Guidebook for Amsterdam
Parks & Nature
Herenmarkt
12 HerenmarktGreat playground around the corner
Lovely park 15 minutes away with children's playgrounds, paddling pool and lots of cafes and restaurants.
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Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegLovely park 15 minutes away with children's playgrounds, paddling pool and lots of cafes and restaurants.
Amsterdam's best known (and busiest) park with several playgrounds and cafes. It was laid out as a private park for the wealthy residents bordering the park but is now open to the public, and locked at night.
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Vondelpark
Amsterdam's best known (and busiest) park with several playgrounds and cafes. It was laid out as a private park for the wealthy residents bordering the park but is now open to the public, and locked at night.
Food Scene
The best brownies and sandwiches in town! 5 mins walk
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Small World Catering
14 Binnen OranjestraatThe best brownies and sandwiches in town! 5 mins walk
Prinsengracht 252, Algerian delicatessen with small eat in area. Larger restaurant in the Westerpark. 15 mins walk to Prinsengracht deli, 25 mins to Westerpark restaurant.
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Raïnaraï
252 PrinsengrachtPrinsengracht 252, Algerian delicatessen with small eat in area. Larger restaurant in the Westerpark. 15 mins walk to Prinsengracht deli, 25 mins to Westerpark restaurant.
Elandsgracht 130 for excellent hamburgers and vegetarian too (also take away 423 6225) – 20 mins walk
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Burgermeester | de Jordaan
130 ElandsgrachtElandsgracht 130 for excellent hamburgers and vegetarian too (also take away 423 6225) – 20 mins walk
Wood fired pizza oven and ingredients imported from Italy. It’s really worth going because these are the best pizzas we’ve ever tasted. Small eat in bar area or take away. 15 mins walk
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La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede TuindwarsstraatWood fired pizza oven and ingredients imported from Italy. It’s really worth going because these are the best pizzas we’ve ever tasted. Small eat in bar area or take away. 15 mins walk
Wood fired pizza oven, have a glass of prosecco while you wait, take away or eat in. 8 mins walk
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De Pizzabakkers Haarlemmerdijk
128 HS HaarlemmerdijkWood fired pizza oven, have a glass of prosecco while you wait, take away or eat in. 8 mins walk
Trendy bakery and café 1 min walk
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Vlaamsch Broodhuys Haarlemmerstraat Amsterdam
108 HaarlemmerstraatTrendy bakery and café 1 min walk
In the 9 streets, patisserie every day, great croissants but only on Saturdays) 15 mins walk
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Chocolaterie Pompadour
12 HuidenstraatIn the 9 streets, patisserie every day, great croissants but only on Saturdays) 15 mins walk
Amazing chocolates! (opposite Villa Zeezicht for apple pie) 10 mins walk
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Puccini Bomboni
17 StaalstraatAmazing chocolates! (opposite Villa Zeezicht for apple pie) 10 mins walk
Italian, very buzzy atmosphere, 20 years old and still one of Amsterdam's most popular restuarants. Must book – call 623 2813. 5 mins walk
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Toscanini
75 LindengrachtItalian, very buzzy atmosphere, 20 years old and still one of Amsterdam's most popular restuarants. Must book – call 623 2813. 5 mins walk
Art deco interior, views down the Herengracht. Lunch, dinner. 2 mins walk
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De Belhamel
60 BrouwersgrachtArt deco interior, views down the Herengracht. Lunch, dinner. 2 mins walk
On the canal side almost at boat level. Lunch, drink, dinner. 10 mins walk
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Spanjer en van Twist
60 LeliegrachtOn the canal side almost at boat level. Lunch, drink, dinner. 10 mins walk
Grab the outside lounging cushions. Lunch, drink, dinner. 2 mins walk
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Cafe Nobo
73 HaarlemmerstraatGrab the outside lounging cushions. Lunch, drink, dinner. 2 mins walk
Great apple pie on Noordermarkt. Always a queue but worth the wait. 5 mins walk
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Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktGreat apple pie on Noordermarkt. Always a queue but worth the wait. 5 mins walk
Beautiful little tarts of every flavour imaginable. Dangerously close to the apartment! Table above the store for breakfast/lunch. 1 min walk
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Petit Gateau
80 HaarlemmerstraatBeautiful little tarts of every flavour imaginable. Dangerously close to the apartment! Table above the store for breakfast/lunch. 1 min walk
Great place for breakfast or lunch. If you want eggs and bacon, pancakes, granola etc this is the place! 5 mins walk
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Greenwoods Singel
103 SingelGreat place for breakfast or lunch. If you want eggs and bacon, pancakes, granola etc this is the place! 5 mins walk
Super delicious salads and super healthy - choose one of the specials or design your own. 7 mins walk
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SLA
34 WesterstraatSuper delicious salads and super healthy - choose one of the specials or design your own. 7 mins walk
On the corner of our street, the most delicious Spanish ham will tempt you with the scent wafting down the street. You can't resist! 10 seconds walk
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Ibericus Amsterdam
93 HaarlemmerstraatOn the corner of our street, the most delicious Spanish ham will tempt you with the scent wafting down the street. You can't resist! 10 seconds walk
Bistrot Neuf
9 HaarlemmerstraatFrench bistro with 80 wines by the glass. 4 mins walk
Best place for lunch if you're visiting the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. Great selection of salads, soups etc. Advisable to book at lunch time or go early or late.
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Buffet van Odette
598 PrinsengrachtBest place for lunch if you're visiting the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. Great selection of salads, soups etc. Advisable to book at lunch time or go early or late.
The most delicious soups from this tiny corner location. There are a couple of stools inside or a bench outside, otherwise you can take your soup with you. Great for a pit stop before or after museums
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Soup en Zo - Spiegel
54 Nieuwe SpiegelstraatThe most delicious soups from this tiny corner location. There are a couple of stools inside or a bench outside, otherwise you can take your soup with you. Great for a pit stop before or after museums
A restaurant in a green house and now an Amsterdam institution. They grow their own food or source it locally. Excellent. You'll need a taxi to get there.
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh OnneslaanA restaurant in a green house and now an Amsterdam institution. They grow their own food or source it locally. Excellent. You'll need a taxi to get there.
Vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, juice - whatever your dietary requirements, they can cater to you here. Perfect for breakfast or lunch.
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Lavinia Good Food
176 KerkstraatVegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, juice - whatever your dietary requirements, they can cater to you here. Perfect for breakfast or lunch.
The menu is in Dutch, you won't find many tourists here but despite it's out of the way location it's packed every night of the week. Go if you want to go where the locals go. PS it's not a hotel!
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Hotel De Goudfazant
30 AambeeldstraatThe menu is in Dutch, you won't find many tourists here but despite it's out of the way location it's packed every night of the week. Go if you want to go where the locals go. PS it's not a hotel!
Amsterdam's new food halls. Very hip, very now, very busy.
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Де Халлен Амстердам
47 Hannie DankbaarpassageAmsterdam's new food halls. Very hip, very now, very busy.
Awesome location in a glass box suspended above the water. Innovate cooking from a top chef, restaurants belongs to the Supperclub/Envy group.
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Wolf Atelier
20 WesterdokspleinAwesome location in a glass box suspended above the water. Innovate cooking from a top chef, restaurants belongs to the Supperclub/Envy group.
MOS
185 IJdokFine dining with stunning views.
Delicious French bakery just 5 minutes walk from the apartment. Also has a cafe.
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Gebroeders Niemeijer
35 NieuwendijkDelicious French bakery just 5 minutes walk from the apartment. Also has a cafe.
A shop selling lots of delicious and more-ish snacks. Fresh bread, great sandwiches, coffee, borrelhapjes, breakfast, lunch and cakes...
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STACH Food
1A Nieuwe HoogstraatA shop selling lots of delicious and more-ish snacks. Fresh bread, great sandwiches, coffee, borrelhapjes, breakfast, lunch and cakes...
Il Tramezzino
79A HaarlemmerstraatBest coffee in the neighbourhood! Just around the corner...
JOE & THE JUICE
5 NoordermarktJuice and healthy snacks on the Noordermarkt.
French bistro with simple but consistently good menu, on the Noordermarkt. 5 min walk.
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Libertine Petit Café
4 NoordermarktFrench bistro with simple but consistently good menu, on the Noordermarkt. 5 min walk.
Haarlemmerstraat 130 (around the corner) relatively simple but good value and convenient, wood fired oven also pasta and other Italian standards, eat in or take away. 2 mins walk
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Restaurant & Pizzeria Lucca Due
130 HaarlemmerstraatHaarlemmerstraat 130 (around the corner) relatively simple but good value and convenient, wood fired oven also pasta and other Italian standards, eat in or take away. 2 mins walk
Fabulous Italian restaurant, book in advance. Noordermarkt, 5 mins walk
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Domenica
7 NoordermarktFabulous Italian restaurant, book in advance. Noordermarkt, 5 mins walk
Great local juice bar with seats outside in the sun and a playground across the street on the square. This is also a nice place to stop on a Saturday morning on your way to or from the market.
JOE & THE JUICE
5 NoordermarktGreat local juice bar with seats outside in the sun and a playground across the street on the square. This is also a nice place to stop on a Saturday morning on your way to or from the market.
Perfect for a quick lunch, delicious freshly made Manouche (Lebanese sandwiches) with healthy fillings. 2 minutes walk
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The Lebanese Sajeria
1 Wijde HeisteegPerfect for a quick lunch, delicious freshly made Manouche (Lebanese sandwiches) with healthy fillings. 2 minutes walk
De Bakkerswinkel in the Regulateurshuis in the Westerpark (also Warmoesstraat 69) for the best scones, also soups, salads, sandwiches and cakes – 17 mins walk. Near children's playgrounds in the park.
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De Bakkerswinkel
De Bakkerswinkel in the Regulateurshuis in the Westerpark (also Warmoesstraat 69) for the best scones, also soups, salads, sandwiches and cakes – 17 mins walk. Near children's playgrounds in the park.
Fine dining with innovative preparation and presentation yet informal and unpretentious. Focus on locally sourced ingredients, heavy slant towards vegetables. No Michelin star yet, but that means you can still get a table. One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam in our view. Hidden away in a warehouse attic with views over het IJ.
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BAK restaurant
408 Van DiemenstraatFine dining with innovative preparation and presentation yet informal and unpretentious. Focus on locally sourced ingredients, heavy slant towards vegetables. No Michelin star yet, but that means you can still get a table. One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam in our view. Hidden away in a warehouse attic with views over het IJ.
Oh so hip and oh so delicious plant based coffee and pastries
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SAINT-JEAN Amsterdam
158h LindengrachtOh so hip and oh so delicious plant based coffee and pastries
Great sharing menu with excellent French inspired food and cosy heated terrace for outdoor dining year round.
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Gertrude Rest. & Bar
28-H Bosboom ToussaintstraatGreat sharing menu with excellent French inspired food and cosy heated terrace for outdoor dining year round.
Bakery with delicious croissants and in the summer ice cream. Worth taking a stroll down the canal to!
Lourens
Bakery with delicious croissants and in the summer ice cream. Worth taking a stroll down the canal to!
The Lebanese Sajeria Haarlemmerstraat
Yummy Lebanese flatbreads and the best lentil soup.
OSLO
The best cinnamon rolls in Amsterdam?
Delicious Algerian delicatessen and market. Great for picking up lunch of dinner. New location is just 7 mins walk away.
Raïnaraï Markt
Delicious Algerian delicatessen and market. Great for picking up lunch of dinner. New location is just 7 mins walk away.
Seriously good chips/fries from the tiny shop in the 9 streets. It’s insta/tiktok famous - be prepared to queue. Fun fact: this shop used to sell toothbrushes and toothpaste!
Fabel Friet
Seriously good chips/fries from the tiny shop in the 9 streets. It’s insta/tiktok famous - be prepared to queue. Fun fact: this shop used to sell toothbrushes and toothpaste!
Fantastic fresh organic soups. This is our go-to lunch place, we were SO happy when they opened a location literally around the corner!
soupenzo - haarlemmer
Fantastic fresh organic soups. This is our go-to lunch place, we were SO happy when they opened a location literally around the corner!
Eclectic sharing plates in this hipster hangout on the corner on the canal.
Kikkie van de Prinsensluis
Eclectic sharing plates in this hipster hangout on the corner on the canal.
From the ex-chef of Toscanini and the owner of La Perla comes this fresh take in Italian classics. Choose the chefs menu. You’ll be glad you did!
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La Fiorita
12 H Tweede TuindwarsstraatFrom the ex-chef of Toscanini and the owner of La Perla comes this fresh take in Italian classics. Choose the chefs menu. You’ll be glad you did!
Small but atmospheric restaurant with a bistro my style set menu that changes daily according to the seasons.
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Café De Klepel
22 PrinsenstraatSmall but atmospheric restaurant with a bistro my style set menu that changes daily according to the seasons.
Raïnaraï Markt
PEQU
Cafe/restaurant on the Noordermarkt. Big terrace in summer. 5 mins walk
Best croissants in Amsterdam (we’ve done extensive testing!) and delicious sourdough bread. Cafe and bakery. 17 mins walk
Bakkerij Wolf
Best croissants in Amsterdam (we’ve done extensive testing!) and delicious sourdough bread. Cafe and bakery. 17 mins walk
Entertainment & Activities
Art deco cinema with mostly art house films. Really old fashioned, nice bar, no popcorn but chocolate and snacks. 8 mins walk
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The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkArt deco cinema with mostly art house films. Really old fashioned, nice bar, no popcorn but chocolate and snacks. 8 mins walk
Cinecenter
10 LijnbaansgrachtArt house films
Take the free ferry from behind Centraal Station to Buiksloterweg and visit this space age design film institute housing a cinema, good restaurant and great terrace. 10 mins walk then 5 mins ferry
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Музей EYE Film
1 IJpromenadeTake the free ferry from behind Centraal Station to Buiksloterweg and visit this space age design film institute housing a cinema, good restaurant and great terrace. 10 mins walk then 5 mins ferry
Great cinema attached to the FoodHallen - perfect combination of dinner, movies and drinks after.
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Filmhallen
12 Hannie DankbaarpassageGreat cinema attached to the FoodHallen - perfect combination of dinner, movies and drinks after.
Amsterdam’s oldest and tiniest cinema. Single screen, two levels of seating. Art house films.
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Filmtheater De Uitkijk
452 PrinsengrachtAmsterdam’s oldest and tiniest cinema. Single screen, two levels of seating. Art house films.
Drinks & Nightlife
Drinks and snacks, no dinner. Terrace on the canal. 4 mins walk
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Cafe Tabac
101 BrouwersgrachtDrinks and snacks, no dinner. Terrace on the canal. 4 mins walk
Grapedistrict
112 HaarlemmerstraatGood selection of very drinkable wines at reasonable prices.
Chabrol Wines
7 HaarlemmerstraatProbably the best wine merchant in Amsterdam.
Getting Around
Bike rental, collection around the corner. Good prices.
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Frederic Rent a Bike
23 Binnen WieringerstraatBike rental, collection around the corner. Good prices.
Amsterdam's main train, tram and bus station, just 7 minutes walk from the apartment.
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Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinAmsterdam's main train, tram and bus station, just 7 minutes walk from the apartment.
Arts & Culture
Spectular setting and exhibitions that change ever 6 months.
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Эрмитаж Амстердам
51 AmstelSpectular setting and exhibitions that change ever 6 months.
A moving reminder of the atrocities of WW2. Vist the hidden house where Anne Frank and her family hid. Book online (at least 3 weeks in advance) or go very early to avoid the queues. 6 mins walk
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Дом Анны Франк
20 WestermarktA moving reminder of the atrocities of WW2. Vist the hidden house where Anne Frank and her family hid. Book online (at least 3 weeks in advance) or go very early to avoid the queues. 6 mins walk
Reopened in 2013 after a 10 year renovation, this world class museum is packed with Dutch masters. Book online to avoid the queues. 35 mins walk or 15 mins by bike
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Рейксмюсеум
1 MuseumstraatReopened in 2013 after a 10 year renovation, this world class museum is packed with Dutch masters. Book online to avoid the queues. 35 mins walk or 15 mins by bike
A fascinating museum charting the development of the canal belt, told through an audio/visual tour, suitable for all ages. Our top recommendation!
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Het Grachtenhuis
386 HerengrachtA fascinating museum charting the development of the canal belt, told through an audio/visual tour, suitable for all ages. Our top recommendation!
Stunning private house with incredible art and antiques collection. Free private tours twice a day by reservation only. No children under 10 years old.
Collection Six
218 AmstelStunning private house with incredible art and antiques collection. Free private tours twice a day by reservation only. No children under 10 years old.
Amazing museum, amazing paintings, manageable collection. Horrible queues, essential to book in advance. Go as early as possible or it'll be packed once you get in.
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Музей Ван Гога
6 MuseumpleinAmazing museum, amazing paintings, manageable collection. Horrible queues, essential to book in advance. Go as early as possible or it'll be packed once you get in.
Sightseeing
We recommend the Canal Hopper boat tour, take it from the first pier on the Damrak, signed 'Ecotours'. It's a smaller boat (max 12 people), electric (silent) and much more intimate than the Canal Bus.
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Canal Bus
We recommend the Canal Hopper boat tour, take it from the first pier on the Damrak, signed 'Ecotours'. It's a smaller boat (max 12 people), electric (silent) and much more intimate than the Canal Bus.
It doesn't get more iconic that this - Amsterdam's historic canal belt, now recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site - it's all around us and we appreciate it every day!
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Canals of Amsterdam
It doesn't get more iconic that this - Amsterdam's historic canal belt, now recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site - it's all around us and we appreciate it every day!
The largest building in the world when it was built! Resting on 800 wooden pillars.
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Королевский дворец
147 Nieuwezijds VoorburgwalThe largest building in the world when it was built! Resting on 800 wooden pillars.
Famous neighbourhood on our doorstep with cute houses in narrow streets. Originally built as a workers area, now largely gentrified. Home to many boutiques and cafes.
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Jordaan
Famous neighbourhood on our doorstep with cute houses in narrow streets. Originally built as a workers area, now largely gentrified. Home to many boutiques and cafes.
Top rated boat tours in Amsterdam. Electric boats departing from Anne Frank House and Rijksmuseum.
Флагманский круиз по каналам Амстердама
263 PrinsengrachtTop rated boat tours in Amsterdam. Electric boats departing from Anne Frank House and Rijksmuseum.
Rent a boat and cruise the canals like a local. Remember to bring snacks and drinks!
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Sloepdelen Amsterdam
69 ElandsgrachtRent a boat and cruise the canals like a local. Remember to bring snacks and drinks!