Discover every aspect of De Pijp neighbourhood on foot.
Discover every aspect of De Pijp neighbourhood on foot.
Formerly a quarter for the working classes, De Pijp is a dynamic melting pot of cultures and nationalities.
The area is a a wonderful place to stroll, to sit in sidewalk cafes, and for shopping. It is full of fantastic cafés, restaurants, and coffee bars.
The neighbourhood is so.. cosy, and oh-so Amsterdam-like.
The route is described below.
1 h 5 min
Distance: 4.7 km / 2.9 miles
1. Tram stop (Tram 3 or 4) Van Woustraat start
2. Pestana Riverside Hotel - former town hall of Nieuwer-Amstel
3. Tolstraat - Royal Asscher Diamond Company
4. Diamantstraat - working-class houses from 1890-1891
5. Smaragdplein - bath house in Amsterdam School style
6. Jozef Israëlskade - canal named after famous Dutch-Jewish painter
7. Henriëtte Ronnerplein - Amsterdam School style buildings
8. Pieter Lodewijk Takstraat - avenue with distinctive wavy facades.
9. Van der Helstplein, a cosy square with restaurants and cafés
10. Sarphatiepark - beautiful English landscape style park
11. Sarphati Monument - in honour of 19th-century Jewish Amsterdam physician Samuel Sarphati
12. Albert Cuypstraat - Protestant church from 1892, nowadays used as brewery
13. Eerste Sweelinckstraat - named after Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)
14. Gerard Douplein, lively area with bars, cafes, and restaurants.
15. Frans Halsstraat, known for its many restaurants and bars.
16. Marie Heinekenplein - Heineken brewery finish
Sarphatipark 34
Delicious coffees combined with homemade pastries.
Gerard Douplein 14
Bustling eetcafé with large outdoor terrace near Albert Cuyp Market.
Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 27
Trendy hangout offering good coffee, smoothies & all-day brunch.
Discovering the Latin Quarter of Amsterdam
During the Second World War most of the Asscher family and over 96 percent of the 500 master polishers were murdered by the Nazis.
