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Food and coffee
Lovely place with a nice owner for lunch or dinner with a terras on the water.
Verrassing aan de Zaan
82 WestzijdeLovely place with a nice owner for lunch or dinner with a terras on the water.
This movie theatre has a great terras at the waterfront of the Zaan and is a good place for a cafe dinner or afternoon snack.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Filmtheater De Fabriek
12 Jan SijbrandsteegThis movie theatre has a great terras at the waterfront of the Zaan and is a good place for a cafe dinner or afternoon snack.
This hidden gem is a place you must know to be able to find it. On a beautiful former fabric terrein this restaurant has a beautiful terras but an even more stylish inside. Great for lunch, dinner or just a coffee. On beautiful weekend days best to make a reservation.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lab-44
44 MiddenwegThis hidden gem is a place you must know to be able to find it. On a beautiful former fabric terrein this restaurant has a beautiful terras but an even more stylish inside. Great for lunch, dinner or just a coffee. On beautiful weekend days best to make a reservation.
On the busy Dam square (the Zaandam version) this is the place to be for an extraordinair coffee with crazy flavors.
Also an option for lunch or dinner. And open 7 days a week.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Novels Zaandam
28-30 DamOn the busy Dam square (the Zaandam version) this is the place to be for an extraordinair coffee with crazy flavors.
Also an option for lunch or dinner. And open 7 days a week.
De Pizzabakkers Zaandam
36 DamThis charming small pizza place has very good pizzas.
This food court is in the old Verkade fabric, famous for its dutch cookies. It houses the best bakery in town but also a butcher where you can get sandwiches and a nice place to sit for a coffee.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
De VersKade
174a WestzijdeThis food court is in the old Verkade fabric, famous for its dutch cookies. It houses the best bakery in town but also a butcher where you can get sandwiches and a nice place to sit for a coffee.
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Zaansch Faam
132 WestzijdeLovely small store with all kinds of beautiful goodies.
This place already mentioned for the coffee is also a place to buy nice bread, cakes, cookies, meat, coffee and the butcher has the best salads to put on your bread.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
De VersKade
174a WestzijdeThis place already mentioned for the coffee is also a place to buy nice bread, cakes, cookies, meat, coffee and the butcher has the best salads to put on your bread.
The Dekamarkt is the closest grocery store to the house. It is at the end of the street and a 3 minute walk.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
DekaMarkt
177 OostzijdeThe Dekamarkt is the closest grocery store to the house. It is at the end of the street and a 3 minute walk.
This is the closest Albert Heyn XL, the most famous grocery store of the Netherlands. Compare to the deka it has a little more choice and exclusive brands. Because this is an XL store it is extra big. There are 2 more Albert Heijns, a smaller one close to the station and another big one with a bakery next to the hospital (available by bus).
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
XL AH Vrieschgroenstraat
5 VrieschgroenstraatThis is the closest Albert Heyn XL, the most famous grocery store of the Netherlands. Compare to the deka it has a little more choice and exclusive brands. Because this is an XL store it is extra big. There are 2 more Albert Heijns, a smaller one close to the station and another big one with a bakery next to the hospital (available by bus).
This grocery store has the best Turkish pizza and durum, very cheap vegetables and fruit and more Turkish specialties. Small warning it is a bit more chaotic than the average store in the Netherlands, love it or hate it!
Avan Kösem Supermarket
7-13 MorgensterstraatThis grocery store has the best Turkish pizza and durum, very cheap vegetables and fruit and more Turkish specialties. Small warning it is a bit more chaotic than the average store in the Netherlands, love it or hate it!
This shop is located at the beautiful Hem terrein (already mentioned in for the restaurant lab 44). In a very beautiful building this high end furniture store has all kind of gorgeous interior objects from candles to chairs. Only designer oriented, so is the price.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Flinders
2 KerkbrinkThis shop is located at the beautiful Hem terrein (already mentioned in for the restaurant lab 44). In a very beautiful building this high end furniture store has all kind of gorgeous interior objects from candles to chairs. Only designer oriented, so is the price.
Beautiful furniture store in the industrial area next to all the big furniture and construction markets. Not easy to reach without a car but beautiful yet no so cheap furniture.
De Machinekamer
39 StormhoekBeautiful furniture store in the industrial area next to all the big furniture and construction markets. Not easy to reach without a car but beautiful yet no so cheap furniture.
things to do
Pathé Zaandam
140 HermitageMovie theater for the commercial movies.
Very small old movie theatre for the art house movies with a high likability level.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Filmtheater De Fabriek
12 Jan SijbrandsteegVery small old movie theatre for the art house movies with a high likability level.
Zaantheater
3 NicolaasstraatTheatre with a big and a small auditorium.
Touristic yet beautiful attraction. Here you find original wooden houses, the first Albert heijn and windmills that still actually work.
The bus around the corner has a stop here.
651 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zaanse Schans
KraaienestTouristic yet beautiful attraction. Here you find original wooden houses, the first Albert heijn and windmills that still actually work.
The bus around the corner has a stop here.