Drinks & Nightlife
One of the new hotspots in town. Cool staff, great cocktails, many beers.
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 OosterparkOne of the new hotspots in town. Cool staff, great cocktails, many beers.
Café Maxwell
27 BeukenpleinMeet the locals. Good bar, decent food.
Food Scene
Michel-Inn
12 Steve BikopleinExcellent pizza's, nice place to spend time in.
Excellent restaurant with an exceptional wine list. Stunning surroundings, very good value for money.
107 locals recommend
Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach
72 MiddenwegExcellent restaurant with an exceptional wine list. Stunning surroundings, very good value for money.
De Kast
3 Kamerlingh OnneslaanModern, high quality food, own grown vegetables. Beautiful location.
La Vallade
23 RingdijkRomantic! Set menu, French, easy going. Lovely place to eat.
Top quality, Belgian style modern cuisine, relatively new. Excellent wines, great staff. Need to book ahead!
216 locals recommend
Rijsel
52 MarcusstraatTop quality, Belgian style modern cuisine, relatively new. Excellent wines, great staff. Need to book ahead!
Old style Amsterdam bar and restaurant. Ajax. Live jazz on sundays. Laid back.
28 locals recommend
Elsa's Café
73 MiddenwegOld style Amsterdam bar and restaurant. Ajax. Live jazz on sundays. Laid back.
Yatta Sushi
56a LinnaeusstraatBest sushi in Amsterdam.
Smokin' Barrels
22 BeukenpleinReally good burger, lobsters, hip crowd, beer out of jam pots.
Rum Baba Bakery and Roastery
15 PretoriusstraatGreat coffee, organic sweets, sit with the locals.
Eddy Spaghetti
23 KrugerpleinGin and Tonics, and a good Italian pasta. What else do you need.
Arts & Culture
Always interesting things going on, many festivals, artistic events. Couple of wonderful bars and restaurants, and the (free!) boat trip from Central Station is a treat, too.
127 locals recommend
NDSM Loods
85 NDSM-PleinAlways interesting things going on, many festivals, artistic events. Couple of wonderful bars and restaurants, and the (free!) boat trip from Central Station is a treat, too.
Shopping
Czaar Peterstraat
Czaar PeterstraatLovely street full of quirky shops that nobody knows about.
My own local shopping street, with a couple of great shops for gifts to take home, such as &K. Also one of the best fishmongers to try a raw herring...
14 locals recommend
Middenweg
MiddenwegMy own local shopping street, with a couple of great shops for gifts to take home, such as &K. Also one of the best fishmongers to try a raw herring...
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park with a special feature: a family of storks live here, on top of a lone chimney.
91 locals recommend
Jeruzalem
Beautiful park with a special feature: a family of storks live here, on top of a lone chimney.