Top tips for local and surrounding area
Food scene
A really nice restaurant in the next street. You will likely need to book in advance.
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Rijsel
52 MarcusstraatA really nice restaurant in the next street. You will likely need to book in advance.
Pizza Heart Bar
8 SchollenbrugstraatNice, casual child friendly pizza place nearby
Nice Italian, great to go with kids as you can sit outside and watch them in the playground. 20 minute walk. tip: they have boxes for any leftovers of their huge pizzas :)
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L'Osteria
16 Korte OuderkerkerdijkNice Italian, great to go with kids as you can sit outside and watch them in the playground. 20 minute walk. tip: they have boxes for any leftovers of their huge pizzas :)
Very nice resturant, grow much of their ingredients situated in picturesque Park Frankendaal. Book ahead, can be busy but sometimes lucky day before.
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De Kast
3 Kamerlingh OnneslaanVery nice resturant, grow much of their ingredients situated in picturesque Park Frankendaal. Book ahead, can be busy but sometimes lucky day before.
Restaurant and also nice cafe for coffee or lunch, lovely garden area, leading to back paths of park frankendal.
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Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach
72 MiddenwegRestaurant and also nice cafe for coffee or lunch, lovely garden area, leading to back paths of park frankendal.
Nice pub type feel to this restaurant. Nice garden with deck chairs and boules. Day time or evening very nice. Situated along the pleasant walk along ringdijk canal which leads to Oostport area which is nice for shops and cafes also.
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Vergulden Eenhoorn
58 RingdijkNice pub type feel to this restaurant. Nice garden with deck chairs and boules. Day time or evening very nice. Situated along the pleasant walk along ringdijk canal which leads to Oostport area which is nice for shops and cafes also.
Nice relaxed food/drinks with view of river, can also hire SUP's just next door. 25 minute walk, or of course a short cycle. Either side there are parks and continue past here to cycle along side the river.
Amstel Boathouse
223 AmsteldijkNice relaxed food/drinks with view of river, can also hire SUP's just next door. 25 minute walk, or of course a short cycle. Either side there are parks and continue past here to cycle along side the river.
Nice pub in ouderkerk- recommend the very picture-esque 30 minute bike ride along the river to here, or take a boat. Nice food sat outside overlooking the pretty bridge.
If you cycle on this side of the river look out for a simple kids playground on your left around half way, just by the (tiny) ferry crossing if you need a stop off.
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Restaurant De Oude Smidse
2-4 AchterdijkNice pub in ouderkerk- recommend the very picture-esque 30 minute bike ride along the river to here, or take a boat. Nice food sat outside overlooking the pretty bridge.
If you cycle on this side of the river look out for a simple kids playground on your left around half way, just by the (tiny) ferry crossing if you need a stop off.
Very nice breakfast/brunch/lunch spot. In pretty gardens area, used to have few kids toys, maybe they still do. Close by to some nice museums (Hermitage has a nice grassy courtyard that is very pleasant). A nice walk or ride along river to here.
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Dignita Hoftuin
18a Nieuwe HerengrachtVery nice breakfast/brunch/lunch spot. In pretty gardens area, used to have few kids toys, maybe they still do. Close by to some nice museums (Hermitage has a nice grassy courtyard that is very pleasant). A nice walk or ride along river to here.
Nice family friendly gastro pub overlooking the pretty Amstelveld square nice for kids play.
Just off of Utrechtsetraat which has many nice shops, cafes and restaurants.
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Brasserie Nel
12 AmstelveldNice family friendly gastro pub overlooking the pretty Amstelveld square nice for kids play.
Just off of Utrechtsetraat which has many nice shops, cafes and restaurants.
Park
Nice park, 2 good child playpark options plus a kinderbad as you will find in many Amsterdam parks where you have a large paddling pool that is filled when the temperature is over 20c. Also a hotel resturant over looking park plus The Tropen museum cafe.
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Oosterpark
OosterparkNice park, 2 good child playpark options plus a kinderbad as you will find in many Amsterdam parks where you have a large paddling pool that is filled when the temperature is over 20c. Also a hotel resturant over looking park plus The Tropen museum cafe.
Nice park slightly further out so avoids tourist crowds. Good playpark plus right by Jeugland which is a great outdoorsy child paradise for adventourous kids.
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Flevopark
FlevoparkNice park slightly further out so avoids tourist crowds. Good playpark plus right by Jeugland which is a great outdoorsy child paradise for adventourous kids.
Nice park with big playground and few animals, mini golf , mini amusement park type area, and a couple of cafe's for food/drink. Easy bike ride here or 4 stops on the metro and a short walk.
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Amstelpark
AmstelparkNice park with big playground and few animals, mini golf , mini amusement park type area, and a couple of cafe's for food/drink. Easy bike ride here or 4 stops on the metro and a short walk.
Another nice park. again a playground with a kinderbad, shallow paddling pool which is filled when temp is 20c +
Strand zuid is a bar/restaurant by this park with a beachy feel. Easy bike ride or short metro trip.
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Beatrixpark
21 DiepenbrockstraatAnother nice park. again a playground with a kinderbad, shallow paddling pool which is filled when temp is 20c +
Strand zuid is a bar/restaurant by this park with a beachy feel. Easy bike ride or short metro trip.
zoo
Picturesque zoo. Nice restaurant The Plantage is just by the zoo . Also nice tip that there is a fountain type feature children like to play in when warm that the restaurant backs onto/ by zoo exit. It recently opened it's museum. Also Micropia is joined to the zoo and very interesting for slightly older children.
Tip - there are 'summer nights' held at the zoo in early evening so look out on website for info on those, very chilled music, pizza, beers .
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ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanPicturesque zoo. Nice restaurant The Plantage is just by the zoo . Also nice tip that there is a fountain type feature children like to play in when warm that the restaurant backs onto/ by zoo exit. It recently opened it's museum. Also Micropia is joined to the zoo and very interesting for slightly older children.
Tip - there are 'summer nights' held at the zoo in early evening so look out on website for info on those, very chilled music, pizza, beers .
Forest
The Bos (large man made forest) has lots to offer: goat farm, pancake house, resturant, outdoor casual cafe near entrance (bike hire here), outdoor theatre, lake to hire boats/swim, kinderbad (shallow paddle pool). But a recent thing my kids are finally old enough for and loved is the fun forest climbing experience.
I believe you can ride an old fashioned tram to The Bos from central points in Amsterdam too.
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Klimpark Fun Forest Amsterdam
3 BosbaanwegThe Bos (large man made forest) has lots to offer: goat farm, pancake house, resturant, outdoor casual cafe near entrance (bike hire here), outdoor theatre, lake to hire boats/swim, kinderbad (shallow paddle pool). But a recent thing my kids are finally old enough for and loved is the fun forest climbing experience.
I believe you can ride an old fashioned tram to The Bos from central points in Amsterdam too.
On the water
Very close by these popular boats can be hired, easy to drive yourself. Book ahead is best.
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Mokumboot Amsterdam Amstel
1E MauritskadeVery close by these popular boats can be hired, easy to drive yourself. Book ahead is best.
Canoe and Stand up paddle board very close by. Top tip, if you're new to it don't choose peak time when there are lots of party boats (warm days/weekends/late afternoon/early evening). Also don't let them persuade you to under the low bridge rather than the Amstel as its very low and long to go under and many weeds in the canal the otherside! :)
Kano & SUP Amsterdam
1094 WeesperzijdeCanoe and Stand up paddle board very close by. Top tip, if you're new to it don't choose peak time when there are lots of party boats (warm days/weekends/late afternoon/early evening). Also don't let them persuade you to under the low bridge rather than the Amstel as its very low and long to go under and many weeds in the canal the otherside! :)
Pool
This a great swimming pool, the feel of a tropical paradise inside with slides, jacuzzi baths etc. Great for kids.
Also an indoor lengths pool for adults plus a very nice lengths pool for adults outside, very pleasant for sunbathing too.
The outdoor pool is also open on warm days for kids and has various pools and snack bar.
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De Mirandabad
9 De MirandalaanThis a great swimming pool, the feel of a tropical paradise inside with slides, jacuzzi baths etc. Great for kids.
Also an indoor lengths pool for adults plus a very nice lengths pool for adults outside, very pleasant for sunbathing too.
The outdoor pool is also open on warm days for kids and has various pools and snack bar.
Beach
You can catch a train to zaandvoort. Plenty there and if you want to walk a ways right (or if drive) this is a nice cafe/restaurant overlooking beach.
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Parnassia aan Zee
1 ParnassiawegYou can catch a train to zaandvoort. Plenty there and if you want to walk a ways right (or if drive) this is a nice cafe/restaurant overlooking beach.
If driving Branding beach club is also a lovely beach bar spot in Noordwijk (theres an Anthony Gormley exhibition in voorlinden museum not too far by car)
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Branding Beach Club
105 Kon. Astrid BoulevardIf driving Branding beach club is also a lovely beach bar spot in Noordwijk (theres an Anthony Gormley exhibition in voorlinden museum not too far by car)