Guidebook for Amsterdam

Esmé
Guidebook for Amsterdam

Essentials

Organic supermarket. Next door you find the only organic butchery in Amsterdam with excellent meat.
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Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
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Organic supermarket. Next door you find the only organic butchery in Amsterdam with excellent meat.
Local and organic groceries. Nice supermarket.
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Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
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Local and organic groceries. Nice supermarket.
Albert Heijn - great conventional supermarket nearby. You'll also vind an ATM here and a location to charge your public transportation card.
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Elandsgracht
13 A Elandsgracht
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Albert Heijn - great conventional supermarket nearby. You'll also vind an ATM here and a location to charge your public transportation card.
Our favourite bakery (organic) nearby. Croissants, banquets etc. Also great for having a cup of coffee/tea and pastry.
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Vlaamsch Broodhuys
122 b/g Elandsgracht
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Our favourite bakery (organic) nearby. Croissants, banquets etc. Also great for having a cup of coffee/tea and pastry.
Best specialty cheese store in the city. Great sandwiches too.
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De Kaaskamer
7 Runstraat
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Best specialty cheese store in the city. Great sandwiches too.

Food Scene

Hamburgers place (organic). Great for kids too.
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Burgermeester | de Jordaan
130 Elandsgracht
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Hamburgers place (organic). Great for kids too.
Thai take away
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Rakang
29-31 Elandsgracht
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Thai take away
You can buy Nespresso cups for the coffee machine and get a cup of coffee this very fancy street.
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Nespresso Boutique
25 Heiligeweg
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You can buy Nespresso cups for the coffee machine and get a cup of coffee this very fancy street.
Kids friendly Asian noodle place
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wagamama - Max Euweplein
10 Max Euweplein
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Kids friendly Asian noodle place
My favourite Italian restaurant
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Toscanini
75 Lindengracht
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My favourite Italian restaurant
My favourite Indonesian restaurant (I used to work here as a student). Good service and serve meals quickly. Have a restaurant and bistro part. Popular with Americans.
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Sama Sebo
27 Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
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My favourite Indonesian restaurant (I used to work here as a student). Good service and serve meals quickly. Have a restaurant and bistro part. Popular with Americans.
Nice place for a chic cup of coffee. Great architecture.
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Conservatorium Hotel
50 Paulus Potterstraat
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Nice place for a chic cup of coffee. Great architecture.
Fav. cafe nearby for coffee, tea and sandwich or salad.
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Festina Lente
40B Looiersgracht
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Fav. cafe nearby for coffee, tea and sandwich or salad.
Very favourite little pizza place. Fav. of the kids.
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Pazzi Jordaan
4 Eerste Looiersdwarsstraat
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Very favourite little pizza place. Fav. of the kids.
A favourite take away. I like their curry.
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Foodware
12 Looiersgracht
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A favourite take away. I like their curry.

Shopping

From Chanel to Tesla, from Ralph Lauren to Prada, you'll find them in the most up scale shopping street of the Netherlands: the P.C. Hooftstraat (our madison avenue). Great people watching.
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
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From Chanel to Tesla, from Ralph Lauren to Prada, you'll find them in the most up scale shopping street of the Netherlands: the P.C. Hooftstraat (our madison avenue). Great people watching.
Best patisserie in the city. If you want to surprise someone for his birthday buy your birthday cake here or have one at the store with a cup of coffee.
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Chocolaterie Pompadour
12 Huidenstraat
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Best patisserie in the city. If you want to surprise someone for his birthday buy your birthday cake here or have one at the store with a cup of coffee.
Most popular shopping street with Kalverstraat.
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Leidsestraat
Leidsestraat
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Most popular shopping street with Kalverstraat.
Most famous shopping street with Leidsestraat.
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Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat
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Most famous shopping street with Leidsestraat.
Cute & high quality toys for kids
Kleine Eland
58 Elandsgracht
Cute & high quality toys for kids
Name of this hip neighbourhood. Many cafe's, restaurants, stores. Of the beaten track.
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De 9 Straatjes
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Name of this hip neighbourhood. Many cafe's, restaurants, stores. Of the beaten track.
Famous department store
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De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
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Famous department store

Sightseeing

One of my children most popular museum (ages6 and 13)
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NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
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One of my children most popular museum (ages6 and 13)
Nice museum and usually not as busy as the other famous ones.
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Muzium Maritim
1 Kattenburgerplein
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Nice museum and usually not as busy as the other famous ones.
Must see. Recommended to buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
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Rumah Anne Frank
20 Westermarkt
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Must see. Recommended to buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
Largest museum. Famous Nachtwacht from Rembrand. Recently renovated. Buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
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Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
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Largest museum. Famous Nachtwacht from Rembrand. Recently renovated. Buy your tickets on-line or buy a "museum jaarkaart" to avoid the long lines.
We love this neigbourhood with its tiny streets. Not many chain stores here...
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Jordaan
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We love this neigbourhood with its tiny streets. Not many chain stores here...
On or around this square you'll find 2 English bookstores and one dutch. Hoppe is a popular Cafe, Esprit has a nice terrace and you may find the hidden quiet living space for nuns (begijnenhof). Trams
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Spui
Spui
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On or around this square you'll find 2 English bookstores and one dutch. Hoppe is a popular Cafe, Esprit has a nice terrace and you may find the hidden quiet living space for nuns (begijnenhof). Trams

Everything Else

Famous square in Amsterdam. Central point of many trams and taxis. Bike rental. Apple Store.
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Leidseplein
Leidseplein
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Famous square in Amsterdam. Central point of many trams and taxis. Bike rental. Apple Store.
Public Library. Great place to hang around. Also for kids.
Bibliotheek
1 Kattenburgerplein
Public Library. Great place to hang around. Also for kids.
Very new, very hip, very fun. Deli foodcourt in historic renovated tram parking. I highly recommend it. Great for children and everyone actually. About a 10 min. walk.
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Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 Bellamyplein
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Very new, very hip, very fun. Deli foodcourt in historic renovated tram parking. I highly recommend it. Great for children and everyone actually. About a 10 min. walk.
Every saturday, you'll find here my favourite farmers market.
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Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
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Every saturday, you'll find here my favourite farmers market.
If you need a hair cut, here's my fav. place (ask for Michelle).
Rob Peetoom Hair + Make-up
68 Elandsgracht
If you need a hair cut, here's my fav. place (ask for Michelle).
There are many bike rentals. We usually end up going here (nice walk along the canals). Others ones are near Leidseplein and Overtoom)
Raadhuisstraat
Raadhuisstraat
There are many bike rentals. We usually end up going here (nice walk along the canals). Others ones are near Leidseplein and Overtoom)
Main train station
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Amsterdam Centraal station
Stationsplein
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Main train station