Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Great food and great service (also for tourists :-))
You should try the Steak Bearnaise!
43 locals recommend
Cafe Nobo
73 HaarlemmerstraatGreat food and great service (also for tourists :-))
You should try the Steak Bearnaise!
Fresh French bread like you've never had before..
31 locals recommend
Vlaamsch Broodhuys Haarlemmerstraat Amsterdam
108 HaarlemmerstraatFresh French bread like you've never had before..
Drinks & Nightlife
Located around the corner, this place is the ideal hangout for the end of the day: great beers, real Dutch bitterballen (snacks) and jazz music.
23 locals recommend
Café Kobalt
2 A SingelLocated around the corner, this place is the ideal hangout for the end of the day: great beers, real Dutch bitterballen (snacks) and jazz music.
Almost every week during the summer you can find here festivals, (flee)markets, dance parties and other cultural events.
127 locals recommend
NDSM Loods
85 NDSM-PleinAlmost every week during the summer you can find here festivals, (flee)markets, dance parties and other cultural events.
Old, young, local, tourist: seems like everybody finds this place awesome! Also the other cafe's around the Noordermarkt are fun.
133 locals recommend
Finch Café
5 H NoordermarktOld, young, local, tourist: seems like everybody finds this place awesome! Also the other cafe's around the Noordermarkt are fun.
Arts & Culture
Visiting Amsterdam without seeing the actual house Anne Frank was hidden with her family in WOII? No way! Tip: you can reserve online to prevent a long time waiting in line.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktVisiting Amsterdam without seeing the actual house Anne Frank was hidden with her family in WOII? No way! Tip: you can reserve online to prevent a long time waiting in line.
Not only a great museum with surprising classic movies, but also a terrace, restaurant and great views on the Y river and the historic centre.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeNot only a great museum with surprising classic movies, but also a terrace, restaurant and great views on the Y river and the historic centre.
You'll never see so many Rembrandts, van Goghs, Vermeer and other iconic paintings at the same time again.
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatYou'll never see so many Rembrandts, van Goghs, Vermeer and other iconic paintings at the same time again.
Parks & Nature
Only a mile away and you find yourself in a lovely and lively park with pools, terraces, great restaurants and even a movie theater. Also great for sports.
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegOnly a mile away and you find yourself in a lovely and lively park with pools, terraces, great restaurants and even a movie theater. Also great for sports.
Take the train from central station and you are at the lovely beach town Zantvoort in just half an hour. Eat fresh fish, take a swim and get a tan, it's like another world out there!
124 locals recommend
Zandvoort
Take the train from central station and you are at the lovely beach town Zantvoort in just half an hour. Eat fresh fish, take a swim and get a tan, it's like another world out there!
Essentials
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanOnly organic. Remember: no cash, only cards!
Getting Around
Train, trams, busses, ferry, it all comes together here. Wanna go to the beach? Take the train from platform 1 to Zandvoort and you're there in half an hour.
1346 locals recommend
Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinTrain, trams, busses, ferry, it all comes together here. Wanna go to the beach? Take the train from platform 1 to Zandvoort and you're there in half an hour.
Shopping
9 small streets between the 4 main canals with a great variety of shops, restaurants and brand stores.
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
9 small streets between the 4 main canals with a great variety of shops, restaurants and brand stores.
Jordaan
not just shopping, but also sight seeing, architecture, funny things!