Amsterdam: Five reasons to visit Oud-West, by a digital content creator
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 on Instagram. She’s an awesome content creator in her own right, but 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, La Piscine.
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.
Name: Rebecca Laurey
Home: Oud-West, Amsterdam
From: Leiden, which is like a miniature Amsterdam, 30-minutes away
Job: Content creator and founder of digital creative agency La Piscine
Five reasons to visit Oud-West, Amsterdam
The food
Levain et le Vin has the best cinnamon buns in town. Fijnkost is on my street in Oud-West and is so underrated – it’s the cutest neighborhood restaurant, with the yummiest food.
The hotel
The Pillows Hotel is reason enough to stay in Oud-West – it’s so cozy and extremely chic.
The store
I love the Gekaapt concept store. I usually pop in once a week or so, to see what’s new. Their kid’s store is pretty fun, too.
The thing to do
Oud-West’s Vondelpark 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 the spot for a picnic.
The culture
The Kahmann Gallery is not actually in Oud-West, but it’s so good that it warrants a mention here. As we’re venturing out of the neighborhood a little, it’s also worth visiting the Stedelijk Museum, my favorite museum in Amsterdam.
