Food Scene
Very nice Italian place run by real Italians. They also have a take away shop next to the restaurant with great pizzas.
124 locals recommend
Bella Storia
26 BentinckstraatVery nice Italian place run by real Italians. They also have a take away shop next to the restaurant with great pizzas.
Boca's
30 WesterstraatVery nice for drinks & dinner!
Nice and not too expensive restaurant and bar/dancing at night, informal, rock 'n roll style.
427 locals recommend
Pacific Parc
23 PolonceaukadeNice and not too expensive restaurant and bar/dancing at night, informal, rock 'n roll style.
De Bakkerswinkel
Great breakfast & lunch place! Everything on the menu is good.
If you go to the red light district, have drinks at Mata Hari. Very nice & relaxed place, great G&T's!
121 locals recommend
Mata Hari
22 Oudezijds AchterburgwalIf you go to the red light district, have drinks at Mata Hari. Very nice & relaxed place, great G&T's!
Indoor food market, very hip & happening at the moment. Cool place to hang, have drinks or dinner (bites) and there's also a movie theatre called Filmhallen (art house).
1500 locals recommend
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinIndoor food market, very hip & happening at the moment. Cool place to hang, have drinks or dinner (bites) and there's also a movie theatre called Filmhallen (art house).
This is the Hoxton's restaurant. Seen and be seen. Great cocktails and G&T's. Food's good too and not too expensive. They have great couches to chill on!
15 locals recommend
Lotti's Cafe Bar & Grill
255 HerengrachtThis is the Hoxton's restaurant. Seen and be seen. Great cocktails and G&T's. Food's good too and not too expensive. They have great couches to chill on!
Morgan & Mees
2-6 Tweede Hugo de GrootstraatHip restaurant, always busy. Bit pricy, but good.
Razmataz
7HS Hugo de GrootpleinNice restaurant for lunch and dinner. Great service, great wines!
Arts & Culture
For jazz, soul & hip hop concerts or party's on Friday night.
110 locals recommend
North Sea Jazz Club
1 PazzanistraatFor jazz, soul & hip hop concerts or party's on Friday night.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinWonderful contemporary art museum
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatOur pride, and now new & improved!
Museum of Anne Frank, the place where she was hiding from the Nazis and wrote her famous journal.
2775 locals recommend
Anne Frank House
20 WestermarktMuseum of Anne Frank, the place where she was hiding from the Nazis and wrote her famous journal.
De Nieuwe Kerk always has great exhibitions. It's not too big so you won't get lost in it for a whole day. 2 hrs max.
72 locals recommend
The New Church
De DamDe Nieuwe Kerk always has great exhibitions. It's not too big so you won't get lost in it for a whole day. 2 hrs max.
Everything Else
New hip hotel where you can have drinks and/or dinner. Heard breakfast is good too.
78 locals recommend
The Hoxton, Amsterdam
255 HerengrachtNew hip hotel where you can have drinks and/or dinner. Heard breakfast is good too.
Essentials
My favorite biological store. Try their freshly baked oatmeal cookies.
9 locals recommend
Delicious Food
24 WesterstraatMy favorite biological store. Try their freshly baked oatmeal cookies.
AH Van Limburg Stirumstraat
44 Van Limburg StirumstraatClose by supermarket, small but fine.
My favorite super market, not too far and a bit bigger than the one below at the Van Limburg Stirumstraat.
103 locals recommend
AH Frederik Hendrikstraat
81 Frederik HendrikstraatMy favorite super market, not too far and a bit bigger than the one below at the Van Limburg Stirumstraat.
Parks & Nature
To go for a walk, a run or a cup of coffee in one of the restaurants/bars located there.
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegTo go for a walk, a run or a cup of coffee in one of the restaurants/bars located there.
Vondelpark
Famous city park
Shopping
Great store with clothes and all sorts of cool stuff. Also located in other parts of town.
290 locals recommend
Hutspot
4 Van WoustraatGreat store with clothes and all sorts of cool stuff. Also located in other parts of town.
De Bijenkorf
1 DamBeautiful department store.