Food, Café’s, Restaurants, Musea and much more, next stop Leidseplein entertainment area… All personal tips & pictures of my brother.

Best airlines to Amsterdam

A list of airlines that fly regularly to Amsterdam. Our favorite is the Royal Dutch Airline called KLM. The stewardesses are beautiful. Start your trip @KLM

  1. 1 Royal Dutch Airlines KLM 17
  2. 2 Emirates 6
  3. 3 British Airways 1
  4. 4 Book flights with Virgin Atlantic 4
  5. 5 Vueling (Europe) 2
  6. 6 Transavia (Europe) 0
  7. 7 Air Canada 3
  8. 8 Iberia 1

Amsterdam canals

First stop Central Station

Best café's

Want to have a kopstootje, fluitje or a bitterbal. Go to one of the many famous café’s in Amsterdam. Want to go to a 4 century old bar. Go to Hoppe!

  1. 1 Hoppe 41
  2. 2 Pieper 11
  3. 3 Struik 5
  4. 4 Nol 7
  5. 5 Heuvel 9
  6. 6 Schilders 7
  7. 7 Binnen Buiten 4
  8. 8 Tabac 7

Beer hotspots

Beers born in Amsterdam. Ask the waiters at any of these bars below, they love to talk beer. Amstel, Heineken, IJbier… you name it!

  1. 1 Cafe Gollem 9
  2. 2 Bar Brouw 6
  3. 3 Brouwerij 't IJ 8
  4. 4 Bierfabriek 7
  5. 5 Heineken Brewery 6
  6. 6 Brouwerij Troost 9
  7. 7 Café Belgique 3
  8. 8 DeZotte.net 1

Best musea

Don’t steel our Rembrandts or van Gogh’s. Just look and enjoy the many paintings these great artists have made over centuries.

  1. 1 Rijksmuseum 4
  2. 2 Stedelijk 4
  3. 3 Van Gogh 5
  4. 4 Anne Frank House 4
  5. 5 Allard Pierson 2
  6. 6 Amsterdam Museum 0
  7. 7 Foam 2
  8. 8 Hermitage 1

Best Pizza

Hej Mario, how was the pizza place called in Amsterdam? Luigi: “Yamyam, Mario, and the pizza was soooo good… I am going back for more”

  1. 1 YamYam (Tip) 10
  2. 2 Restaurant Forno 1
  3. 3 Renatos Pizzeria (Tip) 1
  4. 4 de Pizzakamer 1
  5. 5 Da Portare Via (Tip) 1
  6. 6 De Pizzabakkers 0
  7. 7 Alle pizza en pasta ook glutenvrij. De Italiaan 1
  8. 8 Pink Flamingo Pizza 1

Amsterdam Canals

Canals & architecture

Clubs "Paradiso"

Best wine shops

My favorite wine shops in Amsterdam. Favorite two wineshops are Vindict at the Elandsgracht and Van Krimpen in de Pijp.

  1. 1 Vindict Wine @ Elands 3
  2. 2 Van Krimpen 2
  3. 3 Wijnwinkel Slijterij Ton Overmars… 0
  4. 4 Hartswijn 1
  5. 5 Grapedistrict 0
  6. 6 Gall & Gall 2
  7. 7 Wijnhandel Jeroen Belt 2
  8. 8 Grapeful 1

Best burgers

Looking for the best burger in Amsterdam? Your “Burger craving” is solved. An A list with thé burger hotspots in Amsterdam, curated and regularly updated by me.

  1. 1 Lombardo's 224
  2. 2 Rotisserie 107
  3. 3 Burger Bar 80
  4. 4 George Bistro Bar 19
  5. 5 The Butcher @ Foodhallen 6
  6. 6 Smokin' Barrels 13
  7. 7 The Beef Chief 41
  8. 8 Burgermeester 26

Best Clubs

  1. 1 TrouwAmsterdam 31
  2. 2 Club Air 22
  3. 3 Paradiso 13
  4. 4 Westergas 10
  5. 5 Supperclub 9
  6. 6 BITTERZOET 10
  7. 7 Melkweg Amsterdam 5
  8. 8 Sugar Factory 9

Canal and Nemo

Best food specialty shops

Markets, butchers, fresh fish shops, food specialty shops. Have a look at “De Hallen” near the Kinkerstraat.

  1. 1 De Hallen (West) 12
  2. 2 Real Fresh Hummus (Pijp) 2
  3. 3 Vishandel Tel (Nieuwmarkt) 5
  4. 4 De Kaaskamer (Centre) 5
  5. 5 Albert Cuyp straat (Pijp) 6
  6. 6 STACH food 3
  7. 7 Parade (Festival) 1
  8. 8 Marqt 0

Best newspapers & info

Born and raised. Amsterdam newspapers en tourist information.

  1. 1 The Correspondent 0
  2. 2 Het PAROOL 4
  3. 3 AT5 Amsterdams Nieuws 5
  4. 4 RTV Noord Holland 1
  5. 5 De Groene Amsterdammer 4
  6. 6 BYdS Photography 1
  7. 7 Old Amsterdam (Tip) 17
  8. 8 Stadsarchief Amsterdam 0

Best Indonesian food

There are many indonesian restaurants to be found in Amsterdam. Here is a quick top 5 selection. Sama Sebo breaths the Indonesian-Dutch century old relationship. Go have a try.

  1. 1 Sama Sebo 4
  2. 2 Restaurant Blauw (Tip) 3
  3. 3 Indonesisch restaurant in Amsterdam 0
  4. 4 Coffee & Jazz 1
  5. 5 Toko Ikan Mas 0
  6. 6 50 beste van Nederland 0

Best fish

  1. 1 Brut de Mer 1
  2. 2 THE SEAFOOD BAR 3
  3. 3 Vis aan de Schelde 0

Lido (Holland Casino)

Best Cocktail bars

I am not much of a cocktail drinker, but when I do…

  1. 1 Volkshotel 1
  2. 2 Door 74 0
  3. 3 Lion Noir 0
  4. 4 Rotisserie Amsterdam 1
  5. 5 Behind the butcher 0

Museum square

Best Bitterballen (Home made)

In almost every Café in Amsterdam you can order the typical Dutch treat called bitterballen, mustard is a must.

  1. 1 Patisserie Holtkamp 1
  2. 2 Van Dobben 12
  3. 3 Kwekkeboom 4
  4. 4 Oma Bobs Snacks 3
  5. 5 The Dutch Table 4
  6. 6 Classic Beef Bitterballen Recipe 2

Vondel Church

Best transport (Go cycling)

Moving around in Amsterdam is easy. Use the tram, metro, bus, train, or car share and get where your you want to go. Coolest way is of course the bike.

  1. 1 Macbike 9
  2. 2 Huren van je Buren 5
  3. 3 Train 2
  4. 4 GVB 3
  5. 5 Car 2 Go 4
  6. 6 Greenwheels Global 1
  7. 7 Snappcar 3
  8. 8 http://www.ev-centrum.nl 1

Best food trucks

You can find them on every food festival in and around Amsterdam. What happened with the hot dog trucks in de Vondelpark?

  1. 1 The Beef Chief 9
  2. 2 Blog 13
  3. 3 Brandt & Levie 2
  4. 4 Vleesch Noch Visch 1
  5. 5 CURRYUP! 1
  6. 6 Titus Appel 1
  7. 7 Eating Amsterdam Tours 5

Best festivals

Music, food and movie festivals. Everything you wish for when visiting Amsterdam and want something else than city life…

  1. 1 Amsterdam Dance Event 2
  2. 2 WijnSpijs Culinaire Wandeling 1
  3. 3 DGTL Weekender 3
  4. 4 Idfa Film Festival 0
  5. 5 Georgies Garage 3
  6. 6 Welcome To The Future 1
  7. 7 Amsterdam Open Air 6
  8. 8 Valtifest 2

Building sublevel Metro line

Personal favorites to eat "Zuid"

  1. 1 Frites uit Zuyd 6
  2. 2 De Pizzakamer De Pijp 0
  3. 3 Sama Sebo 3
  4. 4 Restaurant Blauw 2
  5. 5 Café George 4
  6. 6 Gent aan de Schinkel 0
  7. 7 Staring @ Jacob 4
  8. 8 Restaurant Sinne 2

Canals in Winter

Best supermarkets

A selection of Supermarkets in Amsterdam. From quality Marqt to low price supermarkets, Lidl.

  1. 1 Albert Heijn 10
  2. 2 De Deen 1
  3. 3 Dirk van den Broek 2
  4. 4 Marqt 4
  5. 5 Vomar 0
  6. 6 EkoPlaza 7
  7. 7 Lidl 6
  8. 8 ALDI 3

Personal favorites to eat "West"

  1. 1 Mossel & Gin 4
  2. 2 Hugo Bar & kitchen 11
  3. 3 Cafe Walvis 7
  4. 4 Bar Mick 5
  5. 5 YamYam Trattoria 1
  6. 6 Pacific Parc 1
  7. 7 Meat West 6
  8. 8 Cantinetta 6

Personal dinner favorites "de Pijp"

  1. 1 Little Collins 4
  2. 2 Restaurant Sinne 3
  3. 3 Bar Bocas 1
  4. 4 Omelegg 2
  5. 5 Leeman Doner (TIP) 4
  6. 6 Loetje 3
  7. 7 Izakaya 3
  8. 8 Wijnbar 3

Bitterballen

Favorites to eat "Centrum"

  1. 1 Foyer (Tip) 11
  2. 2 Luden 18
  3. 3 Salsa Shop 7
  4. 4 Haesje Claes 7
  5. 5 Nam Kee restaurant 3
  6. 6 Cafe van Zuylen 6
  7. 7 Kantjil & de Tijger 6
  8. 8 Pasta e Basta 3

Favorites restaurants in "Jordaan"

  1. 1 De Koevoet Lindenstraat 8
  2. 2 Cinema Paradiso 6
  3. 3 Bar Boca's Westerstraat 8
  4. 4 Finch Cafe 7
  5. 5 Los Pilones 4

Personal favorites to eat "Oost"

  1. 1 De Biertuin 1
  2. 2 Bar Bukowski 3
  3. 3 De Ysbreeker 8
  4. 4 Rijsel Rotisserie (Tip) 3
  5. 5 Hotel Arena 0
  6. 6 Oost 0
  7. 7 Wilde Zwijnen 3
  8. 8 Cafe Spargo 0

Places to eat "Noord"

  1. 1 Wilhelmina-Dok 5
  2. 2 Loetje aan ‘t IJ 4
  3. 3 IJKantine 0
  4. 4 PLLEK 1
  5. 5 EYE, the new filmmuseum 1
  6. 6 Tolhuistuin 1
  7. 7 Hotel de Goudfazant 0

Museum square II

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