Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice terrace and close to home.
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Café Zurich
2b Mercatorplein
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Nice terrace and close to home.
Best beer cafe in town. Endless choice in craft beers. Good music, friendly staff. Small but cozy.
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Café De Spuyt
86 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
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Best beer cafe in town. Endless choice in craft beers. Good music, friendly staff. Small but cozy.
Have I told you that we live around the corner of the most vanguard club of Amsterdam at this moment!!!? It is a 3 minute stroll from our door to their door and it goes on and on forever. It also houses a very upscale and experimental restaurant. 'De School is a 24-hours licensed initiative in Amsterdam-West, open 7 days a week as a club, a music venue, a restaurant, a cafe and an exhibition space.'
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De School
3 Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat
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Have I told you that we live around the corner of the most vanguard club of Amsterdam at this moment!!!? It is a 3 minute stroll from our door to their door and it goes on and on forever. It also houses a very upscale and experimental restaurant. 'De School is a 24-hours licensed initiative in Amsterdam-West, open 7 days a week as a club, a music venue, a restaurant, a cafe and an exhibition space.'
Just a 7 minute drive from our doorstep! This is where young and cool Amsterdam meets for a good night of clubbing. 'Housing a theatre, a restaurant, a club and creative workspaces all under one roof, there’s always a lot going on at De Marktkantine in Amsterdam. Enjoy a mouth-watering meal at Graceland BAR-B-Q restaurant, get your groove on during a dance night, or get inspired during one of the many masterclasses.'
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De Marktkantine
6 Jan van Galenstraat
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Just a 7 minute drive from our doorstep! This is where young and cool Amsterdam meets for a good night of clubbing. 'Housing a theatre, a restaurant, a club and creative workspaces all under one roof, there’s always a lot going on at De Marktkantine in Amsterdam. Enjoy a mouth-watering meal at Graceland BAR-B-Q restaurant, get your groove on during a dance night, or get inspired during one of the many masterclasses.'

Everything Else

Supermarket
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Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
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Supermarket
Supermarket, larger assortiment
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AH Jan Evertsenstraat
13 A Jan Evertsenstraat
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Supermarket, larger assortiment
Check this blog if you want to know where to go in Amsterdam. Very up to date, find out about all things hip and now in Amsterdam. Weekly updates and a very decent and varied weekend guide.
Your Little Black Book
Ruyschstraat
Check this blog if you want to know where to go in Amsterdam. Very up to date, find out about all things hip and now in Amsterdam. Weekly updates and a very decent and varied weekend guide.

Food Scene

Very nice restaurant. Good food, fair prices, nice terrace
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Café Cook
2 James Cookstraat
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Very nice restaurant. Good food, fair prices, nice terrace
One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, modern cuisine. Informal yet very professional. Very good price quality ratio. If you want to make a reservation, book well in advance or try booking through me!
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Choux
128 De Ruijterkade
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One of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, modern cuisine. Informal yet very professional. Very good price quality ratio. If you want to make a reservation, book well in advance or try booking through me!
Turkish bakery across the street of our flat. Best Turkish pizza's in town! Flatbread, pastries, yoghurt and some vegetables and fruits. Or forget healthy and try dürüm with döner, yum yum!!
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Bakkerij Kwakman
94 Jan Evertsenstraat
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Turkish bakery across the street of our flat. Best Turkish pizza's in town! Flatbread, pastries, yoghurt and some vegetables and fruits. Or forget healthy and try dürüm with döner, yum yum!!
Coffee bar around the corner. Very hipster, fruity coffees and pastries.
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white label coffee
136 Jan Evertsenstraat
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Coffee bar around the corner. Very hipster, fruity coffees and pastries.
Gebroeders Niemeijer is an artisanal French bakery located in the heart of Amsterdam. It is situated in a beautiful historic building with an original art deco ceiling. While visiting the shop or when sitting down to enjoy your meal you can look right into the open bakery and watch the bakers at work. Shortly after opening the bakery gained recognition as one of the best bakeries in the Netherlands, receiving international acclaim.
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Gebroeders Niemeijer
35 Nieuwendijk
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Gebroeders Niemeijer is an artisanal French bakery located in the heart of Amsterdam. It is situated in a beautiful historic building with an original art deco ceiling. While visiting the shop or when sitting down to enjoy your meal you can look right into the open bakery and watch the bakers at work. Shortly after opening the bakery gained recognition as one of the best bakeries in the Netherlands, receiving international acclaim.
Say cheese!!!! Don't fall for a tourist trap, there are many. You pay an awful lot for an ordinary plastic-like cheese. Don't! Go to De Kaaskamer!
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De Kaaskamer
7 Runstraat
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Say cheese!!!! Don't fall for a tourist trap, there are many. You pay an awful lot for an ordinary plastic-like cheese. Don't! Go to De Kaaskamer!
When in Amsterdam do as the Amsterdammers do. Buy your meat at Louman. Best butcher in town. No tourists there. Try Filet American or Osseworst, very Amsterdam sandwich meats.
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V.O.F. Butchery T.F.M. Louman
76 Goudsbloemstraat
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When in Amsterdam do as the Amsterdammers do. Buy your meat at Louman. Best butcher in town. No tourists there. Try Filet American or Osseworst, very Amsterdam sandwich meats.
http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/what-to-do/eating-and-drinking/dining-out-amsterdam/traditionally-dutch/top-amsterdam-pancake-houses 'Upstairs' is just one of the many places for pannenkoeken (pancakes) in Amsterdam, see list above.
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Pancakehouse Upstairs
2 Grimburgwal
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http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/what-to-do/eating-and-drinking/dining-out-amsterdam/traditionally-dutch/top-amsterdam-pancake-houses 'Upstairs' is just one of the many places for pannenkoeken (pancakes) in Amsterdam, see list above.
Chocolate heaven!
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Chocolaterie icecreamshop Jordino
25-A Haarlemmerdijk
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Chocolate heaven!
Best Thai in town, appetizer from the house is to die for! And that is just the beginning.
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Restaurant Kinnaree
14 Eerste Anjeliersdwarsstraat
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Best Thai in town, appetizer from the house is to die for! And that is just the beginning.
Best Italian ice-cream in The Netherlands
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Monte Pelmo
17 Tweede Anjeliersdwarsstraat
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Best Italian ice-cream in The Netherlands
Hummus lunch, so 2013, but who cares?
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Hummus bistro d&a
136 Westerstraat
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Hummus lunch, so 2013, but who cares?
Yum yum, I could eat an ocean, well you can at Tijger & de Vis. Lots of (Dutch) fish snacks under 5 euro!
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Tijger & de Vis
158 Lindengracht
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Yum yum, I could eat an ocean, well you can at Tijger & de Vis. Lots of (Dutch) fish snacks under 5 euro!
Very good, and very decently priced, hard to beat that. Fresh, healthy and tasty meze (Turkish tapas) or nicely grilled meats and fish.
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Orontes - Amsterdam West - Turks Restaurant - Mediterraans Restaurant
8 Hugo de Grootplein
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Very good, and very decently priced, hard to beat that. Fresh, healthy and tasty meze (Turkish tapas) or nicely grilled meats and fish.
Proper and cheap Italian sandwiches for lunch.
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Caldi e freddi
102 Spuistraat
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Proper and cheap Italian sandwiches for lunch.
Hidden gem. Fantastic Italian food, crazy staff.
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Bella Storia
26 Bentinckstraat
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Hidden gem. Fantastic Italian food, crazy staff.

Arts & Culture

Everybody wants to go to Anne Frank. If you do too, I have a valuable tip: buy your ticket ahead online to avoid the queue. Trust me I pass this queue practically everyday and feel very sorry for those who have to stand in line for sometimes up to an hour.
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Rumah Anne Frank
20 Westermarkt
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Everybody wants to go to Anne Frank. If you do too, I have a valuable tip: buy your ticket ahead online to avoid the queue. Trust me I pass this queue practically everyday and feel very sorry for those who have to stand in line for sometimes up to an hour.

Essentials

Turkish grocery store. Best veggies, fruits and (halal) butcher around, fairly priced, clean and well-organised.
Istanblue Versshop
105HS Jan Evertsenstraat
Turkish grocery store. Best veggies, fruits and (halal) butcher around, fairly priced, clean and well-organised.

Shopping

http://www.yourlittleblackbook.me/markets-in-amsterdam/
Vereniging De Boekenmarkt op het Spui
Spui
http://www.yourlittleblackbook.me/markets-in-amsterdam/

Sightseeing

Rent a bike and take the ferry to Amsterdam North!
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Amsterdam-Noord
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Rent a bike and take the ferry to Amsterdam North!
9 PICTURESQUE LITTLE STREETS IN AMSTERDAM CANAL BELT – FULL OF QUIRKY SHOPS AND WONDERFUL EATERIES The quaint and quirky streets that straddle Amsterdam’s grandest canals form the city’s most photogenic micro-neighbourhood. Known to locals as De Negen Straatjes or ‘The Nine Streets’, this special neighbourhood is full to bursting with vintage and designer shopping, speciality stores and cosy cafés.
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De 9 Straatjes
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9 PICTURESQUE LITTLE STREETS IN AMSTERDAM CANAL BELT – FULL OF QUIRKY SHOPS AND WONDERFUL EATERIES The quaint and quirky streets that straddle Amsterdam’s grandest canals form the city’s most photogenic micro-neighbourhood. Known to locals as De Negen Straatjes or ‘The Nine Streets’, this special neighbourhood is full to bursting with vintage and designer shopping, speciality stores and cosy cafés.
The Jordaan is possibly the most famous neighbourhood in the Netherlands. Akin to the reputation enjoyed by London’s Cockneys, this once working-class bastion was renowned for tight community bonds, radical politics and a love for drink and over-the-top sing-a-longs. Gentrification of decades past has attracted more galleries, restaurants, specialty shops and upwardly-mobile residents to its scenic streets but there’s undeniably still a distinct atmosphere to be enjoyed here.
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Jordaan
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The Jordaan is possibly the most famous neighbourhood in the Netherlands. Akin to the reputation enjoyed by London’s Cockneys, this once working-class bastion was renowned for tight community bonds, radical politics and a love for drink and over-the-top sing-a-longs. Gentrification of decades past has attracted more galleries, restaurants, specialty shops and upwardly-mobile residents to its scenic streets but there’s undeniably still a distinct atmosphere to be enjoyed here.
Located just a short stroll from Central Station, the area around the Nieuwmarkt is one of the oldest districts of Amsterdam. Spend a few hours exploring this part of town to get a great introduction to the city’s rich history and cultural diversity. Oldest China Town in the world!!!
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Nieuwmarkt en Lastage
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Located just a short stroll from Central Station, the area around the Nieuwmarkt is one of the oldest districts of Amsterdam. Spend a few hours exploring this part of town to get a great introduction to the city’s rich history and cultural diversity. Oldest China Town in the world!!!
Located in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, the Haarlemmerstraat – and its extension, the Haarlemmerdijk - is a gem. Offering independent boutiques and speciality stores, little salons, trendy but affordable restaurants and bars and the oldest cinema in Amsterdam, this area will appeal to even the most jaded of world travellers. You are guaranteed to find a special little something from Amsterdam in this alternative shopping district. And with a constant passing parade along the Haarlemmerstraat, you can spend a very entertaining time just watching the world go by.
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Haarlemmerstraat
Haarlemmerstraat
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Located in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, the Haarlemmerstraat – and its extension, the Haarlemmerdijk - is a gem. Offering independent boutiques and speciality stores, little salons, trendy but affordable restaurants and bars and the oldest cinema in Amsterdam, this area will appeal to even the most jaded of world travellers. You are guaranteed to find a special little something from Amsterdam in this alternative shopping district. And with a constant passing parade along the Haarlemmerstraat, you can spend a very entertaining time just watching the world go by.