Entertainment & Activities
Bergen Aan Zee
Best beaches in the area
Vue Alkmaar
1 PettemerstraatExcellent multi-screen cinema complex
Food Scene
one of Alkmaar's newest restaurants overlooking the Noord Hollands Canal
38 locals recommend
De Eendracht Alkmaar in ´t IJkgebouw
2 Alckmariapadone of Alkmaar's newest restaurants overlooking the Noord Hollands Canal
ECHT Alkmaar
4 MarktstraatGreat lunch and brunch place with organic food
Our favourite restaurant - just tell them Simon the English guy sent you there!
25 locals recommend
Restaurant Abby’s
60 RitsevoortOur favourite restaurant - just tell them Simon the English guy sent you there!
De Buren B.V.
37 MientGreat restaurant in centre of town with excellent fish dishes
Excellent lunch and salad bar
6 locals recommend
Saladebar Oogst - Gezond én lekker lunchen in Alkmaar
8 ZevenhuizenExcellent lunch and salad bar
Hemingway's Beach Restaurant
4-C C.F. Zeiler BoulevardExcellent beach restaurant for sunset drinks as well
Duinvermaak
132 BreelaanGreat pizza and pancakes next to entrance to Dune Reserve
Drinks & Nightlife
1480 Food Bar
16 MientVery nice wine bar with music and good social scene
Very cool area to hangout in the evening with bars and terraces overlooking a picturesque bridge
Platte Stenenbrug
Platte StenenbrugVery cool area to hangout in the evening with bars and terraces overlooking a picturesque bridge
Sightseeing
De Waag
2 WaagpleinCentral square of Alkmaar next to very impressive Waag tower
Great or St. Lawrence Church
2 KoorstraatImpressive church with many activities year round
Parks & Nature
Best way to see Alkmaar and the countryside - rent a boat, take something to eat and drink and 'varen' like all Dutchies!
34 locals recommend
Alkmaarse Bootjes Verhuur
15 A GeestersingelBest way to see Alkmaar and the countryside - rent a boat, take something to eat and drink and 'varen' like all Dutchies!
the whole of the coast is a stunning national park (Duin Reservaart) but the big sand dune in Schoorl is great for kids to climb up and run down!
68 locals recommend
Schoorl
the whole of the coast is a stunning national park (Duin Reservaart) but the big sand dune in Schoorl is great for kids to climb up and run down!
Just beautiful area to lose yourself - go for long walks, bike rides....
10 locals recommend
Noordhollands Duinreservaat
Just beautiful area to lose yourself - go for long walks, bike rides....
Arts & Culture
decent but small city museum with some interesting exhibitions
60 locals recommend
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
1 Canadapleindecent but small city museum with some interesting exhibitions
Shopping
Fnidsen is in the centre of D'Oude Stad which is in the very heart of the oldest and most pretty part of the city. Lots of boutique shops and bars
14 locals recommend
Fnidsen
FnidsenFnidsen is in the centre of D'Oude Stad which is in the very heart of the oldest and most pretty part of the city. Lots of boutique shops and bars
Great city 30 minutes by train to visit with cool city centre and shopping scene
371 locals recommend
Haarlem
Great city 30 minutes by train to visit with cool city centre and shopping scene