Guidebook for Amsterdam
Sightseeing
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktWorth a visit. Be prepared to stand in line.
Vondelpark
Great and green access route to the city center.
Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeThe Heineken Museum / Brewery
Rembrandtpark
RembrandtparkA beautiful and relatively quiet park, right outside the doorstep!
Westerkerk
279 PrinsengrachtThe beautiful historic church, very well visible from the apartment.
Jordaan
This beautiful and historical area is a must see.
Food Scene
Great food and ambiance. Amazing terrace at the waterfront. Great bar, cool crowd!
376 locals recommend
Lokaal Edel
1 PostjeswegGreat food and ambiance. Amazing terrace at the waterfront. Great bar, cool crowd!
Akitsu
228-230 RozengrachtOne of the best sushi restaurants in the city.
Caffee Oslo
1a SloterkadeGreat for morning coffee, lunch, dinner or drinks.
Cozy restaurant for affordable, decent meals and great beers.
243 locals recommend
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de BockstraatCozy restaurant for affordable, decent meals and great beers.
Restaurant Blauw Amsterdam
158-160 AmstelveensewegOne of the best Indonesian restaurants in the city.
Ron Gastrobar
55 SophialaanGastro Pub, hip and happening, one Michelin star.
De Pizzabakkers
2 Plantage KerklaanGreat pizzas!
Indian Touch
91 PostjeswegDecent and affordable Indian restaurant.
A hidden gem. If you're up for a typical Amsterdam experience and awesome meats, check out this place.
12 locals recommend
Specialty restaurant In ’t Vierde Baarsje
32 SurinamestraatA hidden gem. If you're up for a typical Amsterdam experience and awesome meats, check out this place.
Decent pizza. Across the street on the corner is a Turkish bakery that has great rolled up Turkish pizzas and baklava for take out.
12 locals recommend
Bella Italia
141 HoofdwegDecent pizza. Across the street on the corner is a Turkish bakery that has great rolled up Turkish pizzas and baklava for take out.
Toasty Lunchroom
437 OvertoomGreat little lunch room with awesome tostis.
Café Bedier
36 SophialaanGood bar.
Drinks & Nightlife
Check out this beautiful venue for great parties, expositions and food.
13 locals recommend
Het Sieraad BV., Amsterdam
1 PostjeswegCheck out this beautiful venue for great parties, expositions and food.
Ter Brugge N.V.
578 OvertoomA fun, brown bar with a great terrace and a good crowd.
Café Américain
28 LeidsepleinCool hotel bar of the legendary American Hotel.
Great restaurant and bar at the 17th floor of this brand new Ramada Hotel, with spectacular 360 degrees views over Amsterdam.
119 locals recommend
Floor17
410 StaalmeesterslaanGreat restaurant and bar at the 17th floor of this brand new Ramada Hotel, with spectacular 360 degrees views over Amsterdam.
SKYY Bar Amsterdam
1 Hendrikje StoffelsstraatGreat hotel bar at the top floor with amazing views.
Café de Toog Amsterdam
142 hs Nicolaas BeetsstraatGreat bar!
Great place for coffee, lunch or other drinks. Inside and outside.
292 locals recommend
The Blue Tea House
5 VondelparkGreat place for coffee, lunch or other drinks. Inside and outside.
De Vondeltuin
7 VondelparkPretty good terrace and bar.
Café Schinkelhaven
126 AmstelveensewegGood bar.
Shopping
Apple Amsterdam
25 LeidsepleinThe beautiful Apple Store at the Leidseplein
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatHigh end retail - shopping splurge!
Amsterdamse Fietswinkel
106 bg PostjeswegBicycle shop / rental.
http://amsterdamsefietswinkel.nl/
Hema
313 KinkerstraatGreat and almost legendary store for pretty much anything you may need.
Great travel book store! Guides, maps, they have it all.
12 locals recommend
Reisboekhandel Pied à Terre
9 RokinGreat travel book store! Guides, maps, they have it all.
Lowie Kopie B.V.
202 AmstelveensewegCopy shop.
Possibly the best French bakery in the country. Bread, pies, pastries and sandwiches. Don't skip L'Amuse next door. Most likely the best cheese shop in the country.
94 locals recommend
Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam
119 OlympiapleinPossibly the best French bakery in the country. Bread, pies, pastries and sandwiches. Don't skip L'Amuse next door. Most likely the best cheese shop in the country.
Centrale vishandel
29 BeethovenstraatExcellent fish. If you want to try Dutch herring, go here.
Slagerij Van Dam
106 Johannes VerhulststraatHigh end butcher, for the best meats.
Slagerij H. Meinen
93 PostjeswegExcellent butcher, for great cuts of meat.
BENU Apotheek
101-H PostjeswegGood pharmacy.
De Kaashut
95 PostjeswegExcellent cheese shop.
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatBeautifully renovated. A must see.
Another great and beautifully renovated museum, mainly for modern art.
1544 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinAnother great and beautifully renovated museum, mainly for modern art.
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinNo explanation needed.
Cinecenter
10 LijnbaansgrachtMovie theater.
Pathe City
15-19 Kleine-GartmanplantsoenMovie theater.
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansLegendary concert hall, where they also organize the best parties.
Essentials
Lidl
269 August AllebépleinVery affordable (but still good) supermarket.
AH Postjesweg
65 H PostjeswegGreat supermarket.
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinGood supermarket.
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanGreat, high end (and mostly organic) supermarket.
Great and fun fresh market, open six days a week, for all your groceries (and more). Good and fresh.
290 locals recommend
Ten Katestraat
Ten KatestraatGreat and fun fresh market, open six days a week, for all your groceries (and more). Good and fresh.
Everything Else
ABN AMRO
Need cash? Here is an ATM that will accept most foreign bank cards.
ABN AMRO Bank
Need cash? Here is an ATM that will accept most foreign bank cards.
A very long street with many decent restaurants, bars, supermarkets, furniture shops, bakeries, delicatessen shops etc. that will lead you all the way to the Leidseplein.
53 locals recommend
Overtoom
93-1 OvertoomA very long street with many decent restaurants, bars, supermarkets, furniture shops, bakeries, delicatessen shops etc. that will lead you all the way to the Leidseplein.
Zouk
45 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatGreat bar, cool crowd.