Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Great coffee shop where locals come to work out of. Biological menu and great juices
372 abantu bendawo batusa
Coffee & Coconuts
282 CeintuurbaanGreat coffee shop where locals come to work out of. Biological menu and great juices
If you like a good grilled chicken or lobster, this is the place to go. Very nice contemporary design inside and kitchen is open till 11.30pm.
Yoepz Kip & Kreeft Amsterdam
188A Ferdinand BolstraatIf you like a good grilled chicken or lobster, this is the place to go. Very nice contemporary design inside and kitchen is open till 11.30pm.
Great brunch, very american like. Quite busy, so get there on time.
164 abantu bendawo batusa
Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste SweelinckstraatGreat brunch, very american like. Quite busy, so get there on time.
Love having sunday brunch here or lunch on any sunny day. They have a great outside city garden where you can have a snack and a glass of wine in the afternoon.
23 abantu bendawo batusa
The College Hotel
1 Roelof HartstraatLove having sunday brunch here or lunch on any sunny day. They have a great outside city garden where you can have a snack and a glass of wine in the afternoon.
If you love good meat, this is the place for a great entrecote. You get it with fries and salad and the famous secret green sauce in a cosy environment.
42 abantu bendawo batusa
L'Entrecôte et les Dames
47-49 Van BaerlestraatIf you love good meat, this is the place for a great entrecote. You get it with fries and salad and the famous secret green sauce in a cosy environment.
If you love great food and even better wine pairings go to Gin. The owner Jin is a great sommelier and they prepare excellent food.
GIN NEO
19III NoorderstraatIf you love great food and even better wine pairings go to Gin. The owner Jin is a great sommelier and they prepare excellent food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great brewery, great burgers, Friday evening hotspot for locals
178 abantu bendawo batusa
Brouwerij Troost
21 Cornelis TroostpleinGreat brewery, great burgers, Friday evening hotspot for locals
The Butcher
129 Albert CuypstraatSecret speakeasy. Great for weekend cocktails.
Secret Speakeasy, make sure to make a reservation before you go. it is quite small so potentially already full. it is already known on the tourist map, so limited # of locals here.
149 abantu bendawo batusa
Door74
74 ReguliersdwarsstraatSecret Speakeasy, make sure to make a reservation before you go. it is quite small so potentially already full. it is already known on the tourist map, so limited # of locals here.
Hoppa!
18-20 Spuia realy local place to have friday evening drinks :-)
Arts & Culture
If you want an original type of museum go to the van loon house. You get to step into a real canal house from the Golden Ages.
138 abantu bendawo batusa
Iziko likaVan Loon
672 KeizersgrachtIf you want an original type of museum go to the van loon house. You get to step into a real canal house from the Golden Ages.
Parks & Nature
Vondelpark is great in the summer for the open air theater, rollerblading or going for a run, BBQs with friends and just chilling.
4196 abantu bendawo batusa
Vondelpark
Vondelpark is great in the summer for the open air theater, rollerblading or going for a run, BBQs with friends and just chilling.
Shopping
De 9 Straatjes
great area full of local boutiques.
Isakhiwo se-Albert Cuyp
Albert Cuypstraatgreat local market
Essentials
AH Cornelis Troostplein
11 Cornelis Troostpleinopen till 10pm every day
ALDI
56C Admiraal de Ruijterwegopen till 8pm, budget friendly
cheap convenience store, good for paper towel, cleaning products, and other random stuff... a bit like dollar store in the US.
12 abantu bendawo batusa
Action
94 Nieuwpoortstraatcheap convenience store, good for paper towel, cleaning products, and other random stuff... a bit like dollar store in the US.
Getting Around
Tram 12 and 25 stop here. Both go to Central Station. Tram 12 originates at the Amstel station.
26 abantu bendawo batusa
Cornelis Troostplein
Cornelis TroostpleinTram 12 and 25 stop here. Both go to Central Station. Tram 12 originates at the Amstel station.