Rebecca Laurey is based between New York City, Paris, and her home in Oud-West, Amsterdam, where she shares beautiful snippets of her life, style, and journey through motherhood with her 187k+ followers

. She's an awesome content creator in her own right b has also collaborated with brands such as Hermès and Armani as a social media and brand consultant, digital creator, guest designer, and ambassador. And she recently founded her own digital creative agency,

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Part of our Five Reasons series, here you’ll find the most local of tips – from unique hotels to small businesses and secret spots (we trust you to keep these on the DL). Because we firmly believe there’s no better way to get to know a place than when guided by someone who knows it best.

Read on for Rebecca's favorite places to eat, drink, stay, and shop in Oud-West, Amsterdam.

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Oud-West, Amsterdam

: Leiden, which is like a miniature Amsterdam, 30-minutes away

 Content creator and founder of digital creative agency

has the best cinnamon buns in town.

is on my street in Oud-West and is so underrated – it's the cutest neighborhood restaurant, with the yummiest food.

The

is reason enough to stay in Oud-West – it's so cozy and extremely chic.

I love the

concept store. I usually pop in once a week or so, to see what’s new. Their kid's store is pretty fun, too.

Oud-West's

has an entrance at the end of my street. It’s the greatest luxury – especially when you don’t have an outside area of your own. It feels like my really big backyard, that I just happen to share with other people. I go there every day and in summer, it's

spot for a picnic.

The

is not actually in Oud-West, but it's

good that it warrants a mention here. As we're venturing out of the neighborhood a little, it's also worth visiting the

, my favorite museum in Amsterdam.