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  • Having lunch at Stanislavski in the Stadsschouwburg -

    Stanislavski is the name of the restaurant that has been opened in the recently refurbished Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam. Stanislavski is the name of the actor who made a big contribution to the acting trade, so it’s an apt name for a restaurant located in the city theater. The Stadsschouwburg has been beautifully refurbished and the […]

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  • Expensive lunch with a view at Metz & Co -

    Today I met my friend in Leidseplein like most of the times, but this time he was lazy for going any place further away. So we decided to go to the restaurant on top of the Metz & Co store in the Leidsestraat. Now Metz & Co is a kind of posh place. It’s located […]

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  • Having a coffee at Walem -

    Located on the Keizersgracht between Leidseplein en Koningsplein, I have to admit Walem is not one of my favorite places. It reminds me a bit of Cafe de Jaren, but then 10 times worse. That said the rest of my review will be very objective
    After having a juice and a muffin at the […]

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  • Eighties lunch at 1e Klas Central Station -

    Today we went to a place on Central Station, located on track 2B, called 1e Klas (first class) and the decor of the place is first class! With high painted ceilings and woodworks it is really in the style of the central station building. It’s just worth coming here to have a look at it.
    When […]

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  • Having a drink at the College Hotel -

    The College Hotel just off the Museumplein is a hotel run by students. It’s a trainingschool for them to put in practice what they have learned. Besides being a hotel it has a restaurant and a bar. Today we decided to go for a drink here
    The decor of the bar of the […]

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  • Coffee with a view at Bar Americain -

    Just off Leidseplein is the art deco style Americain hotel. A few years ago it changed owners and now there is also a Bar Americain! Today was the first time in ages I actually went to this little square and it has changed tremendously. There used to be a sad little fountain on a run […]

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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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