Guidebook for Amsterdam
Shopping
De 9 Straatjes
Lovely boutique shops
The Albert Cuyp Market is a street market on the Albert Cuypstraat between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, in the De Pijp area of the Oud-Zuid district of the city
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Albert Cuypstraat
Albert CuypstraatThe Albert Cuyp Market is a street market on the Albert Cuypstraat between Ferdinand Bolstraat and Van Woustraat, in the De Pijp area of the Oud-Zuid district of the city
Sightseeing
Leidseplein
LeidsepleinAmsterdam's famous entertainment area
Through a brown wooden door, leading off the busy Spui square, lies another world – a tranquil garden courtyard, edged by dinky gabled buildings. The Begijnhof dates back to the early 15th century...
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Begijnhof
1 BegijnhofThrough a brown wooden door, leading off the busy Spui square, lies another world – a tranquil garden courtyard, edged by dinky gabled buildings. The Begijnhof dates back to the early 15th century...
Arts & Culture
The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history, (i.e. Rembrandt)
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history, (i.e. Rembrandt)
Art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries
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Musée Van Gogh
6 MuseumpleinArt museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries
Museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design
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Musée Stedelijk d'Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinMuseum for modern art, contemporary art, and design
The Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam is the name of a theatre building at the Leidseplein. The building is in the neo-Renaissance style dating back to 1894, and is the former home of the National Ballet
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
26 LeidsepleinThe Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam is the name of a theatre building at the Leidseplein. The building is in the neo-Renaissance style dating back to 1894, and is the former home of the National Ballet
Top of my quirky-museum list. I love this little museum for its sheer eccentricity, as well as its intriguing collection and eerie concerts.
It includes not only the sort of honky-tonk piano that...
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The Pianola Museum
106 WesterstraatTop of my quirky-museum list. I love this little museum for its sheer eccentricity, as well as its intriguing collection and eerie concerts.
It includes not only the sort of honky-tonk piano that...
The house is deeply redolent of Golden Age life, and the church in the attic adds a touch of astonishment
Parts of this restored 17th-century canal house, with its black-and-white tiled floors...
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Musée Notre Seigneur dans le grenier
38-40 Oudezijds VoorburgwalThe house is deeply redolent of Golden Age life, and the church in the attic adds a touch of astonishment
Parts of this restored 17th-century canal house, with its black-and-white tiled floors...
The museum sounds camp, or just plain silly, but in fact it's a world-class collection, spanning 17th-century leather pouches, 1920s beaded fripperies through to the very latest Gucci, Vuitton and...
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Musée des sacs et des porte-monnaie
573 HerengrachtThe museum sounds camp, or just plain silly, but in fact it's a world-class collection, spanning 17th-century leather pouches, 1920s beaded fripperies through to the very latest Gucci, Vuitton and...
A fascinating little museum that offers a glimpse of life in the Netherlands under the Nazi occupation, and of the underground resistance movement. Forged documents, homemade radios, old film...
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Persmuseum Amsterdam
A fascinating little museum that offers a glimpse of life in the Netherlands under the Nazi occupation, and of the underground resistance movement. Forged documents, homemade radios, old film...
The Portuguese Synagogue, also known as the Esnoga (Ladino: אסנוגה), or Snoge, is a late 17th-century Sephardic synagogue in Amsterdam, completed in 1675. Esnoga is the Ladino word for synagogue...
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Synagogue portugaise
3 Mr. VisserpleinThe Portuguese Synagogue, also known as the Esnoga (Ladino: אסנוגה), or Snoge, is a late 17th-century Sephardic synagogue in Amsterdam, completed in 1675. Esnoga is the Ladino word for synagogue...
Parks & Nature
A public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam. It is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein
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Parc Vondelpark
A public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam. It is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein
Food Scene
A restaurant that does what Amsterdam does best – combine the small-scale and low-key with top quality. Natasja Postma works wonders in the kitchen, hair wrapped in a tea towel; Jan Paul Delhaas...
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Restaurant Wink
326HS Govert FlinckstraatA restaurant that does what Amsterdam does best – combine the small-scale and low-key with top quality. Natasja Postma works wonders in the kitchen, hair wrapped in a tea towel; Jan Paul Delhaas...
It’s a little out of the way, but Elmar has long been a favourite of mine – mostly for owner-chef Elmar Gerekink’s earthy and imaginative cuisine (pumpkin cake stuffed with goat cheese and Granny...
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Restaurant Elmar
110 Van WoustraatIt’s a little out of the way, but Elmar has long been a favourite of mine – mostly for owner-chef Elmar Gerekink’s earthy and imaginative cuisine (pumpkin cake stuffed with goat cheese and Granny...
At Toastable we don’t just build regular toasted sandwiches, but triple layerd deluxe super toasties! After a Toastable lunch you won’t go home hungry :) Just like our fans on Tripadvisor promise you: once you’ve had a Toastable toasty, you’ll never want anything else. Our toasties are made fresh every day and all our pie’s and cakes are homemade.
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Toastable Koningsplein
441 SingelAt Toastable we don’t just build regular toasted sandwiches, but triple layerd deluxe super toasties! After a Toastable lunch you won’t go home hungry :) Just like our fans on Tripadvisor promise you: once you’ve had a Toastable toasty, you’ll never want anything else. Our toasties are made fresh every day and all our pie’s and cakes are homemade.
Blue Amsterdam
457 SingelFOOD AND DRINKS WITH THE BEST 360˚ VIEW OF THE CITY
B&R is a New Zealand style café served with a heavy dose of Brazil.
It’s our piece of home away from home (and home is along way away). The open kitchen produces all your favourite brunch dishes, fresh fruit salads, and kiwi-twisted baked goods all day long. All our cakes are made in-house and our Ozone coffee is always served as doubles.
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Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van CampenstraatB&R is a New Zealand style café served with a heavy dose of Brazil.
It’s our piece of home away from home (and home is along way away). The open kitchen produces all your favourite brunch dishes, fresh fruit salads, and kiwi-twisted baked goods all day long. All our cakes are made in-house and our Ozone coffee is always served as doubles.
Essentials
For more than thirty years the Spa in Amsterdam
Enjoy and relax with a touch of Parisian luxury! Visit Sauna Deco, a unique family Spa located on the World famous Amsterdam canals.
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Sauna Deco
115A HerengrachtFor more than thirty years the Spa in Amsterdam
Enjoy and relax with a touch of Parisian luxury! Visit Sauna Deco, a unique family Spa located on the World famous Amsterdam canals.
Elandsgracht
13 A ElandsgrachtAH Koningsplein
6 KoningspleinAH Weteringschans
165 D WeteringschansEntertainment & Activities
Artis, short for Natura Artis Magistra, is a zoo in the centre of Amsterdam. It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and one of the oldest zoos of mainland Europe. Artis Royal Zoo is not just a zoo...
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanArtis, short for Natura Artis Magistra, is a zoo in the centre of Amsterdam. It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and one of the oldest zoos of mainland Europe. Artis Royal Zoo is not just a zoo...