Markets offer old-world treasures and boutiques the cutting edge. Even ubiquitous department stores like HEMA sell the latest in Dutch design, and supermarkets like Albert Heijn offer keen insights into the eating habits of the locals. But for sheer window-shopping variety, no one can compete with the Jordaan neighbourhood or the 'Nine Streets' area that connects the canal ring between Raadhuisstraat and Leidsegracht. However, that said, the chocolate and cheese are divine here…
A specialty shop outfitting bedrooms and baths
Wonen 2000 Bed & Bad (Bed and Bath) carries a wide variety of luxurious linens: sheets, blankets, comforter sets for bedrooms and towels for your bath....
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A world of experience in fashion looks
World Fashion Centre Amsterdam is one of the world’s most important fashion marketplaces....
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A traveler’s hotel, coffeeshop and store
The Bulldog was started by Henk de Vries in 1975....
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Open-air art exhibit every Sunday in the heart of Amsterdam
Artplein Spui exhibits and sells work from sixty Dutch and international artists....
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Antiquarian and secondhand bookstore since 1948
Antiquariaat Brinkman building stands tall along the Singel canal, not far from Amsterdam’s historical museum....
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The oldest French cheese shop in Amsterdam
Abraham Kef’s shop, The French Kaasmakers, offers lovely cheese platters with glasses of wine for exquisite taste testing opportunities....
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