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Sugo Pizza: Pizza Al Taglio in Amsterdam
Sugo Pizza is a sleek unassuming pizza al taglio shop in Amsterdam’s De Pijp neighborhood. In case you’re unfamiliar with “al taglio”, it means by the slice. Romans eat pizza like this morning, noon and night and I have to admit, it’s one of my favorite things about the city! This is the one and only Roman […]
Van Stepele cookies are Amsterdam’s best cookies
Van Stepele Koekmakerij genuinely makes the best cookies in Amsterdam. And arguably the best chocolate cookies in Europe if not the world. Just ask the locals! Or the insane line of tourists that gather every Saturday and Sunday. Van Stepele cookies are dark, rich, indulgent and addictive. Like a small chocolate ball of heaven. The […]
Moco Amsterdam: Banksy & Warhol
A real blogger would’ve been at the opening of the new and anticipated Moco Amsterdam a month and a half ago, but let’s be honest, I’ve been busy. Doing what you ask? I don’t know? Drinking excessive amounts of Heineken in Vondelpark and binge watching Mindy Project season four on Hulu, perhaps. Today, I finally made the […]
Dignita Amsterdam: Eat Well, Do Good
A typical Dutch brunch consists of chocolate sprinkles on toast. No, I didn’t just make that up, it’s a real thing Dutch people genuinely enjoy (see, I wasn’t lying). Luckily, the Dutch are learning that sprinkles are meant for ice cream and leaning toward the eggs and bacon brunch we Americans love so much. Being a devoted […]
Shopping on the Nine Streets, Amsterdam
Between the Singel Canal and the Prinsengracht Canal are nine tiny streets known in Amsterdam as De 9 Straatjes. In addition to great bars and cafes, shopping on the Nine Streets is outstanding. There is a great assortment of eclectic concept shops, designer boutiques, gift stores and art galleries worth checking out on an afternoon in the […]
15 Free Things You Must Do in Amsterdam
Having lived in Amsterdam for a few months now, it only seems appropriate to update one of my all-time favorite posts. I originally wrote this post about a year ago, after having spent only four days in Amsterdam. Now that I call Amsterdam home, I have fallen even more deeply in love with the wide […]
Top street foods in Amsterdam | A Local Guide
Dutch cuisine isn’t exactly something people talk about. Italian food, absolutely. Spanish food, most definitely. Chinese food, uhh duh! But Dutch food doesn’t typically rank high in the Michelin world. Of course, being the food-loving traveler that I am, I sought out to find the best street foods in Amsterdam. The Top 7 street foods in Amsterdam […]
Thaise Snack Bar Bird: Thai Food in Amsterdam
I was kicked out of a restaurant I was kicked out of a restaurant in Amsterdam but ended up at Thaise Snack Bar Bird to eat some of Amsterdam’s favorite Thai food! So, back to getting kicked out. It was one of those restaurants that appears a bit dingy from the front door. Once we were […]
Barbecue in Amsterdam: Café de Klos
From the outside, Café de Klos looks like a traditional 17th century brown café. A brown café is the name the Dutch use to describe a quintessential Dutch pub. Café de Klos is actually the best place to go for barbecue in the city. A small wood-paneled room from floor to ceiling with heavy wooden […]
Bollenstreek bike route | Cycle in the tulip fields in the Netherlands
Cycle the Bollenstreek flower route in the Netherlands and see the tulips in bloom as well as the incredible dunes and nature.