Some of my best friends from home visited us at the end of January.
We had the most wonderful time exploring Brussels and Leuven, Belgium and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
My friends had never been to Europe before, and I think Amsterdam was a perfect city for us to visit because it’s super walkable and easy to get around. There is also a very wide range of things to do, no matter your interests.
In addition to some of the recommendations I wrote about in December (link to that blog post), here are some additional recommendations from a girlfriend of one of Brev’s teammates who lives in Amsterdam.
Restaurants
· Karavaan: https://www.karavaanamsterdam.nl/en/about-karavaan
· Five Brothers Fat: fivebrothersfat.nl
· Neni: Home – NENI Amsterdam (neni-amsterdam.nl)
· Spaghetteria: spaghetteria.nl (we had the best pasta of our lives here)
· De Japanner: dejapanner.com (Japanese street food)
· De Foodhallen: https://foodhallen.nl/ (We shared a couple dishes here from the various vendors and it was so much fun with a ton of delicious options)
· Pllek (Noord): pllek.nl
· Café Restaurant Amsterdam: caferestaurantamsterdam.nl
Bars/Clubs
· Leidseplein is the fun going out/bar neighborhood for locals
· Chicago Social Club (in Leidseplein) this is where everyone told us to go
· Chin Chin Club (Rozengracht)
Shopping/Markets
· Nine Shopping Streets: https://de9straatjes.nl/en/home
· Albert Cuyp Market (Large street market)
· Kalverstraat (Major shopping street)
Misc
· Flagship Luxury Canal Cruise: https://flagshipamsterdam.com/ (There are many different programs doing canal cruises but this one served cheese and wine. We had a lot of fun and they also gave a lot of good info.)
· Heineken Experience: https://www.heinekenexperience.com/en/
The Jo Show 