Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

Newspaper office building converted into hotel/hip hang out. Get your hair cut, lounge in the lounge but make sure you take the elevator to 7th floor rooftop restaurant Canvas. A nightclub too
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Volkshotel
150 Wibautstraat
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Newspaper office building converted into hotel/hip hang out. Get your hair cut, lounge in the lounge but make sure you take the elevator to 7th floor rooftop restaurant Canvas. A nightclub too
Exceptional French cuisine for a fair price with a hip/urban/classy twist. Open on weekdays only, reservations needed or quickly stop by to see if they have a little opening perhaps
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Rijsel
52 Marcusstraat
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Exceptional French cuisine for a fair price with a hip/urban/classy twist. Open on weekdays only, reservations needed or quickly stop by to see if they have a little opening perhaps
Very nice nearby setting for coffee/drinks either inside this beautiful stylish building or outside on the terrace
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Café Restaurant De Ysbreeker
23 Weesperzijde
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Very nice nearby setting for coffee/drinks either inside this beautiful stylish building or outside on the terrace
Former Renault car garage converted into large stylish urban restaurant. Great food and ambiance. Live jazz nightclub music on Friday's. Also good for just drinks
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Dauphine
175 Prins Bernhardplein
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Former Renault car garage converted into large stylish urban restaurant. Great food and ambiance. Live jazz nightclub music on Friday's. Also good for just drinks
One of many Loetje steak restaurants around Amsterdam. Classic Dutch steak
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Loetje Oost
15 Ruyschstraat
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One of many Loetje steak restaurants around Amsterdam. Classic Dutch steak
Simply very good coffee
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coffeecompany
92 Van Woustraat
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Simply very good coffee
Indonesian food. Take away only
Toko Away (by Warung Barokah)
1 Overamstelstraat
Indonesian food. Take away only
Bar restaurant Weesper. Just opened!
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Restaurant VandeMarkt
144 Weesperzijde
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Bar restaurant Weesper. Just opened!
Classic Portugese dining. Great food for a good price in a pleasant atmosphere. Nice waterfront terrace too
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Girassol
135 Weesperzijde
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Classic Portugese dining. Great food for a good price in a pleasant atmosphere. Nice waterfront terrace too
Coffee and good for breakfast. Many kinds of bagels too if you like
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Bagels & Beans
52 Ruyschstraat
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Coffee and good for breakfast. Many kinds of bagels too if you like
Fine dining while lounging flat on your back on huge white pillows. Restaurant/night club. Does not come cheap but quite an experience. There's a Supperclub cruise too
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Supperclub
460 Singel
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Fine dining while lounging flat on your back on huge white pillows. Restaurant/night club. Does not come cheap but quite an experience. There's a Supperclub cruise too
Shoes may be taken off when dining in the all black or all white salon on board this vessel while lounging and cruising the Amsterdam harbour. Departs behind Central Station
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Supperclub Cruise
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Shoes may be taken off when dining in the all black or all white salon on board this vessel while lounging and cruising the Amsterdam harbour. Departs behind Central Station
Thai food in a Thai setting. Ask for 'Mai ped'= not spicy or 'ped maak' if you like it hot :)
Song Kwae Thai Food
14 Kloveniersburgwal
Thai food in a Thai setting. Ask for 'Mai ped'= not spicy or 'ped maak' if you like it hot :)
Monument built in 1400's and named after the weighing of goods. Originally a gate to the city. Now beautiful romantic and good restaurant mostly lit by candles
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Waag
4 Nieuwmarkt
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Monument built in 1400's and named after the weighing of goods. Originally a gate to the city. Now beautiful romantic and good restaurant mostly lit by candles
They bring your order while singing. It's a night out
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Pasta e Basta
8 Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
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They bring your order while singing. It's a night out
A bit off center but exceptional wining & dining in a glass house with it's own extremely fresh food. High standard in everything. Also.. we got married here.. Recommended :)
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh Onneslaan
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A bit off center but exceptional wining & dining in a glass house with it's own extremely fresh food. High standard in everything. Also.. we got married here.. Recommended :)
Nearby café/restaurant perfect for breakfast, lunch or a drink. Even has real Dutch pancakes!
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Cafe Vrijdag
137 Amsteldijk
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Nearby café/restaurant perfect for breakfast, lunch or a drink. Even has real Dutch pancakes!
Last remaining 18th century country estate within the city. Popular wedding location. It's surrounding garden is great for a walk and their biological restaurant Merkelbach superb. Has exhibitions too
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Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach
72 Middenweg
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Last remaining 18th century country estate within the city. Popular wedding location. It's surrounding garden is great for a walk and their biological restaurant Merkelbach superb. Has exhibitions too

Essentials

Good supermarket for all you need. Even has free coffee and WIFI. Open from 08.00 till 22.00. Sunday's from 10.00 - 22.00
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AH Wibautstraat
80 Wibautstraat
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Good supermarket for all you need. Even has free coffee and WIFI. Open from 08.00 till 22.00. Sunday's from 10.00 - 22.00

Drinks & Nightlife

'Brown' bar for diner and drinks till late. They do breakfast and coffee too! Pleasant riverside terrace for sun set
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Café Hesp
130-131 Weesperzijde
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'Brown' bar for diner and drinks till late. They do breakfast and coffee too! Pleasant riverside terrace for sun set
Spanish Tapas... & wine
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Gesloten
85HS Weesperzijde
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Spanish Tapas... & wine
Monumental building with terrace overlooking the Vondelpark. Watch the skaters go by
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VondelCS (Media & Cultuur LAB van de AVROTROS)
3 Vondelpark
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Monumental building with terrace overlooking the Vondelpark. Watch the skaters go by
Local hip bar with great terrace right in the Vondelpark
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The Blue Tea House
5 Vondelpark
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Local hip bar with great terrace right in the Vondelpark
One of many is a street full or bars. Local crowd
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Chocolate Bar
62B Eerste van der Helststraat
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One of many is a street full or bars. Local crowd
Pleasant spacious grand cafe with a great terrace on the Amstel River
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Café de Jaren
20-20 Nieuwe Doelenstraat
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Pleasant spacious grand cafe with a great terrace on the Amstel River
One of many in a street full of bars. Restaurant too. Local crowd
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De Duvel
59-61 Eerste van der Helststraat
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One of many in a street full of bars. Restaurant too. Local crowd
Find a spot on one of the heated terraces because there's always something to see on the lively Nieuwmarkt square since it's so close to Chinatown and the red light district
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't Loosje
32 Nieuwmarkt
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Find a spot on one of the heated terraces because there's always something to see on the lively Nieuwmarkt square since it's so close to Chinatown and the red light district
Hotel with rooftop pool and a view towards the Royal Palace. Also to be used by none guests. Plunge in
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W Amsterdam
175 Spuistraat
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Hotel with rooftop pool and a view towards the Royal Palace. Also to be used by none guests. Plunge in
Live blues every night. Run by a rockabilly and his son for the past 40 years. Small authentic raw local blues hole
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Maloe Melo
163 Lijnbaansgracht
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Live blues every night. Run by a rockabilly and his son for the past 40 years. Small authentic raw local blues hole
Typical traditional old Amsterdam brown bar (pub) in an old canal house. Great little terrace on the canal too! Very nice canal area
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't Smalle
12 Egelantiersgracht
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Typical traditional old Amsterdam brown bar (pub) in an old canal house. Great little terrace on the canal too! Very nice canal area
A real ice bar. Bring your coat and gloves
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Xtracold Icebar Amsterdam
194 Amstel
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A real ice bar. Bring your coat and gloves
Windmill and local beer. A beautiful working windmill right in the city and a local Amsterdam beer brewer with it's own tasting bar right next to it
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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Windmill and local beer. A beautiful working windmill right in the city and a local Amsterdam beer brewer with it's own tasting bar right next to it
Top 5 star hotel. Spot a rock star! Their michelin star restaurant is nice but it's even nicer to just have a coffee or cocktail on the terrace
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InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam
1 Professor Tulpplein
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Top 5 star hotel. Spot a rock star! Their michelin star restaurant is nice but it's even nicer to just have a coffee or cocktail on the terrace

Sightseeing

Kodak moment! The famous skinny bridge. Walk there or hop on one of the bikes outside
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Magere Brug
Magere Brug
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Kodak moment! The famous skinny bridge. Walk there or hop on one of the bikes outside
Royal theater and simply a beautiful building
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Koninklijk Theater Carre
115 /125 Amstel
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Royal theater and simply a beautiful building
Magnificent building along the Amstel. An elderly home for over 300 years. Now converted to museum. The free accessible grounds are worth a visit too with a nicely designed coffee pavilion in the back
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Hermitage Amsterdam
51 Amstel
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Magnificent building along the Amstel. An elderly home for over 300 years. Now converted to museum. The free accessible grounds are worth a visit too with a nicely designed coffee pavilion in the back
Old locks used to protect the city from the sea. Now just a beautiful site
Amstelsluizen
Old locks used to protect the city from the sea. Now just a beautiful site
Anne Frank House. If you go, go early. The que is always enormous!
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Dom Anny Frank
20 Westermarkt
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Anne Frank House. If you go, go early. The que is always enormous!
Royal palace Dam square. The centre of town
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Pałac królewski w Amsterdamie
147 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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Royal palace Dam square. The centre of town
Free of charge stroll in and out of a gallery part of the Amsterdam Museum. Dutch 16th century Masters. Very nice area too
Schuttersgallery
Free of charge stroll in and out of a gallery part of the Amsterdam Museum. Dutch 16th century Masters. Very nice area too
Named 'New' church because it was built in early 1400's.. Always interesting exhibitions inside
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Swedenborgianie
De Dam
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Named 'New' church because it was built in early 1400's.. Always interesting exhibitions inside
China town
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China Town
123 Zeedijk
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China town
Old houses for females only. Interesting historical place with a wooden house from 1528. Next to the 'Schutters gallery'. Both free access
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Begijnhof
1 Begijnhof
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Old houses for females only. Interesting historical place with a wooden house from 1528. Next to the 'Schutters gallery'. Both free access

Everything Else

Train station
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Amstelstation
1 Julianaplein
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Train station
Central Station, 10 minutes with the nearby metro
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Amsterdam Centraal station
Stationsplein
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Central Station, 10 minutes with the nearby metro
Traditional Amsterdam market. The oldest and takes place every day. Stalls on the street
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Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
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Traditional Amsterdam market. The oldest and takes place every day. Stalls on the street
Canal cruise where you can hop on hop off
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Hop on - Hop off City Pakket
34I Damrak
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Canal cruise where you can hop on hop off
Built in 1306. One of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam
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Kościół Oude
23 Oudekerksplein
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Built in 1306. One of the oldest buildings in Amsterdam
RAI Conference Center. Very easy to reach since the houseboat is so close to the Metro. 15 min door to door. Or hop on one of the bikes
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Amsterdam RAI
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RAI Conference Center. Very easy to reach since the houseboat is so close to the Metro. 15 min door to door. Or hop on one of the bikes
Creative sweet spot area. From festivals to restaurants/bars. A free 15 min ferry departs behind Central Station. Bikes go on too! Great views towards the city. Pllek and Noorderlicht are recommended
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NDSM Loods
85 NDSM-Plein
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Creative sweet spot area. From festivals to restaurants/bars. A free 15 min ferry departs behind Central Station. Bikes go on too! Great views towards the city. Pllek and Noorderlicht are recommended
Rent skates and go ice skating on the museum square with views towards the beautiful Concertgebouw and Rijksmuseum. Temporary winter venue. Good for drinks or a winter bite too after a museum visit
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Museumplein
Museumplein
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Rent skates and go ice skating on the museum square with views towards the beautiful Concertgebouw and Rijksmuseum. Temporary winter venue. Good for drinks or a winter bite too after a museum visit
Tram stop for line #3. Takes you straight to the museum area in 15 minutes
Ruyschstraat
Ruyschstraat
Tram stop for line #3. Takes you straight to the museum area in 15 minutes

Arts & Culture

Home of Rembrandt amongst other things, 15 min away with tram 3
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Rijksmuseum
1 Museumstraat
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Home of Rembrandt amongst other things, 15 min away with tram 3
Museum of contemporary arts, 15 min away with tram 3
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Stedelijk Museum
10 Museumplein
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Museum of contemporary arts, 15 min away with tram 3
Van Gogh Museum, 15 min away with tram 3
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Muzeum Vincenta van Gogha
6 Museumplein
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Van Gogh Museum, 15 min away with tram 3
Home of classical music, 15 min away with tram 3
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The Concertgebouw
10 Concertgebouwplein
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Home of classical music, 15 min away with tram 3
Modern Photography Museum in a canal house
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Foam
609 Keizersgracht
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Modern Photography Museum in a canal house
Live music in an old church converted into rock/pop temple. See what's up and buy tickets online @ www.paradiso.nl
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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Live music in an old church converted into rock/pop temple. See what's up and buy tickets online @ www.paradiso.nl
Contemporary art gallery/shop
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Moooi Amsterdam Brand Store
145-147 Westerstraat
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Contemporary art gallery/shop
Many art galleries at the Spiegelgracht. Old and new
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Spiegelkwartier A'dam-Centrum voor Kunst en Ant.
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
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Many art galleries at the Spiegelgracht. Old and new
Catch a movie in film museum EYE but most just visit this spectacular building and it's restaurant/café. Free 5 min 24/7 ferry departs behind Central Station. Take ferry 'Buiksloterweg', bikes too
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Eye Film Museum
1 IJpromenade
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Catch a movie in film museum EYE but most just visit this spectacular building and it's restaurant/café. Free 5 min 24/7 ferry departs behind Central Station. Take ferry 'Buiksloterweg', bikes too
Concerthall with all kinds of music. Fantastic views from it's all glass restaurant and great sun set too
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Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
1 Piet Heinkade
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Concerthall with all kinds of music. Fantastic views from it's all glass restaurant and great sun set too
Live jazz. Check www.bimhuis.nl for artists and tickets. Same building as Muziekgebouw aan het IJ
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Bimhuis
3 Piet Heinkade
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Live jazz. Check www.bimhuis.nl for artists and tickets. Same building as Muziekgebouw aan het IJ

Shopping

Flee market
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Waterlooplein
Waterlooplein
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Flee market
Popular local market. Monday morning is a flee market and on Saturday an organic market. Picturesque area for a stroll
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Noordermarkt
42B Noordermarkt
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Popular local market. Monday morning is a flee market and on Saturday an organic market. Picturesque area for a stroll
Posh big names designers street
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
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Posh big names designers street
Shopping street for clothes, shoes, souvenirs and fast food
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Kalverstraat
Kalverstraat
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Shopping street for clothes, shoes, souvenirs and fast food