Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Gezellig (cozy) cafe, very good coffee and fresh baked goods. Good wifi, communal table. Open daily at 9 am. Can get crowded, nice when it's not packed. There's an aloof orange cat that sometimes makes an appearance.
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Back to Black
48 Weteringstraat
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Gezellig (cozy) cafe, very good coffee and fresh baked goods. Good wifi, communal table. Open daily at 9 am. Can get crowded, nice when it's not packed. There's an aloof orange cat that sometimes makes an appearance.
One of the best coffee roasters in Amsterdam, they supply a lot of other cafes. Not much food - a few baked goods - you come here for the coffee. Very spacious so a good place to meet and talk with friends. No wifi, so it's a different vibe. Open at 8 am weekdays, 9 am weekends.
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Bocca Coffee
96H Kerkstraat
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One of the best coffee roasters in Amsterdam, they supply a lot of other cafes. Not much food - a few baked goods - you come here for the coffee. Very spacious so a good place to meet and talk with friends. No wifi, so it's a different vibe. Open at 8 am weekdays, 9 am weekends.
The coffee is very good and there is a basset hound - nuff said, but it's also a nice oasis of calm when I've been there. Has baked goods but I've only been for coffee.
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Sweet Cup
93HS Lange Leidsedwarsstraat
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The coffee is very good and there is a basset hound - nuff said, but it's also a nice oasis of calm when I've been there. Has baked goods but I've only been for coffee.
Cafe specializing in healthy eating, farm to table and organic foods. Good hot and cold drinks. Open for breakfast and lunch - a good close-by brunch option.
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Lavinia Good Food
176 Kerkstraat
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Cafe specializing in healthy eating, farm to table and organic foods. Good hot and cold drinks. Open for breakfast and lunch - a good close-by brunch option.
Fresh soups and salads. Good, healthy take-out, a bit on the pricey side.
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Soup en Zo - Spiegel
54 Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
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Fresh soups and salads. Good, healthy take-out, a bit on the pricey side.
Popular and reliable Thai food in the neighborhood. It fills up
Na Siam
332 Kerkstraat
Popular and reliable Thai food in the neighborhood. It fills up
Another one of Amsterdam's top coffee roasters. Worth the pilgrimage. Nice to sit outside on a sunny day.
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Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
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Another one of Amsterdam's top coffee roasters. Worth the pilgrimage. Nice to sit outside on a sunny day.
Very popular for breakfast and brunch, extensive menu.
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Bakers & Roasters
54 Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat
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Very popular for breakfast and brunch, extensive menu.
Maoz is my go-to for a vegetarian quick eat - falafel and salad bar piled into a pita. Several locations in the center.
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Maoz Vegetarian
1 Muntplein
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Maoz is my go-to for a vegetarian quick eat - falafel and salad bar piled into a pita. Several locations in the center.
Very tasty and healthy food in an interesting part of town. A nice place to grab a drink, brunch or dinner. Outside seating when the weather is nice
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Bloem Eten & Drinken
36 Entrepotdok
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Very tasty and healthy food in an interesting part of town. A nice place to grab a drink, brunch or dinner. Outside seating when the weather is nice
A nice canal-side bistro that has kept us coming back. Good for brunch, lunch, dinner or a late dessert and drink.
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Buffet van Odette
598 Prinsengracht
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A nice canal-side bistro that has kept us coming back. Good for brunch, lunch, dinner or a late dessert and drink.
Great breads and pastries on the corner.
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Vlaamsch Broodhuys A'dam B.V.
109 Vijzelstraat
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Great breads and pastries on the corner.
Excellent Moroccan restaurant
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Restaurant Mamouche
104 Quellijnstraat
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Excellent Moroccan restaurant
Very hip and popular brunch spot
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Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
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Very hip and popular brunch spot
Popular for coffee, breakfast and brunch, but also dinner. Cool interior
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Coffee & Coconuts
282 Ceintuurbaan
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Popular for coffee, breakfast and brunch, but also dinner. Cool interior
Italian restaurant. We've eaten here once and enjoyed it. Small, cozy space.
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Pastini Restaurant
29 Leidsegracht
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Italian restaurant. We've eaten here once and enjoyed it. Small, cozy space.
Indonesian restaurant that is a good place to experience a rijsttafel.
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Tempo Doeloe
75 Utrechtsestraat
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Indonesian restaurant that is a good place to experience a rijsttafel.
Popular Vietnamese. Vegetarian not their strength
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Ô MAI
12 Utrechtsestraat
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Popular Vietnamese. Vegetarian not their strength
Japanese sushi and cocktail bar. Nice atmosphere and open late
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Ku Kitchen & Bar
114 Utrechtsestraat
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Japanese sushi and cocktail bar. Nice atmosphere and open late
Popular vegetarian restaurant in the neighborhood
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Golden Temple Vegetarisch Restaurant
126 Utrechtsestraat
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Popular vegetarian restaurant in the neighborhood
great food and drink menu. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Set in a nice garden behind the Hermitage Museum.
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Dignita Hoftuin
18a Nieuwe Herengracht
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great food and drink menu. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Set in a nice garden behind the Hermitage Museum.

Arts & Culture

Not essential by any means, but it's around the corner and if you want to see what the golden age looked like living in canal-side splendor, this is your place. Beautiful garden.
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Museum Van Loon
672 Keizersgracht
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Not essential by any means, but it's around the corner and if you want to see what the golden age looked like living in canal-side splendor, this is your place. Beautiful garden.
Great photography museum with changing exhibitions
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Foam
609 Keizersgracht
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Great photography museum with changing exhibitions

Drinks & Nightlife

The best concert venue for popular music in the city is a 10 minute walk from our house. Check the agenda online. Good shows can sell out fast.
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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The best concert venue for popular music in the city is a 10 minute walk from our house. Check the agenda online. Good shows can sell out fast.

Sightseeing

The 7 bridges over the Reguliersgracht is one of the most scenic stretches of the canal belt
Hotel Seven Bridges
31 Reguliersgracht
The 7 bridges over the Reguliersgracht is one of the most scenic stretches of the canal belt
The most iconic bridge in a city of many bridges is 3 blocks away. Nice views up and down the Amstel River. An interesting area to walk around.
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Skinny Bridge
Magere Brug
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The most iconic bridge in a city of many bridges is 3 blocks away. Nice views up and down the Amstel River. An interesting area to walk around.

Essentials

large, higher end grocery store with a wider range of produce and more organic products than Albert Hein
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Marqt
402 Ceintuurbaan
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large, higher end grocery store with a wider range of produce and more organic products than Albert Hein
Groceries on the corner. Hard to beat for convenience.
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AH Vijzelstraat
113 Vijzelstraat
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Groceries on the corner. Hard to beat for convenience.
A convenient organic grocery store, several locations in the centre
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Ekoplaza
164 Haarlemmerdijk
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A convenient organic grocery store, several locations in the centre

Shopping

One of the best cheese shops in town. Lots of samples and they will vacuum seal for you if you're taking/sending internationally
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Kaashuis Tromp
90 Utrechtsestraat
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One of the best cheese shops in town. Lots of samples and they will vacuum seal for you if you're taking/sending internationally
Excellent record store with listening stations. Get your vinyl, cds or dvds
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Concerto
54- 60 Utrechtsestraat
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Excellent record store with listening stations. Get your vinyl, cds or dvds

Parks & Nature

Amsterdam's urban green space. Popular with dog walkers, joggers, picnic-ers, nesting storks and parakeets.
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Vondelpark
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Amsterdam's urban green space. Popular with dog walkers, joggers, picnic-ers, nesting storks and parakeets.