highest spots in Amsterdam to chill?

[Fat Dro]

Looking for places that overlook all of Amsterdam Central. Any place that is high in the air in Amsterdam that I can eat, drink, or just stare out and watch Amsty for a lil while

[Alo]

Roof top bar in the double tree hilton. Lovely cocktails
Nemo roof terrace nice free one

[spireax]

You can climb to the top of westerkerk for a few euro, not sure how long you can hang about though. The library is meant to have a good cafe on the top floor with views. And there's a overpriced teashop type thing on the top floor of the shopping centre near muntplein.

[Willjay]

another vote for the Nemo roof terrace, go into the Nemo, it will bring out the child in you
The Bibliotech's 7th floor lunch counter, good food also

[Uncle Ron]

http://www.dutchballooning.nl/
Ok, perhaps a bit cheeky, but this does meet the requested criteria - eat, drink, and stare at Amsterdam for a while...

Taken from the site, which is Dutch only language.

Ballooning at Dutch Ballooning
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We handle the ballooning for 1 to 100 people from our own opstijglocaties in Amersfoort and Soesterberg and locations of your choice in the center of the country.
Would you first eat something nice or afterwards? You can at our cozy English and Dutch Café Bar. They are situated directly on our opstijglocaties. You can also there with a drink and snack, pleasant chat about your memorable experience.
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3 passengers € 750,-
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Happy Viewing...
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[matty223]

not sure if those fly over the city,, pretty sure they dont

[madmaxxx]

with e650,i get higer than any hot air balloon,maybe inter planetary{those where the days}

[Uncle Ron]

not sure if those fly over the city,, pretty sure they dont

...tell that to the air current...
Happy Ballooning...
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[Fat Dro]

Good stuff guys! Yeah and even if I wasn't such a Chickenshit UR I am too cheap for that one, but thanks.

[matty223]

not sure if those fly over the city,, pretty sure they dont

...tell that to the air current...
Happy Ballooning...
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well with the FAA regulations, and all that,, it wouldnt be allowed since d inbound flight usually have the pattern full from from approch which starts at the markers in the north sea,, i would think it would be in away from Amserdam jsut due to schiphol

[Uncle Ron]

not sure if those fly over the city,, pretty sure they dont

...tell that to the air current...
Happy Ballooning...
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well with the FAA regulations, and all that,, it wouldnt be allowed since d inbound flight usually have the pattern full from from approch which starts at the markers in the north sea,, i would think it would be in away from Amserdam jsut due to schiphol

The following is intended for few laughs...

I was, and still am being cheeky, but since you went all pedantic, let's have a go, take the full piss shall we?
The F what? No authority here mon. That would be the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Referring to the website, they do mention weather conditions as part of the decision making process on whether to balloon or not...and deductive reasoning suggests that in the event that the wind current would take them into an active airspace, they would either cancel or as suggested, launch from another part of the country.
So, how's that for being pedantic?
Now, take a couple of hits from your vape, and while carefully negotiating the stairs, go outside for a walk.
Happy Ballooning, except when entering restricted airspace/power lines/wind mills/...anything else Matty? Right, stoners on their magic carpets...
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[Alo]

To be fair. One of the highest spots will be voyagers no doubt.
The balloon, a vape bag.
Aladdin, a whole new world

[Colino]

another vote for the Nemo roof terrace, go into the Nemo, it will bring out the child in you
The Bibliotech's 7th floor lunch counter, good food also

second that, some of the best food in town imo between there and their other place on the rokin