Guidebook for Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
Duende Dos
1-3 Nieuwe WillemsstraatGreat Tapas Bar
Café Checkpoint Charlie
48 NassaukadeNew alternative bar
Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeFree entrance rock'n'roll dancing bar
Alternative place. Meals for 6 euro, bands, improjazz, bar, genderneutral toilets.
12 localnici recomandă
Association Hall 100
100 De WittenstraatAlternative place. Meals for 6 euro, bands, improjazz, bar, genderneutral toilets.
Great in summer. Bands, music, food, terrace at waterfront. Very hippy.
489 localnici recomandă
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinGreat in summer. Bands, music, food, terrace at waterfront. Very hippy.
Cafe Nol
109 WesterstraatFamous old brown Amsterdam cafe
Club 8
56B Admiraal de RuijterwegDancing
Proeflokaal Arendsnest
90 HerengrachtSpecialty beers, only Dutch beers served
Great specialty beer pub. No music, just talking. Very nice authentic interior in an old building at one of the oldest squares in Amsterdam.
31 localnici recomandă
Beer Tasting Room In The Wildeman
3 KolksteegGreat specialty beer pub. No music, just talking. Very nice authentic interior in an old building at one of the oldest squares in Amsterdam.
Essentials
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinCheap groceries
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatNice assorted groceries
AH Haarlemmerplein
34 HaarlemmerpleinWednesdays: farmers market from 10-17hrs; food, flowers
Shopping
Westerstraat
WesterstraatCosy shopping area, coffee bars and pubs
Fashion shopping, gift stores, ecofood, etc. Great street for strolling.
269 localnici recomandă
Haarlemerdijk
HaarlemmerdijkFashion shopping, gift stores, ecofood, etc. Great street for strolling.
Cut The Crap Hairstudio
9 HaarlemmerpleinPart Hairdresser part 2nd hand recordstore
Kruidvat
33-35 HoofddorppleinNearby drugstore
Food Scene
Songkran
86-H MarnixstraatFamous Thai food [4.5/5 stars usually]
Toscanini
75 LindengrachtItalian Restaurant, famous among locals
Restaurant Semhar
259-261 MarnixstraatGood Ethiopian Restaurant
Café Restaurant Piet de Gruyter
4-6 Van Limburg StirumpleinGreat for watching locals go by
Hummus bistro d&a
136 WesterstraatEasy Going coffee place, lunch and dining
Recently famously renovated tram depot, transformed into a foodcourt, cinema and various shops. http://www.foodhallen.nl
1500 localnici recomandă
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinRecently famously renovated tram depot, transformed into a foodcourt, cinema and various shops. http://www.foodhallen.nl
3-course dinner for just 8 euro in a very nice farmhouse environment. You can also drop by just for coffee & pie. http://www.buurtboerderij.nl/
68 localnici recomandă
Buurtboerderij 'Ons Genoegen'
319 Spaarndammerdijk3-course dinner for just 8 euro in a very nice farmhouse environment. You can also drop by just for coffee & pie. http://www.buurtboerderij.nl/
American retro BBQstyle restaurant http://marktkantine.nl/restaurant/
191 localnici recomandă
De Marktkantine
6 Jan van GalenstraatAmerican retro BBQstyle restaurant http://marktkantine.nl/restaurant/
Everything Else
Het Marnix
1 MarnixpleinSportscentre and Swimming Pool
Arts & Culture
Usually festivals and entertainment going on here: http://www.westergasfabriek.nl/whats-on/agenda
263 localnici recomandă
Zuiveringshal West
37 PazzanistraatUsually festivals and entertainment going on here: http://www.westergasfabriek.nl/whats-on/agenda
Stichting Filmhuis Cavia
52-I Van HallstraatVery small Arthouse cinema
Moooi Amsterdam Brand Store
145-147 WesterstraatDesign store
De Nieuwe Anita
111 Frederik HendrikstraatPerformances, live music, bar. Lots of art students
Maloe Melo
163 LijnbaansgrachtBlues music cafe, every night live music
Sightseeing
The tip here is the ferrystop towards the Northern part of Amsterdam
27 localnici recomandă
Het Stenen Hoofd
1 Stenen HoofdThe tip here is the ferrystop towards the Northern part of Amsterdam
If you go there, make sure you're willing to stand in line for a few hours
2775 localnici recomandă
Casa Annei Frank
20 WestermarktIf you go there, make sure you're willing to stand in line for a few hours
Muzeul de Film Eye
1 IJpromenadeCinema, amazing architecture, and filmmuseum.