Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Simple place where the Jordaan people hang out for a coffee, breakfast or lunch. One of their specialties is 'broodje bal', a sandwich with a meatball
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Broodje Mokum Koffiehuis
26 Rozengracht
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Simple place where the Jordaan people hang out for a coffee, breakfast or lunch. One of their specialties is 'broodje bal', a sandwich with a meatball
The place where you can have a typical Dutch meal like stampot, kalfslever, kipsaté or kapucijners. Friendly service and nice ambiance
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Café Sonneveld
72 74 Egelantiersgracht
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The place where you can have a typical Dutch meal like stampot, kalfslever, kipsaté or kapucijners. Friendly service and nice ambiance
Each Friday Caro invited guests in her house to sit around the big table and enjoy her fabulous cooking. This is the perfect place where you get the chance to meet the locals from the neighborhood. A dinner with Caro needs to be booked in advance, limited availability (10 guests)
Caro Kookt
16A Nieuwe Leliestraat
Each Friday Caro invited guests in her house to sit around the big table and enjoy her fabulous cooking. This is the perfect place where you get the chance to meet the locals from the neighborhood. A dinner with Caro needs to be booked in advance, limited availability (10 guests)
Typical Dutch café/restaurant. The 'kaasfondue' with blue cheese is delicious and highly recommended.
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Bar Italia
96 Nes
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Typical Dutch café/restaurant. The 'kaasfondue' with blue cheese is delicious and highly recommended.
This is the place where you can find all the typical Dutch sweets
Het Oud-Hollandsch Snoepwinketje
2 Tweede Egelantiersdwarsstraat
This is the place where you can find all the typical Dutch sweets
One of the oldest Jordaan restaurants in the area. French international cuisine, nice ambiance and friendly staff
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Café Restaurant De Reiger
34 Nieuwe Leliestraat
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One of the oldest Jordaan restaurants in the area. French international cuisine, nice ambiance and friendly staff
A delicious sandwich with a freshly squished orange juice to go. Open from 08.30 in the morning. Wegewijs also has a wide variety of Dutch cheeses, which they can seal for you to take back home. Very friendly staff!
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Fa. H. Wegewijs
32 Rozengracht
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A delicious sandwich with a freshly squished orange juice to go. Open from 08.30 in the morning. Wegewijs also has a wide variety of Dutch cheeses, which they can seal for you to take back home. Very friendly staff!
Did you just wake up too late for breakfast. No problem, Greeenwood is serving all day breakfasts, traditional cream teas with Devonshire clotted cream, burgers, sandwiches, eggs Benedict and a great selection of cakes, teas and coffee. Open daily from 9 am in the morning.
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Greenwoods Singel
103 Singel
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Did you just wake up too late for breakfast. No problem, Greeenwood is serving all day breakfasts, traditional cream teas with Devonshire clotted cream, burgers, sandwiches, eggs Benedict and a great selection of cakes, teas and coffee. Open daily from 9 am in the morning.
Enjoy the world famous and tasty traditional Dutch delicacy in the unique historical venue situated on the Prinsengracht (Prince’s canal), at a stone’s throw of the Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk. In the open kitchen you can watch how the chef bakes heavenly pancakes, varying from a traditional Dutch pancake topped with syrup or powdered sugar, to world favourites such as the Caprese with tomato and pesto. You can also compose your own pancake! Open daily from 9 am until 9.30 pm
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The Pancake Bakery
191 Prinsengracht
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Enjoy the world famous and tasty traditional Dutch delicacy in the unique historical venue situated on the Prinsengracht (Prince’s canal), at a stone’s throw of the Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk. In the open kitchen you can watch how the chef bakes heavenly pancakes, varying from a traditional Dutch pancake topped with syrup or powdered sugar, to world favourites such as the Caprese with tomato and pesto. You can also compose your own pancake! Open daily from 9 am until 9.30 pm
Charming Spanish restaurant with yummy tapas. Sunday Night = Paella night.
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Duende Dos
1-3 Nieuwe Willemsstraat
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Charming Spanish restaurant with yummy tapas. Sunday Night = Paella night.
Great tapas, fast service and friendly staff
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Mamas & Tapas
6 Hugo de Grootplein
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Great tapas, fast service and friendly staff
By far the best Japanese food in town!
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Akitsu
228-230 Rozengracht
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By far the best Japanese food in town!

Drinks & Nightlife

The best bar of the Jordaan with very friendly bartenders is just opposite of our accommodation. Open in the weekend until 2 am and on weekdays until 1 am. Barsnacks available, a must try is bitterballen, they are really good!
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Cafe de Nieuwe Lelie
83 Nieuwe Leliestraat
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The best bar of the Jordaan with very friendly bartenders is just opposite of our accommodation. Open in the weekend until 2 am and on weekdays until 1 am. Barsnacks available, a must try is bitterballen, they are really good!

Arts & Culture

Small museum featuring the history of cheese making & tastings, plus a store with many cheeses.
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Amsterdams ostmuseum
112 Prinsengracht
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Small museum featuring the history of cheese making & tastings, plus a store with many cheeses.
See the place where Anne Frank went into hiding and wrote her diary. Please make sure you buy your entrance ticket online otherwise you might end up waiting for hours
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Anne Franks hus
20 Westermarkt
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See the place where Anne Frank went into hiding and wrote her diary. Please make sure you buy your entrance ticket online otherwise you might end up waiting for hours

Sightseeing

Experience Amsterdam from the canals. You can hop on a canal cruise at the end of the street.
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Kanalbåtsturer för älskande
20B Prins Hendrikkade
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Experience Amsterdam from the canals. You can hop on a canal cruise at the end of the street.
Hop on hop off boat, leaving only a few minutes away on Prinsengracht.
Stromma - Anne Frank House
281 Prinsengracht
Hop on hop off boat, leaving only a few minutes away on Prinsengracht.
Public and private boat tours. The booking office is situated at the end of the street, or you can make your booking online.
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Those Dam Boat Guys
13H Prinsenstraat
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Public and private boat tours. The booking office is situated at the end of the street, or you can make your booking online.
Private Canal Cruises by saloon boat
Rederij De Jordaan - salonboot huren Amsterdam
18C Egelantiersgracht
Private Canal Cruises by saloon boat
An easy way to hop on and off to all the main attractions in Amsterdam.
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Hop on - Hop off City Pakket
34I Damrak
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An easy way to hop on and off to all the main attractions in Amsterdam.

Shopping

Everything you need under 1 roof
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De Bijenkorf
1 Dam
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Everything you need under 1 roof
Cosy shopping at Nine little streets with great a variety of restaurants
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De 9 Straatjes
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Cosy shopping at Nine little streets with great a variety of restaurants

Parks & Nature

Vondelpark is the largest city park in Amsterdam, and certainly the most famous park in the Netherlands
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Vondelpark
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Vondelpark is the largest city park in Amsterdam, and certainly the most famous park in the Netherlands
Westerpark blends green spaces, a lively creative and nightlife scene, and iconic architecture
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Westerpark
4 Haarlemmerweg
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Westerpark blends green spaces, a lively creative and nightlife scene, and iconic architecture

Essentials

By far the friendliest grocery store in town!
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Elandsgracht
13 A Elandsgracht
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By far the friendliest grocery store in town!