Tips from a local for your stay in (and around) Amsterdam
Market
Nice local market in “de Pijp” where almost everything is sold. Also a nice place to buy groceries if you want to cook at home.
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Albert Cuyp markaðurinn
Albert CuypstraatNice local market in “de Pijp” where almost everything is sold. Also a nice place to buy groceries if you want to cook at home.
Museum
Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatMust see if you like art
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokNice place to go with kids on a rainy day
Sjóminjasafn
1 KattenburgerpleinMust see if you like naval history
Coffee, lunch, drinks or diner
Nice place to visit for coffee, lunch or diner at old shipyard with good view in Amsterdam-Noord (easy to reach by free ferry from Amsterdam central station)
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Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegNice place to visit for coffee, lunch or diner at old shipyard with good view in Amsterdam-Noord (easy to reach by free ferry from Amsterdam central station)
Nice local place along river Amstel to visit for a coffee, weekend brunch or diner.
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Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 WeesperzijdeNice local place along river Amstel to visit for a coffee, weekend brunch or diner.
Louie Louie
11A LinnaeusstraatNice place for evening drinks
Brouwerij Troost
21 Cornelis TroostpleinBrewpub to go for beer and/or easy diner
Favorite outside Amsterdam
Only by car (30min).. nice atmosphere, laid back place on the beach to visit for a beach walk, a drink, lunch, or to go surfing (rental available next door)..
check opening hours (restricted in winter)
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Aloha Wijk aan Zee Strandpaviljoen
2 ReynderswegOnly by car (30min).. nice atmosphere, laid back place on the beach to visit for a beach walk, a drink, lunch, or to go surfing (rental available next door)..
check opening hours (restricted in winter)
To do
See Amsterdam from your “own” boat... boat rental (no license needed).
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Boaty Rent a Boat Amsterdam
Jozef IsraëlskadeSee Amsterdam from your “own” boat... boat rental (no license needed).
Shopping and groceries
Grocery shop at 5’min walking distance on “de Rijnstraat”, a street that offers a lot of other shops as well
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DEEN
122-124 Lange VonderGrocery shop at 5’min walking distance on “de Rijnstraat”, a street that offers a lot of other shops as well
Buurten
Neighborhood with small streets and lots of small shops surrounded by canals, just west of city center
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De 9 Straatjes
Neighborhood with small streets and lots of small shops surrounded by canals, just west of city center
Historical fortress town 20min by car, worth visiting for a walk & coffee or lunch
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Naarden
Historical fortress town 20min by car, worth visiting for a walk & coffee or lunch