amsterdam
tourism
1. canal boat ride - €10 for 1 hour, €16 for 1.5 hours
2. red light district - in the evening
3. dam square
4. van goch museum - https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/
5. rijksmuseum - "the night watch" by rembrandt, "the battle of waterloo" by pieneman - https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/
6. city center walk - nine streets and jordaan to see canals
7. floating flower market- very commercial. for real flower auction go to bloemenfijling (7am aalsmeer)
8. albert cuyp market - de pijp - http://albertcuyp-markt.amsterdam/
9. vondel park - most popular park in amsterdam
10. the eye film museum - take ferry north across the 'ij - https://www.eyefilm.nl/en
11. hermitage - yes, there is another one in st petersburg - http://www.hermitage.nl/en/
12. rembrandt huis- audio guide - http://www.rembrandthuis.nl/en/
13. ajax soccer game - http://english.ajax.nl/
14. zaanse schans - windmills (45 min from amsterdam)
15. zandvoort - beach, amazingly soft sand, cold water, beautiful people (60 min from amsterdam)
16. nemo - science and technology museum - https://www.nemosciencemuseum.nl/en/
dutch food
1. fritz - fries, dutch style is with mayo or oorlog sauce
2. stroopwafel - supermarket or cafe - put on top of your coffee cup
3. bitterballen - order with beer, deep fried meat-based balls
4. herring - raw fish with onion in at street vendor (traditonally volendam)
5. stampot
6. kibbeling - fish
7. apple pie - the dutch are proud of their apple pie
restaurants
1. cannibal royal - unforgettable meat experience! bones (aka ribs) are a must €14.5, le modest steak, reservation - http://www.cannibaleroyale.nl/
2. haesjeclaes - traditional dutch food, slightly upscale - http://www.haesjeclaes.nl/
3. jacketz - wow, contemporary potatoes - http://www.jacketz.nl/en
4. food hallen - awesome food court, good for bitterballen assortment - http://foodhallen.nl/
5. the oriental palace - cantonese dimsum chinatown - http://www.oriental-city.com/
6. taj - hands down best indian in town - http://www.tajmahal-amsterdam.nl/
7. mantoe - delicious afghan food in jordaan - http://www.restaurantmantoe.nl/
8. omelegg - best omelettes in town - http://omelegg.com/
9. kilimanjaro - ethiopian - great ambiance, authentic http://kilimanjarorestaurant.nl/
10. pannenkoekenhuis upstairs - great pancakes, small, cute place, must reserve
11. casa di david - italian - http://www.casadidavid.com/
12. shabu shabu - good value all you can eat sushi chain €18-€26 per person - http://www.shabushabu.nl/
13. REM eiland - pier tower restaurant - http://www.remeiland.com/
14. donner leeman - cheap and tasty donner - http://www.leemandoner.nl/index.php
15. caldi e freddie - on-the-go italian sandwich, near dam square
16. ivy and bros - great coffee and food chill vibe in red light district - https://www.facebook.com/ivyandbros/
17. jansz - french high end - http://www.janszamsterdam.com/
18. renzo - italian take-away museumplein - http://www.renzos.nl/
night life
live music
1. bimhuis - best jazz place in europe - http://bimhuis.com/home
2. bourbon street - rock/mainstream leidseplein - http://www.bourbonstreet.nl/
3. waterhole - mainstream leidseplein - http://waterhole.nl/en/
4. the cave -heavy metal - http://www.thecave.nl/
5. concertgebouw - royal concert hall classical museumplein - https://www.concertgebouw.nl/
6. cafe alto - live jazz everyday except friday(live latin) - http://www.jazz-cafe-alto.nl/
7. boom chicago - comedy - http://www.boomchicago.nl/
clubs
1. paradiso - https://paradiso.nl/
2. sugar factory - https://www.sugarfactory.nl/
3. melkweg - top quality club - https://www.melkweg.nl/en/
4. chicago social club - mainstream - http://chicagosocialclub.nl/
5. the butcher - burgers + secret club de pijp, need password- http://the-butcher.com/socialclub/menu/
6. disco dolly - later night party - http://www.discodolly.nl/
7. winston hotel - drum'n'bass: sneaky sunday, cheeky monday (other label: 50hurtz)
8. ot301 - overtoom, alternative crowd - http://www.ot301.nl/page=site.home
9. pacific parc - westerpark, new world/funk vibe - http://www.pacificparc.nl/
10. bloemen bar - later night party - http://www.bloemenbar.nl/
bars & cafes
1. blue - city view, open till 18:30 - http://www.blue-amsterdam.nl/
2. cafe brecht - eclectic seats with beer leidseplein - http://www.cafebrecht.nl/
3. cafe cox - dance bar leidseplein
4. lux - trendy bar leidseplein - http://weberlux.nl/
5. waterkant - local waterfront scene - http://www.waterkantamsterdam.nl/nl/index.html
6. hanneke’s boom - waterfront summer time - http://www.hannekesboom.nl/
7. cafe gollem - massive beer collection - http://cafegollem.nl/
8. whiskey cafe l&b - stocks over 1,400 whiskeys - http://www.whiskyproeverijen.nl/
9. door 74 - speakeasy bar, reguliersdwarsstraat, reservation only - http://www.door-74.com/
10. cafe americain - old school cafe, leidseplein - http://www.cafeamericain.nl/
11. coffee and coconuts - great ambiance, de pijp - http://www.ctamsterdam.nl/
coffeeshops
1. barneys farm - best in town, cannabis cup winners - https://www.barneysfarm.com/
2. dampkring - cool psychodelic ambiance - http://dampkring-coffeeshop-amsterdam.nl/
3. cafe syberie - great tea selection and chill ambiance - http://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/siberie/menus/siberie.html
4. de tweede kamer - low key - https://www.tweedekamer.nl/
other
http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/ - good for events, tourism ideas etc
http://www.yourlittleblackbook.me/ - travel guide
http://www.thuisbezorgd.nl/ - popular take away (food) site
https://www.residentadvisor.net/events.aspx - events and dj reviews
http://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/information/prostitution-in-holland/