Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

A cozy local cafe / bar just a couple of doors down from the apartment with friendly owners, good burgers, and nice mixed drinks!
Bar Toko
124 Albert Cuypstraat
A cozy local cafe / bar just a couple of doors down from the apartment with friendly owners, good burgers, and nice mixed drinks!
Small cafe / bar with a large terrace, just around the corner on Douplein. They have recently partnered with Thai Bird restaurant to provide a menu from Amsterdam's best Thai restaurant.
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Bar Mash
9 Gerard Douplein
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Small cafe / bar with a large terrace, just around the corner on Douplein. They have recently partnered with Thai Bird restaurant to provide a menu from Amsterdam's best Thai restaurant.
Around the corner on Douplein, this small corner bar is a good place to enjoy a beer and have a good, cheaply priced meal. There is a large terrace to enjoy the square.
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PILSVOGEL
14 Gerard Douplein
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Around the corner on Douplein, this small corner bar is a good place to enjoy a beer and have a good, cheaply priced meal. There is a large terrace to enjoy the square.
Just down the street on Albert Cuypstraat on the corner, this cafe / bar provides a good place to mingle with Dutch customers and enjoy a meal on their terrace.
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De Groene Vlinder
130 Albert Cuypstraat
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Just down the street on Albert Cuypstraat on the corner, this cafe / bar provides a good place to mingle with Dutch customers and enjoy a meal on their terrace.
A ten minute walk from the apartment, it is on the twenty-third floor of the Hotel Okura one can enjoy a divine strawberry daiquiri or one of the 17 different types of champagne.
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Twenty Third Bar
333 Ferdinand Bolstraat
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A ten minute walk from the apartment, it is on the twenty-third floor of the Hotel Okura one can enjoy a divine strawberry daiquiri or one of the 17 different types of champagne.
Off of Douplein, this new restaurant / bar is extremely trendy and a good place to be seen whilst enjoying a great meal.
Venster33 Resto Bar Copado
42 Eerste van der Helststraat
Off of Douplein, this new restaurant / bar is extremely trendy and a good place to be seen whilst enjoying a great meal.
Just 5-10 minutes on the tram around the corner, this large cafe / bar / restaurant is a great location for lunch, Sunday brunch, dinner, or an evening enjoying the Center and good music.
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The Tara
85 Rokin
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Just 5-10 minutes on the tram around the corner, this large cafe / bar / restaurant is a great location for lunch, Sunday brunch, dinner, or an evening enjoying the Center and good music.
Located just off of Leidseplein on Marnixstraat, this small pub / bar is considered one of the most popular with the Dutch crowd. Enjoy the cool environment and crowd! It's sister-bar is Cafe Weber.
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Café Lux B.V.
403 Marnixstraat
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Located just off of Leidseplein on Marnixstraat, this small pub / bar is considered one of the most popular with the Dutch crowd. Enjoy the cool environment and crowd! It's sister-bar is Cafe Weber.

Food Scene

This restaurant bar, around the corner on Douplein, has a large terrace and is the place in de Pijp to be seen on any lovely day or evening. Good food and drinks!
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The Paardje B.V.
1 Gerard Douplein
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This restaurant bar, around the corner on Douplein, has a large terrace and is the place in de Pijp to be seen on any lovely day or evening. Good food and drinks!
Directly across the street, this small restaurant has been voted "Best Burgers in Amsterdam." If you feel adventurous, gain access to the secret bar which is accessed via the freezer door in back!
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The Butcher
129 Albert Cuypstraat
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Directly across the street, this small restaurant has been voted "Best Burgers in Amsterdam." If you feel adventurous, gain access to the secret bar which is accessed via the freezer door in back!
Just down the street on Albert Cuypstraat, this restaurant has the best Vietnamese food in de Pijp. Try the Bun!
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Pho 91
91 H Albert Cuypstraat
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Just down the street on Albert Cuypstraat, this restaurant has the best Vietnamese food in de Pijp. Try the Bun!
Just down the street on Albert Cuypstraat and Serving mulled wine and steaming apple pie in winter and fresh mojitos in summer, Flamingo, at the heart of the Albert Cuyp Market.
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Café Flamingo
37 Eerste van der Helststraat
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Just down the street on Albert Cuypstraat and Serving mulled wine and steaming apple pie in winter and fresh mojitos in summer, Flamingo, at the heart of the Albert Cuyp Market.
Barça is a bar and tapas restaurant in the middle of De Pijp. Barça is open for lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week. It features Spanish specialties like tapas, montaditos and tostadas & wines
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Barça
30-31 Marie Heinekenplein
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Barça is a bar and tapas restaurant in the middle of De Pijp. Barça is open for lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week. It features Spanish specialties like tapas, montaditos and tostadas & wines
The first wine bar in the Netherlands. They serve over 35 wines per glass and over a 100 per bottle. The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable about wine. They also serve classic French cuisine.
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Wijnbar Boelen
50 Eerste van der Helststraat
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The first wine bar in the Netherlands. They serve over 35 wines per glass and over a 100 per bottle. The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable about wine. They also serve classic French cuisine.
Around the corner, it is a trendy bar with a 60's and 70's interior open days and evenings. It has an extensive lunch menu with great club sandwiches, rolls, Dutch starters, salads, & fruit shakes.
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Chocolate Bar
62B Eerste van der Helststraat
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Around the corner, it is a trendy bar with a 60's and 70's interior open days and evenings. It has an extensive lunch menu with great club sandwiches, rolls, Dutch starters, salads, & fruit shakes.
A 5 minute walk away on Marie Heinekenplein, this Chinese restaurant provides a huge array of traditional Chinese dishes served in a bustling restaurant with simple, modern decor.
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Nam Kee
111-113 Zeedijk
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A 5 minute walk away on Marie Heinekenplein, this Chinese restaurant provides a huge array of traditional Chinese dishes served in a bustling restaurant with simple, modern decor.
A 5 minute walk away, this new restaurant / bar has already made a name for itself as a place to be seen whilst enjoying great food, Brand beer, and "Amsterdam Top 10" frites.
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Par Hasard
113-115 Ceintuurbaan
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A 5 minute walk away, this new restaurant / bar has already made a name for itself as a place to be seen whilst enjoying great food, Brand beer, and "Amsterdam Top 10" frites.
A 10 minute walk down Albert Cuypstraat, this restaurant has a wood oven where the best pizzas are made. They have a terrace where you can eat outside and enjoy the market.
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De Pizzakamer
16 Tweede van der Helststraat
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A 10 minute walk down Albert Cuypstraat, this restaurant has a wood oven where the best pizzas are made. They have a terrace where you can eat outside and enjoy the market.
A 10 minute walk near Ceintuurbaan, this restaurant has a wood oven, nice seating and makes great pizzas. It is slightly more trendy than its competitors.
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De Pizzabakkers De Pijp
16HS Eerste Sweelinckstraat
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A 10 minute walk near Ceintuurbaan, this restaurant has a wood oven, nice seating and makes great pizzas. It is slightly more trendy than its competitors.
About 10 minutes from Albert Cuyp, this restaurant provides the finest ingredients baked in a wood-fired oven. These pizzas are good at a low price.
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da portare VIA
63 Frans Halsstraat
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About 10 minutes from Albert Cuyp, this restaurant provides the finest ingredients baked in a wood-fired oven. These pizzas are good at a low price.
About 10 minutes from Albert Cuyp, this restaurant provides traditional Indonesian dishes with its fresh and best ingredients. We offer various menus, from rijsttafel to rames, from wine to banana ice
Dèsa
103H Ceintuurbaan
About 10 minutes from Albert Cuyp, this restaurant provides traditional Indonesian dishes with its fresh and best ingredients. We offer various menus, from rijsttafel to rames, from wine to banana ice
A 10 minute walk from the apartment, this restaurant provides Brazilian cuisine. All you can eat from the fresh salad buffet, hot vegetable dishes and stews. This is a must for meat lovers!
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Samba Kitchen Churrascaria Rodizio
63 Ceintuurbaan
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A 10 minute walk from the apartment, this restaurant provides Brazilian cuisine. All you can eat from the fresh salad buffet, hot vegetable dishes and stews. This is a must for meat lovers!
A 5 minute walk from the apartment, Izakaya, is a culinary hotspot in Amsterdam, has taken traditional Japanese dining experience to a higher level. It is "pricey" but worth it for good sushi, etc.
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IZAKAYA Asian Kitchen & Bar
2-6 Albert Cuypstraat
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A 5 minute walk from the apartment, Izakaya, is a culinary hotspot in Amsterdam, has taken traditional Japanese dining experience to a higher level. It is "pricey" but worth it for good sushi, etc.
About 5 minutes away, this Moroccan restaurant provides a contemporary menu which is a mixture of Moroccan and French influences.
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Restaurant Mamouche
104 Quellijnstraat
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About 5 minutes away, this Moroccan restaurant provides a contemporary menu which is a mixture of Moroccan and French influences.
Just down Albert Cuypstraat, Bazar is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They serve Arabic style breakfasts, sandwiches, soups, starters, mains and desserts. All meat is served "halal."
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De Bazar Amsterdam B.V.
182 Albert Cuypstraat
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Just down Albert Cuypstraat, Bazar is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They serve Arabic style breakfasts, sandwiches, soups, starters, mains and desserts. All meat is served "halal."
About 10 minutes away, this breakfast restaurant and coffee shop provides great food all day. Two hipster brothers have opened this restaurant a few months ago and the concept is very fresh!
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Omelegg - de Pijp
143 Ferdinand Bolstraat
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About 10 minutes away, this breakfast restaurant and coffee shop provides great food all day. Two hipster brothers have opened this restaurant a few months ago and the concept is very fresh!
5 minutes away, The Coffee Company Amsterdam years conquered the competition . Coffee Company entices a new generation of coffee fans!
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Coffee Company
14 Javaplein
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5 minutes away, The Coffee Company Amsterdam years conquered the competition . Coffee Company entices a new generation of coffee fans!
Across from Sarphati Park, This place is where coffee and food meets fashion in a Scandinavian setting. You can enjoy delicious coffees combined with healthy breakfasts & lunches.
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Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
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Across from Sarphati Park, This place is where coffee and food meets fashion in a Scandinavian setting. You can enjoy delicious coffees combined with healthy breakfasts & lunches.
A 15 minute walk from the apartment across the "Skinny Bridge," this cafe / bar provides a nice spot to view the Amstel River whilst enjoying breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Café de Magere Brug
81 Amstel
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A 15 minute walk from the apartment across the "Skinny Bridge," this cafe / bar provides a nice spot to view the Amstel River whilst enjoying breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Ten minutes away, this cozy restaurant provides fancy hot dogs, champagne, and gin & tonics.
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The Fat Dog
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Ten minutes away, this cozy restaurant provides fancy hot dogs, champagne, and gin & tonics.
Located near Leidseplein, this small cafe serves the best ribs in town in gigantic portions (and that is from the perspective of a Texan)! Get there early to ensure you'll be served.
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Cafe De Klos
41 Kerkstraat
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Located near Leidseplein, this small cafe serves the best ribs in town in gigantic portions (and that is from the perspective of a Texan)! Get there early to ensure you'll be served.
A steak restaurant that is open late (01:00)! You will be surprised at the quality for those late night diners.
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Cannibale Royale Ruysdael
149 Ruysdaelkade
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A steak restaurant that is open late (01:00)! You will be surprised at the quality for those late night diners.

Everything Else

A 5 minute walk away, this part is a cozy place to have a picnic and enjoy the nice weather.
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Sarphatipark
37I Sarphatipark
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A 5 minute walk away, this part is a cozy place to have a picnic and enjoy the nice weather.
A 5 minute walk away on Marie Heinekenplein, this is an interactive tour through beer giant's history in former brewery, with a tasting room finale.
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Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
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A 5 minute walk away on Marie Heinekenplein, this is an interactive tour through beer giant's history in former brewery, with a tasting room finale.
The Leidseplein is a square in central Amsterdam. During the summer months, the other side is taken up by the large terraces of the bars lining the square. Take the tram to get there.
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Leidseplein
Leidseplein
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The Leidseplein is a square in central Amsterdam. During the summer months, the other side is taken up by the large terraces of the bars lining the square. Take the tram to get there.
Rembrandtplein is a major square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands, named after the painter Rembrandt van Rijn who owned a house nearby. Enjoy the cafes and night life. Take a tram to get there.
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Rembrandtplein
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Rembrandtplein is a major square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands, named after the painter Rembrandt van Rijn who owned a house nearby. Enjoy the cafes and night life. Take a tram to get there.
This square is near Centraal Station and the heart of Amsterdam. It is HIGHLY over-run by tourists. It was created in the 13th century when a dam was built around the river Amstel to prevent flooding.
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Dam Square
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This square is near Centraal Station and the heart of Amsterdam. It is HIGHLY over-run by tourists. It was created in the 13th century when a dam was built around the river Amstel to prevent flooding.
About 15 minutes from the apartment via tram, this is one of the large squares in Amsterdam. It is adjacent to Zeedijk (Amsterdam's China Town) and the Red Light district. Visit the Waag there.
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Nieuwmarkt
Nieuwmarkt
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About 15 minutes from the apartment via tram, this is one of the large squares in Amsterdam. It is adjacent to Zeedijk (Amsterdam's China Town) and the Red Light district. Visit the Waag there.