Amsterdam tips

[tiger_blurp]

For Surinamese eats, I highly recommend Warung Spang Makandra for Javanese style (more Asian influenced) and Riaz for awesome rotis.





Warung Spang Makandra


http://www.spangmakandra.nl/


Gerard Doustraat 39


- near the Albert Cuyp Market, which is a really cool street market worth checking out in and of itself





Riaz


http://riaz.nl


Bilderdijkstraat 193


- in Oud West. I seriously love the shit out of their rotis, man. So good.

 

[JimBeam]

nzshadow said:http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/City_Guide/C160/




ah, fantastic!


for some reason, i didn't see it when i zoomed in on the map yesterday.





thanks everyone for the great suggestions. i'm pretty excited about this trip-- haven't had a vacation in just about three years.





and yes, i've already got a bike trip on lockdown-- one of those 5 hour through the countryside, to a cheese farm, go get your name carved in some wooden shoes, stop for a picnic near a big windmill things. yeah, it's touristy, but i'm amped on it.


since it's a fairly small city, i also would like to rent a bike for a few hours and just get lost a bit for one of the days i'm there. i find that those sort of excursions lead to the most memorable vacation experiences.





van gough museum is a definite stop. not so sure about anne frank though-- that line is incredibly long, from what i hear.





if any locals are down for a drink or three, i'm all game. i will have somewhat limited internet access (i'll basically be limited to a kindle fire at the hotel), but a PM will get you an email/phone number for texts. voice rates are pffffft.





all of the restaurant suggestions, both casual and yuppie, are awesome. i'll be looking through menus and making reservations in the near future.





thanks again, strut. i don't check in as much as i used to, but this place has never let me down w/ the travel tips!

 

[llmod1]

Meep said:Abyssinia is good for Ethiopian food: http://www.abyssinia.nl/





Noorderlicht Cafe is pretty uniquely situated, though not exactly a culinary highlight but it's a great way to wind down http://www.noorderlichtcafe.nl/





*edit* also, de Bakkerswinkel is great for lunch http://www.debakkerswinkel.nl/amsterdam-centrum




Agree completely with the Ethiopian recommendation! Never tried the cuisine before but loved it. They also played Mulatu all night!!

 

[Horseleech]

JimBeam said:van gough museum is a definite stop. not so sure about anne frank though-- that line is incredibly long, from what i hear.




Can't recommend the Van Gogh museum strongly enough. I didn't even like him when I went to Amsterdam, but I was traveling with my girlfriend and she was going for her Ph.D in art history, so I had no choice. I had only seen crappy repros of Starry Night and was not impressed.





Seeing these paintings in real life blew me away - it was like they were alive and in motion. We stayed for hours and I couldn't get enough of them. As a bonus, the top floor had a Klimt exhibit going - mind blown again!





Sorry I don't have more recs - I was last there in the 80's. Except tread lightly w/ the hash chocolates!

 

[tripledouble]

gonna be there for three days next month, end of july.


anyone have lodging recommendations?


ive been to the Dam numerous times for short visits, but ive never ventured outside of the city.


any recommendations of daytrips or overnights in greater Holland?





peace peace thanks thanks





and of course if anyone is gonna be up there, give a holler. i'll be hanging with a crazy hockey announcer from Finland!

 

[OptimusLime]

Anyone coming to the Dam we're renting out our place through airbnb.





Check it:





http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/420724





We're away all of July, so the house is available then.

 

[tripledouble]

yo optimus, pm sent!

 

[sabadabada]

There is a big yellow wooden shoe in front of a store somewhere that you can sit inside and have your friends take your picture.