Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Le Pain Quotidien
2 & 4 Cornelis TroostpleinNice coffee place..
Best tenderloin steak you can ever eat. (take the bike there)
46 locals recommend
Loetje aan de Amstel
37 AmstelzijdeBest tenderloin steak you can ever eat. (take the bike there)
Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam
119 OlympiapleinBest French bakery ever....
Small World Catering
14 Binnen OranjestraatGood pure food, no bullsh*t!
Renato's Pizzeria - De Pijp
32 Karel du JardinstraatGreat little Italian place, love the pizza's!
Oldest area of Amstelveen, we usually go to Amsterdam Zuid, but there are also some nice restaurants here such as The Winekitchen, Dorpsstraat 90.
Oude Dorp
Oldest area of Amstelveen, we usually go to Amsterdam Zuid, but there are also some nice restaurants here such as The Winekitchen, Dorpsstraat 90.
Loads of great food shops, bakers and restaurants along the street. Must visit for foodies. The art house theater here is also very romantic.
411 locals recommend
Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatLoads of great food shops, bakers and restaurants along the street. Must visit for foodies. The art house theater here is also very romantic.
Street market meets hipster food court. Great place for food and drinks.
369 locals recommend
De Hallen
41 BellamypleinStreet market meets hipster food court. Great place for food and drinks.
Parks & Nature
Just a nice place to take a walk, run, play a game of soccer or to have a picnic. Two great paddling pools for kids, where you can easily spend a lazy summerday. You can also rent a canoe and explore the parc by water. It is pretty big, so check the website to plan your visit.
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
Just a nice place to take a walk, run, play a game of soccer or to have a picnic. Two great paddling pools for kids, where you can easily spend a lazy summerday. You can also rent a canoe and explore the parc by water. It is pretty big, so check the website to plan your visit.
Nice park, beautifull flora. Great place to run or have a walk. No bicycles allowed inside. Also a very big play area for kids, kids farm, trainride and midget golf area.
140 locals recommend
Amstelpark
AmstelparkNice park, beautifull flora. Great place to run or have a walk. No bicycles allowed inside. Also a very big play area for kids, kids farm, trainride and midget golf area.
Bloemendaal aan Zee
beachlife is good here, don't go to Zandvoort.
Arts & Culture
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatNever skip this if you are in Amsterdam
The Maritime Museum
1 KattenburgerpleinExperience real maritime history
Museum of modern art. Should be very much worth visiting if you're into modern art. We've never been there though :)
63 locals recommend
CoBrA Museum of Modern Art
1 SandbergpleinMuseum of modern art. Should be very much worth visiting if you're into modern art. We've never been there though :)
Van Gogh Museum
6 MuseumpleinMust see!
Muiderslot
1 HerengrachtGreat place for kids
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokGreat fun, very interactive
Shopping
Best shopping experience in the Netherlands. All big retailers are situated at the Stadshart, good parking facilities and everything on walking distance. Don't forget to visit Venstra, great bookshop with a friendly coffee place with yummy baked goods from our neighbourhood baker Marcel.
57 locals recommend
Stadshart
Best shopping experience in the Netherlands. All big retailers are situated at the Stadshart, good parking facilities and everything on walking distance. Don't forget to visit Venstra, great bookshop with a friendly coffee place with yummy baked goods from our neighbourhood baker Marcel.
Essentials
Lidl
308H BaarsjeswegGreat groceries, lowest prices in the Netherlands.
Very uninspiring shopping mall, but closeby and has two big drugstores and a pharmacie, could come in handy.
Shopping Mall Kostverlorenhof
101 KostverlorenhofVery uninspiring shopping mall, but closeby and has two big drugstores and a pharmacie, could come in handy.
Entertainment & Activities
Boaty Rent a Boat Amsterdam
Jozef Israëlskade Don't take the canal boats, rent a boaty!!
Holland Casino
7 BadhuispleinBeautiful casino. Property of the dutch goverment.
Toomler
2 BreitnerstraatMost fun you will ever have. (usually in dutch)
Great farm to take a bicycle ride to through the Amsterdam forest. Loads of goats you can feed a bottle of goats milk, childrens playground and restaurant with locally produced goat-milk icecream, smoothies, cheese and other goods. On sundays, you can practise yoga and enjoy a organic breakfast here. Can be quite busy at Sunny days on the weekends, so if so, be early.
62 locals recommend
Goatfarm Ridammerhoeve
4 Nieuwe MeerlaanGreat farm to take a bicycle ride to through the Amsterdam forest. Loads of goats you can feed a bottle of goats milk, childrens playground and restaurant with locally produced goat-milk icecream, smoothies, cheese and other goods. On sundays, you can practise yoga and enjoy a organic breakfast here. Can be quite busy at Sunny days on the weekends, so if so, be early.
Great local kids farm to spend a couple of hours. Loads of animals, big natural play area, free activities on the weekends (check the agenda) and a friendly little spot for coffee and homemade sandwich/soup.
Elsenhove Catering
1 BankraswegGreat local kids farm to spend a couple of hours. Loads of animals, big natural play area, free activities on the weekends (check the agenda) and a friendly little spot for coffee and homemade sandwich/soup.
Kinderdagcentrum Nifterlake
149 HoeksewaardBig play area with a soccer and basketball field on walking distance.
Very romantic movie theater. The Tuschinski theater takes your breath away even before entering the sumptuous lobby! The appointments, the carpets, the ceiling, all combine to fascinate and spellbind the observer. And yes, you can also watch all big movies here :)
340 locals recommend
Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 ReguliersbreestraatVery romantic movie theater. The Tuschinski theater takes your breath away even before entering the sumptuous lobby! The appointments, the carpets, the ceiling, all combine to fascinate and spellbind the observer. And yes, you can also watch all big movies here :)
"People come to Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek to meet, work and relax. This beautiful city park, with its historic factory buildings surrounded by expanses of green, also has workplaces, venues for large and small events, and a range of catering, film, theatre and exhibition facilities."
Check the agenda for local events; we very much recommend the Sunday Market and Neighbourhood food market. Bit difficult to reach with public transport but worth it!
263 locals recommend
Zuiveringshal West
37 Pazzanistraat"People come to Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek to meet, work and relax. This beautiful city park, with its historic factory buildings surrounded by expanses of green, also has workplaces, venues for large and small events, and a range of catering, film, theatre and exhibition facilities."
Check the agenda for local events; we very much recommend the Sunday Market and Neighbourhood food market. Bit difficult to reach with public transport but worth it!
Check out the website I Amsterdam for tips and must see's. I love their top 20 things to do in Amsterdam! There is also a I Amsterdam store at the Amsterdam Central station where you can buy local products, a city map and Amsterdam memorabilia.
I Amsterdam Store
Check out the website I Amsterdam for tips and must see's. I love their top 20 things to do in Amsterdam! There is also a I Amsterdam store at the Amsterdam Central station where you can buy local products, a city map and Amsterdam memorabilia.
Getting Around
If you are going to use the public transport, this is the closest stop. you can take the tram and the subway here.
Amstelveen, Uilenstede station
If you are going to use the public transport, this is the closest stop. you can take the tram and the subway here.