Guidebook for Amsterdam, enjoy!

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Guidebook for Amsterdam, enjoy!

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely beers and good atmosphere!
1100 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
1100 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lovely beers and good atmosphere!
A most beautifull spot in Amsterdam, my favourite at the moment, still not discovered by the crowds. Good food, friendly people, hotel bar, but not overly hotel bar expensive, good music, on Sunday afternoons they sometimes have live music. Best terrace on the water of Amsterdam with a fantastic view!
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Pension Homeland
5 Kattenburgerstraat
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A most beautifull spot in Amsterdam, my favourite at the moment, still not discovered by the crowds. Good food, friendly people, hotel bar, but not overly hotel bar expensive, good music, on Sunday afternoons they sometimes have live music. Best terrace on the water of Amsterdam with a fantastic view!
A cozy cafe in a cozy shopping street, the Utrechtsestraat. In the cafe they have the typical Dutch 'carpets' on the table -:) You can drink jenever, but also a regular beer. Small, cozy and very local.
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Café Krom
76 Utrechtsestraat
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A cozy cafe in a cozy shopping street, the Utrechtsestraat. In the cafe they have the typical Dutch 'carpets' on the table -:) You can drink jenever, but also a regular beer. Small, cozy and very local.
A good bar and restaurant where you meet the locals, it also offers a lovely terrace on a quiet street.
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tropenkolder
510 Sarphatistraat
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A good bar and restaurant where you meet the locals, it also offers a lovely terrace on a quiet street.
Good local place to have a drink on a lazy Sunday afternoon. 5 minutes walk from our apartment.
Café Restaurant Czaar
281 Czaar Peterstraat
Good local place to have a drink on a lazy Sunday afternoon. 5 minutes walk from our apartment.
Such a good feel, and the most local place I can imagine, I actually discovered myself only recently, definitely recommend it, if you like beer, jenever and just hanging out in a friendly place in a parque.
Nieuwe Diep, 1095 Ámsterdam, Países Bajos
Such a good feel, and the most local place I can imagine, I actually discovered myself only recently, definitely recommend it, if you like beer, jenever and just hanging out in a friendly place in a parque.

Food Scene

Shop where you can buy good coffee and tea, say hello from us to Markus, the friendly owner!
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kaffa Koffie
130 Czaar Peterstraat
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Shop where you can buy good coffee and tea, say hello from us to Markus, the friendly owner!
Nice restaurant where they recycle food, but pay attention: the address is Czaar Peterstraat 21, a 5 minute walk from our home, not Polonceaukade!!
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Instock Amsterdam
21 Czaar Peterstraat
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nice restaurant where they recycle food, but pay attention: the address is Czaar Peterstraat 21, a 5 minute walk from our home, not Polonceaukade!!
When you do not want to eat out in a restaurant, but do want to make it easy for yourself, you can get excellent, fresh food here. It's all vegetarian and biological, by the way, and well known and visited by locals.
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Spirit Amsterdam
2a Czaar Peterstraat
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
When you do not want to eat out in a restaurant, but do want to make it easy for yourself, you can get excellent, fresh food here. It's all vegetarian and biological, by the way, and well known and visited by locals.
Just a fun store where they sell exclusive peanutbutter for higher prices, but you get something special and very Dutch!
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
De Pindakaaswinkel
169 Czaar Peterstraat
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Just a fun store where they sell exclusive peanutbutter for higher prices, but you get something special and very Dutch!
My favourite herring shop, they really have the best herring in Amsterdam, you have to go and visit him! Their kibbeling (fried kabbelau) is also very good by the way.
Kras Haring
89 Kattenburgerplein
My favourite herring shop, they really have the best herring in Amsterdam, you have to go and visit him! Their kibbeling (fried kabbelau) is also very good by the way.
Good restaurant, a bit more up market, next to the windmill.
Bar Restaurant De Kop van Oost
1 Zeeburgerpad
Good restaurant, a bit more up market, next to the windmill.

Arts & Culture

This is a very charming zoo where animals are really kept in a good way.
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
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This is a very charming zoo where animals are really kept in a good way.
Go here if you want to meet the cultures of the world, the Tropenmuseum is a unique museum and has several collections besides the museum.
628 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
628 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Go here if you want to meet the cultures of the world, the Tropenmuseum is a unique museum and has several collections besides the museum.
The Scheepvaartmuseum. You get information in a vivid way and learn how the sea has determined the culture of the Netherlands. Very interesting! Go for a coffee afterwards at the most beautifull terrace (on the water) of Amsterdam, not yet discovered, Pension Homeland.
820 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
El Museo Marítimo
1 Kattenburgerplein
820 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Scheepvaartmuseum. You get information in a vivid way and learn how the sea has determined the culture of the Netherlands. Very interesting! Go for a coffee afterwards at the most beautifull terrace (on the water) of Amsterdam, not yet discovered, Pension Homeland.
No words necessary.
3186 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
3186 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
No words necessary.
Modern and contempory art.
1544 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museo Stedelijk de Ámsterdam
10 Museumplein
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Modern and contempory art.
In this museum you get an impression of the life of Jews in Amsterdam, in older and new times. It also has a museum specially for children.
151 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museo Histórico Judío
1 Nieuwe Amstelstraat
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In this museum you get an impression of the life of Jews in Amsterdam, in older and new times. It also has a museum specially for children.
This museum tells the story of the resistance, collaboration and prosecution in Amsterdam during the 2nd worldwar. I recently visited it with my cousin for the first time, very impressive to learn about the history of Amsterdam in the 2nd worldwar. A good alternative to the Anne Frank museum with its long waiting cues!
76 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Persmuseum Amsterdam
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This museum tells the story of the resistance, collaboration and prosecution in Amsterdam during the 2nd worldwar. I recently visited it with my cousin for the first time, very impressive to learn about the history of Amsterdam in the 2nd worldwar. A good alternative to the Anne Frank museum with its long waiting cues!
The house where Anne Frank, the girl whose diaries about her life as a jewish girl, hidden in the 'achterhuis' became famous, used to live. Since corona there are time slots, and you have to make a reservation way in advance. But it is well worth the visit, and very impressive.
2775 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Casa de Ana Frank
20 Westermarkt
2775 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The house where Anne Frank, the girl whose diaries about her life as a jewish girl, hidden in the 'achterhuis' became famous, used to live. Since corona there are time slots, and you have to make a reservation way in advance. But it is well worth the visit, and very impressive.

Sightseeing

If you like plant life, this is a must.
299 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Jardín Botánico Hortus
2a Plantage Middenlaan
299 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you like plant life, this is a must.
Every tourist wants to see the windmill, it is a charachteristic of the Dutch culture. Btw: you can also see it from the far end corner of our balcony.
Windmill View
Every tourist wants to see the windmill, it is a charachteristic of the Dutch culture. Btw: you can also see it from the far end corner of our balcony.
Seeing the city from a boat is real fun and exciting. Since a few years it is possible to rent your own boat and this is something I definitely recommend. There is a boatrental close by (not the address indicated) on the Mauritskade 65. You can rent your own boat for 3 hours for 110 euro's.
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mokum boat rental Amsterdam
65 Mauritskade
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Seeing the city from a boat is real fun and exciting. Since a few years it is possible to rent your own boat and this is something I definitely recommend. There is a boatrental close by (not the address indicated) on the Mauritskade 65. You can rent your own boat for 3 hours for 110 euro's.

Everything Else

This is a sauna only for woman. I would therefore not recommend it, since I do not like 'separation' of man and woman-:), but when it used to be a 'normal' sauna I went there sometimes, it is closeby, simple, and lovely.
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Reloadclub
28 Halmaheirastraat
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is a sauna only for woman. I would therefore not recommend it, since I do not like 'separation' of man and woman-:), but when it used to be a 'normal' sauna I went there sometimes, it is closeby, simple, and lovely.
This is the street where tram nr. 7 stops. You walk to the stop within 5 minutes. This tram goes straight to the Leidse Plein. Btw: do visit the Czaar Peterstraat with all the little shops. Actually, this street was chosen in 2015 as the nicest shopping street in the Netherlands!
39 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Czaar Peterstraat
Czaar Peterstraat
39 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is the street where tram nr. 7 stops. You walk to the stop within 5 minutes. This tram goes straight to the Leidse Plein. Btw: do visit the Czaar Peterstraat with all the little shops. Actually, this street was chosen in 2015 as the nicest shopping street in the Netherlands!
Seeing the city on a bicyle is the nicest way, besides making a boattrip and seeing the city from the water! At Black bikes you can rent bycicles.
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bikes Black Windmill / Artis | Bike Rental Amsterdam
14 Czaar Peterstraat
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Seeing the city on a bicyle is the nicest way, besides making a boattrip and seeing the city from the water! At Black bikes you can rent bycicles.
70 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
De Mirandabad
9 De Mirandalaan
70 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is a perfect place to go swimming on a hot day. There are several 'natural' waters (including swimming in the canals, like on the entrepotdok), but this one is really beautiful. Recommendation!
Buitenzwembad Marineterrein
5 Kattenburgerstraat
This is a perfect place to go swimming on a hot day. There are several 'natural' waters (including swimming in the canals, like on the entrepotdok), but this one is really beautiful. Recommendation!

Essentials

Cheapest supermarket in the area, 5 minutes walk.
Vomar Voordeelmarkt
Cheapest supermarket in the area, 5 minutes walk.

Getting Around

Do not rent a car, rent a bicycle!
Car Rental Amsterdam
41 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
Do not rent a car, rent a bicycle!