Amsterdam geographies

ROUTES
Route 1
AMSTERDAM'S VERY CENTER & CITY MUSEUM


  • Dam square [Nieuwe Kerk] » Amsterdam Museum » Spui Square [American Book Center] » Flower market » Museumplein [I Amsterdam sign] » Leidsestraat & Leidseplein » Café Belgique
Route 2
MAIN MARKETS & RED LIGHT DISTRICT


  • Dam Square » [Oude Kerk] » Red Light District » Waterloopleinmarket » Albert Cuyp Market » De Pijp [Sarphatipark] » Brouwerij t'Ij (Windmill)


Route 3 
MUSEUMS & VONDELPARK 


  •  Foam - Museum of Photography » Museumplein [Rijksmuseum/Stedelijkmuseum or Van Gogh Museum] » Vondelpark » Restaurant MKZ or Ethiope restaurant (both in the Overtoom area) » OT 301


alteratives when coming from the west side of town:

VONDELPARK, MUSEUM & MARKET 


  • Vondelpark » Museumplein [Rijksmuseum/Stedelijkmuseum or Van Gogh Museum] » De Pijp [Restaurant Bazaar] » Albert Cuyp Market [Sarphatipark] » Brouwerij t'Ij (Windmill)


Route 4
THE EYE, THE FERRY CROSS & THE OBA


  • Centraal Station [ferry to the north side of the city*free] » The EYE - Amsterdam's Film Museum » OBA - Public Library of Amsterdam [library & top view*free] » Hanneke's Boom or Brewerij t'Ij (Windmill)


Route 5 
DE JORDAAN & NOORDERMARKT
(good plan for a Saturday)


  • Centraal Station » Spuistraat [gay shops & street art] » Westerkerk » Noordermarkt [on Saturday mornings] » Jordaan [the '9 streets'] » Café Thyssen » The Movies » Pacific Park


or, if you come from the west:


  • Haarlemmerplein » Haarlemmerstraat » Noordermarkt [on Saturday mornings] » Jordaan [the '9 streets'] » Café Thyssen » The Movies » Pacific Park or NDSM

Route 6
THE EAST SIDE 
(also a good plan for a Saturday)
  • Flevopark (for a cycle) » Dappermarkt (for fresh stroopwaffles, buying underwear and fresh fruits) » Studio K (for lunch) » Kriterion (for a beer & movie) » Roest (for an evening concert & for the beach if it's summer). 

Route 7
THE NORTH SIDE
(foor cool alternative places & for when you have money to spend)

  • Ij hallen flea market ( for 2nd hand clothing on Saturdays) » Pllek ( for a biological meal and a movie on movie-nights) » Noorderlicht ( for a concert, festival or dj)



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MUSEUMS

 These are my top 5:

Foam - Museum of Photography
The EYE - Film Museum
Amsterdam Museum - City Museum
Stedelijkmuseum - Modern and Contemporary Art and Design
Rijksmuseum - Dutch National Museum

other museums:

Anne Frank Huis - house-museum of second-world-war-time diarist Anne Frank
Rembrandthuis - house-museum of painter Rembrandt
Joods Historish Museum- Jewish Historical Museum and Portuguese Synagogue
Cobra Museum - Museum of Modern Art

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ART-HOUSE MOVIE THEATRES

  • The EYE Film Museum
  • The Movies
  • Kriterion
  • De Balie
  • Studio K
  • Het Ketelhuis
  • Cinecenter


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OTHER THINGS TO DO


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RESTAURANTS

All of these eat-places are cheap (except the ones stated **), vegetarian or include vegetarian options. Vegetarian and vegan restaurants are marked V. Non-budget restaurants are marked **. Non-buget restaurants with meals big enough for you to share are market ||.

FAST MEALS:

V. Maoz vegetarian - Small fast-food vegetarian restaurant with a self-service salad bar ( falafel and salad from around 5 euros)
- Damrak, Leidsestraat, Muntplein -
http://www.maozusa.com/

Bagels & Beans - Cosy dutch baguels café ( meal-baguels from around 5 euros) - Also good for brunch
- most central ones: Harlemmerdijk, Raadhuistraat, Keisersgracht, Waterlooplein, Overtoom
http://www.bagelsbeans.nl/

Hanekke's Boom - Café-Bar with great canal view and artsy relaxed atmosphere ( complete Dutch-style sandwiches from 6 euros)
- closeby the OBA - Public Library -
http://www.hannekesboom.nl/

Bazaar - big and beautiful Turkish restaurant ( Turkish-style sandwiches and falafel from around 5 euros) - Also good for brunch
- De Pijp area -
http://bazaramsterdam.nl/

Cafe Thyssen - cosy brown café-bar ( Dutch-style sandwiches from 5 euros and pumpkin soup + bread for 4,90) - Also good for brunch
- Jordaan area -
http://www.cafethijssen.nl/

DINNER:

Vapiano - big canteen-style restaurant with a nice design and view ( pizzas and pastas from around 6 euros)
- next to the OBA - Public Library -
http://www.vapiano.com/en/home/

V MKZ - very good squat-house restaurant ( complete vegan meal for 5 euros - reservation necessary)
- Overtoom area -
http://binnenpr.home.xs4all.nl/mkz.htm

V De Peper - cozy squat-house restaurant ( complete vegan meal for 5 euros - reservation necessary)
- Overtoom area -
http://depeper.org/

De einde van de wereld/The end of the world - hippie boat-restaurant (complete vegetarian meal for 6 euros - reservation necessary)
- Ij-island in the east side of town -
http://www.eindevandewereld.nl/

|| Si-Shuan - cosy authentic chinese restaurant ( vegetarian big-enough-to-share meals from 10 euros)
- Warmoestraat, closeby the Central Station)
http://sichuanrestaurant.nl/

|| Abyssinia - cosy african-eritrean restaurant (vegetarian big-enough-to-share meals from 10 euros)
- Overtoom -
http://www.abyssinia.nl/

** Bazaar - big and beautiful Turkish restaurant ( dinner: typical dishes between 8,50 and 15,90)
- De Pijp area -
http://bazaramsterdam.nl/

**Tokyo Café - japanese restaurant ( dinner: good sushi all-you-can-eat for 22,80/ lunch: 17,80)
- Spui square -
http://www.tokyocafe.nl/

**Moeders - typical Dutch-cuisine ( 3 course menu from 26,50)
- Marnixstraat area, 3 min. cycle from Leidspelin -
http://www.moeders.com/

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DUTCH FOOD

FINGER FOOD

  • Cheese ( you have to sit in a café to eat it (or go to a shop or market), it's the most famous beer snack in The Netherlands)
 SWEETS & DESERTS

  • Stroopwaffles
  • Apple pie
  • Poffertjes
  • Speculaas 

BARS AND NIGHT VENUES




  • Café Belgique ( brown bar of the 21st century: small, cosy, great beer & great music- there's always a dj, until 01:00) http://cafe-belgique.nl/










  • Soundgarden ( rock/hard-rock bar, with a great esplanade for summer, a smoker's room, pool and table foortball, undergroundish atmosphere) http://www.cafesoundgarden.nl/




  • The Minds ( loud smokey punk bar, underground atmosphere, until 04:00 in the weekends, 03:00 during the week) http://www.theminds.nl/


  • Meloe Melo ( smokey cosy blues bar with live music and some delicious old-school details, until 04:00 in the weekends, 03:00 during the week) http://www.maloemelo.com/




  • In de Olofspoort ( traditional Dutch brown bar specialized in liquors and genevers - the national drink -, talking café with no music, like a time-machine, until 01:30, Friday & Saturday) http://www.olofspoort.com/main.html




  • Pacific park ( big artsy-trendy dancing venue - restaurant turned club at night, free entrance, mostly rockabilly nights, until 03:00 in the weekends) http://www.pacificparc.nl/


  • Clubs: Melkweg, Paradiso, Canvas, Trouw.


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USEFUL WEBSITES

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