Guidebook for Amsterdam
Essentials
Organic supermarket. Next door you find the only organic butchery in Amsterdam with excellent meat.
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Ekoplaza
164 HaarlemmerdijkOrganic supermarket. Next door you find the only organic butchery in Amsterdam with excellent meat.
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanLocal and organic groceries. Nice supermarket.
Albert Heijn - great conventional supermarket nearby. You'll also vind an ATM here and a location to charge your public transportation card.
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Elandsgracht
13 A ElandsgrachtAlbert Heijn - great conventional supermarket nearby. You'll also vind an ATM here and a location to charge your public transportation card.
Our favourite bakery (organic) nearby. Croissants, banquets etc. Also great for having a cup of coffee/tea and pastry.
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Vlaamsch Broodhuys
122 b/g ElandsgrachtOur favourite bakery (organic) nearby. Croissants, banquets etc. Also great for having a cup of coffee/tea and pastry.
Best specialty cheese store in the city. Great sandwiches too.
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De Kaaskamer
7 RunstraatBest specialty cheese store in the city. Great sandwiches too.
Food Scene
Hamburgers place (organic). Great for kids too.
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Burgermeester | de Jordaan
130 ElandsgrachtHamburgers place (organic). Great for kids too.
Rakang
29-31 ElandsgrachtThai take away
You can buy Nespresso cups for the coffee machine and get a cup of coffee this very fancy street.
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Nespresso Boutique
25 HeiligewegYou can buy Nespresso cups for the coffee machine and get a cup of coffee this very fancy street.
wagamama - Max Euweplein
10 Max EuwepleinKids friendly Asian noodle place
Toscanini
75 LindengrachtMy favourite Italian restaurant
My favourite Indonesian restaurant (I used to work here as a student). Good service and serve meals quickly. Have a restaurant and bistro part. Popular with Americans.
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Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatMy favourite Indonesian restaurant (I used to work here as a student). Good service and serve meals quickly. Have a restaurant and bistro part. Popular with Americans.
Nice place for a chic cup of coffee. Great architecture.
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Conservatorium Hotel
50 Paulus PotterstraatNice place for a chic cup of coffee. Great architecture.
Fav. cafe nearby for coffee, tea and sandwich or salad.
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Festina Lente
40B LooiersgrachtFav. cafe nearby for coffee, tea and sandwich or salad.
Pazzi Jordaan
4 Eerste LooiersdwarsstraatVery favourite little pizza place. Fav. of the kids.
Foodware
12 LooiersgrachtA favourite take away. I like their curry.
Shopping
From Chanel to Tesla, from Ralph Lauren to Prada, you'll find them in the most up scale shopping street of the Netherlands: the P.C. Hooftstraat (our madison avenue). Great people watching.
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatFrom Chanel to Tesla, from Ralph Lauren to Prada, you'll find them in the most up scale shopping street of the Netherlands: the P.C. Hooftstraat (our madison avenue). Great people watching.
Best patisserie in the city. If you want to surprise someone for his birthday buy your birthday cake here or have one at the store with a cup of coffee.
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Chocolaterie Pompadour
12 HuidenstraatBest patisserie in the city. If you want to surprise someone for his birthday buy your birthday cake here or have one at the store with a cup of coffee.
Leidsestraat
LeidsestraatMost popular shopping street with Kalverstraat.
Kalverstraat
KalverstraatMost famous shopping street with Leidsestraat.
Kleine Eland
58 ElandsgrachtCute & high quality toys for kids
Name of this hip neighbourhood. Many cafe's, restaurants, stores. Of the beaten track.
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De 9 Straatjes
Name of this hip neighbourhood. Many cafe's, restaurants, stores. Of the beaten track.
De Bijenkorf
1 DamFamous department store
Sightseeing
NEMO
2 OosterdokOne of my children most popular museum (ages6 and 13)
Nice museum and usually not as busy as the other famous ones.
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Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1 KattenburgerpleinNice museum and usually not as busy as the other famous ones.
Must see. Recommended to buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
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Casa de Ana Frank
20 WestermarktMust see. Recommended to buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
Largest museum. Famous Nachtwacht from Rembrand. Recently renovated. Buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatLargest museum. Famous Nachtwacht from Rembrand. Recently renovated. Buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
We love this neigbourhood with its tiny streets. Not many chain stores here...
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Jordaan
We love this neigbourhood with its tiny streets. Not many chain stores here...
On or around this square you'll find 2 English bookstores and one dutch. Hoppe is a popular Cafe, Esprit has a nice terrace and you may find the hidden quiet living space for nuns (begijnenhof). Trams
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Spui
SpuiOn or around this square you'll find 2 English bookstores and one dutch. Hoppe is a popular Cafe, Esprit has a nice terrace and you may find the hidden quiet living space for nuns (begijnenhof). Trams
Everything Else
Famous square in Amsterdam. Central point of many trams and taxis. Bike rental. Apple Store.
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Leidseplein
LeidsepleinFamous square in Amsterdam. Central point of many trams and taxis. Bike rental. Apple Store.
Bibliotheek
1 KattenburgerpleinPublic Library. Great place to hang around. Also for kids.
Very new, very hip, very fun. Deli foodcourt in historic renovated tram parking. I highly recommend it. Great for children and everyone actually. About a 10 min. walk.
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinVery new, very hip, very fun. Deli foodcourt in historic renovated tram parking. I highly recommend it. Great for children and everyone actually. About a 10 min. walk.
Every saturday, you'll find here my favourite farmers market.
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Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktEvery saturday, you'll find here my favourite farmers market.
Rob Peetoom Hair + Make-up
68 ElandsgrachtIf you need a hair cut, here's my fav. place (ask for Michelle).
There are many bike rentals. We usually end up going here (nice walk along the canals). Others ones are near Leidseplein and Overtoom)
Raadhuisstraat
RaadhuisstraatThere are many bike rentals. We usually end up going here (nice walk along the canals). Others ones are near Leidseplein and Overtoom)
Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinMain train station