Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Drinks & Nightlife

Dutch 'bierproeflokaal' (beer tasting cafe) located in an old distillery. Very nice.
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Beer Tasting Room In The Wildeman
3 Kolksteeg
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Dutch 'bierproeflokaal' (beer tasting cafe) located in an old distillery. Very nice.
Bar/club. Music is quite good and the atmosphere is relaxed.
20 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Cox
429 Marnixstraat
20 locals raden deze aan
Bar/club. Music is quite good and the atmosphere is relaxed.
One of the better clubs in this street. Good music and lots of people.
43 locals raden deze aan
Club Up
26-1 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
43 locals raden deze aan
One of the better clubs in this street. Good music and lots of people.
Live jazz café. Really cool if you like jazz. Can get a bit crowded but it's worth it.
67 locals raden deze aan
Jazz Cafe Alto
115 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat
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Live jazz café. Really cool if you like jazz. Can get a bit crowded but it's worth it.
Nice bar near the university. Good place to stop if you're walking through the neighbourhood.
6 locals raden deze aan
Cafe "De Doelen"
125 Kloveniersburgwal
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Nice bar near the university. Good place to stop if you're walking through the neighbourhood.
Really musically varied club. Can be anything from jazz to hip hop to funk. It's also really close by so check it out.
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Bitterzoet
2 HS Spuistraat
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Really musically varied club. Can be anything from jazz to hip hop to funk. It's also really close by so check it out.
Bar/club. Kind of an alternative vibe. Fun place. Open untill 3 during week nights too.
15 locals raden deze aan
De Buurvrouw
29 Sint Pieterspoortsteeg
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Bar/club. Kind of an alternative vibe. Fun place. Open untill 3 during week nights too.
Bar/club. Good vibe and music. Nice decorations too.
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Bloemenmarkt
Singel
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Bar/club. Good vibe and music. Nice decorations too.
Alternative bar. Metal and rock. Cheap beer and the ability to smoke inside.
16 locals raden deze aan
Cafe the Minds
25 Huidenstraat
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Alternative bar. Metal and rock. Cheap beer and the ability to smoke inside.
Traditional old Dutch Jenever tasting and shop. Jenever is a gin-like liquor popular in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
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Wynand Fockink
31 Pijlsteeg
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Traditional old Dutch Jenever tasting and shop. Jenever is a gin-like liquor popular in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
Good club located in Westerpark. Varied music, often bands or local DJs. The park itself is also nice, and there are a bunch of other places near you can check out.
428 locals raden deze aan
Pacific Parc
23 Polonceaukade
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Good club located in Westerpark. Varied music, often bands or local DJs. The park itself is also nice, and there are a bunch of other places near you can check out.
Brewery with a bar attached, where you can drink tasty beers made there. Great vibe and interior.
75 locals raden deze aan
Brouwerij de Prael
26 Oudezijds Armsteeg
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Brewery with a bar attached, where you can drink tasty beers made there. Great vibe and interior.

Essentials

Largest grocery in the neighborhood.
108 locals raden deze aan
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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Largest grocery in the neighborhood.
Smaller grocery but nearer to the apartment.
78 locals raden deze aan
Albert Heijn BV
24 Lobeliusstraat
78 locals raden deze aan
Smaller grocery but nearer to the apartment.
108 locals raden deze aan
AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
226 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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Everything Else

Central Station. bus/tram/train/metro
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Amsterdam Centraal station
Stationsplein
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Central Station. bus/tram/train/metro
Decent coffeeshop.
Abraxas Coffeeshop
12-14 Jonge Roelensteeg
Decent coffeeshop.
Decent but pricey coffeeshop. Best near the apartment.
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Prix d'Ami
3 Haringpakkerssteeg
7 locals raden deze aan
Decent but pricey coffeeshop. Best near the apartment.
Good place for a game of pool. Better price than pool centres in the more central part of the city. Has a pool smoking area.
10 locals raden deze aan
Poolcafe de Keu
7A Eerste Helmersstraat
10 locals raden deze aan
Good place for a game of pool. Better price than pool centres in the more central part of the city. Has a pool smoking area.
Museum with a lot about the history of Amsterdam. Really interesting if you want to learn more about the city.
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Amsterdam Museum
51 Kalverstraat
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Museum with a lot about the history of Amsterdam. Really interesting if you want to learn more about the city.
Museum with a lot of paintings by van Gogh and a lot of other stuff about him.
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Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein
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Museum with a lot of paintings by van Gogh and a lot of other stuff about him.
Historic university building. And it's where I go to college.
14 locals raden deze aan
Oudemanhuispoort
Oudemanhuispoort
14 locals raden deze aan
Historic university building. And it's where I go to college.

Food Scene

Fantastic food and wine at the higher end of the price-spectrum. Also a really nice street.
42 locals raden deze aan
Bistrot Neuf
9 Haarlemmerstraat
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Fantastic food and wine at the higher end of the price-spectrum. Also a really nice street.
Also a decent coffeeshop.
21 locals raden deze aan
Coffeeshop Amsterdam
44 Haarlemmerstraat
21 locals raden deze aan
Also a decent coffeeshop.
One of the better coffeeshops. Very small though.
18 locals raden deze aan
Tweede Kamer Coffeeshop
6 Heisteeg
18 locals raden deze aan
One of the better coffeeshops. Very small though.
Restaurant which brews its own beer. Really good roasted chicken for a nice price.
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Bierfabriek Amsterdam
67 Nes
61 locals raden deze aan
Restaurant which brews its own beer. Really good roasted chicken for a nice price.
Good Thai food. Tiny but they have a restaurant across the street too.
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Bird Thais Restaurant
72-74 Zeedijk
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Good Thai food. Tiny but they have a restaurant across the street too.
Great roasted chicken.
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Van 't Spit
95 De Clercqstraat
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Great roasted chicken.

Arts & Culture

Great museum.
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Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
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Great museum.
Museum showing things from the colonial era of the Netherlands and Indonesia and loads of other world culture things. Beautiful neighbourhood too.
628 locals raden deze aan
Tropenmuseum
2 Linnaeusstraat
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Museum showing things from the colonial era of the Netherlands and Indonesia and loads of other world culture things. Beautiful neighbourhood too.
Located above the IJ, this place is ideal for families with kids. There is all kinds of cool stuff to do for them, and it's quite interesting to see some of the things you can do.
603 locals raden deze aan
NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
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Located above the IJ, this place is ideal for families with kids. There is all kinds of cool stuff to do for them, and it's quite interesting to see some of the things you can do.
Art space, bar/restaurant, musical venue. Good place for a nights entertainment.
322 locals raden deze aan
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenade
322 locals raden deze aan
Art space, bar/restaurant, musical venue. Good place for a nights entertainment.
Art space. Exhibitions.
8 locals raden deze aan
W139
139 Warmoesstraat
8 locals raden deze aan
Art space. Exhibitions.
Contemporary art gallery.
17 locals raden deze aan
De Appel
160 Schipluidenlaan
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Contemporary art gallery.

Sightseeing

The Begijnhof is an old former religious community place, and is still a very peaceful and quiet place right in the middle of the busy centre of Amsterdam.
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Begijnhof
1 Begijnhof
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The Begijnhof is an old former religious community place, and is still a very peaceful and quiet place right in the middle of the busy centre of Amsterdam.
Well known neighbourhood just west of the centre. Lots of old buildings and "brown" cafés.
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Jordaan
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Well known neighbourhood just west of the centre. Lots of old buildings and "brown" cafés.

Parks & Nature

Most popular park in Amsterdam, named after Joost van den Vondel, a famous 17th century playwright and poet. You can walk around and sit down at a number of little bars, or you can just sit down on the grass and BBQ or just hang out.
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Vondelpark
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Most popular park in Amsterdam, named after Joost van den Vondel, a famous 17th century playwright and poet. You can walk around and sit down at a number of little bars, or you can just sit down on the grass and BBQ or just hang out.