Amsterdam Tips
Drinks & Nightlife
New favourite local brew, Oedipus, is a gem in Amsterdam Noord. Offers special beers on tap, space for dancing and sunny terrace out front.
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Oedipus Brewing Taproom
85 Gedempt HamerkanaalNew favourite local brew, Oedipus, is a gem in Amsterdam Noord. Offers special beers on tap, space for dancing and sunny terrace out front.
The brewing process at Amsterdam’s Brewery de Prael keeps up centuries-old traditions.
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Brouwerij de Prael
26 Oudezijds ArmsteegThe brewing process at Amsterdam’s Brewery de Prael keeps up centuries-old traditions.
With its slick design functions as a bar as well as a club, music venue and theatre.
89 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bitterzoet
2 HS SpuistraatWith its slick design functions as a bar as well as a club, music venue and theatre.
Cozy little café has some of the best jazz music around. Live music every night.
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jazz Cafe Alto
115 Korte LeidsedwarsstraatCozy little café has some of the best jazz music around. Live music every night.
Shopping
Considered to be the biggest flea market of Europe. Monthly.
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Vlooienmarkt IJhallen
Considered to be the biggest flea market of Europe. Monthly.
Shopper’s paradise. Restaurants, cafés, art galleries, jewellers, boutiques, vintage stores. Array of styles, trends & prices.
1405 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
De 9 Straatjes
Shopper’s paradise. Restaurants, cafés, art galleries, jewellers, boutiques, vintage stores. Array of styles, trends & prices.
Fashionable clothing for men, women and children. Exclusive shopping mall to top international level. The elegant building on Dam Square is a national monument.
425 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
De Bijenkorf
1 DamFashionable clothing for men, women and children. Exclusive shopping mall to top international level. The elegant building on Dam Square is a national monument.
Busy, bustling street ideal for strolling. There is a great diversity of stores, eateries, bars and other nightlife possibilities.
411 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatBusy, bustling street ideal for strolling. There is a great diversity of stores, eateries, bars and other nightlife possibilities.
Clothing & food hotspots, concept stores, the Utrechtsestraat has it all.
421 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Utrechtsestraat
UtrechtsestraatClothing & food hotspots, concept stores, the Utrechtsestraat has it all.
Most exclusive shopping street, brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, DKNY, Murlberry, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, G-Star, Zadig & Voltaire.
652 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz HooftstraatMost exclusive shopping street, brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, DKNY, Murlberry, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, G-Star, Zadig & Voltaire.
Essentials
Bakkerij Sjoerd van Willes
4 Nieuwendammerdijk Bakery with fresh bread.
Jumbo
55H Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat Quality supermarket, also take away & lunchroom
Local & fresh quality products, nice lunchroom
159 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Landmarkt
339 SchellingwouderdijkLocal & fresh quality products, nice lunchroom
Waspunt Amsterdam-Noord
140 MeeuwenlaanLaundry
Arts & Culture
Cinema, café bar, restaurant with fantastic panoramic view. Interesting architecture and interior design, the building opened 2012 to be the first major cultural institution in the North district.
1109 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo del Cine Eye
1 IJpromenade Cinema, café bar, restaurant with fantastic panoramic view. Interesting architecture and interior design, the building opened 2012 to be the first major cultural institution in the North district.
During the height of his career, Golden Age artist Rembrandt van Rijn lived in this house. It is now a museum dedicated to both his life and his work.
301 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
4 JodenbreestraatDuring the height of his career, Golden Age artist Rembrandt van Rijn lived in this house. It is now a museum dedicated to both his life and his work.
Spectacular museum for every age. Making the invisible visible Micropia is a wonderful innovative museum dedicated to the world of micro-organisms.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Micropia
38-40 Plantage KerklaanSpectacular museum for every age. Making the invisible visible Micropia is a wonderful innovative museum dedicated to the world of micro-organisms.
Cats in art & culture throughout history, located in a lovely canal house. Paintings, sculptures, posters and other cat-related objects.
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El Gabinete de los Gatos
497 HerengrachtCats in art & culture throughout history, located in a lovely canal house. Paintings, sculptures, posters and other cat-related objects.
17th-century canal house, hidden Catholic church in the attic.
172 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Nuestro Señor en el Ático
38-40 Oudezijds Voorburgwal17th-century canal house, hidden Catholic church in the attic.
All about Amsterdams history, from its earliest developments, through the surge of growth in the Golden Age and up to the present.
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Museo de Ámsterdam
51 KalverstraatAll about Amsterdams history, from its earliest developments, through the surge of growth in the Golden Age and up to the present.
Children can playfully experience science & technology all day long.
603 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
NEMO Science Center
2 OosterdokChildren can playfully experience science & technology all day long.
Foam is an internationally renowned Amsterdam museum that exhibits all genres of photography in a beautiful canal-side setting.
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Espuma
609 KeizersgrachtFoam is an internationally renowned Amsterdam museum that exhibits all genres of photography in a beautiful canal-side setting.
Located in the Jordaan district, exclusive bulbs and souvenirs
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Museo del Tulipán de Ámsterdam
116 PrinsengrachtLocated in the Jordaan district, exclusive bulbs and souvenirs
Everything Else
Contemporary music, everything from classical to jazz and electronic pop.
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
1 Piet HeinkadeContemporary music, everything from classical to jazz and electronic pop.
Food Halls, film, fashion, crafts & architecture converge at this cultural centre in a converted industrial building in trendy Amsterdam Oud-West.
1500 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Foodhallen Amsterdam
16 BellamypleinFood Halls, film, fashion, crafts & architecture converge at this cultural centre in a converted industrial building in trendy Amsterdam Oud-West.
Sightseeing
Sparkling old neighbourhood with hidden courtyards, cafés, art galleries and vintage shops. Scenic outdoor market ‘the Noordermarkt’ has a flea market on Monday mornings and organic farmers’ market on Saturdays.
756 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jordaan
Sparkling old neighbourhood with hidden courtyards, cafés, art galleries and vintage shops. Scenic outdoor market ‘the Noordermarkt’ has a flea market on Monday mornings and organic farmers’ market on Saturdays.
Enjoy high tea, homemade cakes, fresh sandwiches in beautiful garden close to water
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Theetuin Overleek
6 OverleekEnjoy high tea, homemade cakes, fresh sandwiches in beautiful garden close to water
Very old tiny rural village Holysloot. Cycle through the charming villages of Durgerdam and Ransdorp, or take bus nr 30. You can rent a ‘whisper’ boat, decked with a quiet, electric engine.
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Holysloot
Very old tiny rural village Holysloot. Cycle through the charming villages of Durgerdam and Ransdorp, or take bus nr 30. You can rent a ‘whisper’ boat, decked with a quiet, electric engine.
Former island, fishing village with characteristic wooden houses on stilts.
Bus: 315 (R-NET) runs from Amsterdam Central Station to Marken and back, passes through idyllic towns Broek in Waterland and Monnickendam, appr. 35 mns.
A one-way ticket to/from Amsterdam is € 10, with OV-chipkaart it is € 4.43.
To get to Marken by bike from our house takes about 50 mns.
158 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Marken
Former island, fishing village with characteristic wooden houses on stilts.
Bus: 315 (R-NET) runs from Amsterdam Central Station to Marken and back, passes through idyllic towns Broek in Waterland and Monnickendam, appr. 35 mns.
A one-way ticket to/from Amsterdam is € 10, with OV-chipkaart it is € 4.43.
To get to Marken by bike from our house takes about 50 mns.
Green wooden houses, a historic shipyard, traditional grocery store and a pewter factory are among the attractions. Zaanse Schans is most famous for its windmills, once used for everything from paint-making to paper production.
651 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zaanse Schans
KraaienestGreen wooden houses, a historic shipyard, traditional grocery store and a pewter factory are among the attractions. Zaanse Schans is most famous for its windmills, once used for everything from paint-making to paper production.
Each spring, the Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse come alive with blooming flowers in every colour of the rainbow. From 22 March to 13 May 2018.
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Keukenhof
166A StationswegEach spring, the Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse come alive with blooming flowers in every colour of the rainbow. From 22 March to 13 May 2018.