Guidebook for Amsterdam

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Guidebook for Amsterdam

Food Scene

One of the best coffee places in the city and very close to the lovely Sarphatipark, Scandinavian Embassy offers very good coffee and if you always wanted to become a barista: they have great workshops here!
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Scandinavian Embassy
34 Sarphatipark
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One of the best coffee places in the city and very close to the lovely Sarphatipark, Scandinavian Embassy offers very good coffee and if you always wanted to become a barista: they have great workshops here!
Best place for the best brunch! Little Collins is a new Amsterdam bar and restaurant and is a tribute to a fabulous city: Melbourne. Also a great spot for dinner!
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Little Collins De Pijp
19F Eerste Sweelinckstraat
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Best place for the best brunch! Little Collins is a new Amsterdam bar and restaurant and is a tribute to a fabulous city: Melbourne. Also a great spot for dinner!
Fish and champagne are the keywords for this new hotspot. They get their fish from the Southern Dutch province Zeeland (Sealand) every day to ensure quality and freshness.
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Brut de mer
8 Gerard Douplein
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Fish and champagne are the keywords for this new hotspot. They get their fish from the Southern Dutch province Zeeland (Sealand) every day to ensure quality and freshness.
In Holland, we have many famous and unhealthy snacks. If you want to try something different (and healthy and organic), then SLA is the place for you. It’s a popular salad bar with lots of different salads to choose from.
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SLA
149 Ceintuurbaan
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In Holland, we have many famous and unhealthy snacks. If you want to try something different (and healthy and organic), then SLA is the place for you. It’s a popular salad bar with lots of different salads to choose from.
Mediterranean
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Fa. Pekelhaaring
127 Van Woustraat
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Mediterranean

Arts & Culture

If you like modern art, you should check out the newly reopened Stedelijk Museum. It is the permanent home of the National Museum of Modern Art. The modern classics here are among the world’s most admired and the permanent collection includes all the blue chips of 19th- and 20th-century painting – Monet, Picasso and Chagall among them, as well as sculptures by Rodin, abstracts by Mondrian and Kandinsky and much, much more.
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
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If you like modern art, you should check out the newly reopened Stedelijk Museum. It is the permanent home of the National Museum of Modern Art. The modern classics here are among the world’s most admired and the permanent collection includes all the blue chips of 19th- and 20th-century painting – Monet, Picasso and Chagall among them, as well as sculptures by Rodin, abstracts by Mondrian and Kandinsky and much, much more.
The Rijksmuseum is the premier art museum of the Netherlands, and no visitor to Amsterdam can afford to miss it. There is an excellent collection of around 200 masterpieces – a sort of 'best of’ group – exhibited in a side section called the Philips wing and it was recently completely renovated!
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Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum station
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The Rijksmuseum is the premier art museum of the Netherlands, and no visitor to Amsterdam can afford to miss it. There is an excellent collection of around 200 masterpieces – a sort of 'best of’ group – exhibited in a side section called the Philips wing and it was recently completely renovated!
FOAM is an impressive museum devoted to photography. Two floors of changing exhibitions feature world-renowned photographers such as Sir Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Simple and large galleries, some with skylights or grand windows for natural light, provide the setting for this impressive museum – accessible and inspiring, yet always critical.
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Pěna
609 Keizersgracht
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FOAM is an impressive museum devoted to photography. Two floors of changing exhibitions feature world-renowned photographers such as Sir Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Simple and large galleries, some with skylights or grand windows for natural light, provide the setting for this impressive museum – accessible and inspiring, yet always critical.

Drinks & Nightlife

On the site of the company’s old brewery, the newly renovated attraction let’s you take a self-guided tour that’s tantamount to brew-worship. Learn the history of the Heineken family, watch Heinie commercials from around the world, visit the horse stables and make your own music video. In the Experience’s crowning glory – a multimedia exhibit where you actually ‘become’ a beer – you’ll get shaken up, sprayed with water and subjected to heat. Afterward you get to down a couple of cold ones (though we should point out the suds are dismissed as ‘old man’s beer’ by many locals, while being sold at a premium abroad). Allow 75 minutes for the visit and expect lots of company: come before noon to b
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Heineken Experience
78 Stadhouderskade
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On the site of the company’s old brewery, the newly renovated attraction let’s you take a self-guided tour that’s tantamount to brew-worship. Learn the history of the Heineken family, watch Heinie commercials from around the world, visit the horse stables and make your own music video. In the Experience’s crowning glory – a multimedia exhibit where you actually ‘become’ a beer – you’ll get shaken up, sprayed with water and subjected to heat. Afterward you get to down a couple of cold ones (though we should point out the suds are dismissed as ‘old man’s beer’ by many locals, while being sold at a premium abroad). Allow 75 minutes for the visit and expect lots of company: come before noon to b

Parks & Nature

While it is not as big or popular as the Vondelpark, it is definitely beautiful. A mix of locals and tourists give the park a relaxed atmosphere. On summer days it’s really busy and cosy here. Definitely check it out if the weather gods are good to you during your stay!
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Sarphatipark
37I Sarphatipark
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While it is not as big or popular as the Vondelpark, it is definitely beautiful. A mix of locals and tourists give the park a relaxed atmosphere. On summer days it’s really busy and cosy here. Definitely check it out if the weather gods are good to you during your stay!
As vital to Amsterdam as Rembrandt, canals and coffee shops on a sunny day there’s no place better than the Vondelpark. As people from all walks of life descend on this sprawling equivalent to New York’s Central Park, a party atmosphere ensues. Some kick back by reading a book, others hook up with friends to share a spliff or cradle a beer at one of the cafes, while others trade songs on beat-up guitars.
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Vondelpark
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As vital to Amsterdam as Rembrandt, canals and coffee shops on a sunny day there’s no place better than the Vondelpark. As people from all walks of life descend on this sprawling equivalent to New York’s Central Park, a party atmosphere ensues. Some kick back by reading a book, others hook up with friends to share a spliff or cradle a beer at one of the cafes, while others trade songs on beat-up guitars.

Essentials

A good supermarket with a nice variety of fresh foods. There are lots of supermarkets close by, and the most frequent ones found in Amsterdam are Albert Heijn, Dirk van den Broek, Jumbo and Ekoplaza. Be sure to bring your own bag, because they are no longer allowed to provide free bags (less plastic is the goal!).
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Dirk van den Broek
25 Marie Heinekenplein
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A good supermarket with a nice variety of fresh foods. There are lots of supermarkets close by, and the most frequent ones found in Amsterdam are Albert Heijn, Dirk van den Broek, Jumbo and Ekoplaza. Be sure to bring your own bag, because they are no longer allowed to provide free bags (less plastic is the goal!).