Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Essentials

The nearest supermarket
190 locals recommend
AH Overtoom
116 H Overtoom
190 locals recommend
The nearest supermarket
If you need cosmetics, go here or the ETOS or DIO nearby.
38 locals recommend
Kruidvat
1033 Oostelijke Handelskade
38 locals recommend
If you need cosmetics, go here or the ETOS or DIO nearby.
A close-by supermarket
514 locals recommend
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
514 locals recommend
A close-by supermarket
A close-by, cheap supermarket
97 locals recommend
Lidl
308H Baarsjesweg
97 locals recommend
A close-by, cheap supermarket
An eco-friendly supermarket, only has biologically approved products.
257 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
257 locals recommend
An eco-friendly supermarket, only has biologically approved products.
Need anything? Good chance they have it! The HEMA is a store with a lot of basics in clothing, food, maintenance, decoration, etc.
157 locals recommend
Hema
313 Kinkerstraat
157 locals recommend
Need anything? Good chance they have it! The HEMA is a store with a lot of basics in clothing, food, maintenance, decoration, etc.
Need medication? No worries, the drug-store is close by!
D.I.O. Cosmetics / Perfumery Kinker Pharmacy
327 Kinkerstraat
Need medication? No worries, the drug-store is close by!

Food Scene

A great, small restaurant for fine, but casual dining. Small sharing dishes, that are far from run of the mill.
28 locals recommend
Fijnkost Vondelpark
10 Zocherstraat
28 locals recommend
A great, small restaurant for fine, but casual dining. Small sharing dishes, that are far from run of the mill.
The best Indonesian take-away restaurant in Amsterdam.
25 locals recommend
Toko Kok Kita
166H Amstelveenseweg
25 locals recommend
The best Indonesian take-away restaurant in Amsterdam.
Love Coffee? Get a fresh roasted cup here!
237 locals recommend
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
237 locals recommend
Love Coffee? Get a fresh roasted cup here!
Nice restaurant, bar and event venue, with a great terrace.
376 locals recommend
Lokaal Edel
1 Postjesweg
376 locals recommend
Nice restaurant, bar and event venue, with a great terrace.
If you need your trusted cup of coffee.
66 locals recommend
Starbucks
72 Overtoom
66 locals recommend
If you need your trusted cup of coffee.
A very good pizza place, but often crowded!
182 locals recommend
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage Kerklaan
182 locals recommend
A very good pizza place, but often crowded!
A great Italian restaurant, close-by and great quality.
67 locals recommend
Restaurant Forno Communale
67 locals recommend
A great Italian restaurant, close-by and great quality.
Quality food, homecooked and ready to take-away!
36 locals recommend
Saffraan Traiteur Brasserie
128 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
36 locals recommend
Quality food, homecooked and ready to take-away!
Nice ribs to take away and enjoy in the parc or to eat at their terrace.
27 locals recommend
Braai Vondelpark
1 Schinkelhavenkade
27 locals recommend
Nice ribs to take away and enjoy in the parc or to eat at their terrace.
Fresh veggies and fruit!
Serhat Market
50 Rhijnvis Feithstraat
Fresh veggies and fruit!
Are you in for a great looking restaurant annex bar? Enjoy the food and the gin-tonics!
268 locals recommend
Café Panache
117 Ten Katestraat
268 locals recommend
Are you in for a great looking restaurant annex bar? Enjoy the food and the gin-tonics!
A real Dutch classic. Enjoy our kind of fastfood, from the counter or from the 'wall'.
43 locals recommend
FEBO
89B Ferdinand Bolstraat
43 locals recommend
A real Dutch classic. Enjoy our kind of fastfood, from the counter or from the 'wall'.
The best smoothies in town!
Vitaminstore Kinkerstraat
69 Kinkerstraat
The best smoothies in town!
Good restaurant on a calm place, with a good terrace.
243 locals recommend
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de Bockstraat
243 locals recommend
Good restaurant on a calm place, with a good terrace.
Nice restaurant and bar, inspired by our friendly neighbors: the Belgians.
314 locals recommend
Stadscafé Van Mechelen
96/97 Sloterkade
314 locals recommend
Nice restaurant and bar, inspired by our friendly neighbors: the Belgians.
Nice food in a relaxed atmosphere and with a sizable terrace
202 locals recommend
Café de Tuin
13 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
202 locals recommend
Nice food in a relaxed atmosphere and with a sizable terrace
Water-side place in the neighbourhood, great for breakfasts
180 locals recommend
Staring at Jacob
215 Jacob Van Lennepkade
180 locals recommend
Water-side place in the neighbourhood, great for breakfasts
This is one of the best restaurants in Amsterdam. It should have a Michelin star, but doesn't (yet)
109 locals recommend
Restaurant Daalder
1 Postjesweg
109 locals recommend
This is one of the best restaurants in Amsterdam. It should have a Michelin star, but doesn't (yet)
Best tapas-place of Amsterdam
50 locals recommend
Duende Tapas Bar
62 Lindengracht
50 locals recommend
Best tapas-place of Amsterdam
Best pizza-place of Amsterdam
248 locals recommend
La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
248 locals recommend
Best pizza-place of Amsterdam
Great place for lunch or breakfast
76 locals recommend
Vinnies
46 HS Haarlemmerstraat
76 locals recommend
Great place for lunch or breakfast
Great restaurant, best staff ever and food to match it
225 locals recommend
Razmataz
7HS Hugo de Grootplein
225 locals recommend
Great restaurant, best staff ever and food to match it
A Rotterdam concept (our nemesis) introduced to Amsterdam. In Rotterdam they're percieved to have the best burgers in the world.
11 locals recommend
Ter Marsch & Co - Amsterdam
4 Vijzelstraat
11 locals recommend
A Rotterdam concept (our nemesis) introduced to Amsterdam. In Rotterdam they're percieved to have the best burgers in the world.
You can't make this up: a cosy, fun and happy Surinam-themed bar and restaurant underneath a parking lot. It's true and it's great (and sunny).
436 locals recommend
Waterkant
55 Kapelweg
436 locals recommend
You can't make this up: a cosy, fun and happy Surinam-themed bar and restaurant underneath a parking lot. It's true and it's great (and sunny).
Famous for their beef
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes Vermeerstraat
289 locals recommend
Famous for their beef
Great place with small dishes to share and a lot of Arab influences.
44 locals recommend
Meneer De Wit Heeft Honger
10 Witte de Withstraat
44 locals recommend
Great place with small dishes to share and a lot of Arab influences.
One of the best Thai places around
45 locals recommend
Rakang
29-31 Elandsgracht
45 locals recommend
One of the best Thai places around
Great Indonesian food for a nice price. Try their rice table full of delicious treats.
31 locals recommend
Kartika
68H Overtoom
31 locals recommend
Great Indonesian food for a nice price. Try their rice table full of delicious treats.
My new favourite restaurant and bar. A Latin-America inspired place with great pulpo and mezcal.
32 locals recommend
Café Cómodo
110 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
32 locals recommend
My new favourite restaurant and bar. A Latin-America inspired place with great pulpo and mezcal.
A bit out of the neighbourhood, but a beautiful place for breakfast and lunch with an exciting menu.
372 locals recommend
Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
372 locals recommend
A bit out of the neighbourhood, but a beautiful place for breakfast and lunch with an exciting menu.
An absolute favourite. Nothing too fancy, just great food, great drinks, great staff and a laid-back atmosphere.
354 locals recommend
Café Cook
2 James Cookstraat
354 locals recommend
An absolute favourite. Nothing too fancy, just great food, great drinks, great staff and a laid-back atmosphere.

Shopping

If you like beer, this is the place to be. A wide selection of the best beers the world has to offer!
10 locals recommend
The Beer Tree
10 locals recommend
If you like beer, this is the place to be. A wide selection of the best beers the world has to offer!
Great store for coffee table books, love these guys
15 locals recommend
Mendo
10 Nieuwe Doelenstraat
15 locals recommend
Great store for coffee table books, love these guys
This street, and its friend Haarlemmerstraat, is filled with nice boutiques and reaturants
269 locals recommend
Haarlemerdijk
Haarlemmerdijk
269 locals recommend
This street, and its friend Haarlemmerstraat, is filled with nice boutiques and reaturants
Famous nine-street area with great boutiques
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
Famous nine-street area with great boutiques
Biggest and crowdiest shopping streets of Amsterdam. Inhabitants try to avoid it at all costs, but to be fair it has all the shops
643 locals recommend
Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat
643 locals recommend
Biggest and crowdiest shopping streets of Amsterdam. Inhabitants try to avoid it at all costs, but to be fair it has all the shops
That one street every large city has with all the fancy brands!
652 locals recommend
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
652 locals recommend
That one street every large city has with all the fancy brands!
Great menswear shop, nice street as well
17 locals recommend
Baskets Stores
57 Elandsgracht
17 locals recommend
Great menswear shop, nice street as well
Famous sneaker and streetwear store
18 locals recommend
Patta
68-70 Zeedijk
18 locals recommend
Famous sneaker and streetwear store
A hip girl's heaven!
10 locals recommend
& Other Stories
26-28 Heiligeweg
10 locals recommend
A hip girl's heaven!

Parks & Nature

The largest and prettiest parc of Amsterdam. Take a stroll or enjoy a cup of anything at one of its cafés.
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
4196 locals recommend
The largest and prettiest parc of Amsterdam. Take a stroll or enjoy a cup of anything at one of its cafés.
Not really a park, but it is an oasis of calm right in the middle of the city centre
277 locals recommend
Begijnhof
1 Begijnhof
277 locals recommend
Not really a park, but it is an oasis of calm right in the middle of the city centre

Entertainment & Activities

If you fancy to shoot some pool, this is the perfect place to go. Comes with a great selection of beers and big screens for watching sports.
22 locals recommend
Plan B
209 Overtoom
22 locals recommend
If you fancy to shoot some pool, this is the perfect place to go. Comes with a great selection of beers and big screens for watching sports.
ThIs newly renovated tram depot now features an amazing array of good stuff. From a food market, a cinema, galleries to a library.
615 locals recommend
De Hallen Amsterdam
47 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
615 locals recommend
ThIs newly renovated tram depot now features an amazing array of good stuff. From a food market, a cinema, galleries to a library.
Well there it is: the coffee shop. Never been here, but heard it's a good one :)
20 locals recommend
Boerejongens Coffeeshop Center
21 Utrechtsestraat
20 locals recommend
Well there it is: the coffee shop. Never been here, but heard it's a good one :)
Feel like a movie? This is Amsterdam's largest indie movie theater.
243 locals recommend
Filmhallen
12 Hannie Dankbaarpassage
243 locals recommend
Feel like a movie? This is Amsterdam's largest indie movie theater.
The prettiest cinema you'll ever come across!
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
429 locals recommend
The prettiest cinema you'll ever come across!

Drinks & Nightlife

Like beers? This pub has an amazing selection to taste and you can wiggle home by foot.
174 locals recommend
Gollem's Proeflokaal
160-162 Overtoom
174 locals recommend
Like beers? This pub has an amazing selection to taste and you can wiggle home by foot.
This is a true Amsterdam experience. We call it a brown pub, a classic, original, very local pub.
19 locals recommend
Cafe Hans
69 Amstelveenseweg
19 locals recommend
This is a true Amsterdam experience. We call it a brown pub, a classic, original, very local pub.
Not your average club, but a very alternative one. A great casual atmosphere, with sofa's on the dance floor and rooms as big as my bedroom to party in.
89 locals recommend
OT301
301 Overtoom
89 locals recommend
Not your average club, but a very alternative one. A great casual atmosphere, with sofa's on the dance floor and rooms as big as my bedroom to party in.
This is a concert hall and club in, yes really, an old church. Best venue of Amsterdam.
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 locals recommend
This is a concert hall and club in, yes really, an old church. Best venue of Amsterdam.
Great for hiphop and R&B
89 locals recommend
Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
89 locals recommend
Great for hiphop and R&B
Alternative, fun and crazy. Music ranges from anything 50's to death metal depending on the mood of the staff.
428 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
428 locals recommend
Alternative, fun and crazy. Music ranges from anything 50's to death metal depending on the mood of the staff.
Good place for drinks
276 locals recommend
Bar Baarsch
91 Jan Evertsenstraat
276 locals recommend
Good place for drinks
The most famous 'real Jordanese' bar of Amsterdam. Always crowded, always people smoking inside, always tacky, but always fun.
111 locals recommend
Cafe Nol
109 Westerstraat
111 locals recommend
The most famous 'real Jordanese' bar of Amsterdam. Always crowded, always people smoking inside, always tacky, but always fun.
Nice place, good for electronic music
98 locals recommend
RADION Amsterdam
1 Louwesweg
98 locals recommend
Nice place, good for electronic music
The coolest nightclub of the moment, prepare for hipsters
355 locals recommend
De School
3 Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat
355 locals recommend
The coolest nightclub of the moment, prepare for hipsters
Imagine a beach with sofa's on it and a DJ playing music until late
20 locals recommend
Dok Amsterdam
12 Joan Muyskenweg
20 locals recommend
Imagine a beach with sofa's on it and a DJ playing music until late
Great place in North, beach-vibes, bon-fires, and so on.
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
1052 locals recommend
Great place in North, beach-vibes, bon-fires, and so on.
Great place to enjoy the sun and have dance later on
533 locals recommend
Hannekes Boom
4 Dijksgracht
533 locals recommend
Great place to enjoy the sun and have dance later on
Nice and alternative
496 locals recommend
Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob Bontiusplaats
496 locals recommend
Nice and alternative
Best cocktails of Amsterdam
87 locals recommend
Tales & Spirits
5-7 Lijnbaanssteeg
87 locals recommend
Best cocktails of Amsterdam
A great cafe in the heart of the beautiful Jordaan district. See locals relaxing with a beer, reading the newspaper or discussing the latest gossip.
202 locals recommend
Café de Tuin
13 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
202 locals recommend
A great cafe in the heart of the beautiful Jordaan district. See locals relaxing with a beer, reading the newspaper or discussing the latest gossip.
Starts off relaxed, but often ends up being a great party place with all kinds of music. Named after the Dutch classic drink Jenever, nicknamed headbutt, or in Dutch: kopstoot.
19 locals recommend
Kopstootbar
429 Marnixstraat
19 locals recommend
Starts off relaxed, but often ends up being a great party place with all kinds of music. Named after the Dutch classic drink Jenever, nicknamed headbutt, or in Dutch: kopstoot.