Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Bar, restaurant, cinema and club. Friendly atmosphere, run by students and with nice weather a good sunny terrace.
383 Einheimische empfehlen
Studio/K
62 TimorpleinBar, restaurant, cinema and club. Friendly atmosphere, run by students and with nice weather a good sunny terrace.
Wilde Zwijnen
23 JavapleinHigh quality restaurant!
Very good breakfast underneath an old 17th century mill. Nice terrace to.
53 Einheimische empfehlen
Bar Langendijk
1 ZeeburgerstraatVery good breakfast underneath an old 17th century mill. Nice terrace to.
Bar Restaurant Pompstation
52 ZeeburgerdijkBeatifull building and great food.
High quality Thai food for reasonable price. Definitely the best on the East side (didn't check them all on the west side :)
83 Einheimische empfehlen
Thai Tiger
7 JavapleinHigh quality Thai food for reasonable price. Definitely the best on the East side (didn't check them all on the west side :)
Lot's of different nice Dutch and Belgium beers with a heated terrace. Great pub food, excellent burgers although a little bit pricey.
523 Einheimische empfehlen
de Biertuin
29 LinnaeusstraatLot's of different nice Dutch and Belgium beers with a heated terrace. Great pub food, excellent burgers although a little bit pricey.
Italian restaurant that also does take away. Not much to look at but good food at a reasonable price, pizza for 8-12 euro.
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Lago Maggiore
91 JavastraatItalian restaurant that also does take away. Not much to look at but good food at a reasonable price, pizza for 8-12 euro.
Turkish Grill Takeaway. Very cheap turkish food , Turkish pizza for 1,50 euro, well know in the neighbourhood for good food. Definitely not very attractive to look at but great cheap food.
Urfa Sofrasi 2
513 InsulindewegTurkish Grill Takeaway. Very cheap turkish food , Turkish pizza for 1,50 euro, well know in the neighbourhood for good food. Definitely not very attractive to look at but great cheap food.
Very chilled out water side bar and restaurant with a bit of a retro vibe. Great on a sunny day when you will see locals amsterdammers stop by for a drink on their canal boat.
532 Einheimische empfehlen
Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtVery chilled out water side bar and restaurant with a bit of a retro vibe. Great on a sunny day when you will see locals amsterdammers stop by for a drink on their canal boat.
Cool and relaxed bar and cafe with a hippie vibe. At night during spring- summer they have some amazing live show around a bonfire. You can take a free ferry from central station to the NDSM area.
489 Einheimische empfehlen
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinCool and relaxed bar and cafe with a hippie vibe. At night during spring- summer they have some amazing live show around a bonfire. You can take a free ferry from central station to the NDSM area.
Very cool bar with a relaxed vibe made out of cargo containers with a little beach. It's great in the sunshine and serves healthy food. Free ferry (you can take bikes ) from central station
1052 Einheimische empfehlen
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegVery cool bar with a relaxed vibe made out of cargo containers with a little beach. It's great in the sunshine and serves healthy food. Free ferry (you can take bikes ) from central station
Dé Bakker van Oost
42 SumatrastraatLocal fresh bread bakery
Restaurant Merza
1491 IJburglaanGreat affordable turkish grill takeaway and sit in.
Coffee Company
14 JavapleinAmsterdam's equivalent of Starbucks :-)
Great food and breakfast. Excellent cakes :-)..run by Australians with a very friendly staff and atmosphere and they have great burgers (14th out of the top 50 best in Amsterdam)
Only a couple of min from the apartment :)
122 Einheimische empfehlen
Drovers Dog Atjehstraat
Eerste AtjehstraatGreat food and breakfast. Excellent cakes :-)..run by Australians with a very friendly staff and atmosphere and they have great burgers (14th out of the top 50 best in Amsterdam)
Only a couple of min from the apartment :)
Organic restaurant in a greenhouse where they grow all there own vegetables and herbs etc. Expensive but worth it!!!
267 Einheimische empfehlen
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh OnneslaanOrganic restaurant in a greenhouse where they grow all there own vegetables and herbs etc. Expensive but worth it!!!
Bar and restaurant on the Javastraat with good food ( great chicken wings and burgers and great cocktails ;-). Young hipster crowd especially at the weekend but something for everyone during the day.
251 Einheimische empfehlen
Walter's - The Walter Woodbury Bar
42 JavastraatBar and restaurant on the Javastraat with good food ( great chicken wings and burgers and great cocktails ;-). Young hipster crowd especially at the weekend but something for everyone during the day.
Friendly and relaxed place for a cup of coffee or some breakfast or lunch.
94 Einheimische empfehlen
Hartje Oost
23 JavastraatFriendly and relaxed place for a cup of coffee or some breakfast or lunch.
Essentials
Big supermarket, open every day till 10 pm and on sunday till 8 pm
31 Einheimische empfehlen
Albert Heijn Nv
Big supermarket, open every day till 10 pm and on sunday till 8 pm
Lidl
4 SoerabajastraatAffordable food shopping
Eerste Van Swindenstraat
Eerste Van SwindenstraatEkoPlaza - Biological Food Supermarket
Drinks & Nightlife
Original beer brewery underneath a beautiful 17th century mill. Open from 2 pm to 8 pm. Very popular with locals and tourists that know about it.
Great! beers that are much cheaper than in the bars!:)
1100 Einheimische empfehlen
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeOriginal beer brewery underneath a beautiful 17th century mill. Open from 2 pm to 8 pm. Very popular with locals and tourists that know about it.
Great! beers that are much cheaper than in the bars!:)
Beautiful Distillery in the Flevopark overlooking a large pond. Serves the best home made Jenevers in Amsterdam. A local hidden Gem (for now :-).
104 Einheimische empfehlen
Distillery 't Nieuwe Diep
13a FlevoparkBeautiful Distillery in the Flevopark overlooking a large pond. Serves the best home made Jenevers in Amsterdam. A local hidden Gem (for now :-).
BAR JOOST
33 MolukkenstraatRelaxed for drink or coffee, very easy going atmosphere
Nice trendy bar that also offers breakfast and lunch.
And has a heated terrace for when it's cold. Only around 4 minutes walking from the apartment..:)
166 Einheimische empfehlen
Bar Basquiat
88-90 JavastraatNice trendy bar that also offers breakfast and lunch.
And has a heated terrace for when it's cold. Only around 4 minutes walking from the apartment..:)
Shopping
Nice market, winner 2006 best markets. Lot of cheap things like clothes or food. Good for fish also.
673 Einheimische empfehlen
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van SwindenstraatNice market, winner 2006 best markets. Lot of cheap things like clothes or food. Good for fish also.
Sightseeing
Highstreet with loads of shops and the cheapest shops for your fruits and vegetables.
161 Einheimische empfehlen
Javastraat
JavastraatHighstreet with loads of shops and the cheapest shops for your fruits and vegetables.
Javaplein has a coffeecorner, lot of restaurants around it and the great bar "t Badhuis" in an old bathinghouse.
38 Einheimische empfehlen
Javaplein
JavapleinJavaplein has a coffeecorner, lot of restaurants around it and the great bar "t Badhuis" in an old bathinghouse.
Arts & Culture
Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatBeautiful museum for the tropics in a great building
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park with a liquor distillery 'Het Nieuwe Diep' (open 3-8 tues-sun) overlooking a small lake serving there own made gins. Also has a nice children's playpark.
398 Einheimische empfehlen
Flevopark
FlevoparkBeautiful park with a liquor distillery 'Het Nieuwe Diep' (open 3-8 tues-sun) overlooking a small lake serving there own made gins. Also has a nice children's playpark.