This was the first place I ate in Amsterdam and it was quite good! Our AirBnB host recommended it…read moreto us, and my fiancé and I were both quite pleased. The yellow sauce on the table is SUPER hot, though, so be warned! (this is coming from a Cajun, mind you.) I had the duck, which was scrumptious, and my fiancé had a yellow curry with pancakes. The pancakes were similar to Ethiopian-style "bread", and quite good with the curry (perfect for sopping it up). I highly recommend this place! Also, the waiter spoke plenty of English, and the menu was also available in English, so no worries there!

Every neighbourhood needs a quick, cheap, Asian eatery and this is mine. I picked up some nasi veda…read more(vegetable fried rice) and spekkoek (spiced Indonesian layer cake) for €7.50 and in less than ten minutes. There are about a gazillion things on the menu, they offer delivery, and the guys on the cash register speak English. Not exactly the most amazing food, but for what it is, Sweet Asia hits the spot. Also, don't say you weren't warned about the spicy sauces. They will burn you.

Although the market has lost some of its charm in the neighborhood, I still enjoyed visiting the…read moremarket. My favorite was enjoying the tasty food. I enjoyed a delicious Bara sandwich for the first time. It's a must try if you happen to visit the market. I also loved how the market is right in the middle of all these interesting shops, which is also worth visiting. The best time to go is probably on a Thursday,Friday, Or Saturday, then you have a choice of browsing through the market or shops , which is located right next to one another. Dapper Market is located in one of Amsterdams most diverse and friendly communities.

A great market with everything from fashion to ethnic wear and loads of fresh food shops from…read moreIndia, Middle East, Turkey and Suriname etc. Loads of people out shopping for their groceries and fresh produce and there are plenty of shops in the area that sell ingredients, baked goods and sweets from many countries. A great walk and browse option on a Saturday :-)

Great store.... Just wanted people to know that we went…read moretoday and it is no longer a cafe

Came to poke around the store, then ended up loving the food. The food and coffee earn this place a…read morehigh rating. The store will give you plenty to take interest in as well.

OCHA was kind of a last minute decision and would not have made my top 20 list if I didn't have…read moreanother option. It was however, pretty interesting walking in. You immediately think you are another city then in Amsterdam. The staff was extremely friendly and had a very good attitude with us arriving so late. Being a group that enjoys family style, we needed Ho ordering a hodge of food. I will say the group favorite was the curry. This was everyone's vote but my own. I personally liked the chicken lo mein. It definitely shined over the mall Chinese food I had a few weeks ago. The Thai was my second favorite and it was a second favorite for the table as well. Very flavorful with a good hot and sweet vibe with the additional compliments available. I would go here again if it was the only thing open. Nothing was WOW... - Forever Foodie- Ela

This is a not so impressive looking eatery with very little space to move when you are not seated…read more The food, is very good so that makes everything alright! I don't know much about Thai food but I do know that the two times that I came here and the different things that I ordered, were all very delicious! I really liked the coconut cream soup with the mushrooms. I love mushrooms and I love anything coconut so why would I not love this?! This place is not very expensive so just go here and try it out. You really won't regret it! Although it's not expensive, you might be tempted to keep ordering more... I know I was! That's always a good sign, I'd say.

Diner Wok Buffet. Here you can eat as much as you like for euro 18.50, (Fridays, Saturdays and…read moreholidays euro 19,50). You can choose from a buffet with seafood, meat and vegetables. Put the ingredients on a plate and have them prepared in a few minutes with a variety of sauces. There is also a hot buffet with Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian food. You have a choice of starters and desserts. If you have never experienced this before ,I'd suggest you to give it a try. You might like it. At least I did :). However you are not expected to irresponsibly waste food, in that case the management may consider to charge you extra. Obviously.

Don't be surprised if a kitty cat jumps on your lap at Café Walem. It's the resident house cat and…read morenot shy at all. In Amsterdam it is common for cafes to have house cats. They are harmless, unless you are allergic of course. Café Walem is a really nice upscale casual restaurant along the canal on Keizersgracht. The décor is a little modern. We walked in without reservations and got a table easily. Service here is friendly and very lax. Don't eat here if you are in a rush. We started with the rocket carpaccio salad. It was fantastic. Very fresh tasting and lots of beef. Then, a Black Angus burger for him and beef entrecote for me. It was a protein and refuel day for us. The burger was piled high. It's definitely one you have to smash down and cut in half to eat. The steak was hefty, juicy, and delicious. It had the right amount of seasoning and the béarnaise sauce was the perfect addition to make it extra special. The vegetables it came with were buttery and had just enough snap. They were not overcooked. For dessert I opted for a simple pear Festini ice pop. Even if it had been in the freezer for awhile (ice crystals be damned) it was still very refreshing. Café Walem seems like a nice neighborhood café. There were plenty of solo diners and a few friends gathering over salads and drinks. Cheers! ***** Wees niet verbaasd als een kitty kat springt op je schoot in Cafe Walem. Het is de bewoner huiskat en niet verlegen helemaal. In Amsterdam is het gebruikelijk voor cafes om huiskatten te hebben. Ze zijn onschuldig, tenzij je allergisch bent natuurlijk zijn. Cafe Walem is een heel mooi chique informele restaurant langs het kanaal op de Keizersgracht. De inrichting is een beetje modern. We liepen in zonder reserveringen en kregen een tafel gemakkelijk. Service is vriendelijk en zeer laks. Eet niet hier als je gehaast bent. We zijn begonnen met de raket carpaccio salade. Het was fantastisch. Zeer vers wijnproeven en veel vlees. Dan, een Black Angus hamburger voor hem en rundvlees entrecote voor mij. Het was een eiwit en tanken dag voor ons. De hamburger was hoog opgestapeld. Het is zeker een moet je breken naar beneden en in tweeën gesneden te eten. De steak was fors, sappig en lekker. Het had de juiste hoeveelheid kruiden en de bearnaisesaus was de perfecte aanvulling om het extra speciaal te maken. De groenten kwam het met waren boterachtige en had net genoeg snap. Ze waren niet gaar. Voor het dessert koos ik voor een eenvoudige peer Festini ijs pop. Zelfs als het in de vriezer was geweest voor een tijdje (ijskristallen worden verdoemd) was het nog steeds erg verfrissend. Cafe Walem lijkt een leuke buurt cafe. Er waren tal van individuele diners en een paar vrienden samen boven salades en drankjes.

This is our second living room. We come here since 1985. We spend a lot of time here. Know the…read moreowners and all the staff. Usually for sunday brunch, but sometimes other days as well. Their terrace is great with nice weather! Love the crowd here. A lot of people from the area, but also a few tourist and people from outside Amsterdam who meet here. Very relaxing atmosphere. Try the juice with beetroot and ginger and the sandwich carpaccio, or grilled vegetables with goat cheese, or hot chicken. Their latte macciato is one of the best in town!

This is the Costco of the Netherlands…read more You can only enter Makro with a Makro card by scanning the card at the entrance. You're officially allowed to bring along one guest who's not a member. So how do you get a Makro card? If you have a KvK number, Chamber of Commerce number, then you can apply for one for free. At Makro they list everything excluding VAT and under that, in small print, the actual price you'd have to pay. When you do the taxes for your business every quarter, you can apply for a tax rebate on all your purchases (at Makro). Don't have a KvK number? Don't feel too bad. This place is HUGE, yes, but is it really cheaper? Mehh. Most, not all but most, of the things they sell are not (much) cheaper than online shops and/or some actual shops. What is interesting however is the array of food products they have. Lots of options you normally wouldn't see at your regular supermarket. What's even more interesting is that the Makro gas station outside is accessible to everybody, i.e. no card required, and they are open 24/7. In addition to that it is one of the cheapest gas stations in Amsterdam. So if you're visiting Wah Nam Hong across the gas station or the Arena nearby, I highly recommend you fuel up here.

This is a pretty good store for specialty food, baking ingredients, canned food, bottled drinks,…read morecleaning products, some electronics, kitchen tools and office stuff. They also have a lot more like a lot of kinds of cheeses and a lot of types of meat that you cannot find anywhere else. The vegetables aren't that trustworthy (I like my vegetables and fruit to be very fresh) and sometimes they're good sometimes, they aren't. Same thing goes for the fruit. In the refrigerated part, you can find a lot of cooking creams and milk, tubs of yogurt and types of butter so that's good. My favorite part are the teas (they have a lot of kinds and boxes) and the Asian/Italian part with all the All the spices and stuff. it's free grades to find some products that you can't find anywhere else in the city, but I do think that a lot of stuff there is very overpriced. So I only go there when I absolutely need to. Upstairs you can find clothing, shoes (yay for cheap socks), electronics and office stuff. I would not buy from their cheap electronic brands, especially for kitchen stuff. Like brands you have never really heard before, because they are horrible and I have had bad a experience with it. So there's a tip. A bad thing is that there always seems to be mice everywhere. I cannot leave the store without at least seeing one mice once. So I always check if the packages of the products that I'm buying are open or something. Overall it is a great place for me to go buy baking products and kitchen tools, and professional cleaning products and specific thing you might need for the house. My boyfriend also loves going there to buy car cleaning and car related stuff. Just remember you have to be a member to the shop there, and you need to own a business to have a card. But if you don't have that and you know someone who has a makro card, they can take you there as a guest shopper.

Lovely! One of my…read morefavourites streets in the city! It starts right at rembrandtplein, so you can't miss it if you are around. That is one of the things I love the most about Amsterdam: there aren't shopping malls, but there are "streets" full of their own personality and shops. The street is filled with some great little cafés, original and cute stores (boutiques) carrying clothing, and other awesome stuff. This is the home of Concerto (major music store). The street is so pretty, and even if you are not in the mood for shopping, you can always be in the mood for pretty sight-seeing!

This is actually referring to the whole street. It's pretty cool. There are a bunch of restaurants…read moreand cool bars. It's a save bet when you don't have a specific place to go. Just come by this street and pick a place. They are mostly cool.