Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

A laid back Amsterdam brown cafe, my extended livingroom. It's where I meet my neighbours, have a chat about life, the universe and everything with barman Kees or read and see Amsterdam life go by.
Café Mulder
163 Weteringschans
A laid back Amsterdam brown cafe, my extended livingroom. It's where I meet my neighbours, have a chat about life, the universe and everything with barman Kees or read and see Amsterdam life go by.
A nice cosy neighbourhood cafe with a typical brown cafe wooden interior, a fire place and big red cat called Fidel Castrato.
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Café de Wetering
37 Weteringstraat
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A nice cosy neighbourhood cafe with a typical brown cafe wooden interior, a fire place and big red cat called Fidel Castrato.
Leidseplein is a busy square with many bars, with a mixed audience of Amsterdammers and tourists.
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 Leidseplein
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Leidseplein is a busy square with many bars, with a mixed audience of Amsterdammers and tourists.

Food Scene

Good (halal) English breakfast around the corner from the apartment.
Broodjeszaak Mealtime
59 Vijzelgracht
Good (halal) English breakfast around the corner from the apartment.
A tasteful and cute cafe, with obscure German beers and good coffee. Nicely decorated with small vintage arm chairs. Popular with locals, hipsters, expats and tourists-in-the-know.
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Café Brecht
157 Weteringschans
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A tasteful and cute cafe, with obscure German beers and good coffee. Nicely decorated with small vintage arm chairs. Popular with locals, hipsters, expats and tourists-in-the-know.
Decent and affordable Japanese restaurant
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AN
76 Weteringschans
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Decent and affordable Japanese restaurant
Nice little neighbourhood lunchplace that offers fresh breakfast and lunch, English breakfast, coffee and juices. Take away fresh home cooked dinners.
Rogh's Deli by BRINGO
Nice little neighbourhood lunchplace that offers fresh breakfast and lunch, English breakfast, coffee and juices. Take away fresh home cooked dinners.
Modernist tea house built in 1935. Busy place with a huge terrace in the middle of Vondelpark.
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The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
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Modernist tea house built in 1935. Busy place with a huge terrace in the middle of Vondelpark.
Fantastic Italian slow-food restaurant. Great service, excellent food, and matching wines. For a fun and romantic dinner :-)
Al Bàcaro
97 Vijzelstraat
Fantastic Italian slow-food restaurant. Great service, excellent food, and matching wines. For a fun and romantic dinner :-)
My favourite Japanese restaurant and take-away. Not sushi but original Japanese home cooking, run by a lovely lady. A quiet, authentic and cozy restaurant.
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Zen Japanese Delicatessen House
38I Frans Halsstraat
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My favourite Japanese restaurant and take-away. Not sushi but original Japanese home cooking, run by a lovely lady. A quiet, authentic and cozy restaurant.
Friendly and authentic Italian, for take-away or eating out. Decent prices for great food and service.
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Trattoria That's Amore
17 Vijzelgracht
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Friendly and authentic Italian, for take-away or eating out. Decent prices for great food and service.
A hippy-ish restaurant with an extensive gluten-free / vegan menu. Their desserts are to die for, yum.
42 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Golden Temple Vegetarisch Restaurant
126 Utrechtsestraat
42 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A hippy-ish restaurant with an extensive gluten-free / vegan menu. Their desserts are to die for, yum.
A great and varied vegetarian menu, in one of Amsterdams oldest vegetarian establishments.
57 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Vegetarisch Restaurant De Waaghals
29 Frans Halsstraat
57 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A great and varied vegetarian menu, in one of Amsterdams oldest vegetarian establishments.

Essentials

A lively local market, with fruit, veg, food, clothes and full of Amsterdam locals in a nice neighbourhood.
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Рынок Альберта Кёйпа
Albert Cuypstraat
1832 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A lively local market, with fruit, veg, food, clothes and full of Amsterdam locals in a nice neighbourhood.
Supermarket close by the apartment
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AH Vijzelstraat
113 Vijzelstraat
96 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Supermarket close by the apartment
Excellent well stocked bio organic supermarket. This is where I do most of my grocery shopping.
10 (рекомендации местных жителей)
BioMarkt, natuurvoeding Amsterdam
133-137 Weteringschans
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Excellent well stocked bio organic supermarket. This is where I do most of my grocery shopping.
Large supermarket in small shopping mall with chemist, butcher, take-away food and an off-licence.
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Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
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Large supermarket in small shopping mall with chemist, butcher, take-away food and an off-licence.

Sightseeing

The famous Flowermarket. It is indeed a market, just for plants and flowers, by a canal. Quite touristy but a nice place nevertheless.
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Цветочный рынок
Singel
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The famous Flowermarket. It is indeed a market, just for plants and flowers, by a canal. Quite touristy but a nice place nevertheless.
MacBike rents out good bicycles and offers good service and advice. It's about 10 minutes walking from my apartment.
57 (рекомендации местных жителей)
MacBike | Bike Rental Amsterdam | Museum District - Leidseplein
2 Weteringschans
57 (рекомендации местных жителей)
MacBike rents out good bicycles and offers good service and advice. It's about 10 minutes walking from my apartment.
Former Heineken Brewery where you can do a tour.
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Хайнекен Экспириенс
78 Stadhouderskade
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Former Heineken Brewery where you can do a tour.
Amsterdams bustling park with a busy modernist tea house in the middle, close to the city centre. Great for picnicks and seeing Amsterdam life go by on a sunny day.
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Vondelpark
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Amsterdams bustling park with a busy modernist tea house in the middle, close to the city centre. Great for picnicks and seeing Amsterdam life go by on a sunny day.

Everything Else

If you'd like a workout: there's a gym around the corner from the apartment. It's a cheap place so not the greatest gym but hey it's close!
Fit For Free
350 Lijnbaansgracht
If you'd like a workout: there's a gym around the corner from the apartment. It's a cheap place so not the greatest gym but hey it's close!
Pharmacy
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Apotheek Koek, Schaeffer & van Tijen
19 Vijzelgracht
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Pharmacy
Doctors practice @ Derde Weteringdwarsstraat 6 For emergency call: 088-0030600 For life threatening situations: 112 For less urgent appointments: 020-3446393
Weteringstraat
Weteringstraat
Doctors practice @ Derde Weteringdwarsstraat 6 For emergency call: 088-0030600 For life threatening situations: 112 For less urgent appointments: 020-3446393
Nice modern yoga studio in pleasant space with many different classes and teachers.
43 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Delight Yoga
20G Prinseneiland
43 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Nice modern yoga studio in pleasant space with many different classes and teachers.
Friendly and creative hairdressing salon. By appointment only: 020-4280633
Vijzelgracht 61
61 Vijzelgracht
Friendly and creative hairdressing salon. By appointment only: 020-4280633
Small but well curated photography museum. Situated in a historical building on a canal but with a hypermodern interior. Always interesting exhibitions.
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Пена
609 Keizersgracht
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Small but well curated photography museum. Situated in a historical building on a canal but with a hypermodern interior. Always interesting exhibitions.
A high-end cycling clothes brand. I work here on Saturdays, so please feel free to drop by and have a coffee on me!
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Raak Amsterdam
46 Eerste van der Helststraat
15 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A high-end cycling clothes brand. I work here on Saturdays, so please feel free to drop by and have a coffee on me!

Arts & Culture

Amsterdams pride: our newly renovated national art museum, with Rembrandts 'Nightwatch' on show. Highly recommended!
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Рейксмюсеум
1 Museumstraat
3186 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Amsterdams pride: our newly renovated national art museum, with Rembrandts 'Nightwatch' on show. Highly recommended!
Our newly renovated modern art museum, with an outstanding collection and world renowned exhibitions. Highly recommended.
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Музей Стеделийк в Амстердаме
10 Museumplein
1544 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Our newly renovated modern art museum, with an outstanding collection and world renowned exhibitions. Highly recommended.
A world class museum with Van Goghs masterworks. Check out the Friday night programme: it is open on Fridays until 10pm with a happening programme with music, which makes for a nice evening out.
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Музей Ван Гога
6 Museumplein
2485 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A world class museum with Van Goghs masterworks. Check out the Friday night programme: it is open on Fridays until 10pm with a happening programme with music, which makes for a nice evening out.
Hermitage Amsterdam, sister museum to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
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Эрмитаж Амстердам
51 Amstel
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Hermitage Amsterdam, sister museum to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
50% discount on events that haven't sold out on the day. Go and pick an evening out at the theatre for half price!
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Ticketshop Amsterdams Uitburo
21 Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen
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50% discount on events that haven't sold out on the day. Go and pick an evening out at the theatre for half price!

Shopping

Nice shopping street with cafe's and designer shops.
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Utrechtsestraat
Utrechtsestraat
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Nice shopping street with cafe's and designer shops.
Spiegelgracht is a canal full of antique, vintage and art shops, selling original 17th century Delftware tiles, Asian rugs, African tribal masks, modern art and much much more.
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Spiegelkwartier
14 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Spiegelgracht is a canal full of antique, vintage and art shops, selling original 17th century Delftware tiles, Asian rugs, African tribal masks, modern art and much much more.
The 9 streets is an area in Jordaan renowned for boutique shops and cozy little lunch spots. Nice to spend an afternoon. I work on Saturdays in the Rapha shop on Wolvenstraat, please drop by :-)
52 (рекомендации местных жителей)
OU. Boutique Stories
252 Herengracht
52 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The 9 streets is an area in Jordaan renowned for boutique shops and cozy little lunch spots. Nice to spend an afternoon. I work on Saturdays in the Rapha shop on Wolvenstraat, please drop by :-)