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Amsterdam
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

On an ordinary evening along the Prinsengracht, lit front rooms glow behind open curtains across the water. Walk until you've had enough, then settle into a brown café with a notebook.

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Where you might stay

  • Mid-rangeMotel One Amsterdam-Waterloopleinelevators and a staffed desk
  • A treatHotel Estheréahistoric canal houses with an elevator

Two places to eat alone

  • Bistro de la MerLong bar dining with dishes finished in front of you.
  • Café Restaurant Van KerkwijkSmall, informal room for a solo lunch or dinner.

SAMPLE

Amsterdam Awaits

Women of all ages walk alone here, eat dinner alone and spend afternoons in museums, cafés or beside the water. A table for one at dinner, or a brown-café seat late in the evening with a drink and a notebook, is an ordinary sight.

You can move through Amsterdam entirely in English, in shops, restaurants, hotels and museums (see Language, in Practical Matters). A “dank je wel” is still welcome, even when the reply comes back in English.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Modern Dutch Cuisine & Counter Dining

Café Restaurant Van Kerkwijk (Nes 41, near Dam Square, www.vankerkwijk.com; mid-priced) is a small, informal restaurant with a changing menu that staff explain at the table. It serves from late morning into the evening and takes no reservations, so go early or allow for a wait at busy dinner hours. A useful central choice for a solo lunch or dinner.

Rijsel (Marcusstraat 52B, Oost, www.rijsel.com, higher-priced) cooks French-Belgian food in a former school building. It serves dinner on weekdays, publishes its menu and pricing online, and releases reservations on a schedule, so book ahead. The focused menu makes it a straightforward sit-down meal for one.

Visaandeschelde (Scheldeplein 4, Zuid, www.visaandeschelde.nl, higher-priced) is a full-service seafood restaurant near the RAI, open for lunch and dinner. It is a polished, higher-priced meal rather than a casual stop, so book ahead, especially for dinner, and look at the current menu first.

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Inside this book

  • Amsterdam Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Amsterdam
  • Where to Stay & Neighborhoods
  • Days in Amsterdam
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  • Amsterdam Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Amsterdam
  • Where to Stay & Neighborhoods
  • Days in Amsterdam
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Retail Therapy
  • Beyond the City - Day Trips
  • Conversation Notes
  • Practical Matters
  • Tastes to Take Home

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Amsterdam Alone

On an ordinary evening along the Prinsengracht, lit front rooms glow behind open curtains across the water. Walk until you've had enough, then settle into a brown café with a notebook.

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