Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Coffee Bru
14 BeukenpleinLaid back ambiance, good coffee and good cakes!
Clubkoffie
2 KrugerpleinRight around the corner, great coffee and club sandwiches
Best wood-oven pizza's in Amsterdam! Certificate of excellence awarded by Tripadvisor.
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Michel-Inn
12 Steve BikopleinBest wood-oven pizza's in Amsterdam! Certificate of excellence awarded by Tripadvisor.
Lunch, dinner (great cheese fondue!) a wide selection of gin & tonics and many many more!
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Café Maxwell
27 BeukenpleinLunch, dinner (great cheese fondue!) a wide selection of gin & tonics and many many more!
La Vallade
23 RingdijkCozy and romantic French restaurant
't Snorretje
11 KrugerpleinSnackbar for all your junkfood cravings, usually open until 02:00 in the night
Rum Baba Bakery and Roastery
15 PretoriusstraatWide selection of cakes and pies!
Thai Tiger
7 JavapleinOriginal Thai food restaurant
The Breakfast Club
2-h BellamystraatAll day breakfast is served here!
the ijsboefje
5 BeukenpleinICE CREAM! :D
Rotisserie East
17 BeukenpleinGood roasted chicken!
bar Bukowski
10 OosterparkGreat breakfast and lunch!
I haven't been here yet but friends of mine have been very enthusiastic. In this restaurant the prepare every dish with a specific temperature, to bring out the best it has to offer.
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BAUT Oost
125 WibautstraatI haven't been here yet but friends of mine have been very enthusiastic. In this restaurant the prepare every dish with a specific temperature, to bring out the best it has to offer.
Just a 1-minute walk to some of the best pasta dishes Amsterdam has to offer!
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Eddy Spaghetti
23 KrugerpleinJust a 1-minute walk to some of the best pasta dishes Amsterdam has to offer!
This is a must see! This restaurant is located on the 7th floor of the 'Volkshotel'. You can have breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, go partying and in the meantime enjoy a stunning view of Amsterdam!
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Canvas
150 WibautstraatThis is a must see! This restaurant is located on the 7th floor of the 'Volkshotel'. You can have breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, go partying and in the meantime enjoy a stunning view of Amsterdam!
A hidden gem just around the corner! This farmhouse from 1702 is now a great restaurant where you can have lunch and dinner and enjoy a picknick in the yard.
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Vergulden Eenhoorn
58 RingdijkA hidden gem just around the corner! This farmhouse from 1702 is now a great restaurant where you can have lunch and dinner and enjoy a picknick in the yard.
Drinks & Nightlife
At night, the restaurant 'Canvas' on the 7th floor and 'Doka' in the basement turns into a nightclub. Check the agenda on the website.
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Volkshotel
150 WibautstraatAt night, the restaurant 'Canvas' on the 7th floor and 'Doka' in the basement turns into a nightclub. Check the agenda on the website.
A distinctive and cozy nightclub, I absolutely love this place! Check the website for the agenda.
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Club NYX
42 ReguliersdwarsstraatA distinctive and cozy nightclub, I absolutely love this place! Check the website for the agenda.
Parks & Nature
Lovely park, newly renovated. Good for a run or a walk. Meanwhile stop at 'Tropenmuseum' and 'Hotel Arena' to peek around and have a refresher.
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Oosterpark
OosterparkLovely park, newly renovated. Good for a run or a walk. Meanwhile stop at 'Tropenmuseum' and 'Hotel Arena' to peek around and have a refresher.
Arts & Culture
My second favorite museum! (right after 'Rijksmuseum')
Literally translated 'Tropics museum' it tells the story of humankind. From Africa to West and Southeast Asia, from New Guinea to Latin America: come to the Tropenmuseum and discover that, despite cultural differences, we are all essentially the same.
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Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatMy second favorite museum! (right after 'Rijksmuseum')
Literally translated 'Tropics museum' it tells the story of humankind. From Africa to West and Southeast Asia, from New Guinea to Latin America: come to the Tropenmuseum and discover that, despite cultural differences, we are all essentially the same.
Getting Around
Q-Park Oostpoort KolomBozZ
92 PolderwegPark your car for only 12 euros per day!
Public transport hub with trains, buses, metro and tram. The place to go if you want to explore other parts of Holland.
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Amstelstation
1 JulianapleinPublic transport hub with trains, buses, metro and tram. The place to go if you want to explore other parts of Holland.
Subway station with a metro to Central Station every couple of minutes
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Wibautstraat
WibautstraatSubway station with a metro to Central Station every couple of minutes
Cheap bike rental for good quality bikes. Kind staff also! And very close to the apartment.
Prices:
- Deposit: 70 euro
- Bicycle with back-pedal brake: 8,50 per day
- Bicycle with handbrakes and gears: 9,50 per day
- Rental for 5, 6 or 7 days: 47,50 in total
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Fiets en Meer - Pretoriusstraat
88HS PretoriusstraatCheap bike rental for good quality bikes. Kind staff also! And very close to the apartment.
Prices:
- Deposit: 70 euro
- Bicycle with back-pedal brake: 8,50 per day
- Bicycle with handbrakes and gears: 9,50 per day
- Rental for 5, 6 or 7 days: 47,50 in total
Essentials
Ekodis
73 BeukenpleinOrganic supermaket
Huisartsenpraktijk Keizersgracht locatie Oost
62 OosterparkGeneral practitioner
Transvaal Alphega apotheek
1 KrugerstraatPharmacy
This supermarket is closest to the apartment. A little more expensive than Lidl and Vomar but with a bigger selection of luxury foods and premium brands.
Open:
Mon. 08:00–22:00
Tue. 08:00–22:00
Wed. 08:00–22:00
Thu. 08:00–22:00
Fri. 08:00–22:00
Sat. 08:00–22:00
Sun. 10:00–22:00
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AH Krugerplein
3 KrugerpleinThis supermarket is closest to the apartment. A little more expensive than Lidl and Vomar but with a bigger selection of luxury foods and premium brands.
Open:
Mon. 08:00–22:00
Tue. 08:00–22:00
Wed. 08:00–22:00
Thu. 08:00–22:00
Fri. 08:00–22:00
Sat. 08:00–22:00
Sun. 10:00–22:00
Didn't find all you groceries at Lidl? Go to Vomar on the other side of the street!
Open:
Mon. 08:00–22:00
Tue. 08:00–22:00
Wed. 08:00–22:00
Thu. 08:00–22:00
Fri. 08:00–22:00
Sat. 08:00–22:00
Sun. 09:00–21:00
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Vomar
2 NobelwegDidn't find all you groceries at Lidl? Go to Vomar on the other side of the street!
Open:
Mon. 08:00–22:00
Tue. 08:00–22:00
Wed. 08:00–22:00
Thu. 08:00–22:00
Fri. 08:00–22:00
Sat. 08:00–22:00
Sun. 09:00–21:00
Cheap supermarket with good quality stuff. I do all my groceries here! Walking distance from the apartment.
Open:
Mon. 8.00-20.00
Tue. 8.00-20.00
Wed. 8.00-20.00
Thu. 8.00-21.00
Fri. 8.00-21.00
Sat. 8.00-20.00
Sun. 10.00-19.00
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Lidl
27 NobelwegCheap supermarket with good quality stuff. I do all my groceries here! Walking distance from the apartment.
Open:
Mon. 8.00-20.00
Tue. 8.00-20.00
Wed. 8.00-20.00
Thu. 8.00-21.00
Fri. 8.00-21.00
Sat. 8.00-20.00
Sun. 10.00-19.00