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Inside the Antiekcentrum Amsterdam antique centre and opening out onto a narrow canal, this simple brasserie has lunchtime sandwiches and well-priced classics of an evening, including confit de canard (duck cooked slowly in its own fat) and a feather-light cheese soufflé.


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1. Johnny Jordaanplein

0.18 MILES

This shady little square is named for Johnny Jordaan (the pseudonym of Johannes Hendricus van Musscher), a popular musician in the mid-1900s who sang the…

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2. Houseboat Museum

0.19 MILES

This quirky museum, a 23m-long sailing barge from 1914, offers a good sense of how gezellig (cosy) life can be on the water. The actual displays are…

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3. Huis Marseille

0.26 MILES

Large-scale temporary exhibitions from its own collection are staged at this well-curated photography museum, which also hosts travelling shows. Themes…

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4. Keizersgracht 319

0.28 MILES

Philips Vingboons designed this grand 1639 building using Greek and Roman classical elements popular at the time.

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5. Het Grachtenhuis

0.32 MILES

Learn about the remarkable feats of engineering behind the Canal Ring through this museum's holograms, videos, models, cartoons, scale model of Amsterdam…

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6. Leidseplein

0.33 MILES

Historic architecture, beer, clubs and steakhouses – welcome to Leidseplein. The square is always busy, but after dark it gets thronged by a mainstream…

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7. Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American

0.35 MILES

This building is a magnificent art nouveau beast. The founder of the original hotel, Cornelis Alidus Anne (CAA) Steinigeweg had helped establish a Dutch…

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8. Little Woodcutter

0.39 MILES

Hidden up in the Leidsebosje parkland's closest tree to the pedestrian crossing on Stadhouderskade (where it intersects with Leidseplein) is an endearing…