Guidebook for Amsterdam
Food Scene
Our local Chinese restaurant around the corner. Delicious and you can also take away. Our tip: the lamp chops.
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Havenstad
515 BorneolaanOur local Chinese restaurant around the corner. Delicious and you can also take away. Our tip: the lamp chops.
The Lloydhotel is the Cultural Embassy of Amsterdam. Classic and contemporary dishes in the restaurant and a great library on the 2nd floor.
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Lloyd Hotel Amsterdam
34 Oostelijke HandelskadeThe Lloydhotel is the Cultural Embassy of Amsterdam. Classic and contemporary dishes in the restaurant and a great library on the 2nd floor.
Wilde Zwijnen
23 JavapleinModern Dutch dining. Excellent kitchen.
Entering the monumental building makes you feel like being in a village rather than in a city. There is a new menu in the restaurant, a lovely terrace and often live music.
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De Nieuwe KHL
44 Oostelijke HandelskadeEntering the monumental building makes you feel like being in a village rather than in a city. There is a new menu in the restaurant, a lovely terrace and often live music.
A popular cafe & patio by the water surrounded by house boats.
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cafe Kanis & Meiland 3.0
127 LevantkadeA popular cafe & patio by the water surrounded by house boats.
Parks & Nature
Fantastic outdoors swimming pool in the Flevopark, open only in the summer (May-August).
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Flevoparkbad
1002 InsulindewegFantastic outdoors swimming pool in the Flevopark, open only in the summer (May-August).
Peaceful park by the water, including a hidden garden & distillery called T Nieuwe Diep (The New Deep).
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Flevopark
FlevoparkPeaceful park by the water, including a hidden garden & distillery called T Nieuwe Diep (The New Deep).
Swim Pier on Borneokade. Popular destination for locals to swim.
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Borneokade
BorneokadeSwim Pier on Borneokade. Popular destination for locals to swim.
Sightseeing
One of the dams that keep Amsterdam dry, already built in the 19th century. A nice route to cycle or to hike.
You might like to take the ferry to the North (see the map) and cycle along Nieuwendammerdijk and Schellingwoude to the Oranjesluizen, and continue along the Zuider Ijdijk to the Amsterdamsebrug (the bridge) and return to the Composer's Studio.
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Oranjesluizen
51 Zuider IJdijkOne of the dams that keep Amsterdam dry, already built in the 19th century. A nice route to cycle or to hike.
You might like to take the ferry to the North (see the map) and cycle along Nieuwendammerdijk and Schellingwoude to the Oranjesluizen, and continue along the Zuider Ijdijk to the Amsterdamsebrug (the bridge) and return to the Composer's Studio.
Beautiful old-fashioned wooden village just outside of Amsterdam.
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Durgerdammerdijk
DurgerdammerdijkBeautiful old-fashioned wooden village just outside of Amsterdam.
Old-fashioned Dutch village/houses. See Oranjeluizen.
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Nieuwendammerdijk
NieuwendammerdijkOld-fashioned Dutch village/houses. See Oranjeluizen.
A lively neighborhood ("Indies Neighborhood"), where the streets are named after islands in the former Dutch colony of the Dutch East Indies, and the population is a melting pot of over 100 nationalities. Full of shops, cafes, restaurants, bars.
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Indische Buurt
A lively neighborhood ("Indies Neighborhood"), where the streets are named after islands in the former Dutch colony of the Dutch East Indies, and the population is a melting pot of over 100 nationalities. Full of shops, cafes, restaurants, bars.
The old seaport of Amsterdam, the Eastern Docklands, is where you live. You can explore the area on foot or by bike. Architecture, water, house boats, art and design.
Eastern Docklands
The old seaport of Amsterdam, the Eastern Docklands, is where you live. You can explore the area on foot or by bike. Architecture, water, house boats, art and design.
Entertainment & Activities
Arthouse films, blockbusters and children's movies. Popular place to hang around. You can drink and eat there, listen to music and even dance. Run by students.
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Studio/K
62 TimorpleinArthouse films, blockbusters and children's movies. Popular place to hang around. You can drink and eat there, listen to music and even dance. Run by students.
The national Film Museum, a great building and view. Worth visiting even if you decide not to watch films, visit exhibitions, buy nice postcards or drink/eat. You can go there by taking the ferry behind the CS.
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Museo del Cine Eye
1 IJpromenadeThe national Film Museum, a great building and view. Worth visiting even if you decide not to watch films, visit exhibitions, buy nice postcards or drink/eat. You can go there by taking the ferry behind the CS.
A world-famous concert hall for jazz and improvised music plus a bar.
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Bimhuis
3 Piet HeinkadeA world-famous concert hall for jazz and improvised music plus a bar.
Drinks & Nightlife
Panama
4 Oostelijke HandelskadeA nightclub nearby.... you can just walk home.
Modern brewery next to a windmill producing organic beers.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeModern brewery next to a windmill producing organic beers.
Converted industrial buildings housing a laid-back bar and a city beach with outside picnic tables & live music.
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Amsterdam Roest
1 Jacob BontiusplaatsConverted industrial buildings housing a laid-back bar and a city beach with outside picnic tables & live music.
Arts & Culture
A beautiful museum, where you can listen to Leo's music in the Sea Voyage. A fun museum for kids too.
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El Museo Marítimo
1 KattenburgerpleinA beautiful museum, where you can listen to Leo's music in the Sea Voyage. A fun museum for kids too.
Persmuseum
31 CruquiuswegThe Dutch Press Museum, established in 1902.
Mezrab
576 VeemkadeAlternative place for storytelling.
Cultural meeting place, multi-arts center and gallery in former warehouse, with multimedia studios.
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Pakhuis de Zwijger
179 Piet HeinkadeCultural meeting place, multi-arts center and gallery in former warehouse, with multimedia studios.
Essentials
Nearby Turkish shop with fresh vegetables & fruit and friendly service.
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Groenteboer Borneo
1D Rie MastenbroekstraatNearby Turkish shop with fresh vegetables & fruit and friendly service.
Grocery, pharmacy, book, wine etc. stores and atm's.
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Shopping Center Brazilië
1065 Oostelijke HandelskadeGrocery, pharmacy, book, wine etc. stores and atm's.