Guidebook for Zaandijk

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Guidebook for Zaandijk

Drinks & Nightlife

riverside beach, good food and drinks.
De Vijf Broers
32-34 Lagedijk
riverside beach, good food and drinks.

Food Scene

excellent food, great atmosphere
7 locals recommend
Zaanse Kathmandu Kitchen
4 Hoogstraat
7 locals recommend
excellent food, great atmosphere
exquisite foods, original menu, 10 mins walking distance
9 locals recommend
Brasserie De Smuiger
7-9 Lagendijk
9 locals recommend
exquisite foods, original menu, 10 mins walking distance
great food and stunning view over river and industrial past
7 locals recommend
Restaurant Proeverij de Koekfabriek
188 Westzijde
7 locals recommend
great food and stunning view over river and industrial past

Essentials

large supermarket
7 locals recommend
DekaMarkt (TIJDELIJK GESLOTEN)
103 Plein 13
7 locals recommend
large supermarket
luxury bakery, delicious international bread & pastry!
12 locals recommend
Het Zaanse Bakkertje
11A Lagedijk
12 locals recommend
luxury bakery, delicious international bread & pastry!
health food, organic food.
9 locals recommend
Heerlijk
69 Zaanweg
9 locals recommend
health food, organic food.
Supermarket, 2 minutes by bike!
AH John Lennonstraat
265 John Lennonstraat
Supermarket, 2 minutes by bike!
Street market on wednesdays, shops and supermarkets.
Marktplein
Krommenieërweg
Street market on wednesdays, shops and supermarkets.

Sightseeing

famous open air museum, windmills, houses etc.
51 locals recommend
Zaans Museum
7 Schansend
51 locals recommend
famous open air museum, windmills, houses etc.
Zaans museum and chocolate museum
51 locals recommend
Zaans Museum
7 Schansend
51 locals recommend
Zaans museum and chocolate museum
Beautiful house/museum built in 1710 in local style.
Honig Breethuis
80 Lagedijk
Beautiful house/museum built in 1710 in local style.
Beautiful and impressive windmill 'Bleak Death'.
De Bleeke Dood
28 Lagedijk
Beautiful and impressive windmill 'Bleak Death'.
Windmill used to press oil.
the Pink
12 Pinkstraat
Windmill used to press oil.
Oil mill still in production
oliemolen De ooievaar
19 D. Sonoyweg
Oil mill still in production
old dutch fishers village, very picturesque
301 locals recommend
Volendam
301 locals recommend
old dutch fishers village, very picturesque
This is the original house from 1632 Tsar Peter from Russia used to live in, interesting museum.
53 locals recommend
Czaar Peterhuisje
23 Krimp
53 locals recommend
This is the original house from 1632 Tsar Peter from Russia used to live in, interesting museum.
The new city hall of Zaanstad is linked to the new bridge over the railway and the highway. It's somewhat built like a parody on local traditional building style but not in a mocking way.
Stadhuis Zaanstad
100 Stadhuisplein
The new city hall of Zaanstad is linked to the new bridge over the railway and the highway. It's somewhat built like a parody on local traditional building style but not in a mocking way.
The 'zaanbocht' is a sharp bend in the river Zaan with nice shops on one side and beautiful and impressive old industrial buildings on the other side.
Zaanweg
Zaanweg
The 'zaanbocht' is a sharp bend in the river Zaan with nice shops on one side and beautiful and impressive old industrial buildings on the other side.

Shopping

health food, delicatessen
De Groene Smaak
11-A Lagedijk
health food, delicatessen
Delicious home made chocolate
Chocolaterie De Cacaoboom
142 Lagedijk
Delicious home made chocolate

Everything Else

beautiful nature, lake, fields, natural swimming etc.
23 locals recommend
Uitgeestermeer
23 locals recommend
beautiful nature, lake, fields, natural swimming etc.
first real eco-village in development in the netherlands. please check out ecodorpbergen.nl
Ecodorp Bergen
14 Groeneweg
first real eco-village in development in the netherlands. please check out ecodorpbergen.nl
The Jagersveld is a fairly large recreation area with walking trails, beaches and swimming etc.
17 locals recommend
Jagersveld
17 locals recommend
The Jagersveld is a fairly large recreation area with walking trails, beaches and swimming etc.