Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Part of the Dutch Cuisine is Indonesian food. This simple place around the corner offers great food! Open from 16.00 to 22.00 h exc. Monday.
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Indonesisch restaurant Betawi
337 Admiraal de Ruijterweg
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Part of the Dutch Cuisine is Indonesian food. This simple place around the corner offers great food! Open from 16.00 to 22.00 h exc. Monday.
@ Saturdays & Sundays this nearby theatre offers Turkish breakfast. One gets a big selection of nice little snacks all served with Turkish tea and Turkish bread.
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Podium Mozaiek
191 Bos en Lommerweg
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@ Saturdays & Sundays this nearby theatre offers Turkish breakfast. One gets a big selection of nice little snacks all served with Turkish tea and Turkish bread.
Although there are plenty of Thai restaurants nearer-by, this place makes worthwhile the trip all the way to the east of A'dam. Just take tram 7. Affordable great food & friendly service.
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Thaicoon Amsterdam
10 Beukenplein
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Although there are plenty of Thai restaurants nearer-by, this place makes worthwhile the trip all the way to the east of A'dam. Just take tram 7. Affordable great food & friendly service.
In the middle of Jordan district, this is the place to be for Dutch apple pie! During the weekends it can be packed!
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Winkel 43
43 Noordermarkt
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In the middle of Jordan district, this is the place to be for Dutch apple pie! During the weekends it can be packed!
This is the best kept secret of A'dam just 5 min walk from the house! Nice affordable food or just for coffee/drinks on the terrace (that offers a great view on a beautiful church from de 1930's).
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Café Cook
2 James Cookstraat
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This is the best kept secret of A'dam just 5 min walk from the house! Nice affordable food or just for coffee/drinks on the terrace (that offers a great view on a beautiful church from de 1930's).
This is one of my favorite coffeeplaces in West. Not a budget place, but is serves definately good coffee in a retro admosphere. There are more Koffie Salons in A'dam.
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Coffee lounge West
82 Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat
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This is one of my favorite coffeeplaces in West. Not a budget place, but is serves definately good coffee in a retro admosphere. There are more Koffie Salons in A'dam.
Popular place in Jordan district that serves Italian stuff like good coffee and very good pizza's.
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La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede Tuindwarsstraat
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Popular place in Jordan district that serves Italian stuff like good coffee and very good pizza's.
This recently opened super hip spot has yummy pizza's (try one with truffel oil)! Just downstairs at the corner, you can take-away or just sit on one of their benches. Open from Wed to Sun.
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Mercatorstraat 171
171 Mercatorstraat
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This recently opened super hip spot has yummy pizza's (try one with truffel oil)! Just downstairs at the corner, you can take-away or just sit on one of their benches. Open from Wed to Sun.

Sightseeing

Take a canal boat tour! This company near the Rokin is friendly and the university neighborhood behind it is worthwile a visit too. Café "De Jaren" is very nice with a terrace on the waterside.
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Erasmusparkbuurt
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Take a canal boat tour! This company near the Rokin is friendly and the university neighborhood behind it is worthwile a visit too. Café "De Jaren" is very nice with a terrace on the waterside.
Beautiful botanical garden in nice area ("Plantage") near Artis Zoo. It has a great terrace and "orangerie" for coffee or lunch too (but food is a bit expensive). Summer: Sunday 16 - 19 h live music.
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Hortus Botanicus
2a Plantage Middenlaan
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Beautiful botanical garden in nice area ("Plantage") near Artis Zoo. It has a great terrace and "orangerie" for coffee or lunch too (but food is a bit expensive). Summer: Sunday 16 - 19 h live music.
As a former workersarea Jordaan district is now one of the trendiest area's of A'dam. Check out Noordermarkt, Westerstraat and the little side streets like 1e Anjeliersdwarsstr, 1e Eglantiersdwarsstr.
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Jordaan
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As a former workersarea Jordaan district is now one of the trendiest area's of A'dam. Check out Noordermarkt, Westerstraat and the little side streets like 1e Anjeliersdwarsstr, 1e Eglantiersdwarsstr.
Flea market that used to be the hangout spot for the punk & squatterscene in the 70 & 80's.
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Waterlooplein Market
2 Waterlooplein
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Flea market that used to be the hangout spot for the punk & squatterscene in the 70 & 80's.

Shopping

Runstraat, Huidenstraat, Bersenstraat, Wolvenstraat. etc. Go to the 9 little streets for some special shops, like designer & vintage clothes. These streets host some nice bars and restaurants too.
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De 9 Straatjes
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Runstraat, Huidenstraat, Bersenstraat, Wolvenstraat. etc. Go to the 9 little streets for some special shops, like designer & vintage clothes. These streets host some nice bars and restaurants too.
Hema is a fantastic Dutch chain. They sell clothes, kitchen equipment, food, toys for kids and many other things, all from their own brand. Locations: http://www.hema.nl/winkels/winkel-zoeken.aspx
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HEMA
133a Sloterkade
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Hema is a fantastic Dutch chain. They sell clothes, kitchen equipment, food, toys for kids and many other things, all from their own brand. Locations: http://www.hema.nl/winkels/winkel-zoeken.aspx
Most popular and biggest market of A'dam, with food, clothes and many other special shops in one of the most popular area's of A'dam ("de Pijp").
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Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
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Most popular and biggest market of A'dam, with food, clothes and many other special shops in one of the most popular area's of A'dam ("de Pijp").

Entertainment & Activities

Big indoor and outdoor swimmingpool with 50 m. pool and pools for kids. Just 5 minutes by tram 7 or 14 from "Bos & Lommerplein" to final stop.
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Optisport Sloterparkbad
3 President Allendelaan
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Big indoor and outdoor swimmingpool with 50 m. pool and pools for kids. Just 5 minutes by tram 7 or 14 from "Bos & Lommerplein" to final stop.
Indoor and outdoor swimmingpool around the corner!
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Sportplaza Mercator
315 Jan van Galenstraat
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Indoor and outdoor swimmingpool around the corner!
Buzzing science museum near central station. Great for kids and adults of all ages. It is housed in a special building in the shape of a ship and on top of it is a terrace & water-playground for kids.
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NEMO Science Center
2 Oosterdok
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Buzzing science museum near central station. Great for kids and adults of all ages. It is housed in a special building in the shape of a ship and on top of it is a terrace & water-playground for kids.

Essentials

Noordermarkt offers a biological market at Saturdays & clothes & second hand stuff at Mondays. Some real cosy cafés are situated around it and it is smack in Jordan district. For the real A'dam feel!
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Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
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Noordermarkt offers a biological market at Saturdays & clothes & second hand stuff at Mondays. Some real cosy cafés are situated around it and it is smack in Jordan district. For the real A'dam feel!
Skip the square and the market upstairs. Underneath there are two good supermarkets: Albert Heijn & Vomar. Albert Heijn is open from 8 till 22 h (20 h on Sunday). Just go around the corner at KFC.
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Bos en Lommerplein
Bos en Lommerplein
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Skip the square and the market upstairs. Underneath there are two good supermarkets: Albert Heijn & Vomar. Albert Heijn is open from 8 till 22 h (20 h on Sunday). Just go around the corner at KFC.

Drinks & Nightlife

This bar on walking distance is trendy, has a great interior and a nice crowd. Perfect for drinking a beer, a wine or something stronger, but cosy enough for dinner too.
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Bar Baarsch
91 Jan Evertsenstraat
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This bar on walking distance is trendy, has a great interior and a nice crowd. Perfect for drinking a beer, a wine or something stronger, but cosy enough for dinner too.
Great bar at the Mercatorplein (5 min walk from the house). It is trendy for having a drink at night and it has a nice terrace for coffee during the day too.
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Café Zurich
2b Mercatorplein
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Great bar at the Mercatorplein (5 min walk from the house). It is trendy for having a drink at night and it has a nice terrace for coffee during the day too.
People say that it serves the best coffee of A'dam.
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Screaming Beans Hartenstraat
12 Hartenstraat
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People say that it serves the best coffee of A'dam.
Another new trendy spot in my neighborhood for drinks in the night, food in the evening and also open during daytime for sandwiches or coffee.
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Radijs Amsterdam
41HS Jan Evertsenstraat
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Another new trendy spot in my neighborhood for drinks in the night, food in the evening and also open during daytime for sandwiches or coffee.