Essentials
One of the best bakeries in town, literally right next door! Order the ham and cheese croissant or the sausage-roll.
7 locals recommend
Simon Meijssen
78 Albert CuypstraatOne of the best bakeries in town, literally right next door! Order the ham and cheese croissant or the sausage-roll.
Biggest supermarket in the neighborhood! Also has a great butcher, drugstore and liquor store.
744 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie HeinekenpleinBiggest supermarket in the neighborhood! Also has a great butcher, drugstore and liquor store.
Food Scene
Awesome burgers in New York tradition, and the best thing: It's open till late at night (in the weekends till 3am!) It also has a secret cocktail bar in the back; see if you can get in...
157 locals recommend
The Butcher
129 Albert CuypstraatAwesome burgers in New York tradition, and the best thing: It's open till late at night (in the weekends till 3am!) It also has a secret cocktail bar in the back; see if you can get in...
Without a doubt our favourite Surinamese restaurant in the area. Got great reviews from a famous gourmet. Cheap and so delicious. Order the Roti-Chicken or the Roast-chicken Bami.
50 locals recommend
Warung Spang Makandra
33 Gerard DoustraatWithout a doubt our favourite Surinamese restaurant in the area. Got great reviews from a famous gourmet. Cheap and so delicious. Order the Roti-Chicken or the Roast-chicken Bami.
Great Indonesian food. All the locals go here, very nice menu, perfect for take-away.
27 locals recommend
Sari Citra
52bg Ferdinand BolstraatGreat Indonesian food. All the locals go here, very nice menu, perfect for take-away.
By my knowledge the best pizzeria in the city! Amazing pizza's and pasta's in Italian tradition. If you love Italian food, an absolute must! Not to expensive too, pizza's around 13 euro's.
53 locals recommend
Renato's Pizzeria - De Pijp
32 Karel du JardinstraatBy my knowledge the best pizzeria in the city! Amazing pizza's and pasta's in Italian tradition. If you love Italian food, an absolute must! Not to expensive too, pizza's around 13 euro's.
Cute place to have a cup of coffee, chai latte or a ginger tea. They serve bio sandwiches and they also run a second-hand shop inside. Very relaxed atmosphere.
10 locals recommend
Peace Pipe
78 StadhouderskadeCute place to have a cup of coffee, chai latte or a ginger tea. They serve bio sandwiches and they also run a second-hand shop inside. Very relaxed atmosphere.
Small authentic sushi place hidden in the center of Amsterdam. Good service, great Japanese food. Made fresh.
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Small authentic sushi place hidden in the center of Amsterdam. Good service, great Japanese food. Made fresh.
Best steak in Holland! This restaurant is has a family history of beef baking. They serve the best steaks in town, which will melt in your mouth. Absolutely delicious!
289 locals recommend
Café Loetje
52 Johannes VermeerstraatBest steak in Holland! This restaurant is has a family history of beef baking. They serve the best steaks in town, which will melt in your mouth. Absolutely delicious!
Everything Else
Nice park to have a picknick in the sun, 2 minute walk around the corner.
685 locals recommend
Sarphatipark
37I SarphatiparkNice park to have a picknick in the sun, 2 minute walk around the corner.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of our favourite pubs in the area. Kingfisher is a stylish pub, with very nice chatty bartenders, especially the one with the tattoos. Have some beer/wine and "bitterballen", they're awesome!
51 locals recommend
Kingfisher Café
24 Ferdinand BolstraatOne of our favourite pubs in the area. Kingfisher is a stylish pub, with very nice chatty bartenders, especially the one with the tattoos. Have some beer/wine and "bitterballen", they're awesome!
Our 2nd favourite pub, very cosy, with a variety of European beers. Berlin-style, inspired by the German playwriter Berthold Brecht. Have a "Trophy" of Weihenstephaner. Warning: Two will get you drunk
151 locals recommend
Café Brecht
157 WeteringschansOur 2nd favourite pub, very cosy, with a variety of European beers. Berlin-style, inspired by the German playwriter Berthold Brecht. Have a "Trophy" of Weihenstephaner. Warning: Two will get you drunk
Drink outside? This is a unique place to drink a beer and homemade dutch jenever. The view is unlike anything, absolutely stunning! It's the best kept secret in Amsterdam. Very romantic.Open till 8pm.
104 locals recommend
Distillery 't Nieuwe Diep
13a FlevoparkDrink outside? This is a unique place to drink a beer and homemade dutch jenever. The view is unlike anything, absolutely stunning! It's the best kept secret in Amsterdam. Very romantic.Open till 8pm.
Arts & Culture
Heineken Experience is Amsterdam's Heineken Museum, just around the corner. Here you can learn all about the history of the most famous Dutch beer-brand. Two beers are included in the ticket-price.
1283 locals recommend
Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeHeineken Experience is Amsterdam's Heineken Museum, just around the corner. Here you can learn all about the history of the most famous Dutch beer-brand. Two beers are included in the ticket-price.
The Rijksmuseum is home of the most astounding historical treasures. Just opened it's doors again and a absolute MUST-SEE! President Obama visited the museum and said "It was totally frickin awesome!"
3186 locals recommend
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatThe Rijksmuseum is home of the most astounding historical treasures. Just opened it's doors again and a absolute MUST-SEE! President Obama visited the museum and said "It was totally frickin awesome!"
If you want to go to the movies, go to The Movies! It's has an amazing atmosphere, art-deco, 30's kind of feel, which will give you a cinematic experience before you even enter the theatre. Go there!
429 locals recommend
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkIf you want to go to the movies, go to The Movies! It's has an amazing atmosphere, art-deco, 30's kind of feel, which will give you a cinematic experience before you even enter the theatre. Go there!