Guidebook for Amsterdam

Nicky
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Great vibe, nice place to have coffee and a sandwich and people-watch during the day. Good food and atmosphere at night. Clubnights on the weekends. Movietheater attached showing arthouse films.
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Studio/K
62 Timorplein
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Great vibe, nice place to have coffee and a sandwich and people-watch during the day. Good food and atmosphere at night. Clubnights on the weekends. Movietheater attached showing arthouse films.
One of the nicest and busiest restaurants in the area. Nice deconstructed design. Bit more pricy but worth it. People come from the other side of town to have dinner here. Recommended!
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Wilde Zwijnen
23 Javaplein
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One of the nicest and busiest restaurants in the area. Nice deconstructed design. Bit more pricy but worth it. People come from the other side of town to have dinner here. Recommended!
10 mins. walk through Oosterpark, great laidback place to have lunch, dinner, just a coffee.... Voted 2nd best cheese fondue in Amsterdam 2012, so.....
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Café Maxwell
27 Beukenplein
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10 mins. walk through Oosterpark, great laidback place to have lunch, dinner, just a coffee.... Voted 2nd best cheese fondue in Amsterdam 2012, so.....
Go here on a sunny day, hang out with a few beers in the middle of Flevopark. Really cool place, nice for kids, lots of people from the neighborhood. Very laid-back. 5 mins walk. Recommended!
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Distillery 't Nieuwe Diep
13a Flevopark
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Go here on a sunny day, hang out with a few beers in the middle of Flevopark. Really cool place, nice for kids, lots of people from the neighborhood. Very laid-back. 5 mins walk. Recommended!
Great Thai restaurant. 10 mins walk. Usually busy, book ahead!
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Thaicoon Amsterdam
10 Beukenplein
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Great Thai restaurant. 10 mins walk. Usually busy, book ahead!
Just around the corner... The Dutch Starbucks. Go here to get your coffee fix!
Javastraat 4
4 Javastraat
Just around the corner... The Dutch Starbucks. Go here to get your coffee fix!
A little hidden away, you will feel like you've stepped into the Dutch country side and found a really cool and chill restaurant. Worth the 20 mins walk. Beautiful on a summer's day. Good food.
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Cafe Restaurant Polder
201 Science Park
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A little hidden away, you will feel like you've stepped into the Dutch country side and found a really cool and chill restaurant. Worth the 20 mins walk. Beautiful on a summer's day. Good food.
Just around the corner. Good food all day, busy terrace in summer.
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Het Badhuis
21 Javaplein
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Just around the corner. Good food all day, busy terrace in summer.
Thai place around the corner. Perfect for dinner or easy take-out!
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Thai Tiger
7 Javaplein
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Thai place around the corner. Perfect for dinner or easy take-out!
The best Surinam food. People line up outside almost everyday. Small and dim but home to the best (and cheapest!) roti, for take-away. Don't go for the pepper unless you can handle SPICY!
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Roopram Roti
4 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
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The best Surinam food. People line up outside almost everyday. Small and dim but home to the best (and cheapest!) roti, for take-away. Don't go for the pepper unless you can handle SPICY!
1 mins walk. Good coffee, newspapers, breakfast, lunch, dinner - find it all here!
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comfort caffe
28 Sumatrastraat
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1 mins walk. Good coffee, newspapers, breakfast, lunch, dinner - find it all here!
Famous pizza. Italian restaurant. Nice little place to eat or take-away (have it delivered but.... they will think you're very lazy!).
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Ela Palermo
16 Niasstraat
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Famous pizza. Italian restaurant. Nice little place to eat or take-away (have it delivered but.... they will think you're very lazy!).
Really great African & Ethiopian food. Always has great reviews, run by lovely people. Weird African beer optional!
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Restaurant Serengeti
44A Eerste Van Swindenstraat
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Really great African & Ethiopian food. Always has great reviews, run by lovely people. Weird African beer optional!
Asian take-out. Affordable, lots of options, quality food.
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Sweet Asia
463 - 465 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
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Asian take-out. Affordable, lots of options, quality food.
For wine lovers! Great wine options, good food.
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Restaurant Nour
109 Javastraat
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For wine lovers! Great wine options, good food.
5 mins. walk - not too much too ask for great sushi, is it? Recommended!
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Sushi 'n Sake
34A Dapperstraat
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5 mins. walk - not too much too ask for great sushi, is it? Recommended!
A restaurant run partly by deaf catering students, so point at your menu and feel like a tourist for once in the city where almost everyone speaks English! Good food, huge portions.
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EETLOKAAL LT
116-a Javastraat
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A restaurant run partly by deaf catering students, so point at your menu and feel like a tourist for once in the city where almost everyone speaks English! Good food, huge portions.
Fresh, healthy & organic meals delivered to your door! Just delicious, contact Nina on the day (mon-thur: avondeten@ninaskitchen.nl or 06 1439 7908. ) to plan your meal (fish/veg/meat) and enjoy.
Nina's Kitchen
8-3 Soendastraat
Fresh, healthy & organic meals delivered to your door! Just delicious, contact Nina on the day (mon-thur: avondeten@ninaskitchen.nl or 06 1439 7908. ) to plan your meal (fish/veg/meat) and enjoy.
NIce little place for drinks, coffee, reading the newspaper or just sitting in the sun.
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Caffe Milo
71h Linnaeusstraat
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NIce little place for drinks, coffee, reading the newspaper or just sitting in the sun.
Great tapas, authentic and busy atmosphere. Across from Oosterpark.
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Pata Negra
124 Utrechtsestraat
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Great tapas, authentic and busy atmosphere. Across from Oosterpark.
Club, bar & restaurant on the corner of Oosterpark. Cool place for drinks, great clubnights. Stumble home in 10 mins.!
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Hotel Arena
55 's-Gravesandestraat
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Club, bar & restaurant on the corner of Oosterpark. Cool place for drinks, great clubnights. Stumble home in 10 mins.!
Just around the corner, great coffee, big yummy brunches and lunches. When the sun is out, this is a great spot, lots of tables outside.
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Bar Basquiat
88-90 Javastraat
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Just around the corner, great coffee, big yummy brunches and lunches. When the sun is out, this is a great spot, lots of tables outside.
Wine and Italian tapas in a friendly family atmosphere.
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Bar Gallizia
67 Javastraat
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Wine and Italian tapas in a friendly family atmosphere.
Wood fired pizza and plate pizza just around the corner from my place. Kid friendly.
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La Fucina
99 Javastraat
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Wood fired pizza and plate pizza just around the corner from my place. Kid friendly.
Great little cafe, good coffee, brunch and lunch. Small store in the back selling jewelry, some clothing items and homeware - perfect to pick up a gift or souvenir.
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Hartje Oost
23 Javastraat
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Great little cafe, good coffee, brunch and lunch. Small store in the back selling jewelry, some clothing items and homeware - perfect to pick up a gift or souvenir.
It's a little out of the way, definitely one of my fave places to spend a day hanging out, eating, people watching. Very laidback vibe, interesting people. Arty. Great live music.
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Café de Ceuvel
4 Korte Papaverweg
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It's a little out of the way, definitely one of my fave places to spend a day hanging out, eating, people watching. Very laidback vibe, interesting people. Arty. Great live music.
Coffee, brunch and lunch - all great here. Good place for smoothies and juices.
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Bedford - Stuyvesant
55 Javastraat
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Coffee, brunch and lunch - all great here. Good place for smoothies and juices.
Amazing Surinam food. I usually do take away here and it never disappoints.
Ricardo's
47 Javastraat
Amazing Surinam food. I usually do take away here and it never disappoints.
Juice bar around the corner.
the Juice Bar
75A Javastraat
Juice bar around the corner.
Yummy homemade ice cream just around the corner - a constant temptation.
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IJs van Oost
79 Javastraat
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Yummy homemade ice cream just around the corner - a constant temptation.
Gourmet grocery for cheeses, artisan bread and other delicacies.
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Ambrosia. Cheese, Bread and Wine.
7 Dorpsstraat
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Gourmet grocery for cheeses, artisan bread and other delicacies.

Everything Else

Day market. Nice for a very diverse mix of people, food, sounds and smells! Typical Dutch market, food, flowers, clothes etc. Showing the mix of people living in the area.
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Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
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Day market. Nice for a very diverse mix of people, food, sounds and smells! Typical Dutch market, food, flowers, clothes etc. Showing the mix of people living in the area.
Brewery. 3 mins walk. If you're into beer at all, check this out. A very well known brewery, much less touristy than the Heineken one ;-) Always crowded on a sunny day. Nice place to meet people.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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Brewery. 3 mins walk. If you're into beer at all, check this out. A very well known brewery, much less touristy than the Heineken one ;-) Always crowded on a sunny day. Nice place to meet people.
It's the Amsterdam Zoo! 2 stops by tram or a 10 mins walk, always fun, kids or no kids. A really beautiful zoo, in the center of Amsterdam, in a nice area for restaurants and lunch places.
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
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It's the Amsterdam Zoo! 2 stops by tram or a 10 mins walk, always fun, kids or no kids. A really beautiful zoo, in the center of Amsterdam, in a nice area for restaurants and lunch places.
Best burgers in Amsterdam. Great vegetarian options. Need I say more? Across the street from the Amsterdam Zoo.
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Burgermeester | Artis
37 Plantage Kerklaan
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Best burgers in Amsterdam. Great vegetarian options. Need I say more? Across the street from the Amsterdam Zoo.
Trainstation. 3 mins walk from my place, perfect to get to Central Station in a matter of minutes.
Muiderpoortstation
Trainstation. 3 mins walk from my place, perfect to get to Central Station in a matter of minutes.

Parks & Nature

People usually go to Oosterpark, but this park is one of Amsterdam's best kept secrets! Nice for walks, laying in the sun... With a swimming pool and play area for kids.
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Flevopark
Flevopark
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People usually go to Oosterpark, but this park is one of Amsterdam's best kept secrets! Nice for walks, laying in the sun... With a swimming pool and play area for kids.
Park, big pond in the middle, play area for kids. Very busy with people lounging around in the grass whenever it's sunny out. Hosts some smaller music festivals in summer.
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Oosterpark
Oosterpark
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Park, big pond in the middle, play area for kids. Very busy with people lounging around in the grass whenever it's sunny out. Hosts some smaller music festivals in summer.
Beautiful quiet park at walking distance. Hang out reading a book in the sun, take a walk, have a drink at the small brewery in the middle of the park - it's all good.
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Flevopark
Flevopark
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Beautiful quiet park at walking distance. Hang out reading a book in the sun, take a walk, have a drink at the small brewery in the middle of the park - it's all good.

Arts & Culture

It's a museum. With exhibitions related to our colonial past. Not as dull as that may sound ;-) They always have nice things to do for kids as well.
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Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
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It's a museum. With exhibitions related to our colonial past. Not as dull as that may sound ;-) They always have nice things to do for kids as well.
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NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
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Drinks & Nightlife

5 mins walk. Pretty hip but laidback bar, sunny terrace in the summer. Also a restaurant. Across from Oosterpark. Hang out.
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SPAR9O
1 Nieuwmarkt
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5 mins walk. Pretty hip but laidback bar, sunny terrace in the summer. Also a restaurant. Across from Oosterpark. Hang out.
Stunning converted gas station, makes for a little more upscale feel. Good food and friendly service. Just around the corner.
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Bar Restaurant Pompstation
52 Zeeburgerdijk
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Stunning converted gas station, makes for a little more upscale feel. Good food and friendly service. Just around the corner.
Great food, drinks, coffee - nice place to hangout during the day or evening.
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Walter's - The Walter Woodbury Bar
42 Javastraat
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Great food, drinks, coffee - nice place to hangout during the day or evening.

Shopping

Small shopping area, some boutiques, nice places to have lunch. Nice atmosphere.
Middenweg
Small shopping area, some boutiques, nice places to have lunch. Nice atmosphere.

Essentials

The Health food store.
Eerste van Swindenstraat 30
The Health food store.
Organic market.
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Ekoplaza van Swindenstraat
30-32 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
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Organic market.
Big Albert Heijn Supermarket for everything you need.
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AH Celebesstraat
43 Celebesstraat
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Big Albert Heijn Supermarket for everything you need.