what are your amsterdam recs? parks, bike rides, bookstores, architecture, museums, secrets, moments, land art, playgrounds, shops, food, bars?

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Stefanie Wardrep · Answer

Café Twee Prinsen: Lovely cafe and wine bar. Cozy inside and lovely canal side seating. I went multiple times. Lots of other fun spots in the same area.

Emily · Answer

grey area: even if you don’t partake, there is food & coffee, and it’s just fun to visit!

Emily · Answer

Amsterdam Tulip Museum: A sweet little stop, especially if you aren’t there during the tulip festival but need your tulip fix. The centuries-old botanical art is beautiful, and there’s a specific section for bulbs that are approved for travel back to the us.

Emily · Answer

amsterdam cheese museum: Cheese. Samples.

Juliana · Answer

the sex worker union walking tour: learn about amsterdam and the red light district from current and/or former sex workers

Juliana · Answer

winkel amsterdam: the best apple cake (and i'm not a baked fruit person). the coffee. the people watching.

E Noll · Answer

Sebi Boat Tours: Such a lovely tour! They are a locally owned, small business ✨

pairofgeese · Answer

Van Stapele Koekmakerij: you’ll see a line outside this bakery that only makes one type of cookie, and you may ask yourself, ‘is this really worth queuing up for’? yes, the answer is a resounding yes. we went back the next day to buy a whole tin of them. a friend took a detour in the netherlands just to have these cookies again.

also recommend renting bikes and getting the ferry to noord and riding around like a local and getting some food and drink by the water.

also the lord of the attic museum was cool and teaches an interesting bit of history. i won’t drone on, it’s an incredible city to explore. have fun!

Chiara · Answer

Restaurant Blauw: Amsterdam has a very strong Indonesian community and I highly recommend getting a Rijsttafel (rice platter meal composed of many different dishes) while you’re there! I enjoyed this spot a LOT but I’m not an expert and would defer to someone local for the best place 😉 my other Amsterdam recs: I really liked taking a wine and cheese boat tour and also visiting Tony’s Chocolonely headquarters.