Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Best flat white in Amsterdam
237 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 KinkerstraatBest flat white in Amsterdam
Headfirst Coffee Roasters
150 WesterstraatBest espresso in Amsterdam
Coffee & Such
182 HaarlemmerdijkGreat Americano
Mossel & Gin
12 GosschalklaanExcellent mussels and great G&Ts
Excellent North African food, in a true Arabesque setting
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rainarai Westerpark
40 PolonceaukadeExcellent North African food, in a true Arabesque setting
Around the corner and great ambiance in an old water pumping station
284 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Café Restaurant Amsterdam
6 WatertorenpleinAround the corner and great ambiance in an old water pumping station
Recent but spectacularly popular addition to the Amsterdam food scene. Think a food court set in an old tram hangar. Great for drinks as well.
1500 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinRecent but spectacularly popular addition to the Amsterdam food scene. Think a food court set in an old tram hangar. Great for drinks as well.
Excellent food, but necessary to reserve in order to get a seat at a table. Very, very popular these days with locals.
268 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Café Panache
117 Ten KatestraatExcellent food, but necessary to reserve in order to get a seat at a table. Very, very popular these days with locals.
Local café/restaurant with a great view and good food. If you don't feel like going far, this is an excellent option just around the corner.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rooster Amsterdam
190 De WittenkadeLocal café/restaurant with a great view and good food. If you don't feel like going far, this is an excellent option just around the corner.
Thé place for breakfast in Amsterdam, now with a convenient location near our house (the other is at the Bellamystraat). Good choice for a healthy start of the day.
219 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Breakfast Club
2-h BellamystraatThé place for breakfast in Amsterdam, now with a convenient location near our house (the other is at the Bellamystraat). Good choice for a healthy start of the day.
Cheap but great Asian food. Expect (short) queues, it is quite popular.
186 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Happyhappyjoyjoy West
158HS BilderdijkstraatCheap but great Asian food. Expect (short) queues, it is quite popular.
Excellent espresso just around the corner
80 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Espressofabriek
39 PazzanistraatExcellent espresso just around the corner
Hidden gem in the Da Costa area where we used to live. Great place for a quiet and early breakfast.
Defour Restaurant & Deli
47 PotgieterstraatHidden gem in the Da Costa area where we used to live. Great place for a quiet and early breakfast.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great brewery just around the corner!
137 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brouwerij Troost Westergas
27 PazzanistraatA great brewery just around the corner!
Best place for jazz and other alternative music in Amsterdam.
111 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
North Sea Jazz Club
1 PazzanistraatBest place for jazz and other alternative music in Amsterdam.
Slightly quirky bar that is popular with locals
447 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mercado de Flores Bloemenmarkt
SingelSlightly quirky bar that is popular with locals
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatSimply the greatest museum in Amsterdam
Museo Van Gogh
6 MuseumpleinAll the Van Gogh you can chew
All modern art you will want to see in this epicly renovated museum
1544 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Stedelijk de Ámsterdam
10 MuseumpleinAll modern art you will want to see in this epicly renovated museum
Simply the best photography museum in Amsterdam, with frequently rotating exhibitions. Highly recommended.
792 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Espuma
609 KeizersgrachtSimply the best photography museum in Amsterdam, with frequently rotating exhibitions. Highly recommended.
Another great museum of photography in Amsterdam. We're blessed to have two great places for modern photography in the city (the other one being FOAM).
99 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Huis Marseille, Museo de Fotografía
401 KeizersgrachtAnother great museum of photography in Amsterdam. We're blessed to have two great places for modern photography in the city (the other one being FOAM).
If you have the chance, do go to the Concertgebouw. The concert hall has acoustics only rivalled by Vienna's (experts say) and the greatest classical musicians of these days frequent it often.
476 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Concertgebouw
10 ConcertgebouwpleinIf you have the chance, do go to the Concertgebouw. The concert hall has acoustics only rivalled by Vienna's (experts say) and the greatest classical musicians of these days frequent it often.
Essentials
Great (though slightly pricey) supermarket with only local and high quality products.
857 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanGreat (though slightly pricey) supermarket with only local and high quality products.
Nearest Albert Heijn supermarket, good for basic needs.
150 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AH Van Limburg Stirumstraat
44 Van Limburg StirumstraatNearest Albert Heijn supermarket, good for basic needs.
Local evening market with a wide selection of food. Lots of international goods on offer.
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
the Night market
90-96 De WittenkadeLocal evening market with a wide selection of food. Lots of international goods on offer.
Parks & Nature
The world is your oyster in the Westerpark. Great for running, chilling on the grass, festivals, you name it. Various great restaurants and venues, all at 3 mins walking distance from our house.
1599 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegThe world is your oyster in the Westerpark. Great for running, chilling on the grass, festivals, you name it. Various great restaurants and venues, all at 3 mins walking distance from our house.
Amsterdam's iconic answer to Central Park, but much more gezellig. Ideal for jogging or simply biking around. Take respite at Vondelpark3 for lunch.
4196 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Vondelpark
Amsterdam's iconic answer to Central Park, but much more gezellig. Ideal for jogging or simply biking around. Take respite at Vondelpark3 for lunch.
Erasmusparkbuurt
A small park but good for a short jog
Getting Around
You can rent a bike next door for ca. €7.50 per day. Bike is by far the best way to explore the city!
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bike rental Amsterdam
171 Piet MondriaanstraatYou can rent a bike next door for ca. €7.50 per day. Bike is by far the best way to explore the city!
This is where the bus stops (number 21)
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Van Beuningenplein
Van BeuningenpleinThis is where the bus stops (number 21)
Entertainment & Activities
One of the oldest cinemas in Amsterdam, very atmospheric
429 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkOne of the oldest cinemas in Amsterdam, very atmospheric
A cinema in Westerpark, with a good selection of movies, but with an emphasis on Dutch movies
106 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Het Ketelhuis
4 PazzanistraatA cinema in Westerpark, with a good selection of movies, but with an emphasis on Dutch movies
Charming little cinema opposite our house, with a very quirky/alternative selection of movies.
Stichting Filmhuis Cavia
52-I Van HallstraatCharming little cinema opposite our house, with a very quirky/alternative selection of movies.
Latest addition to Amsterdam's cinemas. Both arthouse movies as well as the latest blockbusters. And next to the Foodhallen!
243 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Filmhallen
12 Hannie DankbaarpassageLatest addition to Amsterdam's cinemas. Both arthouse movies as well as the latest blockbusters. And next to the Foodhallen!
For yoga enthusiasts, the best place for bikram yoga
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bikram Yoga Amsterdam - Centrum
91 - Links Korte PrinsengrachtFor yoga enthusiasts, the best place for bikram yoga