterburgwalCool restaurant in the midst of tourist crazyness!
Wilde Zwijnen
23 JavapleinIf you're in the far east, this is the place to be
In the daytime this courtyard restaurant has amazing Vietnamese food (my favorite kind of food). Try spring rolls or the salads or classic pho bo (beef noodle soup).
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Salmuera
106 RozengrachtIn the daytime this courtyard restaurant has amazing Vietnamese food (my favorite kind of food). Try spring rolls or the salads or classic pho bo (beef noodle soup).
Café Kadijk
KadijkspleinNice dining cafe near the zoo
This sausage restaurant/wine bar has some real special organic/unfiltered wines (vin natur), ask for it. it takes some getting used to but its truly amazing
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Worst Wijncafé
171 BarentszstraatThis sausage restaurant/wine bar has some real special organic/unfiltered wines (vin natur), ask for it. it takes some getting used to but its truly amazing
Pancakes for dinner? In Holland we say yes! try one with bacon and stroop (like maple syrup), or with spinach and cheese, or a regular one with sugar if you're not that adventurous.
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Pancakes Amsterdam Negen Straatjes
38 BerenstraatPancakes for dinner? In Holland we say yes! try one with bacon and stroop (like maple syrup), or with spinach and cheese, or a regular one with sugar if you're not that adventurous.
This restaurant is absolutely gorgeous with a view on the zoo animals and a huge terrace. Food is french/mediterranean and really good!
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De Plantage
36 Plantage KerklaanThis restaurant is absolutely gorgeous with a view on the zoo animals and a huge terrace. Food is french/mediterranean and really good!
foodhalls: a big old tram storage with now tons of different street food stands. it's always busy but the food is great
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamypleinfoodhalls: a big old tram storage with now tons of different street food stands. it's always busy but the food is great
A meat restaurant next to the foodhallen. never ate here but its supposed to be ok. it looks nice
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Meat West
182 KinkerstraatA meat restaurant next to the foodhallen. never ate here but its supposed to be ok. it looks nice
Bar Breitner
13 Van der Palmkadenice terrace on the water. food is good.
the terrace at Morgan and Mees is Super romantic and their food is ok. service is terrible every time but don't let it ruin your romance.
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Morgan & Mees
2-6 Tweede Hugo de Grootstraatthe terrace at Morgan and Mees is Super romantic and their food is ok. service is terrible every time but don't let it ruin your romance.
Akitsu
228-230 Rozengrachtsushi
If you like Ramen this is your place. wait in line it's quick!
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Fou Fow Ramen
2A ElandsgrachtIf you like Ramen this is your place. wait in line it's quick!
late night bar with a nice sunny terrace selling asian streetfood. Don't miss out on the shrimp toast!!!
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Café CHA CHA
103 Rokinlate night bar with a nice sunny terrace selling asian streetfood. Don't miss out on the shrimp toast!!!
Back to Black
48 Weteringstraatsuper cute coffee place :)
Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van Lennepkadeeat here!
Café Panache
117 Ten Katestraat.
Good quality and good-looking Israeli food in the sun on a terrace
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Mana Mana
85H Eerste Jan SteenstraatGood quality and good-looking Israeli food in the sun on a terrace
best kept secret sushi place in Amsterdam. Need a reservation a few days before.
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Kaiko
114 Jekerstraatbest kept secret sushi place in Amsterdam. Need a reservation a few days before.
Coffee Bru
14 Beukenpleinbecause the east is so cool
If you've been in the Hermitage its nice to chill out in this garden and have a drink
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Dignita Hoftuin
18a Nieuwe HerengrachtIf you've been in the Hermitage its nice to chill out in this garden and have a drink
tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte OuderkerkerdijkAmsterdam's finest: terrace on the water
Café-Restaurant Stork
201 Gedempt Hamerkanaalcafe on the waterside
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraatgood
Shopping
HEMA is the most dutch shop with practical products. Anything kind of weird you need they will probably sell here. The shop is famous for its typical dutch minimal and practical design.
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HEMA
133a SloterkadeHEMA is the most dutch shop with practical products. Anything kind of weird you need they will probably sell here. The shop is famous for its typical dutch minimal and practical design.
Very cool shop and coffee/lunch place in one. they sell clothes, books, furniture, curiosa, everything.
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Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatVery cool shop and coffee/lunch place in one. they sell clothes, books, furniture, curiosa, everything.
If you like interior design, Hotel droog is a cool shop with cafe. its an endless maze.
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@droog amsterdam
7B StaalstraatIf you like interior design, Hotel droog is a cool shop with cafe. its an endless maze.
Hay interior design shop. very modern
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HAY HOUSE Amsterdam - Design Woonwinkel
281 SpuistraatHay interior design shop. very modern
Frozen Fountain
645 PrinsengrachtModern interior design shop
Essentials
Yes you got it (if you speak dutch) A vegetarian butcher !!!!! they have great bread also.
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De Vegetarische Traiteur Amsterdam
217 RozengrachtYes you got it (if you speak dutch) A vegetarian butcher !!!!! they have great bread also.
Organic super market with lots of nice cakes, pies and savoury pies.
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Estafette Associatie CV
Organic super market with lots of nice cakes, pies and savoury pies.
Everything Else
This is a kind of alternative (hipster-ish) cafe with movie nights and stuff like that.
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De Nieuwe Anita
111 Frederik HendrikstraatThis is a kind of alternative (hipster-ish) cafe with movie nights and stuff like that.
Sometimes there are really cool parties here, like Dekmantel or Club Kabinet. If your'e not in the the party mood there is also a sunny terrace with Caribbean food and tropical cocktails.
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MC Theater
5 PolonceaukadeSometimes there are really cool parties here, like Dekmantel or Club Kabinet. If your'e not in the the party mood there is also a sunny terrace with Caribbean food and tropical cocktails.
Great square, on monday there is a secondhand clothes/cheap antiques market and on saturday there is an organic farmers market (with some antiques as well)
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Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktGreat square, on monday there is a secondhand clothes/cheap antiques market and on saturday there is an organic farmers market (with some antiques as well)
Every single shop in this street is nice so have a walk through.
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Haarlemerdijk
HaarlemmerdijkEvery single shop in this street is nice so have a walk through.
Crazy looking expo / party place. Don't know when is good to go but have a look on their website www.tolhuistuin.nl
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Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenadeCrazy looking expo / party place. Don't know when is good to go but have a look on their website www.tolhuistuin.nl
Soup en Zo - Spiegel
54 Nieuwe Spiegelstraatfor a quick soup on the way
Stedelijk Museum
10 MuseumpleinModern art museun. Recently renovated
A temp. restaurant called Repéré which does amazing food, they do this together with FOAM which is the photography museum, they do exhibitions. book: 06 28310403
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Felix Meritis
324 KeizersgrachtA temp. restaurant called Repéré which does amazing food, they do this together with FOAM which is the photography museum, they do exhibitions. book: 06 28310403
Every first sunday of the month there is a big outdoor sunday market with furniture and streetfood and loads of drinks and music. Can be really fun!
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Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegEvery first sunday of the month there is a big outdoor sunday market with furniture and streetfood and loads of drinks and music. Can be really fun!
This whole hotel is designed by Marcel Wanders. The food is very pricey (pretty good but maybe not really worth it), but it looks kind of funny. Check out the toilet.
Bluespoon Restaurant & Bar
587 PrinsengrachtThis whole hotel is designed by Marcel Wanders. The food is very pricey (pretty good but maybe not really worth it), but it looks kind of funny. Check out the toilet.
Roost Koffie
amazing sandwiches and salads.
this place is magic just go there when its really sunny and hot and you'll see (p.s. bring your bathing suit)
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Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte Papaverwegthis place is magic just go there when its really sunny and hot and you'll see (p.s. bring your bathing suit)
Drinks & Nightlife
Typical dutch old school cafe with a nice terrace right on the water.
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't Smalle
12 EgelantiersgrachtTypical dutch old school cafe with a nice terrace right on the water.
I don't particularly like the food inside the restaurant (not bad just not special), but sometimes they have a pizza oven or bbq outside with live music and the whole neighborhood incl kids dancing
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North Sea Jazz Club
1 PazzanistraatI don't particularly like the food inside the restaurant (not bad just not special), but sometimes they have a pizza oven or bbq outside with live music and the whole neighborhood incl kids dancing
This is where all the locals (including me) will be drinking till the early hours, especially on market days.
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Finch Café
5 H NoordermarktThis is where all the locals (including me) will be drinking till the early hours, especially on market days.
Chill summer-time hang out with amazing food, a big place in the water with loads of space to sit and eat. close to central station
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Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtChill summer-time hang out with amazing food, a big place in the water with loads of space to sit and eat. close to central station
Everyone drinks on the street all night they have great bar snacks and BIG Gin tonics.
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bar Bukowski
10 OosterparkEveryone drinks on the street all night they have great bar snacks and BIG Gin tonics.
Arts & Culture
Very beautiful art nouveau cinema. I usually find they have exactly the kind of movies I want to see so always something good.
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The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkVery beautiful art nouveau cinema. I usually find they have exactly the kind of movies I want to see so always something good.
Best club - in - the - world. you'll know how special it is when you're there at a good party. ask me what's on when you arrive or look at http://www.trouwamsterdam.nl/nl/programma/club/
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Trouw Amsterdam
125 WibautstraatBest club - in - the - world. you'll know how special it is when you're there at a good party. ask me what's on when you arrive or look at http://www.trouwamsterdam.nl/nl/programma/club/
Foam
609 KeizersgrachtPhotography museum. always very good.
This is the film museum/cinema and maybe the most beautifully designed modern building in town if you ask me. they have good food and amazing views of amsterdam. Worth the (free) ferry ride
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EYE Film Instituut Nederland
1 IJpromenadeThis is the film museum/cinema and maybe the most beautifully designed modern building in town if you ask me. they have good food and amazing views of amsterdam. Worth the (free) ferry ride
Entertainment & Activities
Petting zoo. pretty nice for the kids if you're in the park anyways. I think they have pigs sheep etc
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Boerderij Westerpark
10 OverbrakerpadPetting zoo. pretty nice for the kids if you're in the park anyways. I think they have pigs sheep etc
This place you have to visit. It's definitely the most tranquil and beautiful neighbourhood of Amsterdam and most people don't even know it exists. This place has a petting zoo on a boat.
Stichting De Dierencapel
207 BickersgrachtThis place you have to visit. It's definitely the most tranquil and beautiful neighbourhood of Amsterdam and most people don't even know it exists. This place has a petting zoo on a boat.
Science museum. Really cool building that looks a bit like a ship. very cool for kids.
Also next door there is a replica of the old dutch VOC boat Batavia
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NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokScience museum. Really cool building that looks a bit like a ship. very cool for kids.
Also next door there is a replica of the old dutch VOC boat Batavia
This beautiful zoo now also has the first microbes zoo in the world where you can see these invisible animals living around us in real life and up close
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanThis beautiful zoo now also has the first microbes zoo in the world where you can see these invisible animals living around us in real life and up close