Guidebook for Amsterdam
Everything Else
Connects you to every part of the city and is within walking distance of the houseboat. Alternatively, there is also a tram stop nearby which will take you there.
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Amsterdam Centraal station
StationspleinConnects you to every part of the city and is within walking distance of the houseboat. Alternatively, there is also a tram stop nearby which will take you there.
Drinks & Nightlife
A lovely bar which matches the overall hip but alternative style of the neighborhood.
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Hannekes Boom
4 DijksgrachtA lovely bar which matches the overall hip but alternative style of the neighborhood.
Local beer distillery that is built inside of a traditional mill, one of the few remaining in the city. Has GREAT beers and a nice terrace outside near the water.
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 FunenkadeLocal beer distillery that is built inside of a traditional mill, one of the few remaining in the city. Has GREAT beers and a nice terrace outside near the water.
"V.I.P." nightclub. Pay with a special club card, private tables, that sort of thing.
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AIR Amsterdam
24 Amstelstraat"V.I.P." nightclub. Pay with a special club card, private tables, that sort of thing.
Nightclub. Can be decent on weekdays. A bit more familiar than the others.
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Bitterzoet
2 HS SpuistraatNightclub. Can be decent on weekdays. A bit more familiar than the others.
Jimmy Woo
18 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatHipster nightclub.
The Tara
85 RokinIrish pub. For when you're sick of two fingers of foam...
Concert hall built inside of an old church. Has good, international acts on a regular basis. Good atmosphere generally.
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Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansConcert hall built inside of an old church. Has good, international acts on a regular basis. Good atmosphere generally.
Concert hall. Popular, international acts, as well as dance party's on some weekdays.
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Melkweg
234A LijnbaansgrachtConcert hall. Popular, international acts, as well as dance party's on some weekdays.
Sightseeing
De Wallen
The Red Light District.
Where all the locals go at the first hint of spring...Bring a BBQ! Also the best place to go on Queens Day morning.
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Vondelpark
Where all the locals go at the first hint of spring...Bring a BBQ! Also the best place to go on Queens Day morning.
A famous Amsterdam neighborhood. Where all of our singers come from and what all old songs praise. Now popular with yuppies, but once a blue collar society. Beautiful architecture, much history.
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Jordaan
A famous Amsterdam neighborhood. Where all of our singers come from and what all old songs praise. Now popular with yuppies, but once a blue collar society. Beautiful architecture, much history.
Essentials
A multicultural market that sells affordable food from around the world. A good impression of Amsterdam's inhabitants.
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Dappermarkt
383 Eerste Van SwindenstraatA multicultural market that sells affordable food from around the world. A good impression of Amsterdam's inhabitants.
What used to be a great flea-market. Now somewhat touristy. Like a much smaller, less cool Camden Market (London). The old Jewish quarter.
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Waterlooplein piac
2 WaterloopleinWhat used to be a great flea-market. Now somewhat touristy. Like a much smaller, less cool Camden Market (London). The old Jewish quarter.
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanHealth Food Store. Expensive, but good.
The nearest super market. There's a couple, they are all within walking distance. One can be reached by tram, two stops.
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AH Kleine Wittenburgerstr
18 Kleine WittenburgerstraatThe nearest super market. There's a couple, they are all within walking distance. One can be reached by tram, two stops.
Entertainment & Activities
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanA wonderful zoo. Great with kids on a sunny day!
Science Museum. Enclose yourself in a giant soap bubble and other crazy, fun stuff for kids. It's decent.
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NEMO Tudományos Központ
2 OosterdokScience Museum. Enclose yourself in a giant soap bubble and other crazy, fun stuff for kids. It's decent.
A park with a swimming pool, playgrounds, a petting zoo and so on. Great for kids.
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Flevopark
FlevoparkA park with a swimming pool, playgrounds, a petting zoo and so on. Great for kids.
Food Scene
Quirky Ethiopean restaurant. One of my personal favorites. If you decide to, make sure you ask for the can-roasted Ethiopean coffee! A good dish to try is the mixed injera.
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Kilimanjaro Restaurant
6 RapenburgerpleinQuirky Ethiopean restaurant. One of my personal favorites. If you decide to, make sure you ask for the can-roasted Ethiopean coffee! A good dish to try is the mixed injera.
Great Surinamese food (and great salsa music usually). Very small and found inside the metro station. Try the "lams roti speciaal" and enjoy eating with your hands!
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Waterlooplein
WaterloopleinGreat Surinamese food (and great salsa music usually). Very small and found inside the metro station. Try the "lams roti speciaal" and enjoy eating with your hands!
Nam Kee. A Chinese restaurant so famous here they named a movie after it. Good food, proper Chinese atmosphere and service. Plastic chairs, the works.
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Nam Kee
111-113 ZeedijkNam Kee. A Chinese restaurant so famous here they named a movie after it. Good food, proper Chinese atmosphere and service. Plastic chairs, the works.
A vegetarian restaurant I heard great things about, but have personally not yet been.
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Vegetarisch Restaurant Betty's
75 RijnstraatA vegetarian restaurant I heard great things about, but have personally not yet been.
Arts & Culture
A museum about the Dutch naval history, the Eastern Indian Company (V.O.C.), etc.
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Tengerészeti Múzeum
1 KattenburgerpleinA museum about the Dutch naval history, the Eastern Indian Company (V.O.C.), etc.
Anthropology museum. I have seen a few great exhibitions here. Also has good world music performances from renowned artists on a regular basis.
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Tropenmuseum
2 LinnaeusstraatAnthropology museum. I have seen a few great exhibitions here. Also has good world music performances from renowned artists on a regular basis.
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatWhere the Dutch masters are on display.