Amsterdam Apps for the Busy, Sophisticated Traveler CITI PRESENTS LUXE CITY GUIDES
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Citi PrestigeSM The cult pocket city guides and mobile Amsterdam apps for the busy, sophisticated traveler CITI PRESENTS LUXE CITY GUIDES www.luxecityguides.com FLAT, COMPACT, AND At once formal yet liberal, the city beyond the city centre and you will be EASILY WALKABLE, THE beckons with its vibrant but laidback rewarded with lush parks and true Dutch STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL Dam Square, dazzling Canal Ring, and hospitality. So saddle up and pedal hard! CITY OF AMSTERDAM arty, gentrified Jordaan. It’s easy to get AMAZES WITH ITS lost along the labyrinthine canals, the METROPOLIS HEAD cycleways with their steady stream of AND VILLAGE HEART. bikes and pedestrians, and the artisanal boutiques and markets, but find yourself P1 / LUXE AMSTERDAM Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Fab vs. Drab LUXE Itineraries Citi PrestigeSM Blah blah • Weather-wise, May-Sep is the best • Buy a 1-4 day pass for unlimited • A café is for coffee, a coffeeshop is time to visit, the glorious outdoors tram, bus and metro rides. Check for marijuana. is in full swing, though so are in and check out EVERY time the hordes. you board/exit. • International code for Netherlands is +31; Amsterdam landlines begin • Winter can be chilly, grey and • Most shops close Sun and Mon am, with 020, most mobiles begin drizzly, but crowd-free. but open late Thu. with 06. • AMS Airport to city 20 mins / €45 • Thu/Fri best nights out, Sat can be • In emergencies, call 112. by cab. Train 20 mins / €4. vile, quiet other days. • Just about everyone speaks English • Service levels can be woeful and well, and often. tipping is not required. Though 5-10%, left as cash, is nice when it’s good. • Best place to get a taxi is at stands but can be a lottery. Beware of scams, especially around • Most restaurants offer value set Centraal Station. menus on top of à la carte. • Trams are easy, regular and cover • Several establishments don’t accept most of the city. Buy tickets on- credit cards, and some don’t even board or at ticket machines; trip except cash, though most take PIN/ planner at www.gvb.nl ATM cards. P2 / LUXE AMSTERDAM Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Fab vs. Drab LUXE Itineraries Citi PrestigeSM LUXE INSIDER Esther Coppoolse / FASHION DIRECTOR Esther Coppoolse is fashion director at ELLE Netherlands. Over the past decade she has brought style to the casual view of the Dutch, and also introduced the ELLE Style Awards as a stylist platform to Holland. Esther was also the brain behind pop-up concept store ‘little black boutique’ and the founder of ‘CLUB 14 A’, a small but charming creative community/label in Amsterdam. www.elle.nl P3 / LUXE AMSTERDAM Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Fab vs. Drab LUXE Itineraries Citi PrestigeSM LUXE INSIDER Esther Coppoolse / FASHION DIRECTOR 1) WHAT’S THE ONE They serve great tasting dishes where there’s a market brocantes THING EVERY VISITOR TO from local farmers (I love their and biological food every Monday AMSTERDAM MUST DO steaks) in a raw and industrial but morning and Saturday. Then you walk AND WHY? cosy atmosphere. over one of the canals to De Negen Straatjes, which is a very dynamic www.wildezwijnen.com s h o p p i n g a rea w i t h a c rea t i ve m i x Hire a bike or a boat. It is great to see of people and places. the city from the canals, or to bike along like the locals. Amsterdam feels like a village. 4) PONT 13 7) WHAT ARE YOUR THREE Is a restaurant situated in an old FAVORITE SHOPS IN ferry. The view over the water and old AMSTERDAM? WHAT DO 2) WHERE CAN YOU BE harbor is beautiful and romantic. If FOUND ON A SATURDAY OR the weather is good you have to book YOU LOVE ABOUT THEM? SUNDAY MORNING? a table outside. Their fish dishes are Lock, Stock and Barrel is a multi brand simple and good. boutique, mid segment labels, with a In the Westerpark (Westergas fabriek). www.pont13.nl Scandinavian/French authentic style. This is the best park in Amsterdam – SPRMRKT for fashion, interior, books, full of nature, but also cultural events. Great coffee places like Bakker Baard music and art. This exciting concept store is a raw essential place in the and De Bakkerswinkel, and very nice 5) LE RESTAURANT Amsterdam scene. Azzuro Due is a restaurants like Proef and Rainarai, plus there is a lot of space to have deliciously decorated shop for fashion Is very charming and so perfect a picnic and for children and dogs lovers and great for high-end labels. that it’s difficult what to say. Please to run around. book a table as soon as you can www.lockstockbarrel.nl www.bakkerbaard.com and be surprised by the talented www.sprmrkt.nl www.debakkerswinkel.nl French style kitchen and elegant but www.azzurrofashiongroup.nl www.proefamsterdam.nl cool atmosphere. www.rainarai.nl www.lerestaurant.nl 3) WHAT ARE 3 OF YOUR 6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FAVORITE RESTAURANTS NEIGHBORHOOD TO VISIT IN AMSTERDAM AND WHY? FOR A DAY OF SHOPPING? WHAT DISHES DO YOU ORDER AT THESE PLACES? You should start at Haarlemmerstraat, a great street for all different Wilde Zwijnen is a relaxed restaurant boutiques and independent shops. in the east of Amsterdam. Then you go to Noordermarkt, P4 / LUXE AMSTERDAM Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Fab vs. Drab LUXE Itineraries Citi PrestigeSM LUXE Loves DE KAS Dining Locavore lovers flock to this stunning nursery and glasshouse restaurant situated in the middle of Frankendael Park, which serves solely organic, locally sourced and homegrown fare. Leave the growing to the green- thumbed owner, and exchange that garden rake for a knife and fork. RON BLAAUW DE KAS NEL Dining Dining Dining Relocating closer to the heart of Locavore lovers flock to this stunning While the simple comfort food menu Amsterdam and winning his second nursery and glasshouse restaurant and service can be a tad hit or miss, Michelin star has placed Ron Blaauw at situated in the middle of Frankendael it’s all about Nel’s happening terrace the very forefront of neo-Dutch cuisine. Park, which serves solely organic, overlooking the Prinsengracht canal. His molecular gastronomic delights are locally sourced and homegrown fare. Check ahead for the varied live jazz, stylistically presented in a procession Leave the growing to the green- music or dance performances that of bite-sized palate-pleasers. thumbed owner, and exchange that keep this pretty C.17th wooden garden rake for a knife and fork. ex-church busy and buzzy. Sophialaan 55 / Old South / +31 20 496 1943 Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3 / East / Amstelved 12 / Canal Ring / +31 20 462 4562 +31 20 626 1199 www.ronblaauw.nl www.restaurantdekas.nl www.nelamstelveld.nl P5 / LUXE AMSTERDAM Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Fab vs. Drab LUXE Itineraries Citi PrestigeSM LUXE Loves DE BAKKERSWINKEL LION NOIR DOOR 74 Dining Dining Dining Breads, cakes, flans, and tarts as far Movers and shakers flock to this kooky, The mysterious location that’s only as the eye can see. De Bakkerswinkel low-lit, curio-filled hotspot featuring divulged upon reservation definitely is an unmissable treat of freshly baked a delicious menu of French favorites. ups the ante of this exclusive lounge goods and homemade preserves. Eat Can’t get a reservation? No matter. for those in the know, but don’t worry, in or take out, but whatever you do, Console yourself at the bar, where the your concierge will get you in if you don’t miss the delectable homemade cocktails are classic and the small plates didn’t book ahead. The creative, jam and scones. range includes oysters seasonal cocktails are arguably and goose rillettes. the best in town. Zeedijk 37 / Centre / + branches / +31 20 489 8000 Reguliersdwarsstraat 28 / Centre / Canal Ring / www.debakkerswinkel.com +31 20 627 6603 +31 6 3404 5122 www.lionnior.nl www.door-74.nl FROZEN FOUNTAIN Shopping THE OTHERIST VAN RAVENSTEIN Shopping Shopping Contemporary furniture and décor jackpot with top designers A wonderfully eclectic shop of curios, The last word in ‘it’ Low Lands fashion from Netherlands’ art academies botanics, mounted insects, ceramics designers, from Holland’s own Michael and beyond, featuring bespoke and artisanal knits, soaps, stationary, van der Ham to Belgium’s Walter Van commissioned pieces and permanent yarn and more. If you’ve ever yearned Beirendonck, as well as international collections from internationally for a ‘vegan’ cardboard human skull, favorites like Bernhard Willhelme. renowned talents like Piet Hein Eek or a porcelain skunk cranium with 16k Browse through the handy eCatalogue and Tom Dixon. gold teeth, now is your chance to get then pop in and model the designer your hands on it. garments yourself. Prinsengracht 645 / Canal Ring / +31 20 622 9375 Leliegracht 6 / Jordaan / Keizersgracht 359 / 9 Streets / www.frozenfountain.nl +31 20 320 0420 +31 20 639 0067 www.otherist.com www.van-ravenstein.nl P6 / LUXE AMSTERDAM Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Fab vs. Drab LUXE Itineraries Citi PrestigeSM LUXE Loves HERMITAGE AMSTERDAM NOORDERMARKT THE DYLAN Activities Activities Accommodation It was a charitable home for elderly Gourmands make a beeline for A range of contemporary room women for 324 years, but the Noordermarkt every Monday for designs, perfect canal position, beautiful C.17th Amstelhof now houses its organic farm fresh produce and sophisticated lounge, comely permanent and temporary exhibits welcoming vendors, and then again courtyard, Michelin-starred neo-Dutch from the incredible vaults of the St.