Amsterdam – where to eat, drink & shop:
Here’s our guide to the top eating, drinking and shopping spots of Amsterdam:
Head to the Leidseplain area of Amsterdam where there are lots of cafes, restaurants and bars to enjoy a meal al fresco, as colourful buskers and jugglers entertain you!
It’s also worth popping down to Amsterdam’s Rembrandtplein region for a drink while indulging in some serious people watching.
Of course, Amsterdam is well known for its liberal attitudes towards the use of cannabis and there are many coffee shops throughout the city where the smoking of cannabis is permitted. If you’re curious then check one out but they’re really not everyone’s cup of tea!
For the beer lovers well Heineken, Amstel, Dommelsch and Bavaria are all Dutch brewed and are served in practically all of the bars in Amsterdam. If you’re particularly in love with your lager then get yourself to the Heineken Experience at Stadhouderskade 78 in Amsterdam to see how its made and to sample the finished product!
Amsterdam is a great place for the shop-aholic with the stores and boutiques that line the canals offering a fantastic choice of great value products. You’ll find all the top brands here along with more locally renowned favourites that may offer infinitely better value for money.
Take a stroll around the pedestrianised Nieuwedjik-Kalverstraat area of Amsterdam with over 1km devoted purely to retail outlets – there’s a strong emphasis on clothing, music stores, gift and souvenir shops, sportswear, shoes, and perfumes.
And running just off Dam Square is the Damrak and Rokin parts of Amsterdam offering quirky souvenir shops alongside high street department stores. Of course if you really want to send your credit card bill soaring, visit the Museum Quarter where the stylish stores of Gucci, Cartier and many more leading names will be vying for your Euro’s!
If the weather is proving unfriendly then head for one of Amsterdam’s many indoor malls – Magna Plaza, just off Dam Square and Kalvertoren on the Kalverstraat are notable options.
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