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  • Dinner at Brasserie Harkema -

    The other night we had dinner with a small group at Brasserie Harkema. Brasserie Harkema is located on the Nes, a narrow street parallel to the Rokin where some theaters are located. When you enter Brasserie Harkema, first you enter into the separate bar area and you go up a small stair to the dining […]

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  • Having a coffee at the new Coffee Company - Spui -

    To my surprise I noticed a while ago that the JuicyDetails on the Spui had closed and that it was going to be replaced by a Coffee Company. Now I didn’t go to the JuicyDetails quite often, but I am sad to see it go. And yet another Coffee Company? The Coffee Company is really […]

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  • Biological lunch at Gartine -

    When I met my friend today he had a belated birthday present for me, finally It was a book by one of the most famous restaurant critics in Holland, so for today we decided to pick some place from the places he has reviewed. When one place gets a good mark from this critic […]

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  • Indonesian dinner at Kantjil & de Tijger -

    This weekend was gay pride in Amsterdam, which means the yearly parade of gays & lesbians in boats were going through the Prinsengracht again. This year the parade was bigger than ever, taking quite a long time. But it is necessary, because intolerance here in Amsterdam seems to be on the rise. And intolerance is […]

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  • Quick lunch at Esprit Cafe -

    When I met my friend today, we were lost about where to go, so we went to Esprit Cafe. They have a nice terrace on the Spui, but today was a bit rainy unfortunately. The terrace was still full though, people hidding under the big parasols, so we took a place inside. Inside the tables […]

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  • Check out the map! -

    As of today daarzijnweweer.nl has GoogleMaps added to it. Now you can check out all the places on the map and go directly to the posting about that place by clicking on the title. Also the places have a smiley added in front of their name to express the overall feeling we had of the place, ranging […]

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  • Wok to Walk, Wok to Home -

    In the last years there has been an explosion of Wok places in Amsterdam. Places where you pick the fresh ingredients for your wok dish and then the stuff is cooked in a wok right in front of you. The one with the most locations is probably Wok to Walk. Their locations are the most […]

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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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  • Detox with a grasshopper at JuicyDetails -

    I think in Amsterdam the most famous grasshoppers are the coffeeshops with that name, but it’s also the name of a fruitshake with wheatgrass at JuicyDetails. Being the birthday of my friend and him having a bit too much too drink the night before with his collegues, he needed a bit of a detox to […]

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  • All you can eat sushi at Tokyo Cafe -

    Monday through wednesday you have all you can eat sushi at Tokyo Cafe, but on thursdays you have a deluxe menu all you can eat sushi with even more choice! So needless to say thurdays are really popular and reservations are needed. Having reserved almost a week in advance we thought we were guaranteed a […]

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