Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Great brunch! No reservations, just show up. It gets very busy, so be early.
315 locals recommend
Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatGreat brunch! No reservations, just show up. It gets very busy, so be early.
Great brunch. Can get busy on the weekends. Also has a terrace.
164 locals recommend
Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste SweelinckstraatGreat brunch. Can get busy on the weekends. Also has a terrace.
Famous brunch place in town. Also has a Gs brunch boat, which is really cool. You can reserve that on their website: http://www.reallyniceplace.com/brunch-boat
11 locals recommend
Gs de Pijp
158 Ferdinand BolstraatFamous brunch place in town. Also has a Gs brunch boat, which is really cool. You can reserve that on their website: http://www.reallyniceplace.com/brunch-boat
Very popular coffee, breakfast, brunch and lunch place. Can get quite busy on the weekends.
372 locals recommend
Coffee & Coconuts
282 CeintuurbaanVery popular coffee, breakfast, brunch and lunch place. Can get quite busy on the weekends.
Geflipt
15 Van WoustraatBest burgers in town and just around the corner from the apartment.
Indoor food truck hall, quite new and very popular. This is in Amsterdam West, you need to take the tram (10-15 min). Quite close to the Jordaan actually. Tram 3 goes here from our house and from the Jordaan.
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinIndoor food truck hall, quite new and very popular. This is in Amsterdam West, you need to take the tram (10-15 min). Quite close to the Jordaan actually. Tram 3 goes here from our house and from the Jordaan.
Best apple pie ever! Lines in the weekend. Sunny terrace. Next to the Noordermarkt, which is an organic food market (Saturdays).
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktBest apple pie ever! Lines in the weekend. Sunny terrace. Next to the Noordermarkt, which is an organic food market (Saturdays).
Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktOrganic food market on Saturdays
Canvas is 10min walking from the apartment, and is a rooftop restaurant. Casual atmosphere. Great views and good food! Also nice parties sometimes in the weekends.
346 locals recommend
Canvas
150 WibautstraatCanvas is 10min walking from the apartment, and is a rooftop restaurant. Casual atmosphere. Great views and good food! Also nice parties sometimes in the weekends.
Sunny terrace of the film museum with a beautiful view over the water.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeSunny terrace of the film museum with a beautiful view over the water.
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenadeTerrace with great view over the water.
Perfectly located at the Amstel river. Nice to start the day on their large, sunny terrace with a cup of coffee and some eggs.
399 locals recommend
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 WeesperzijdePerfectly located at the Amstel river. Nice to start the day on their large, sunny terrace with a cup of coffee and some eggs.
Local brewery with great beers and an always full terrace. Great mix of locals & tourists. And there's a windmill next to the brewery :)
1100 locals recommend
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeLocal brewery with great beers and an always full terrace. Great mix of locals & tourists. And there's a windmill next to the brewery :)
BEST ICE CREAM IN TOWN!! We go here way too often when the sun is out :)
(Go to Spaghetteria for a good pasta and then get your dessert here)
7 locals recommend
Pasticceria
138HS Van WoustraatBEST ICE CREAM IN TOWN!! We go here way too often when the sun is out :)
(Go to Spaghetteria for a good pasta and then get your dessert here)
Great, casual pasta restaurant. The pasta is amazing, they have 6 options which are all yummy. Always hard to choose here. There's a large communal dining table, so this place has a real living room feel to it.
Always busy, great for a quick bite. Also has a (heated) terrace.
Get an ice cream for dessert, across the street at Pasticceria.
181 locals recommend
Spaghetteria Van Woustraat
123 Van WoustraatGreat, casual pasta restaurant. The pasta is amazing, they have 6 options which are all yummy. Always hard to choose here. There's a large communal dining table, so this place has a real living room feel to it.
Always busy, great for a quick bite. Also has a (heated) terrace.
Get an ice cream for dessert, across the street at Pasticceria.
Beautiful garden café for coffee and lunch. Next to the Amstel river and Hermitage museum. This is our favorite coffee spot!
85 locals recommend
Dignita Hoftuin
18a Nieuwe HerengrachtBeautiful garden café for coffee and lunch. Next to the Amstel river and Hermitage museum. This is our favorite coffee spot!
French cheese bar. Perfect to have a cheese flight with some wines. Amsterdam North is an upcoming area (come compare it to what Brooklyn is for New York). Kef is located at a square with some other bars. Nice area if you want to go a bit outside of the standard tourist places.
43 locals recommend
Fromagerie Abraham Kef
192B MarnixstraatFrench cheese bar. Perfect to have a cheese flight with some wines. Amsterdam North is an upcoming area (come compare it to what Brooklyn is for New York). Kef is located at a square with some other bars. Nice area if you want to go a bit outside of the standard tourist places.
Beter & Leuk
91 Eerste OosterparkstraatVegan & vegetarian healthy food. Nice for lunch.
Nice terrace on the waterside. We always like to make a bike tour around the Amstel river and make a stop here for a coffee or a beer/wine
105 locals recommend
tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte OuderkerkerdijkNice terrace on the waterside. We always like to make a bike tour around the Amstel river and make a stop here for a coffee or a beer/wine
Drinks & Nightlife
Trendy hotelbar. You can come here all day for coffee, lunch, afternoon or evening drinks. Good atmosphere.
78 locals recommend
The Hoxton, Amsterdam
255 HerengrachtTrendy hotelbar. You can come here all day for coffee, lunch, afternoon or evening drinks. Good atmosphere.
Cocktails at the Double Tree rooftop terrace next to Central station with great view, bit fancier (and more touristy) than Canvas though.
122 locals recommend
DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
4 OosterdoksstraatCocktails at the Double Tree rooftop terrace next to Central station with great view, bit fancier (and more touristy) than Canvas though.
Brouwerij Troost
21 Cornelis TroostpleinBrewery and great bar for the evening.
Best wine bar in town! Always crowded, laidback atmosphere. All natural wines, mostly French. Our favorite bar! Has a great terrace with sun in the afternoon.
146 locals recommend
Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der HelststraatBest wine bar in town! Always crowded, laidback atmosphere. All natural wines, mostly French. Our favorite bar! Has a great terrace with sun in the afternoon.
Bar and restaurant and city beach :) On the water side in North with a great view over the Amsterdam skyline. You can chill out here during the day, come for dinner or have drinks and dance at night. Check their website for activities.
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegBar and restaurant and city beach :) On the water side in North with a great view over the Amsterdam skyline. You can chill out here during the day, come for dinner or have drinks and dance at night. Check their website for activities.
Sightseeing
Street with a lot of boutiques, cafés and restaurants. Nice for a weekend stroll.
421 locals recommend
Utrechtsestraat
UtrechtsestraatStreet with a lot of boutiques, cafés and restaurants. Nice for a weekend stroll.
Most famous bridge of the city. Beautiful view over the Amstel river.
136 locals recommend
Magere Brug
Magere BrugMost famous bridge of the city. Beautiful view over the Amstel river.
Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatStreet full of boutiques and other cool places.
The public library. Go to the 8th floor for a beautiful view over the city. There's also a café there.
188 locals recommend
OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 OosterdokskadeThe public library. Go to the 8th floor for a beautiful view over the city. There's also a café there.
Just new in town is the A'dam Toren (means tower in Dutch), which has a panorama cocktail bar and restaurant, and a 360° lookout point & OverTheEdge swing on the rooftop. Definitely book ahead! This is in North, just on the other side of the water from Central Station. Very nice & new area. There's a free ferry going there, worth a visit for a drink. There's the Tolhuistuin with a terrace, another big, sunny terrace of the film museum Eye and the new A'dam Toren.
603 locals recommend
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinJust new in town is the A'dam Toren (means tower in Dutch), which has a panorama cocktail bar and restaurant, and a 360° lookout point & OverTheEdge swing on the rooftop. Definitely book ahead! This is in North, just on the other side of the water from Central Station. Very nice & new area. There's a free ferry going there, worth a visit for a drink. There's the Tolhuistuin with a terrace, another big, sunny terrace of the film museum Eye and the new A'dam Toren.
Parks & Nature
Vondelpark
Biggest park of the city and very central.
Beautiful park to stroll around, and there's a great café called Park with a sunny terrace to have coffee or afternoon drinks in the sun. One of our favourite places to hang out.
841 locals recommend
Oosterpark
OosterparkBeautiful park to stroll around, and there's a great café called Park with a sunny terrace to have coffee or afternoon drinks in the sun. One of our favourite places to hang out.
Arts & Culture
Foam
609 KeizersgrachtPhotography museum of Amsterdam
Museum not to be missed! Can be very crowded, so make sure to go early.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMuseum not to be missed! Can be very crowded, so make sure to go early.
Essentials
Most close by supermarket and quite cheap. Doesn't have everything though. Albert Heijn is more complete in its offering.
91 locals recommend
Lidl
25a HemonylaanMost close by supermarket and quite cheap. Doesn't have everything though. Albert Heijn is more complete in its offering.
AH Stadhouderskade
101 StadhouderskadeBig supermarket
Smaller store of the Albert Heijn supermarkets, but conveniently located
57 locals recommend
Frederiksplein
3 FrederikspleinSmaller store of the Albert Heijn supermarkets, but conveniently located