Guidebook for Amsterdam
Parks & Nature
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegGreat park for jogging or strolling around.
Food Scene
Great for coffee and sandwiches during the day and nice bar at night. Very lively on Friday night.
160 locals recommend
Café Thijssen
107 BrouwersgrachtGreat for coffee and sandwiches during the day and nice bar at night. Very lively on Friday night.
Food not as good as at Casa Juan, but a place with a certain buzz
50 locals recommend
Duende Tapas Bar
62 LindengrachtFood not as good as at Casa Juan, but a place with a certain buzz
Toscanini
75 LindengrachtBest Italian in town(expensive)
Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktCoffee/Hot Chocolate with apple pie
Afhaalcentrum Terang Boelan
3 Tweede LindendwarsstraatIndonesian take away, very good
Restaurant Daalder
1 PostjeswegGastro pub
Espressofabriek
39 PazzanistraatCoffee and wifi
Broodje Bert
321 SingelBest value lunchroom in town
De Pizzabakkers Haarlemmerdijk
128 HS HaarlemmerdijkWood oven baked pizzas
The Saturday street market for your grocery's and street-food; try stroopwafel, broodje haring or a bratwurst.
121 locals recommend
Lindengracht
4B LindengrachtThe Saturday street market for your grocery's and street-food; try stroopwafel, broodje haring or a bratwurst.
For sunny days this is a perfect spot for a drink on the use terras facing the city. Go there by the free boat crossing the Ij , docking station is behind central station.
1109 locals recommend
Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenadeFor sunny days this is a perfect spot for a drink on the use terras facing the city. Go there by the free boat crossing the Ij , docking station is behind central station.
Entertainment & Activities
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkVery nice arthouse style Cinema .
Het Ketelhuis
4 PazzanistraatArthouse cinema
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanThe big local Zoo
Essentials
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatGrocery store
AH Westerstraat
79 WesterstraatGrocery store
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinGrocery store
Everything Else
ABN AMRO
25 SumatrastraatATM
Drinks & Nightlife
Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatTypical old style 'bruine kroeg' bar.
Finch Café
5 H NoordermarktModern bar
Café Proust
4I NoordermarktAlways busy with people
North Sea Jazz Club
1 PazzanistraatJazz club
Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeHave drink on the huge terras
Brouwerij Troost Westergas
27 PazzanistraatLocal brewery, cheers!
Shopping
De 9 Straatjes
9 little streets with boutique shops
De Bijenkorf
1 DamBiggest department store