Guidebook for Amsterdam

Alexis
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

http://www.ot301.nl/page=site.home This is a squat with a range of dance classes, yoga, self defense and areal arts. There is a vegan restaurant, regular markets and room for live bands
12 personas de la zona recomiendan
Overtoom 301
301 Overtoom
12 personas de la zona recomiendan
http://www.ot301.nl/page=site.home This is a squat with a range of dance classes, yoga, self defense and areal arts. There is a vegan restaurant, regular markets and room for live bands
http://www.podiummozaiek.nl/ Great Theater with nice cafe, does an awesome Turkish breakfast/brunch
181 personas de la zona recomiendan
Podium Mozaiek
191 Bos en Lommerweg
181 personas de la zona recomiendan
http://www.podiummozaiek.nl/ Great Theater with nice cafe, does an awesome Turkish breakfast/brunch
Bar, restaurant and club with arty studenty crowd and many different events
41 personas de la zona recomiendan
De Balie
10 Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen
41 personas de la zona recomiendan
Bar, restaurant and club with arty studenty crowd and many different events
One of the most popular club and concert venues in the city
937 personas de la zona recomiendan
Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
937 personas de la zona recomiendan
One of the most popular club and concert venues in the city
One of the most popular club and concert venues in the city. Has its own art gallery and restaurant attached.
444 personas de la zona recomiendan
Vía Láctea
234A Lijnbaansgracht
444 personas de la zona recomiendan
One of the most popular club and concert venues in the city. Has its own art gallery and restaurant attached.
One of the most popular club and concert venues in the city
70 personas de la zona recomiendan
Sugar Factory
238 Lijnbaansgracht
70 personas de la zona recomiendan
One of the most popular club and concert venues in the city
Flashy Club
169 personas de la zona recomiendan
Jimmy Woo
18 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
169 personas de la zona recomiendan
Flashy Club
Great alternative dance club
55 personas de la zona recomiendan
Studio 80
17 Rembrandtplein
55 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great alternative dance club
Alternative club
Korsakoff
161 Lijnbaansgracht
Alternative club
Alternative club and concert venue
116 personas de la zona recomiendan
De Nieuwe Anita
111 Frederik Hendrikstraat
116 personas de la zona recomiendan
Alternative club and concert venue
Alternative concert venue
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
OCCII
134 Amstelveenseweg
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
Alternative concert venue
Leading photography museum
792 personas de la zona recomiendan
Foam
609 Keizersgracht
792 personas de la zona recomiendan
Leading photography museum
Historic church which often features exhibitions
112 personas de la zona recomiendan
Oude Kerk
23 Oudekerksplein
112 personas de la zona recomiendan
Historic church which often features exhibitions
Big Dance Theater in Amsterdam
136 personas de la zona recomiendan
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
136 personas de la zona recomiendan
Big Dance Theater in Amsterdam
Art Deco cinema, fully restored in original style, playing new movies
340 personas de la zona recomiendan
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 Reguliersbreestraat
340 personas de la zona recomiendan
Art Deco cinema, fully restored in original style, playing new movies
Square with many clubs,restaurants and bars
1024 personas de la zona recomiendan
Rembrandtplein
1024 personas de la zona recomiendan
Square with many clubs,restaurants and bars
Gay friendly street with bars, restaurants and shops
106 personas de la zona recomiendan
Reguliersdwarsstraat
Reguliersdwarsstraat
106 personas de la zona recomiendan
Gay friendly street with bars, restaurants and shops
Alternative club and live music venue
89 personas de la zona recomiendan
Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
89 personas de la zona recomiendan
Alternative club and live music venue
Pool Club
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
Plan B
209 Overtoom
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
Pool Club
Live comedy club
101 personas de la zona recomiendan
Boom Chicago
117 Rozengracht
101 personas de la zona recomiendan
Live comedy club
Tour of the brewery and history of Heineken beer
1283 personas de la zona recomiendan
Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
1283 personas de la zona recomiendan
Tour of the brewery and history of Heineken beer

Sightseeing

Huge park with a social feel. In the summer it is like a mini festival with barbeques, parties, performing arts and live music. Also nice route to walk or cycle into town
4196 personas de la zona recomiendan
Vondelpark
4196 personas de la zona recomiendan
Huge park with a social feel. In the summer it is like a mini festival with barbeques, parties, performing arts and live music. Also nice route to walk or cycle into town
Another big park which is quieter and less full of tourists than Vondelpark.
194 personas de la zona recomiendan
Rembrandtpark
Rembrandtpark
194 personas de la zona recomiendan
Another big park which is quieter and less full of tourists than Vondelpark.
Great museum, a must see
2775 personas de la zona recomiendan
Casa de Ana Frank
20 Westermarkt
2775 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great museum, a must see
Great museum, a must-see
2485 personas de la zona recomiendan
Museo Van Gogh
6 Museumplein
2485 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great museum, a must-see
Central square of Amsterdam
1419 personas de la zona recomiendan
Plaza Dam
1419 personas de la zona recomiendan
Central square of Amsterdam
The Red Light District
636 personas de la zona recomiendan
De Wallen
636 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Red Light District
Street with many Amsterdam style coffeeshops, bars and restaurants
21 personas de la zona recomiendan
Warmoesstraat
Warmoesstraat
21 personas de la zona recomiendan
Street with many Amsterdam style coffeeshops, bars and restaurants
Nice square with a market, historic castle and bars/restaurants
268 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nieuwmarkt
Nieuwmarkt
268 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice square with a market, historic castle and bars/restaurants
China town
118 personas de la zona recomiendan
Zeedijk
Zeedijk
118 personas de la zona recomiendan
China town
Chinese temple, the only one of its kind in Europe
7 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fo Guang Shan
106-118 Zeedijk
7 personas de la zona recomiendan
Chinese temple, the only one of its kind in Europe
World famous wax works
218 personas de la zona recomiendan
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
20 Dam
218 personas de la zona recomiendan
World famous wax works
Historic museum, just open after a 10 year restoration!
3186 personas de la zona recomiendan
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 personas de la zona recomiendan
Historic museum, just open after a 10 year restoration!
Great insight into the city with both fixed and changing displays
Stichting Amsterdam Museum Fonds
92 Kalverstraat
Great insight into the city with both fixed and changing displays
Cat sanctuary on a canal boat, pop by to see this unusual place and maybe make a donation
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
De Poezenboot
38 /G Singel
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Cat sanctuary on a canal boat, pop by to see this unusual place and maybe make a donation
Fun and insightful little museum
37 personas de la zona recomiendan
Houseboat Museum
296K Prinsengracht
37 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fun and insightful little museum
Odd little museum worth a look
9 personas de la zona recomiendan
Museo de la Tortura
449 Singel
9 personas de la zona recomiendan
Odd little museum worth a look
Dutch flower market on barges. Good place to buy bulbs to take home.
447 personas de la zona recomiendan
Mercado de flores
Singel
447 personas de la zona recomiendan
Dutch flower market on barges. Good place to buy bulbs to take home.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cafe Bar in the center of Vondelpark, with light lunch, snacks and tea plus alcoholic drinks. Nice all day and open late too.
292 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
292 personas de la zona recomiendan
Cafe Bar in the center of Vondelpark, with light lunch, snacks and tea plus alcoholic drinks. Nice all day and open late too.
Main bar area of Amsterdam
245 personas de la zona recomiendan
Leidsestraat
Leidsestraat
245 personas de la zona recomiendan
Main bar area of Amsterdam
Nice bar with authentic Thai food
189 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Golden Brown Bar
60 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
189 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice bar with authentic Thai food
Bar with a coffeeshop opposite (same company). Good place to try local coffeeshops as it has an alternative feel, and Indian style decor. Live DJs
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Cafe De Kashmir Lounge
85-87 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Bar with a coffeeshop opposite (same company). Good place to try local coffeeshops as it has an alternative feel, and Indian style decor. Live DJs
Old fashioned bar with terrace, range of bar food and drinks
88 personas de la zona recomiendan
Ter Brugge N.V.
578 Overtoom
88 personas de la zona recomiendan
Old fashioned bar with terrace, range of bar food and drinks
Great beer bar with an awesome range of drinks
174 personas de la zona recomiendan
Gollem's Proeflokaal
160-162 Overtoom
174 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great beer bar with an awesome range of drinks
cozy cocktails and restaurant
49 personas de la zona recomiendan
Bo Cinq
494 Prinsengracht
49 personas de la zona recomiendan
cozy cocktails and restaurant
Bar with a twist, you get your own minibar for the night and pay later
MiNiBAR
478 Prinsengracht
Bar with a twist, you get your own minibar for the night and pay later
Nice local bar and restaurant with terrace on the canal
243 personas de la zona recomiendan
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de Bockstraat
243 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice local bar and restaurant with terrace on the canal
Nice bar and restaurant on the canal
127 personas de la zona recomiendan
Caffee Oslo
1a Sloterkade
127 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice bar and restaurant on the canal
Ice bar...made of ice!
32 personas de la zona recomiendan
Xtracold Icebar Amsterdam
194 Amstel
32 personas de la zona recomiendan
Ice bar...made of ice!
Local cafebar
Café Wilhelmina
34 J.J. Cremerplein
Local cafebar
cafe bar with great burgers
37 personas de la zona recomiendan
PARCK aka Ping Pong Bar
428 Overtoom
37 personas de la zona recomiendan
cafe bar with great burgers
Art deco old fashioned cafe bar with good food
Cafe Van Daele
101 Paleisstraat
Art deco old fashioned cafe bar with good food
Popular Bar
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
Café Américain
28 Leidseplein
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
Popular Bar
Good pub atmosphere in a traditional bar
Hoopman
4 Leidseplein
Good pub atmosphere in a traditional bar
local Brewery in a windmill!
1100 personas de la zona recomiendan
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 personas de la zona recomiendan
local Brewery in a windmill!

Everything Else

Main shopping street in town
245 personas de la zona recomiendan
Leidsestraat
Leidsestraat
245 personas de la zona recomiendan
Main shopping street in town
Big flea market for trash and treasure, vintage clothing, boots and souveneers
182 personas de la zona recomiendan
Mercado de Waterlooplein
2 Waterlooplein
182 personas de la zona recomiendan
Big flea market for trash and treasure, vintage clothing, boots and souveneers
Historic church which often features exhibitions
72 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nueva Iglesia
De Dam
72 personas de la zona recomiendan
Historic church which often features exhibitions
Riding stables
21 personas de la zona recomiendan
Hollandsche Manege
140 Vondelstraat
21 personas de la zona recomiendan
Riding stables
Great Italian restaurant with a big terrace
67 personas de la zona recomiendan
Restaurant Forno Communale
67 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great Italian restaurant with a big terrace
Royal Palace- can now be visited
360 personas de la zona recomiendan
Palacio Real de Ámsterdam
147 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
360 personas de la zona recomiendan
Royal Palace- can now be visited
Tram stop for both lines 1 and 17. There are stops closer to the house, but this services both lines so decreases your waiting time
42 personas de la zona recomiendan
Surinameplein
Surinameplein
42 personas de la zona recomiendan
Tram stop for both lines 1 and 17. There are stops closer to the house, but this services both lines so decreases your waiting time

Food Scene

Great pizza and prosecco restaurant with good choice of quality pizzas at god prices. Nice to eat in but also do take away
182 personas de la zona recomiendan
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage Kerklaan
182 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great pizza and prosecco restaurant with good choice of quality pizzas at god prices. Nice to eat in but also do take away
Alternative bar, with snacks, meals and live music and Italian coffee
Vibes bar
137 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
Alternative bar, with snacks, meals and live music and Italian coffee
Great and atmospheric Ethiopian restaurant
27 personas de la zona recomiendan
Abyssinia Restaurant
190 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
27 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great and atmospheric Ethiopian restaurant
Good sushi served on a conveyorbelt
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
Zushi
20 Amstel
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
Good sushi served on a conveyorbelt
The nearest branch of Subway, healthy-ish fast food
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
Subway
93 Ceintuurbaan
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
The nearest branch of Subway, healthy-ish fast food
Take away Surinamese food
Floor's Surinaamse Catering
182 H Wilhelminastraat
Take away Surinamese food
Eat in or take out Tex-Mex
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Tomatillo
261 Overtoom
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Eat in or take out Tex-Mex
Healthy Japanese food at reasonable prices. Asian food hall feel.
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
wagamama - Max Euweplein
10 Max Euweplein
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
Healthy Japanese food at reasonable prices. Asian food hall feel.
Authentic Veggie food
42 personas de la zona recomiendan
Golden Temple Vegetarisch Restaurant
126 Utrechtsestraat
42 personas de la zona recomiendan
Authentic Veggie food
Good Indian food with a range of veggie dishes
7 personas de la zona recomiendan
Dosa South Indian Restaurant
146 Overtoom
7 personas de la zona recomiendan
Good Indian food with a range of veggie dishes
Take away mediterranien food, perfect for eating in the park or reheating at home
36 personas de la zona recomiendan
Saffraan Traiteur Brasserie
128 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
36 personas de la zona recomiendan
Take away mediterranien food, perfect for eating in the park or reheating at home
Reliable tasty Thai take away
9 personas de la zona recomiendan
Muang Thai
455 Overtoom
9 personas de la zona recomiendan
Reliable tasty Thai take away
Great cafe in the park
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Vertigo
3 Vondelpark
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great cafe in the park
Local Amsterdam style coffeeshop
Blue Lagoon
342 Overtoom
Local Amsterdam style coffeeshop
Nice tapas and Mediterranean food
12 personas de la zona recomiendan
Frenzi Cucina
459 Overtoom
12 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice tapas and Mediterranean food
Nice cafe in the park
53 personas de la zona recomiendan
Groot Melkhuis
2 Vondelpark
53 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice cafe in the park
Nice fondue place, cheese/meat/sweet fondue available
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fondue & Fondue
415 Overtoom
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice fondue place, cheese/meat/sweet fondue available
Espresso-Bar Perspectief
406-HS Overtoom
Espresso bar
Coffee and lunch
61 personas de la zona recomiendan
CoffeeRoastery Oud West
143 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
61 personas de la zona recomiendan
Coffee and lunch
Amsterdam style coffeeshop with good range and Indian style. Has a bar in the same style across the road where you can take your smoke
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Coffeeshop Kashmir
82 Jan Pieter Heijestraat
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
Amsterdam style coffeeshop with good range and Indian style. Has a bar in the same style across the road where you can take your smoke
good coffee
219 personas de la zona recomiendan
Coffee Company
14 Javaplein
219 personas de la zona recomiendan
good coffee
Good Indonesian take away
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Toko Restu
374 Kinkerstraat
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Good Indonesian take away
Restaurant and bar with terrace on the canal, also has a club section set back, apart from the dining area and bar areas. (not always open)
376 personas de la zona recomiendan
Lokaal Edel
1 Postjesweg
376 personas de la zona recomiendan
Restaurant and bar with terrace on the canal, also has a club section set back, apart from the dining area and bar areas. (not always open)
Amsterdam style coffee shop, not touristic
Boere Jongens B.V.
Amsterdam style coffee shop, not touristic
Good Surinamese take away
Warung Rahayu
51 Rhijnvis Feithstraat
Good Surinamese take away
Quality organic meat and veggie burgers
115 personas de la zona recomiendan
Burgermeester | de Jordaan
130 Elandsgracht
115 personas de la zona recomiendan
Quality organic meat and veggie burgers
Spanish tapas bar
200 personas de la zona recomiendan
Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
200 personas de la zona recomiendan
Spanish tapas bar
Good for brunch, serves home made bagels and cookies etc
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
Gary's Deli
64 Tollensstraat
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
Good for brunch, serves home made bagels and cookies etc
Unique arty restaurant with fun vibe and actors/performances and bar downstairs. Anything goesatmosphere
66 personas de la zona recomiendan
Supperclub
460 Singel
66 personas de la zona recomiendan
Unique arty restaurant with fun vibe and actors/performances and bar downstairs. Anything goesatmosphere
great middle eastern theme, the set menu is highly recommended. Good for veggies too and nice cocktails. not cheap but worth it. Belly dance performances, DJs, massages and fortune telling available
20 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nomads
17 Herengracht
20 personas de la zona recomiendan
great middle eastern theme, the set menu is highly recommended. Good for veggies too and nice cocktails. not cheap but worth it. Belly dance performances, DJs, massages and fortune telling available
Pancakes and omelets in a traditional canal side restaurant
63 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Pancake Bakery
191 Prinsengracht
63 personas de la zona recomiendan
Pancakes and omelets in a traditional canal side restaurant
Amsterdam coffee shop with the best hot chocolate
Abraxas Coffeeshop
12-14 Jonge Roelensteeg
Amsterdam coffee shop with the best hot chocolate
Famous Amsterdam style coffeeshop
Barney's-coffeshop
102 Haarlemmerstraat
Famous Amsterdam style coffeeshop
A nice terrace close to the park
79 personas de la zona recomiendan
Café Schinkelhaven
126 Amstelveenseweg
79 personas de la zona recomiendan
A nice terrace close to the park
Nice cafe with global cuisine
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Dish Global Kitchen
322 Johan van Hasseltkade
26 personas de la zona recomiendan
Nice cafe with global cuisine
Fun and yummy Mexican restaurant with good cocktails
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
Los Pilones
4 Eerste Anjeliersdwarsstraat
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fun and yummy Mexican restaurant with good cocktails
Raw food restaurant
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
Alchemist Garden
409 Overtoom
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
Raw food restaurant
Live music pub with choice of beers n drinks, pool tables and events
40 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Waterhole Live Music Bar
49 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
40 personas de la zona recomiendan
Live music pub with choice of beers n drinks, pool tables and events
City beach a nice 40min cycle away
105 personas de la zona recomiendan
Blijburg
501 Pampuslaan
105 personas de la zona recomiendan
City beach a nice 40min cycle away

Shopping

Ben and Jerries yummy iced cream store (and cafe)
Ben & Jerry's
Ben and Jerries yummy iced cream store (and cafe)
Good quality hair dressers
George de Keijzer Haircuts & Colors
85H Overtoom
Good quality hair dressers
Kinki Kappers Amsterdam Overtoom
245 Overtoom
Funky hair dressers
Good wine store
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
Chabrol Wines
7 Haarlemmerstraat
22 personas de la zona recomiendan
Good wine store
Handy night shop
Avondwinkel Overtoom
476-478 Overtoom
Handy night shop
Alternative remedies and medicines, health supplements, natural organic products for bath, body and home
De Trut
190-192 Kinkerstraat
Alternative remedies and medicines, health supplements, natural organic products for bath, body and home
Amazing chocolatier
65 personas de la zona recomiendan
Puccini Bomboni
17 Staalstraat
65 personas de la zona recomiendan
Amazing chocolatier

Essentials

Good market, on most of the day, cheap vegies, cheeses, sandwiches, fruit etc
290 personas de la zona recomiendan
Ten Katestraat
Ten Katestraat
290 personas de la zona recomiendan
Good market, on most of the day, cheap vegies, cheeses, sandwiches, fruit etc
Supermarket
190 personas de la zona recomiendan
AH Overtoom
116 H Overtoom
190 personas de la zona recomiendan
Supermarket
Supermarket
227 personas de la zona recomiendan
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter Heijestraat
227 personas de la zona recomiendan
Supermarket
handy local store with good range
Serhat Market
50 Rhijnvis Feithstraat
handy local store with good range
Bakery, fresh bread, croissants, cakes etc. If you come home late on a Friday he opens his doors at 3-4am when he is baking for Saturday morning to feed the late comers too!
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
A.M. de Rond Brood- en Banketbakkerij B.V.
496-498 Overtoom
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
Bakery, fresh bread, croissants, cakes etc. If you come home late on a Friday he opens his doors at 3-4am when he is baking for Saturday morning to feed the late comers too!
Organic food market on the weekends and vintage clothing on Monday mornings (early)
892 personas de la zona recomiendan
Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
892 personas de la zona recomiendan
Organic food market on the weekends and vintage clothing on Monday mornings (early)
Organic food store
857 personas de la zona recomiendan
Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
857 personas de la zona recomiendan
Organic food store