Jordaan
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south. The former canal Rozengracht is the main traffic artery through the neighbourhood.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Brouwersgracht
This canal is sometimes cited as the "most beautiful street of Amsterdam".
- 02Noorderkerk
Noordermarkt 48,.
- 03Pianola Museum
Westerstraat 106 (tram 3 or 10 to Marnixplein), info@pianola.nl.
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Things to do
The Jordaan is a great place to just stroll through taking in the beautiful architecture. The canal houses are always a pleasure, but also don't miss out on the backstreets.
- 01Boom Chicago
The Amsterdam comedy institution since 1993.
- 02Ken Tui Massage
Rozengracht 234,.
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Where to eat
- 01Burgermeester
They are quality meat, fish or vegetarian burgers.
- 02Kinnaree
Good atmosphere, good service despite being quite busy, but the food is why you would come here.
- 03Long Pura
Rozengracht 46-48,.
- 04Proeverij 274
Small, cosy restaurant at one of the main canals.
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Getting to Jordaan
- Airports
- Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 11 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 56 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 108 km
- Rotterdam → Jordaan57 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · €7–10
- Eindhoven → Jordaan112 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · €12–17
- Groningen → Jordaan147 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · €18–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Jordaan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jordaan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextYou can also take the ferry over the IJ from Amsterdam Centraal to Buiksloterweg in Noord.
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