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Eight connected 17th-century canal houses on the Herengracht turned into a design hotel with serious food culture. The Hoxton Amsterdam has Lotti's restaurant and bar at ground level, room types ranging from Shoebox to Roomy across 111 rooms, and a lobby atmosphere that functions as a proper public room. Canal Belt address means Jordaan, Nine Streets, and most of Amsterdam's cannabis landmarks are within 15 minutes on foot.

Herengracht 255 · 1016 BJ

The Jordaan's most authentic neighbourhood coffeeshop — a low-lit, unhurried room that has served the same local crowd for decades. No tourist noise, no queue, no hard sell. Just a well-maintained menu, good music, and the kind of relaxed staff that remember regulars. One of the few spots where the neighbourhood coffeeshop ideal is still fully intact.

Eerste Bloemdwarsstraat 2 · 1016 KT