Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For Kids
Taart van m'n Tante (
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Getting There
Tram
Trams 16 and 24 roll down Ferdinand Bolstraat right by De Pijp's main sights, all the way from Cen-
traal Station.
The Sights in a Day
Check out the crazy-creative bicycles at
Fietsfabriek
(
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)
, then plot
how you can get one shipped home while sucking down coffee at
Café de
Groene Vlinder
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)
. It won't take long before the slew of multicultural street
vendors along Albert Cuypstraat tempts. Note the shops behind the stalls as well - kitchen
gadgets, bike locks, neat fabrics - anything goes.
Have lunch at
Bazar Amsterdam
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)
. It offers a big, Turkish-tinged
menu in a big, stained-glass ex-church. Then prepare for the
Heineken Experi-
ence
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)
, the multimedia brewery tour where you'll get shaken up, bottled and
'become' a beer. If you go in the late afternoon, the tasting at the end provides a built-in
happy hour.
You're absolutely spoiled for choice come dinnertime. There's
Mamouche
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)
for sexy Moroccan,
De Waaghals
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)
for funky vegetari-
an,
Balti House
(
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)
for well-done Indian or
Firma Pekelhaaring
(
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)
for unpretentious Italian. In the evening, catch a show at
CC Muziekcafé
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)
or
settle in for drinks at
Pilsvogel
(
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)
or
Chocolate Bar
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)
.
For a local's day in De Pijp,
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.
