Monte Pelmo

Jordaan & the West


Apple pie, stroopwafel (traditional caramel-filled waffle), cinnamon, and white chocolate with hazelnut are just some of the intense flavours concocted by this 1957-founded ice cream maker. Queues twist out the door in the evening.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Jordaan & the West attractions

1. KochxBos

0.08 MILES

A converted apartment living room now houses this art gallery displaying contemporary underground (aka North European low-brow or pop surrealism)…

2. Egelantiersgracht

0.1 MILES

Many parts of the Jordaan are named after trees and flowers, and this canal, lined by lovely houses built for artisans and skilled traders, takes its name…

3. Pianola Museum

0.11 MILES

This is a very special place, crammed with pianolas from the early 1900s. The museum has around 50, although only a dozen are on display at any given time…

4. Amsterdam Tulip Museum

0.13 MILES

Allow around half an hour at this diminutive museum, which offers an overview of the history of the country's favourite bloom. Through exhibits, timelines…

5. Amsterdam Cheese Museum

0.13 MILES

It's a tourist ploy, but a good-humoured one. The main floor is a cheese shop with abundant free samples. The basement floor contains a small 'museum'…

6. Electric Ladyland

0.14 MILES

The world's first museum of fluorescent art features owner Nick Padalino's psychedelic sculpture work on one side and cases of naturally luminescent rocks…

7. Bloemgracht

0.2 MILES

In the 17th century the 'Herengracht of the Jordaan', as the Bloemgracht was called, was home to paint and sugar factories, and a large number of fine…

8. Anne Frank Huis

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Visiting the Anne Frank Huis is one of Amsterdam's most profound experiences. Tragically, of the 107,000 Jewish adults and children deported from the…