Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Simply the best place to get a coffee, breakfast or juice. Their home made apple pie is Rinske's favorite :)
61 locals recommend
CoffeeRoastery Oud West
143 Jan Pieter HeijestraatSimply the best place to get a coffee, breakfast or juice. Their home made apple pie is Rinske's favorite :)
Best bakery around. Fresh bread, Danish, croissants and so much more. They also have coffee and a small lunchroom.
46 locals recommend
Rose's Cantina
40 ReguliersdwarsstraatBest bakery around. Fresh bread, Danish, croissants and so much more. They also have coffee and a small lunchroom.
This is a gem. From our home this is a 15 minute walk through the Vondelpark. Café, restaurant. Friendly staff, great atmosphere, little terrace, good food. We always feel at home at Gent a/d Schinkel!
243 locals recommend
Gent aan de Schinkel
1 Theophile de BockstraatThis is a gem. From our home this is a 15 minute walk through the Vondelpark. Café, restaurant. Friendly staff, great atmosphere, little terrace, good food. We always feel at home at Gent a/d Schinkel!
A soup bar and salad bar in one. Nice atmosphere, food is really good. Not cheap, but worth it. Take away and a few small tables inside. I love their apricot, spinach, goat cheese salad. Lekker!
23 locals recommend
Voldaan | Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch Vegetarian & Fish
121 Jan Pieter HeijestraatA soup bar and salad bar in one. Nice atmosphere, food is really good. Not cheap, but worth it. Take away and a few small tables inside. I love their apricot, spinach, goat cheese salad. Lekker!
Like this place. Excellent burgers, beef/lam/veggie and chicken. Their fries are soooo good!
8 locals recommend
Soul Burger
118 Jan Pieter HeijestraatLike this place. Excellent burgers, beef/lam/veggie and chicken. Their fries are soooo good!
New bakery! We love their Maisbrood and Speltbrood. They also have surprisingly good coffee. There is a small attic with tables.
10 locals recommend
BBROOD
115 Jan Pieter HeijestraatNew bakery! We love their Maisbrood and Speltbrood. They also have surprisingly good coffee. There is a small attic with tables.
Bosco simply has the best terrace in our neighborhood. On sunny days it is the ideal place to get some sun! This is a friendly place, with a nice choice of breakfast, sandwiches and snacks. Close to a busy road but also on the edge of a lovely part of town (Bosboom Touissantstraat / De Genestetstraat).
56 locals recommend
Bosco
7 Eerste Constantijn HuygensstraatBosco simply has the best terrace in our neighborhood. On sunny days it is the ideal place to get some sun! This is a friendly place, with a nice choice of breakfast, sandwiches and snacks. Close to a busy road but also on the edge of a lovely part of town (Bosboom Touissantstraat / De Genestetstraat).
Drinks & Nightlife
A bar and restaurant with decent Thai food. Fun mix of locals and tourists. A great place to chill and have a drink.
189 locals recommend
The Golden Brown Bar
60 Jan Pieter HeijestraatA bar and restaurant with decent Thai food. Fun mix of locals and tourists. A great place to chill and have a drink.
Sightseeing
the canals are at their best early morning or late in the evening. We especially recommend the Brouwersgracht. Did you know that locals memorize the three famous grachten (Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht and Herengracht) by the rhyme Piet Koop Hoge Schoenen? P - K - H :)
138 locals recommend
Canals of Amsterdam
the canals are at their best early morning or late in the evening. We especially recommend the Brouwersgracht. Did you know that locals memorize the three famous grachten (Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht and Herengracht) by the rhyme Piet Koop Hoge Schoenen? P - K - H :)
We recently discovered this boat rental company. An electric boat with room for 8 gives you the chance to view the city and its famous canals from the water, a great experience even after living in this city for over 20 years. Steering these boats is all very easy, just follow the rules. The Nassaukade is a 15 minute walk from our home. Just bring something to eat and drink and enjoy! Make reservations through their website IN ADVANCE. We would recommend going at 20.00h (during summer months), for a 2 hour trip.
54 locals recommend
Mokum Boot Huren Amsterdam
351 NassaukadeWe recently discovered this boat rental company. An electric boat with room for 8 gives you the chance to view the city and its famous canals from the water, a great experience even after living in this city for over 20 years. Steering these boats is all very easy, just follow the rules. The Nassaukade is a 15 minute walk from our home. Just bring something to eat and drink and enjoy! Make reservations through their website IN ADVANCE. We would recommend going at 20.00h (during summer months), for a 2 hour trip.
Parks & Nature
Iconic park. Rinske runs her weekly run here. Beautiful for walks, runs, cycling and relaxing - year round!
4196 locals recommend
Vondelpark
Iconic park. Rinske runs her weekly run here. Beautiful for walks, runs, cycling and relaxing - year round!
Beautiful beach with a good selection of beach clubs. You will need a car to reach Noordwijk, which is 35 minutes from our home. On the plus side: you will get to see the area between Amsterdam and the ocean - famous for its flowers! Parking can be dramatic during summer holiday so either leave very early and have a morning stroll and breakfast OR go for dinner!
98 locals recommend
Noordwijk aan Zee
Beautiful beach with a good selection of beach clubs. You will need a car to reach Noordwijk, which is 35 minutes from our home. On the plus side: you will get to see the area between Amsterdam and the ocean - famous for its flowers! Parking can be dramatic during summer holiday so either leave very early and have a morning stroll and breakfast OR go for dinner!
Everything Else
excellent bikram yoga school. Check out their daily schedule and do go!
16 locals recommend
Movements Yoga
230 -232 Overtoomexcellent bikram yoga school. Check out their daily schedule and do go!
Newly opened hot spot in former public transport hall. Food market, art house cinema, designer stores, hotel, restaurant - the place to be. Can be very crowded in the weekend so we would recommend visiting during weekdays.
369 locals recommend
De Hallen
41 BellamypleinNewly opened hot spot in former public transport hall. Food market, art house cinema, designer stores, hotel, restaurant - the place to be. Can be very crowded in the weekend so we would recommend visiting during weekdays.
Shopping
Supermarket, excellent Mediterranean grocery store, laundry, boutiques, restaurants, gift shops, flower shop, take away; this street has it all.
227 locals recommend
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatSupermarket, excellent Mediterranean grocery store, laundry, boutiques, restaurants, gift shops, flower shop, take away; this street has it all.
Tiny supermarket that somehow knows how to cater for all. Fresh bread. Their range of biological products keeps increasing.
227 locals recommend
AH Jan Pieter Heijestraat
132 H Jan Pieter HeijestraatTiny supermarket that somehow knows how to cater for all. Fresh bread. Their range of biological products keeps increasing.
Fun store with clothes, jewelry, books and all things nice that you could think of! Nice place to shop for unusual gifts.
7 locals recommend
Mashed Concept Store Amsterdam
Fun store with clothes, jewelry, books and all things nice that you could think of! Nice place to shop for unusual gifts.
De Hema is as Dutch as it gets. Famous for its sausages and pastry, they also sell a wide range of other stuff such as clothes, linen, accessories, underwear, wine, socks and cakes. And everything else :) de Hema is 90 years old but has this nice mix of olden goldies & new trends.
157 locals recommend
Hema
313 KinkerstraatDe Hema is as Dutch as it gets. Famous for its sausages and pastry, they also sell a wide range of other stuff such as clothes, linen, accessories, underwear, wine, socks and cakes. And everything else :) de Hema is 90 years old but has this nice mix of olden goldies & new trends.
Simply the best flower shop there is! Gorgeous flowers, vases. Arjan and his friendly staff sell ready made bouquets but also have a large selection of flowers. Even if you do not buy anything his shop is worth a visit.
Bloemenboetiek "Arjan"
84-C Eerste HelmersstraatSimply the best flower shop there is! Gorgeous flowers, vases. Arjan and his friendly staff sell ready made bouquets but also have a large selection of flowers. Even if you do not buy anything his shop is worth a visit.
Arts & Culture
This museum is dedicated to bags! What makes it extra special is the fact that it is housed in a gorgeous, ancient canal house. It is possible to see the dining room, the old kitchen and thus get a taste of how noble families lived in the Golden Age. Beautiful garden too.
100 locals recommend
Museum of Bags and Purses
573 HerengrachtThis museum is dedicated to bags! What makes it extra special is the fact that it is housed in a gorgeous, ancient canal house. It is possible to see the dining room, the old kitchen and thus get a taste of how noble families lived in the Golden Age. Beautiful garden too.