Neighbourhoods
Stadionbuurt — Olympic grandeur and neighbourhood ease
The quarter around the 1928 Olympic Stadium, where Amsterdam School architecture meets a relaxed local restaurant scene.
- architecture
- sporty
- Residential
- relaxed
- classic Zuid
The Stadionbuurt grew up around a single event: the 1928 Olympic Games, for which the elegant brick Olympic Stadium was built. A century on, the stadium still hosts sport and concerts, and the neighbourhood around it has settled into one of Zuid's most pleasant rhythms. This is textbook Plan Zuid — the grand urban expansion drawn up by architect H.P. Berlage — with wide lanes, Amsterdam School brickwork and the Stadionplein as its modern centre. The eating here is neighbourly rather than showy: buzzing osterias, all-day bars with good terraces, and the southern end of the Beethovenstraat's restaurant strip within walking distance. The Vondelpark's quiet end and the Olympic harbour add green and water on either side.
Where to eat
Relaxed all-day bar-restaurant on the Stadionweg — Black Angus burgers, a good terrace and Zuid's easiest-going crowd.
An Eastern Mediterranean sharing menu — silky hummus, smoky aubergine, sea bass.
Buzzing osteria by the Olympic Stadium — truffle lunette, burrata and a chef's menu that rewards the adventurous.
Fire as philosophy on the Stadionplein — chef Joris Bijdendijk's starred ode to open-flame Dutch cooking, three-ingredient menus and all.
Getting there
Directions from the nearest transit hubs to Stadionbuurt — Olympic grandeur and neighbourhood ease.
Amsterdam's main station — intercity, sprinter, metro 51/52/53/54, most tram lines and city ferries all depart here.
On the tram network via the Stadionplein; a short walk from the southern end of the Vondelpark.