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- New Starbucks-like coffee place Greendayz -
Recently we discovered a new coffee place behind de Bijenkorf and next to the Condomerie in the Warmoesstraat. It’s called Greendayz and a bit like the Starbucks. They have different kinds of coffee and coffee specialties and also their own version of the frappuccino. They also have prepacked sandwiches and pastries and other kinds of […]
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- Kitchen is the new La Ruche at De Bijenkorf -
De Bijenkorf in Amsterdam is busy refurbishing some things and among those was the restaurant. It used to be called La Ruche and be located on the second floor. But now it has been renamed Kitchen and it’s located on the top floor, in the roof. Now the top floor of De Bijenkorf has always […]
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- Koffiehuis De Hoek, a typical Dutch place -
Koffiehuis De Hoek is located behind Dam square in one of the older parts of Amsterdam called De Jordaan. It’s a typical place of which you would find a lot in this area in the old days. Is has the typical wooden tables and chairs and lots of pictures and kitsch decoration. And the table […]
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- Home made pastries at Quattro Gatti -
First of all happy new year to everybody! This is the first posting of 2008 Quattro Gatti (four cats) is the first new place I visited in the new year. When I met my friend we didn’t know where to go yet, so we biked into the Jordaan. My friend saw a new place […]
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- Having a coffee at Van Harte -
After fleeing Bakker Nel, we went to a place we passed in the same street called Van Harte. It looked more inviting than Bakker Nel, so we decided to have a coffee here. The place was quite busy, but the crowd looked a bit wannabe trendy, so you have been warned.
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- Supermarket sandwich at Bakker Nel -
Bakker Nel (Nel’s Bakery) in one of the Nine Streets just of Dam square, and has the same concept as the other Bakery shops popping up in Amsterdam, like Bakker Bertram and het Vlaamsch Broodhuys. Basicly they are a bakery selling loafs of bread and pastries and they have a few tables in the […]
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- Self service at La Ruche -
La Ruche is the self service restaurant of the department store De Bijenkorf on Dam square. It’s kind of the same concept as La Place of V&D with the same products. Maybe the assortment is a bit smaller here than at La Place (no chickens with curry sauce or salad buffet). Anyway this is a […]
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- Busy day at Bakker Bertram -
Today is a hot day in Amsterdam. I was surprised by it, because I left my house in my winterjacket. That was not a good idea Anyway after meeting my friend and thinking were we could go, we decided to go to Bertram & Brood in de Negen Straatjes (the Nine Streets is a area in […]
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- Cafe Ristretto with expensive juice -
In the Magna Plaza behind the Dam on the top floor, there is Cafe Ristretto. It’s an amazing location in the old postal office. If you can get a table at the balcony side, you have a view over the whole Magna Plaza. We went here just to have a drink. It was a good […]
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- Having a scone at Sissy Boy Homeland -
After waiting 15 minutes for my friend to arrive in Dam square while chatting to a girl who wanted for me to become a sponsor for Stop Aids Now, my friend called me on my cell. “Where are you?” -”I am in Dam square in front of De Bijenkorf, where are you?” -”I am in […]
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- Guide to Amsterdam -
Maybe you are somewhere in the world and you think to yourself: “Hmm I would like to visit Amsterdam and the lovely (and not so lovely) places you write about”. Well then here is some practical information when you do visit our wonderfull city >>>
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- Coffee at Krasnapolsky -
To end the birthday lunch we decided to go to Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky and have a coffee there in the little lobby cafe that looks out over Dam square. It being a 5 star hotel everything is rather posh, but that didn’t deter us As you can expect for a 5 stars hotel service […]
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