Guidebook to experience Amsterdam as a local

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Guidebook to experience Amsterdam as a local

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice an cosy café to hang around by day or if you want to have a good glass of wine in the evening. Its situated next to the entrance of the Vondelpark, so it's a perfect place to sit down after a walk in the park.
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Café Schinkelhaven
126 Amstelveenseweg
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Nice an cosy café to hang around by day or if you want to have a good glass of wine in the evening. Its situated next to the entrance of the Vondelpark, so it's a perfect place to sit down after a walk in the park.
Best café! . Run by lovely people and lot of musicians go there. Open mic night on Tuesdays.
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Café De Koe
381 Marnixstraat
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Best café! . Run by lovely people and lot of musicians go there. Open mic night on Tuesdays.
you'll find a lot of tourists at Leidseplein, you can go to the Irish pub or go to one of the clubs situated there. Naturally a locals we almost never go there, but maybe you'll like it :)
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Leidseplein
Leidseplein
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you'll find a lot of tourists at Leidseplein, you can go to the Irish pub or go to one of the clubs situated there. Naturally a locals we almost never go there, but maybe you'll like it :)
on Friday nights they have very nice dance nights. Not Clubby, but old school 70s music played from vinyl records. Check their Facebook for events.
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De Nieuwe Anita
111 Frederik Hendrikstraat
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on Friday nights they have very nice dance nights. Not Clubby, but old school 70s music played from vinyl records. Check their Facebook for events.
Best coffee, 1 minute walk from my lovely apartment in Amsterdam East.
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Coffee Bru
14 Beukenplein
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Best coffee, 1 minute walk from my lovely apartment in Amsterdam East.

Food Scene

no explanation needed. Best coffee in town.
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Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
112 Kinkerstraat
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no explanation needed. Best coffee in town.
simple but good food in a casual setting. the place is run by Students from the UVA.
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Cultureel Eetcafé 'Skek
4-8 Zeedijk
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simple but good food in a casual setting. the place is run by Students from the UVA.
if you're into good gin tonics and fresh mussels and Oysters.
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Mossel & Gin
12 Gosschalklaan
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if you're into good gin tonics and fresh mussels and Oysters.
Good place for a coffee during the day or a cocktail during the night. They have good finger food as well.
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bar Bukowski
10 Oosterpark
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Good place for a coffee during the day or a cocktail during the night. They have good finger food as well.

Arts & Culture

biggest and most beautiful music venue of this city. check their website to see which bands are playing
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Paradiso
6-8 Weteringschans
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biggest and most beautiful music venue of this city. check their website to see which bands are playing

Entertainment & Activities

very beautiful old cinema. if you decide to go and see a movie, please avoid the big cinema's and give this place a shot, it's really cosy.
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The Movies
159 - 163 Haarlemmerdijk
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very beautiful old cinema. if you decide to go and see a movie, please avoid the big cinema's and give this place a shot, it's really cosy.
very touristic, but very nice. take the free ferry to Amsterdam North, climb the Adam Tower and watch the nice views.
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A'dam Lookout
5 Overhoeksplein
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very touristic, but very nice. take the free ferry to Amsterdam North, climb the Adam Tower and watch the nice views.
Nice small privately run cinema. It's 15 minutes walking from my place or can be reached through public transportation.
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Filmtheater Kriterion
170 Roetersstraat
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Nice small privately run cinema. It's 15 minutes walking from my place or can be reached through public transportation.

Shopping

vintage shop, with very nice vintage clothing. also Waterlooplein has a vintage market.
Kiloshop Waterlooplein
158 Jodenbreestraat
vintage shop, with very nice vintage clothing. also Waterlooplein has a vintage market.

Essentials

Nice park to hang around on hot days. it's less crowded than the Vondelpark.
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Rembrandtparken
Postjesweg
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Nice park to hang around on hot days. it's less crowded than the Vondelpark.