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The Best of the Rest

Brasserie Maxie’s
1
MAP C5 • P C Hooftstraat 100
• 020 679 2004
Step downstairs into this cosy café,
open seven days a week. Warm
yourself by the fire with a hot
chocolate in winter or enjoy
something from the varied,
international menu.
Het Blauwe Theehuis
2
MAP B6 • Vondelpark 5
• 020 662 0254
This teahouse in the Vondel park is
one of the city’s best-kept secrets,
despite its central location (see p66).
Broekmans & Van Poppel
3 De Peperwortel
MAP C6 • Van Baerlestraat
92–94 • 020 679 6575 The upstairs café of this stables
Founded in 1914, this store has one overlooks the sand arena below as
of the largest collections of sheet classes are being held (see p123).
music in the world.
Friday Night Skate
7
MAP C5 • Vondelpark
(Roemer Visscherstraat entrance)
• www.fridaynightskate.com
Join this group of skaters for a free,
2-hour, 20-km (12-mile) city tour.
Contact them for lessons from 8pm.
De Peperwortel
8
MAP B5 • Overtoom 140
• 020 685 1053
Concertgebouw This charming traiteur is ideally
placed for picnic king in the park.
Concertgebouw
4 Delicious quiches, pasta, salads and
Every Wednesday at 12:30pm
soup, with vege tarians well catered
(except in summer) there are free for. Plus a choice selection of wine.
lunchtime concerts here. Informal
Vondelpark
atmosphere, unsurpassed quality; 9
queue early (see p122). Openluchttheater
MAP B6 • Vondelpark
Marqt
5 • Jun–Aug: Fri–Sun
Catch a bit of drama, flamenco, pop
MAP C5 • Overtoom 21
• 020 820 8292 or puppetry in the Vondel park’s
Fresh food sourced from local open-air theatre (see p77).
suppliers and independent producers
Zuiderbad
are to be found at this organic store. 0
MAP D6 • Hobbemastraat 26
De Hollandsche Manege
6 This restored Art Nouveau swimming
pool, dating from 1911, is the city’s
One of the more unusual
places to stop for a drink in town. most stylish place to bathe.
See map on p120
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