Things to do in Amsterdam East
In this post is a random collection of things to do in Amsterdam East. Here is a quick list of what is below:
Street market – The Dappermarkt
Small Museum – ‘t Kromhout
Snacking – The Best Kebab in Amsterdam
Drinking – The Brewery by the Windmill
Eating – Some restaurants: De Wilde Zwijnen is a love Dutch / International restaurant near the Javaplein. Not cheap but great food.
Street Market – The Dappermarkt
The Dappermarkt / Dapper market, in Amsterdam East, is a real neighborhood street market with absolutely no tourist element or focus so if you want to see where locals shop for cheap stuff, this is the place to see! The market starts at 10m, quite late, like most of the rest of Amsterdam, On Mondays, there are many stalls with piles of clothes to rummage through and they cost 50 cents or a euro a piece. You will always find a wide selection of cheap clothes, shoes, underwear with funny prints, veg, fish, meat, flowers, electronic accessories, appliances and a whole lot of plastic rubbish. It’s closed on Sundays.
Museum ‘t Kromhout
If old engines are your thing, then you can find a little slice of heaven here in Amsterdam East! Kromhout museum is a working ships wharf where boats are now repaired and renovated. In times past, Kromhout was an important designer and manufacturer of steam and then diesel engines.
This small museum is run by volunteers who also look after the many vintage engines on display. They are all older chaps who have some history in the industry and clearly love their job, showing people around, explaining the engines and starting them for you. I am not especially interested in engines but found the whole experience charming and interesting. Just turn up on a day they are open and they will show you around, it takes about an hour to see everything slowly!
Open Tuesdays 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
May to September: also open 3rd Sunday 12 am to 4 pm
Cost: 7 euros adults, 4 euros kids
Snacking – Beste Donner
SAVOURY – This little gem of a kebab ‘tent’ is at the Western entrance to the Dapper Markt. Their large lamb doner kebab (pictured), €8.00 is fantastic! The bread is light, slightly warm and crispy on the outside and the meat and salads, relish and sauces plentiful and fresh. If you like spicy then request the Madam Jeanette sauce as well as everything else! I seldom pass this way without having one and I pass this way a lot!
Also in the street is a Surinamese chicken restaurant called Naskip. It has excellent chicken wings and the sauce is hellishy spicy so if you like hot spicyness, this is for you!
SWEET – There are various snack places on the market, about half way down the market, on a main cross road, you will find Oma Bob’s Poffertjes being sold from a little free-standing trailer. They are very tasty and if you haven’t had these before, this is a great place to try them. His stall is just outside the KFC.
