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TRIP AROUND EUROPE Cosmopolitan shopping & dining in Amsterdam
text Angel Trinidad
Austria
KLEIN TIROL A hidden gem in the busy Leidseplein area, this cosy restaurant serves juicy schnitzels, warm apfelstrudel and cold beers. The wood-panelled walls and decor reminiscent of ski chalets will take you back to the Austrian Alps.
Finland
A PIECE OF FINLAND This beautiful concept store offers food, objects, clothing and travel accessories by Finnish designers. There is also a coffee corner where visitors can relax and enjoy pastries and delicious coffee from a Finnish roastery.
Leidsekruisstraat 19 kleintirol.com
Haarlemmerdijk 66 apieceoffinland.nl
France
Spain
PUERTO PATA NEGRA Known for their delectable tapas, Pata Negra offers authentic Spanish cuisine made with fresh ingredients from Spain. Grab a pitcher of sangria and enjoy the restaurant’s mouthwatering patatas bravas, chorizo and paella. Oostelijke Handelskade 999 pata-negra.nl
Amsterdam
LOCAL GOODS STORE With every purchase at this beautiful concept store, you are funding the work of local Dutch designers, creators and brands. The Local Goods store, located in the beautiful De Hallen, presents innovative and original products: books, T-shirts, art, jewellery, food and accessories, all made by local creatives. Hannie Dankbaarpassage 39 localgoodsstore.nl
Germany
CAFE BRECHT This cosy Berlin-style living-room cafe is decorated with vintage mismatched sofas, chairs and lampshades, making for a relaxed and unpretentious hangout. Serving German beers, soft drinks and light bites, it is the perfect spot for an after-work drink.
Denmark
Utrechtsestraat 78 bolia.com
Haarlemmerstraat 80 petitgateau.nl
Italy
Weteringschans 157 cafebrecht.nl
BOLIA Danish furniture and lifestyle chain Bolia has recently opened its doors in Amsterdam. Discover an idyllic world of cosy, personal and innovative 'New Scandinavian Design' with their beautiful handmade furniture in minimal styles, luscious colours and inviting textiles.
PETIT GÂTEAU Petit Gâteau is a delightful French pastry shop located in the lively Haarlemmerstraat. Enjoy their heavenly selection of miniminis (6 cm cakes in different flavours), macarons, madeleines, quiches and eclairs. Ooh la la!
Belgium
VLAAMS FRITESHUIS VLEMINCKX
A long line snaking down the street can always be seen beside this small friet stand. Vleminckx sells delicious homemade Belgian fries and 25 different types of sauces, and was voted 2nd-best snack corner in Holland by a Dutch newspaper. The best things in life are worth waiting for, as they say. Voetboogstraat 31-33 vleminckxdesausmeester.nl
SPAGHETTERIA This beautiful spaghetti bar offers fresh, homemade pasta made according to ancient Italian traditions. The menu consists of three permanent classics and three other traditional dishes, which change on a daily basis – all made from organic flour from Emilia Romagna. Jan Hanzenstraat 32 spaghetteria-pastabar.nl
Portugal
GIRASSOL This small family restaurant is the oldest Portuguese restaurant in the Netherlands. Simple, friendly, and laid-back, Girassol serves delectable Portuguese dishes and organises melancholic fado evenings from time to time. Their terrace – one of the most beautiful in Amsterdam, facing the Amstel river – is now open for the summer. Weesperzijde 135 girassol.nl