The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
The Jordaan: the back story
Narrow canals, the Noordermarkt, apple pie at Winkel 43, brown cafés and the Westerkerk.
Neighbourhood guide · Amsterdam
The Jordaan: Our Favourites
The Westerkerk and the Anne Frank House, the Noordermarkt, Winkel 43’s apple pie and the brown cafés.
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Anne Frank House
The house on the Prinsengracht where Anne Frank and her family hid in the Secret Annex.
Westermarkt 20, 1016 DK AmsterdamExplore View on map
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The tower over the Jordaan
Westerkerk
The church on the Prinsengracht, whose tower rises over the Jordaan and the Anne Frank House.
Prinsengracht 281, 1016 GW AmsterdamExplore View on map
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A park around the old gasworks
Westerpark and Westergas
A park around the former gasworks, whose buildings now hold restaurants, a cinema and events.
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The village inside the city
The Jordaan: lanes, courtyards and brown cafés
Narrow canals, almshouse courtyards and the Noordermarkt, ending in a brown café.
Where to eat
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Dutch home cooking
Moeders
Dutch home cooking on the Rozengracht, on the edge of the Jordaan.
Rozengracht 251, 1016 SX AmsterdamExplore View on map
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The apple pie on the Noordermarkt
Winkel 43
The corner café on the Noordermarkt famous for its apple pie with whipped cream.
Noordermarkt 43, 1015 NA AmsterdamExplore View on map
Bars
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A terrace on the Egelantiersgracht
Café ’t Smalle
A small brown café with a canalside terrace on the Egelantiersgracht.
Egelantiersgracht 12H, 1015 RL AmsterdamExplore View on map
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On the corner since 1642
Café ’t Papeneiland
A brown café on the corner of the Prinsengracht and the Brouwersgracht, on the corner since 1642, in its own words.
Prinsengracht 2, 1015 DV AmsterdamExplore View on map
Shopping
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Saturday farmers’ market
Noordermarkt
The market around the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan, with a farmers’ market on Saturdays.
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