Guidebook for Haarlem & Amsterdam
Drinks & Nightlife
The Louisiana
21 ZijlstraatHAARLEM Cocktails & Fish on a 20 meter walk from the house
Floryn
23 Grote Markt HAARLEM
Volkshotel
150 WibautstraatAMSTERDAM Rooftop & Hot tubs
AMSTERDAM For good wheater. Take a free ferry from the central station to the NDSM terrain. Can also eat (vegatarian) here
1052 locals recommend
Pllek
59 T.T. NeveritawegAMSTERDAM For good wheater. Take a free ferry from the central station to the NDSM terrain. Can also eat (vegatarian) here
AMSTERDAM For good wheater. Take a free ferry from the central station to the NDSM terrain. Can also eat here
489 locals recommend
Noorderlicht Café
102 NDSM-PleinAMSTERDAM For good wheater. Take a free ferry from the central station to the NDSM terrain. Can also eat here
AMSTERDAM Nice Bar in district Oost. Can go there after eating in Botanique for example
549 locals recommend
bar Bukowski
10 OosterparkAMSTERDAM Nice Bar in district Oost. Can go there after eating in Botanique for example
AMSTERDAM Nice Restaurant/Bar in the North. Directly across the water at the Central Station. Take a free ferry (takes 3 min) from the Central Station to Buiksloterweg and you're there. Open from 11:00 on.
322 locals recommend
Tolhuistuin
2 IJpromenadeAMSTERDAM Nice Restaurant/Bar in the North. Directly across the water at the Central Station. Take a free ferry (takes 3 min) from the Central Station to Buiksloterweg and you're there. Open from 11:00 on.
Food Scene
HAARLEM Small family restaurant, two blocks away. Wednesday till Sunday. Will close on the 3rd of September
9 locals recommend
Trattoria Complimenti
HAARLEM Small family restaurant, two blocks away. Wednesday till Sunday. Will close on the 3rd of September
Dessertbar
4 Warmoesstraat HAARLEM Name says it all; lot of deserts
DeDAKKAS
1A De WitstraatHAARLEM Rooftop-restaurant
AMSTERDAM Mid-class restaurant next to the Artis Zoo. Kind of the same atmosphere as the airbnb (Ok, a bit more luxorious)
224 locals recommend
De Plantage
36 Plantage KerklaanAMSTERDAM Mid-class restaurant next to the Artis Zoo. Kind of the same atmosphere as the airbnb (Ok, a bit more luxorious)
AMSTERDAM Nice Mid-range restaurant with jungle theme in the East district (Near station Muiderpoort). Look out for the Flamingo
141 locals recommend
Bar Botanique
581 Eerste Van SwindenstraatAMSTERDAM Nice Mid-range restaurant with jungle theme in the East district (Near station Muiderpoort). Look out for the Flamingo
AMSTERDAM Semi-fancy ('Hipster-Chique?') restaurant in the North (a bit harder to reach).
410 locals recommend
Hotel De Goudfazant
30 AambeeldstraatAMSTERDAM Semi-fancy ('Hipster-Chique?') restaurant in the North (a bit harder to reach).
AMSTERDAM Local restaurant in the East District (* google Marius Gottlieb, he used to be an actor in a Dutch tv-show, now he works there as a waiter)
23 locals recommend
Restaurant Entrepot
8 EntrepotdokAMSTERDAM Local restaurant in the East District (* google Marius Gottlieb, he used to be an actor in a Dutch tv-show, now he works there as a waiter)
AMSTERDAM Japanese soup. Kind of cheap, really small restaurant. Not possible to do a reservation, go there and get on the list. (And my sister works there, sometimes)
58 locals recommend
Fou Fow Ramen
2A ElandsgrachtAMSTERDAM Japanese soup. Kind of cheap, really small restaurant. Not possible to do a reservation, go there and get on the list. (And my sister works there, sometimes)
Entertainment & Activities
Filmtheater Kriterion
170 RoetersstraatCinema/Bar run by Students
Arts & Culture
AMSTERDAM Old church, now - a beautiful - concertvenue. Check paradiso.nl for the agenda
937 locals recommend
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansAMSTERDAM Old church, now - a beautiful - concertvenue. Check paradiso.nl for the agenda
Shopping
Won Hundred Store Amsterdam
47 RaadhuisstraatAMSTERDAM Danish (expensive) fashion
The Pelican Studio
35 RaadhuisstraatAMSTERDAM Conceptstore next to Won Hundred