If you're on the run or simply looking for a juicy, meaty burger or an indulgent sandwich then we'd urge you to head to Lombardo's. Though they do have great burgers, we're actually far more into their Philly Cheesesteak and Chicken & Avocado Sandwich.

One of the things that the Netherlands are best known for are our flowers, & this is for very good reason. You can get the most jaw-dropping arrangements no matter where you are in Amsterdam, but one of the best places to source them is A.P Bloem. The incredibly friendly staff will help you craft a gorgeous arrangement.

To walk into Kunsthandel Artist is to enter another world, one where beauty comes first and a 21st-century preoccupation with practicality can be tossed out the window. Malachite boxes shimmer next to Louis XIV stools. A dream, a dream, a dream.

For too long, we've been missing truly excellent pastries here in Amsterdam. And now, though we're wont to share our little secret with you, we've got pastry so good, you could knock us over with a croissant flake. This place is the lord of the lamination, the baron of the buns. Our utopia, our Pantopia.