Amsterdam

This is a list of good spots to see/visit/eat in town. I constantly add new places here.

Is this a good way to structure such a list? Or would it be better if the chapters were the districts of Amsterdam?

If you have questions or suggestions — feel free to drop me a line.

Coffee

• ️🖤 Lot Sixty One — the best batch filter, good bites. Good beans to buy.

• 🖤 Back To Black — the best cappuccino.

• 🖤 Bocca — very good beans to buy.

• 🖤 Scandinavian Embassy (De Pijp) — best beans (from Sweden and Denmark) to buy. Delicious desserts. Good light breakfast.

• 🖤 Scandinavian Embassy Bakery & Shop.

• 🖤 Coffee District (Willemsparkweg) — try their almond croissant with filter coffee, especially good on a Sunday morning.

• 🖤 Coffee District (Hendrik Jacobszstraat).

• 🖤 4850

• BLCK. Coffee

• Badeta Koffiebranders

• Screaming Beans

• Toki

• Luuk's Coffee

• Drupa Coffee Roasters.

• Any Coffee Company from the chain.

Markets

• 🖤 Noordermarkt — my favorite local market in Amsterdam. Open on Saturdays and Monday mornings. Start the day with oysters and bubbles, and go on to the best hot dogs in the country. Finish with hands down the best apple pie in Winkel 43 (cream is a must).

Pastries

• 🖤 grammes

• Bakkerij Wolf

• Bakkerij Mater

• De Drie Graefjes — American bakery offering delicious cakes.

• Le Fournil de Sébastien Amsterdam

• BBROOD chain of bread and pastry shops. Have good grilled sandwiches and decent coffee. Good for a quick lunch if no other option is around.

Breakfast & brunch

• 🖤 Bakers & Roasters (Kadijksplein).

• 🖤 Little Collins (De Pijp) — boy these guys are good. No reservations, no cash.

• Bakers & Roasters (De Pijp)

• Dignita (Hoftuin)

• Dignita (Vondelpark)

• Coffee & Coconuts

Drinks & snacks

• 🖤 De Plantage — beautiful location next to the Zoo and Micropia (combination recommended).

• 🖤 Café de Jaren — good canal view.

• 🖤 Brouwerij 't IJ — a local brewery located in a former bath house. Offers plenty of beers and snacks.

• 🍦 Van der Linde — only ice-cream, only cash.

• 🍦 Massimo Gelato — the very best gelato chain in Amsterdam. Search for other locations.

• De Ysbreeker

• Wynand Fockink Proeflokaal and Spirits — a legendary bar where Churchill supposed to have drinks. Come inside, select a drink and bow to it.

Lunch & dinner

• 🖤 La Perla — the best pizza in the country (so far).

• 🖤 Flo's Deli — authentic New York bagels.

• 🖤 Mana Mana (De Pijp) — Middle Eastern specialties.

• 🖤 HINATA Ramen — best for traditional ramen.

• 🖤 Umaimon — best for experimental ramen (+check other locations in Takumi chain).

• 🖤 Takumi Ramen & Yakisoba — same from chain above.

• Fou Fow Udon

• Fou Fow Ramen

• Pho 91

• Oriental City Amsterdam — Cantonese restaurant serving fresh seafood specials & a vast choice of dim sum.

• Full Moon Garden — Cantonese cuisine.

• KOH (Kitchen of Happiness) — Thai restaurant.

• Ku Kitchen & Bar — Japanese with a twist.

• Tomo Sushi — best sushi.

• 🍔 Ter Marsch & Co

• 🍔 Cannibale Royale

• The Pancake Bakery — a bit touristy, but they have nice pancakes with cherry compote, hearty French onion soup, and some good liquors.

• Raïnaraï — moroccan diner.

• Meat & Greek — good greek streetfood.

• Foodware — simple good food diner.

• De Kas — organic restaurant, reservation required.

• Studio/K — restaurant+cinema.

Not Food

• 🖤 Foam — museum of photography.

• 🌿 Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam — a small and cosy botanical garden.

• 👁 Eye Film Museum.

• NEMO — science museum. Plan a whole day if going with kids.

• Vondelpark

• Lomanstraat — an istagrammable street next to Vondelpark.

• Micropia — museum of bacteria. Good to combine with De Plantage and Zoo.

• OBA library of Amsterdam with a bonus restaurant on the top with a view on the city.

• Asmterdam Museum

Shopping

• De 9 Straatjes — an old, picturesque canal-district area featuring vintage & designer boutiques, plus cozy cafes.

• The Book Exchange — a second-hand book store. Remember: if you can't find a book, you most probably don't need one!

• Waterstones — Hogwarts if it was a book store.