Guidebook for
Food Scene
Hip & happening pasta place. No reservations, but busy - usually need to que for a few minutes
181 preporuka/e lokalaca
Spaghetteria Van Woustraat
123 Van Woustraat Hip & happening pasta place. No reservations, but busy - usually need to que for a few minutes
Fa. Pekelhaaring
127 Van WoustraatGreat river-side grand café for those summer evening dinners (the shrimp croquettes are legendary here). Also good for breakfast and lunch
399 preporuka/e lokalaca
Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde Great river-side grand café for those summer evening dinners (the shrimp croquettes are legendary here). Also good for breakfast and lunch
Best melanzane in the city! My favourite take-away for those hearty Italian meals
6 preporuka/e lokalaca
Rosticceria Italiana
170 Van WoustraatBest melanzane in the city! My favourite take-away for those hearty Italian meals
Sun all night long. Kees is a non-typical chef serving no-nonsense, but great tasting 3-course chef's special meals. Local's favourite
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kees. drinken, eten en drinken
44 WeesperzijdeSun all night long. Kees is a non-typical chef serving no-nonsense, but great tasting 3-course chef's special meals. Local's favourite
Hip restaurant/bar for meals and drinks in a Friday night up-beat atmosphere. Cuban themed. Great place to kick-off the night
46 preporuka/e lokalaca
Escobar
10 Eerste SweelinckstraatHip restaurant/bar for meals and drinks in a Friday night up-beat atmosphere. Cuban themed. Great place to kick-off the night
My favourite spot for those lazy saturday or sunday evenings when you just want to hang with pizza & bottle of good chianti
113 preporuka/e lokalaca
De Pizzakamer
16 Tweede van der HelststraatMy favourite spot for those lazy saturday or sunday evenings when you just want to hang with pizza & bottle of good chianti
Transfered in from Tel Aviv this bar/eatery brings the best of two worlds
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
Bar Fisk
23 Eerste SweelinckstraatTransfered in from Tel Aviv this bar/eatery brings the best of two worlds
Always a brilliant buzz on the terrace of the hip hotspot. Good food at amenable prices and all the alcohol you need
66 preporuka/e lokalaca
VOLT eten & drinken
178 Ferdinand BolstraatAlways a brilliant buzz on the terrace of the hip hotspot. Good food at amenable prices and all the alcohol you need
Newspaper HQ turned hip & edgy hotel with fitting rooftop restaurant and bar
346 preporuka/e lokalaca
Canvas
150 WibautstraatNewspaper HQ turned hip & edgy hotel with fitting rooftop restaurant and bar
Breakfast! Few places can beat this spot when it comes to good coffee and a healthy breakfast/brunch
172 preporuka/e lokalaca
Scandinavian Embassy
34 SarphatiparkBreakfast! Few places can beat this spot when it comes to good coffee and a healthy breakfast/brunch
High quality eating from Frenchite Alain de Caron. This place breaths France and the 'life is good' burgundy lifestyle
53 preporuka/e lokalaca
Café Caron
28 Frans HalsstraatHigh quality eating from Frenchite Alain de Caron. This place breaths France and the 'life is good' burgundy lifestyle
Rijsel
52 MarcusstraatWallonia styled upscale restaurant famed for its 'poussin'
I'm a fan because of the focus on quality and good atmosphere. What else do you need?
135 preporuka/e lokalaca
Buffet van Odette
598 PrinsengrachtI'm a fan because of the focus on quality and good atmosphere. What else do you need?
Bit of a hidden gem still even for locals, but a great place serving great food from a small kitchen in a typical 'pijpenla'
28 preporuka/e lokalaca
Eetcafé Wijmpje Beukers
47 Karel du JardinstraatBit of a hidden gem still even for locals, but a great place serving great food from a small kitchen in a typical 'pijpenla'
Drinks & Nightlife
Tolbar
182 TolstraatLocal's favourite for boozy friday nights. Bar inside & out. If you want to do as the locals do
76 preporuka/e lokalaca
Bar Mash
9 Gerard DoupleinLocal's favourite for boozy friday nights. Bar inside & out. If you want to do as the locals do
Great for sipping wine and cosy talks on a rainy day or sunny afternoon
146 preporuka/e lokalaca
Glou Glou
3 Tweede van der HelststraatGreat for sipping wine and cosy talks on a rainy day or sunny afternoon
Shopping
Probably one of the biggest and oldest markets in Amsterdam. Certainly the most famous. Good for fresh foods and souvenirs
1832 preporuka/e lokalaca
Tržnica Albert Cuyp
Albert CuypstraatProbably one of the biggest and oldest markets in Amsterdam. Certainly the most famous. Good for fresh foods and souvenirs
Boutique, boutiques, boutiques. Hippest shopping street in 'de Pijp'
197 preporuka/e lokalaca
Gerard Douplein
Gerard DoupleinBoutique, boutiques, boutiques. Hippest shopping street in 'de Pijp'
Picturesque & hip is how they brand themselves. Great for shopping in cool little boutiques bang in the middle of canal-lined Amsterdam
1405 preporuka/e lokalaca
De 9 Straatjes
Picturesque & hip is how they brand themselves. Great for shopping in cool little boutiques bang in the middle of canal-lined Amsterdam
Family owned specialty stores, hip clothing & lifestyle shops, and lots of places to eat & drink. The Utrechtsestraat has it all. Set in your typical Amsterdam scenery. Great for a stroll
421 preporuka/e lokalaca
Utrechtsestraat
UtrechtsestraatFamily owned specialty stores, hip clothing & lifestyle shops, and lots of places to eat & drink. The Utrechtsestraat has it all. Set in your typical Amsterdam scenery. Great for a stroll
Entertainment & Activities
The a-little-less-mainstream cinema for arthouse films & the odd blockbuster
151 preporuka/e lokalaca
Rialto
338 CeintuurbaanThe a-little-less-mainstream cinema for arthouse films & the odd blockbuster
Sightseeing
Explore the canals on your own little boat. Bring some wine & snacks and you'll have yourself a grand way to spend the afternoon/evening
8 preporuka/e lokalaca
Mokumboot Amsterdam Weesper
1 SchollenbrugstraatExplore the canals on your own little boat. Bring some wine & snacks and you'll have yourself a grand way to spend the afternoon/evening
Parks & Nature
Sarphatipark
37I SarphatiparkAround the corner for a morning stroll
Essentials
Landmarkt
339 Schellingwouderdijk