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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Arts & Culture

Van Gogh Museum • Other • 7 Paulus Potterstraat If you go to either Van Gogh Museum or Rijksmuseum, make sure you book tickets in advance. It will save you standing in line for hours. The Modern Art
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Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
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Van Gogh Museum • Other • 7 Paulus Potterstraat If you go to either Van Gogh Museum or Rijksmuseum, make sure you book tickets in advance. It will save you standing in line for hours. The Modern Art
The public library is huge and still a hidden gem. It's a beautiful building with a great view. Go to the top floor and go out on the balcony. You see the centre of Amsterdam and it's stunning.
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OBA Library of Amsterdam
143 Oosterdokskade
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The public library is huge and still a hidden gem. It's a beautiful building with a great view. Go to the top floor and go out on the balcony. You see the centre of Amsterdam and it's stunning.
Go to Central Station, take the ferry and visit the Eye Film Museum: cinema, cafe, great place to hang around on summer's night.
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आई फ़िल्म संग्रहालय
1 IJpromenade
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Go to Central Station, take the ferry and visit the Eye Film Museum: cinema, cafe, great place to hang around on summer's night.
The most beautiful cinema in town. Built in the 1910's for the poor people, because they couldn't afford a real theatre. Absolutely amazing. Just walk in to see the main hallway. Or watch a film in 1.
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Pathé Tuschinski
26-34 Reguliersbreestraat
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The most beautiful cinema in town. Built in the 1910's for the poor people, because they couldn't afford a real theatre. Absolutely amazing. Just walk in to see the main hallway. Or watch a film in 1.
This museum is worth going to just to see the building. It's amazing. If you like oriental stuff, do go there.
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Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
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This museum is worth going to just to see the building. It's amazing. If you like oriental stuff, do go there.

Sightseeing

The red light district is very popular. If you go there, go there at night. That's when the lights are really beautiful. It's nice to just walk around, careful with your wallet and camera though.
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De Wallen
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The red light district is very popular. If you go there, go there at night. That's when the lights are really beautiful. It's nice to just walk around, careful with your wallet and camera though.

Drinks & Nightlife

This cafe is a bit of an acquired taste. It's really over the top, old fashioned Amsterdam burlesque place. Take a look and if you are brave enough go inside and order a beer.
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Cafe Ruk & Pluk
48 Linnaeusstraat
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This cafe is a bit of an acquired taste. It's really over the top, old fashioned Amsterdam burlesque place. Take a look and if you are brave enough go inside and order a beer.
It’s our local bar. Especially on a warm day it's a perfect place to sit outside.
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Bar Restaurant 1900
48 Hogeweg
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It’s our local bar. Especially on a warm day it's a perfect place to sit outside.
I shouldn't list my old time favourite as it is so well hidden that no tourist would find it. Go there and see for yourself, place looks like straight from a movie in the 20's. Opens at 4 pm.
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Schiller
24-A Rembrandtplein
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I shouldn't list my old time favourite as it is so well hidden that no tourist would find it. Go there and see for yourself, place looks like straight from a movie in the 20's. Opens at 4 pm.
A bit of a young (smoking) crowd so I never go there, but it's supposed to be real nice and they have great cocktails.
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bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
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A bit of a young (smoking) crowd so I never go there, but it's supposed to be real nice and they have great cocktails.
This is where our main newspaper was housed once. The paper is gone and the turned the building into an amazing place to hang around and have coffee. Best roof terrace in town!
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Volkshotel
150 Wibautstraat
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This is where our main newspaper was housed once. The paper is gone and the turned the building into an amazing place to hang around and have coffee. Best roof terrace in town!
This is the old newspaper cafe. JOurnalists used to get here together. The newspapers are gone but the place looks amazing and a 100 years old. Highly recommended.
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Café Hesp
130-131 Weesperzijde
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This is the old newspaper cafe. JOurnalists used to get here together. The newspapers are gone but the place looks amazing and a 100 years old. Highly recommended.
Old brewery in an old wind mill. You can do a tour as well. They are only open in the afternoon untill 7 pm I think.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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Old brewery in an old wind mill. You can do a tour as well. They are only open in the afternoon untill 7 pm I think.
Across the road where the tram stops (near the Zoo) you will find a café called ‘Eik en Linde’. It’s very old fashioned Dutch stuff and not many tourists will walk in but it’s worth visiting.
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Cafe Eik en Linde
22A Plantage Middenlaan
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Across the road where the tram stops (near the Zoo) you will find a café called ‘Eik en Linde’. It’s very old fashioned Dutch stuff and not many tourists will walk in but it’s worth visiting.

Food Scene

This is my favourite cafe. Good coffee, free wifi, lovely hipsters working there, great lunch, good value for money.
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Bedford - Stuyvesant
55 Javastraat
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This is my favourite cafe. Good coffee, free wifi, lovely hipsters working there, great lunch, good value for money.
It's not the restaurant that is so special but the ferry trip to get there. Go to Central Station, go to the back and take the ferry to NDSM. The ferry is free and it's a magical boat trip!
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Pllek
59 T.T. Neveritaweg
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It's not the restaurant that is so special but the ferry trip to get there. Go to Central Station, go to the back and take the ferry to NDSM. The ferry is free and it's a magical boat trip!
The Jordaan, a trendy former blue-collar neighbourhood, is home to one of the best markets in town: Noordermarkt. Bric&brac on monday mornings. Eat the best apple pie at cafe Winkel, on the corner.
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Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
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The Jordaan, a trendy former blue-collar neighbourhood, is home to one of the best markets in town: Noordermarkt. Bric&brac on monday mornings. Eat the best apple pie at cafe Winkel, on the corner.
Old villa turned into a cafe/restaurant/ jazz on a sunday afternoon place. Best view on the river, great great place. If I would recommend just one this would be it.
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tHUIS aan de AMSTEL
45 Korte Ouderkerkerdijk
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Old villa turned into a cafe/restaurant/ jazz on a sunday afternoon place. Best view on the river, great great place. If I would recommend just one this would be it.
The best french fries in this area. Can be a very busy place on a sunday.
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't Wethoudertje
11 Wethouder Frankeweg
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The best french fries in this area. Can be a very busy place on a sunday.
If you feel like eating out and looking for the best Italian around, this is the one. You'll be the only tourist probably.
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La Teatina
40 HS Hogeweg
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If you feel like eating out and looking for the best Italian around, this is the one. You'll be the only tourist probably.
This place was a dump untill someone turned it into the hippest place around. You can sit outside and eat burgers and fries, with lots of beer and you'll meet great people.
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de Biertuin
29 Linnaeusstraat
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This place was a dump untill someone turned it into the hippest place around. You can sit outside and eat burgers and fries, with lots of beer and you'll meet great people.
Great place to sit outside on a sunny day. Friendly staff and the bagels are sublime.
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Bagels & Beans
52 Ruyschstraat
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Great place to sit outside on a sunny day. Friendly staff and the bagels are sublime.
My favourite restaurant. Do'nt know why, it's just quaint and I love the interior design. Walking distance from here.
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Boom Eten & Drinken
63 Linnaeusstraat
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My favourite restaurant. Do'nt know why, it's just quaint and I love the interior design. Walking distance from here.
This is one of the oldest cafes in Amsterdam, looking brand new though. On the Amstel river, great coffee, good wine, beautiful view.
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Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
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This is one of the oldest cafes in Amsterdam, looking brand new though. On the Amstel river, great coffee, good wine, beautiful view.
The café/restaurant next to the Zoo (De Plantage) opened recently and is gorgeous. It's absolutely worth going to. Tram 9 will take you there, but it's also a nice walk from here.
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Hotel Plantage
25 Plantage Kerklaan
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The café/restaurant next to the Zoo (De Plantage) opened recently and is gorgeous. It's absolutely worth going to. Tram 9 will take you there, but it's also a nice walk from here.
The true gem (foodwise) in this area is this place called La Vallade. They have the best food in town. It’s a small place so make sure you call beforehand to make reservations (020 665 2025)
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La Vallade
23 Ringdijk
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The true gem (foodwise) in this area is this place called La Vallade. They have the best food in town. It’s a small place so make sure you call beforehand to make reservations (020 665 2025)
This neighbourhood used to be a rough sea. In 1629 rich people started to build their country houses on the reclaimed land. Restaurant Merkelbach is the only one that is still standing. Great food!
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Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach
72 Middenweg
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This neighbourhood used to be a rough sea. In 1629 rich people started to build their country houses on the reclaimed land. Restaurant Merkelbach is the only one that is still standing. Great food!
The Dinner (novel) Inside the park there is another (famous) restaurant, called De Kas. If you want to eat there make sure you make reservations and beware, it’s expensive, but the food is very good.
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
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The Dinner (novel) Inside the park there is another (famous) restaurant, called De Kas. If you want to eat there make sure you make reservations and beware, it’s expensive, but the food is very good.

Everything Else

This street is about 10-15 minutes walk from here and it's a very lively street with cheap Turkish and Iranian restaurants, little shops and just a great atmosphere.
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Javastraat
Javastraat
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This street is about 10-15 minutes walk from here and it's a very lively street with cheap Turkish and Iranian restaurants, little shops and just a great atmosphere.
Take your bike or a tram from the central station and head to IJburg, a newly built area with a beach. Blijburg is a cool place to go to on a summer day.
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Strand Blijburg
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Take your bike or a tram from the central station and head to IJburg, a newly built area with a beach. Blijburg is a cool place to go to on a summer day.
Try to find the website (black-bikes dot com) to reserve a rental bike. They just opened a new store on Linnaeusstraat (Land van Cocagneplein 1E), 5 minutes walk from here, next to the Hema.
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Black Bikes City Centre
146 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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Try to find the website (black-bikes dot com) to reserve a rental bike. They just opened a new store on Linnaeusstraat (Land van Cocagneplein 1E), 5 minutes walk from here, next to the Hema.
There's a big swimming pool around the corner. Old fashioned but nice. There is a H & M nearby if you need swimming gear.
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Sportfondsenbad Amsterdam-Oost
44 Land van Cocagneplein
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There's a big swimming pool around the corner. Old fashioned but nice. There is a H & M nearby if you need swimming gear.
Muiderpoort Station at the end of the street has trains leaving for the Central Station every 5 or 6 minutes. Tickets are cheap and it's the quickest way to get to the very centre of town.
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Amsterdam Muiderpoort station
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Muiderpoort Station at the end of the street has trains leaving for the Central Station every 5 or 6 minutes. Tickets are cheap and it's the quickest way to get to the very centre of town.
A local market that is well known by the Amsterdammers but you won't find tourists. They have a stall halfway that sells the best french fries in town.
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Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat
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A local market that is well known by the Amsterdammers but you won't find tourists. They have a stall halfway that sells the best french fries in town.
Waterlooplein Market is our big flea market. It’s a bit of a tourist trap these days but you can still find some real gems there. Tram 9 will also take you there.
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Waterlooplein
Waterlooplein
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Waterlooplein Market is our big flea market. It’s a bit of a tourist trap these days but you can still find some real gems there. Tram 9 will also take you there.
This is my favourite super market. They sell loads of organic stuff and everything looks so yummy and healthy! The Vomar supermarket around the corner is much cheaper, but this one is just very nice!
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Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
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This is my favourite super market. They sell loads of organic stuff and everything looks so yummy and healthy! The Vomar supermarket around the corner is much cheaper, but this one is just very nice!
This place is famous. Prince, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain they all played here. Check the website for gigs. They also have club nights.
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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This place is famous. Prince, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain they all played here. Check the website for gigs. They also have club nights.

Shopping

You will find Hema stores all over town but this one is so nearby you just can not not go. You'll love the shop, guaranteed. I once wrote a book called I only miss the Hema (Dutch people abroad).
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Hema
313 Kinkerstraat
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You will find Hema stores all over town but this one is so nearby you just can not not go. You'll love the shop, guaranteed. I once wrote a book called I only miss the Hema (Dutch people abroad).

Entertainment & Activities

If you are heading into town you will find Artis, the zoo, on your right hand. It’s worth getting off the tram right there. Walk to the corner and you will find a hidden square that is part of the zoo
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आर्टिस
38-40 Plantage Kerklaan
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If you are heading into town you will find Artis, the zoo, on your right hand. It’s worth getting off the tram right there. Walk to the corner and you will find a hidden square that is part of the zoo