Food Scene
La Fucina
99 Javastraat Delicious Italian restaurant with very friendly owners
De Jonge Admiraal
149 Javastraat Friendly, relaxed place for tea and breakfast/lunch
Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van Swindenstraat Neighbourhood market, real, mixed and authentic
Nice area with different rerstaurants, both budgetfriendly and more expensive possiblities
38 locals recommend
Javaplein
JavapleinNice area with different rerstaurants, both budgetfriendly and more expensive possiblities
Vijfnulvijf Asian kitchen Cafe
505 InsulindewegNew Asian restaurant, try it out!
Easy going and atmospheric place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Formerly a real neighbourhood café, recently redesigned but still casual. Good quality!
141 locals recommend
Bar Botanique
581 Eerste Van SwindenstraatEasy going and atmospheric place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Formerly a real neighbourhood café, recently redesigned but still casual. Good quality!
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice bar, friendly staff, busy in a good way, in the weekends open till 03:00
251 locals recommend
Walter's - The Walter Woodbury Bar
42 JavastraatNice bar, friendly staff, busy in a good way, in the weekends open till 03:00
Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeLocal brewery at a windmill, very nice beers: 'IJ-bier'
Volkshotel
150 WibautstraatParty!
Parks & Nature
Best natural park of Amsterdam, go for a walk or run, less crowded than the other parks in the city
398 locals recommend
Flevopark
FlevoparkBest natural park of Amsterdam, go for a walk or run, less crowded than the other parks in the city
Lively park, great to hang out, also a big playground for children, sometimes there is a festival
839 locals recommend
Oosterpark
OosterparkLively park, great to hang out, also a big playground for children, sometimes there is a festival
Park Frankendael
Just go and see ;)
Hortus Botanicus
2a Plantage MiddenlaanInteresting botanical garden
Arts & Culture
Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatGreat museum about world cultures and Dutch colonial history
Entertainment & Activities
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanAttractive zoo, the only one in and near Amsterdam
Studio/K
62 TimorpleinEasygoing restaurant, café and small cinema
Sightseeing
Take a walk along the biggest canal in Amsterdam: the Amstel. Very nice scenery. On a hot summersday people hang out at the waterside.
32 locals recommend
Weesperzijde
Take a walk along the biggest canal in Amsterdam: the Amstel. Very nice scenery. On a hot summersday people hang out at the waterside.
Shopping
The Javastraat, right behind our appartment, has lots of different shops and cafés. For daily groceries, cute bookstores, snackplaces, laundryservices, internetshops, boutiques and relaxed hangouts.
161 locals recommend
Javastraat
JavastraatThe Javastraat, right behind our appartment, has lots of different shops and cafés. For daily groceries, cute bookstores, snackplaces, laundryservices, internetshops, boutiques and relaxed hangouts.