Amsterdam Travel Guide

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Bakery, coffee

• Scandinavian Embassy – De Pijp
• STROOM – De Pijp
• Badetta – De Pijp
• Coffee & Coconuts – De Pijp
• Baken met Passie – De Pijp
• Hartog’s Wholegrain Bakery and Milling – East
• Bakhuys – East
• Petit Gateau – West
• Van Stapele – Center
• Bocca Coffee Roasters – Center
• De Koffiesalon Spui – Center
• Petit by Sam – Center
• Caffe Il Momento – Jordaan
• Espressofabriek – West
• Coffee Room – West

Breakfast, mornings

• Il Panorama – Jordaan
• Koffiehuis ‘De Hoek’ – Jordaan
• De GroenteMeesters – De Pijp
• The Breakfast Club – multiple
• Quartier Putain – Center

Brunch

• Dignita Vondelpark – West
• Little Collins – De Pijp
• The Pancake Bakery – Jordaan
• Gs – De Pijp
• Staring at Jacob – West
• Locals Coffee – De Pijp

Lunch

• De Laatse Kruimel – Center
• De Bakkerswinkel – West
• The Lobby Nesplein – Center
• Meat & Greek – Center
• Café Van Leeuwen – Center
• The Lobby – Center
• Vlaamsch Broodhuys – Center
• Bar Do – Center
• The Golden Brown Bar – West

Healthy

• SLA – multiple
• D’Juice House – Center
• Joe & the Juice – De Pijp
• Beter & Leuk – East
• Sushito – De Pijp

Classic Dutch pubs for food

• Café van Zuylen – Center
• van Kerkwijk – Center
• De Blaffende Vis – Center
• ‘t Smalle – Jordaan

Dinner

• Restaurant Beyrouth – West
• La Zoccola del Pacioccone – Center
• La Perla Pizzeria – Jordaan
• Alex + Pinard – East
• Spaghetteria – De Pijp
• Mana Mana – De Pijp
• Bar Fisk – De Pijp
• Dabka – Center
• Loulou Pizzabar – East
• Hummus Bistro d&a – Jordaan
• Flora – West
• Meatless District – West
• Vegan Junk Food Bar – De Pijp, Center
• Pata Negra – Center
• Cafe Panache – West
• Foodhallen – West

Takeout

• Chefs & Co. Poulet & Frites – Zuid
• SOTTO pizza – multiple
• Maoz – multiple
• Amsterdam’s Arepas – De Pijp

Gelato, ice cream

• Monte Pelmo – Jordaan
• Massimo Gelato – De Pijp

Classic Dutch pubs for apple pie

• Winkel 43 – Jordaan
• Het Papeneiland – Jordaan

Bars worth visiting

De Pijp

• GlouGlou 
• Tapmarin 
• Cafe Venster 33
• Huis van Iemand Anders
• Rayleigh & Ramsay
• Cafe de Baron
• O’Donnell’s
• De Tulp

Zuid

• Strandzuid

West

• L’Affiche
• Cafe Lennep
• Waterkant 
• The Pool Bar 
• Zouk
• Cafe Comodo
• Brouwerij Troost
• Checkpoint Charlie
• Meneer Nieges
• Cafe Cook

Jordaan

• Louis
• Cafe Thijssen

Center

• Cafe Langereis
• Cafe Belgique
• Feijoa 
• Whiskey Cafe L&B
• Lion Noir
• Hill Street Blues
• Bierfabriek
• Café de Huyschkaemer
• Cafe Brecht

East

• Dakterras HOPP
• Brouwerij ‘t ij 
• Cafe Mojo
• Bar Bukowski
• Cafe Vrijdag
• The Commons
• Bar Lempicka
• Bar Langendijk
• Louie Louie

North

• Pllek
• Cafe de Ceuvel
• Oedipus Brewing

Clubs

• De School – home to 72hr techno parties during Het Weekend
• De Marktkantine – expect lines, guest list preferred
• Shelter
• Paradiso
• Warehouse Elementstraat
• Thuishaven
• Chicago Social Club

Coffeeshops (weed)

• Coffeeshop 1eHulp – best value and more local
• Green House Centrum – where all the celebs have been
• Rookies – nice, patient workers; cheap
• Amnesia – hipster, on the canal, edibles
• Kadinsky – many locations

Hostels

• Stayokay Stadsdoelen 
• Stayokay Vondelpark
• Stayokay Zeeburg 
• Dutchies Hostel – Sloterdijk
• Hostel Cosmos – Museumplein
• Hostel Annemarie – cheap

Markets

• Boerenmarkt – best breads
• Noordermarkt – Saturdays
• Lindengrachtmarkt – Saturdays
• Albert Cuypmarkt – everyday except Sunday, stroopwafel
• Waterlooplein Market – flea
• Bloemenmarkt – flowers
• Ten Kate Market – everyday except Sunday

Boutiques

• Following Lucy – West
• Spoom – De Pijp
• Studio Bazar – Center
• Het Faire Oosten – East
• JPH Store – West
• Wildernis – West
• Conceptstore Gekaapt – West
• Sukha Amsterdam – West

Misc.

• Tony’s Store & Office
• Lock Luggage Storage

 

W I S H L I S T

Bakery, coffee

• NATA Lisboa – Zuid
• Le Perron – East
• Stek – East
• De Koffieschenkerij – Center
• White Label Coffee – West
• Bakery Verhagen – Center
• Back to Black – Center
• Gebroeders Niemeijer – West
• Patisserie Kuyt – Center
• Patisserie Holtkamp – Center
• Lot Sixty One – West
• Koffie ende Koeck – West

Bars

• Door 74 – Center
• Tolbar, Cinetol – De Pijp
• KNUS – East
• Bar Joost – East
• Café Westerdok – West
• JP Oyster Bar – West
• Cafe de Tuin – Jordaan
• Vesper – West
• de Biertuin – Center, East
• Onder de Ooievaar – Center
• Craft & Draft – West
• Pigs & Punch – Center
• Mossel & Gin – West

Brunch

• De Vier Pilaren – Center
• Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs – Center
• Omelegg – De Pijp
• MR. STACKS – De Pijp
• PANCAKES Amsterdam – West
• Oeuf – De Pijp
• Bakers & Roasters – De Pijp
• MOAK – West
• The Avocado Show – De Pijp
• Dignita Hoftuin – East
• Monks Coffee Roasters – West

Clubs

• RADION – Zuid

Healthy, Lunch

• Soup en Zo – Center
• Lavinia Good Food – Center
• Ivy and Bros – Center
• Sir Hummus – De Pijp
• Kessens – Jordaan
• Frederix Coffee Bar & Lunch – Center
• Venkel – De Pijp
• TEDS – West
• Cafe Zurich – West

Dinner

De Pijp

• 101 Growerie 
• NAZKA 
• Sinne
• Cafe Caron 
• Porchetteria – pizza
• Petit Caron 
• Pizza Beppe 
• Yerba
• Restaurant Floreyn
• Vegetarisch Restaurant De Waaghals –
• Bahya

East

• Bam Boa
• Marits Eetkamer
• 4850 – also cafe by day
• Eddy Spaghetti 
• Vergulden Eenhoorn 
• Mama Makan Indonesian Kitchen
• Cafe Cliche
• House of Watt 
• Bar Botanique
• De Kas

West

• Pazzi – pizza
• Fuoco Vivo – pizza
• nNea Pizza – pizza
• Pipistrello 
• La Fiorita – Jordaan
• Café Restaurant De Reiger – Jordaan
• Fenan Klein Afrika
• Betsubara – ramen
• Maz Mez – Lebanese
• Rainarai – North African – Westerpark
• Pendergast – southern comfort – Westerpark
• Bella Storia – pizza – Westerpark

Center

• Schiller
• V.O.F. De Myrabelle
• Adam & Siam
• Mappa
• OCCO
• Sous-Bar Bistro
• Fenicie – Lebanese
• Lotti’s Cafe Bar & Grill
• Envy

Food shops

• De Aanzet – organic food store – De Pijp
• Little Plant Pantry – West
• Terre Lente – Italian market – Jordaan 
• Oil Shop – West
• Delicious Food – Jordaan
• Odin – cooperative supermarket – De Pijp

Boutiques

• Geitenwollenwinkel – Center