Amsterdam Noord
This whopping flea market takes place once a month, with 750 stalls outside in a huge area at NDSM-werf. It goes indoors into two NDSM warehouses from…
Must-see shopping in The Netherlands
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
In the heart of the Red Light District, this brightly lit boutique sells condoms in every imaginable size, colour, flavour and design (horned devils,…
De Pijp
Enormous wheels of Gouda line the walls of this enticing cheese shop, and more cheeses fill the glass display cabinet. Crispbreads and crackers are on…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Amsterdam's savviest bookshop is a bit of an intellectual and style hub. Its adjoining newsagent has a selection of cutting-edge international magazines,…
De Pijp
Individual, affordable designs for women arrive at this London-inspired boutique every couple of weeks, keeping the selection up-to-the-minute.
North Holland
Every weekend up to 80,000 bargain hunters flock to the covered De Bazaar Beverwijk, one of Europe’s largest ethnic markets with 2000-plus vendors and 69…
Leeuwarden
For an excellent selection of books about Friesland, including a couple of translations of Frisian poets and novelists, duck into this Frisian bookshop…
Amsterdam
Browse quality craft, fashion and design produced by talented locals. Markets typically take place at Westergasfabriek on the first Sunday of the month,…
Haarlem
Dutch designers whose works are stocked at this design shop include Elke van den Berg (porcelain clocks, vases and bowls), Dirk Vander Kooij (3D-printed…
Amsterdam
Chocolate is almost too beautiful to eat at this luxury choc stop, with homemade pralines and truffles ready to melt in the mouth. There are over 50 kinds…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
This grand 19th-century landmark building, once the main post office, is now home to an upmarket shopping mall with more than 40 boutiques stocking…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Everything at this light-filled contemporary boutique is made from hemp: skincare ranges (soaps, moisturisers, and body washes such as hemp and ginseng),…
Western Canal Ring
The selection of board games here is dizzying. Start with checkers, chess and mah-jong, and move on to Cathedral (build a city in the style of the Great…
Rotterdam
Making cheese for close on four centuries, this family business specialises in buurenkaas (neighbourhood cheese), which it makes on a farm outside…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Amsterdam's most fashionable department store has a grander exterior than interior, but it occupies the city's highest-profile location, facing the Royal…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Secondhand books weigh down the tables in the atmospheric covered alleyway between Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Kloveniersburgwal, where you'll rub tweed…
Overijssel
Cinnamon-spiced cookies, gooey bite-sized cakes and a Real McCoy cow manger full to the brim with traditional vulkoek (round spicy biscuits filled with…
Jordaan & the West
Chocolatier, patissier and glacier Hans Mekking is the mastermind behind Urban Cacao. Filled with his chocolate bars, truffles and pralines using fair…
Haarlem
Premium Dutch cheeses, such as Roomano (a hard Gouda-like cheese from Friesland) and Zeekraalkaas (sheep's-milk cheese with samphire from the West Frisian…
Friesland
At home in an 18th-century red-brick cottage, this family workshop specialises in Hindeloopen's traditional art of furniture painting, starting with its…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
A white-on-white space is the backdrop for Amsterdam-designed jewellery (rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants) crafted from gold, sterling…
Amsterdam
Located at De Hallen, this large, bright store is a great spot to pick up a gift or souvenir to take home. It stocks an excellent range of items by local…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Tucked in a courtyard off the street, this shop sits in a former Red Light window. Ring the doorbell to get buzzed in and join the DJs flicking through…
Limburg
Just north of the centre, Roermond Outlet Mall is a vast, pleasantly arranged shopping village with 25 dining options and over 180 stores, mostly well…
Leeuwarden
Time appears to stand still in this old-fashioned store selling local and regional food products and drinks from Friesland. Think cheese, air-dried…
Overijssel
The sweet-toothed will adore this centuries-old sweet shop, packed to the rafters with its cinnamon sticks, liquorice, wine balls and the house speciality…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
As much a museum as a shop (look up to see the 1565-built timber ceiling), WonderWood specialises in the moulded-plywood creations of George Nelson,…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
With its century-old stained glass, gilt trim, Italian marble and soaring leather ceilings, this tobacco emporium is worth checking out even if you're not…
Western Canal Ring
Amsterdam-born artist Eddy Varekamp showcases his paintings, prints and ceramics incorporating stylished streetscapes and scenes from Amsterdam life at…
Western Canal Ring
Dutch label Vanilia only designs limited editions, so you're unlikely to find the same styles here twice. Along with women's clothing (tops, trousers,…
Southern Canal Ring
Being in this store, with its brightly coloured wrappers blazing from the shelves, feels like walking into a piece of pop art. Americans missing Hershey's…
Western Canal Ring
Designed in Amsterdam and handcrafted in Italy from fine leather, internationally renowned Hester van Eeghen's unique shoes are for those who dare to…
Jordaan & the West
Back Beat has been selling jazz, soul and funk music since 1988. Whether you're looking for Sly and the Family Stone on vinyl, a Chet Baker box set or…
De Pijp
Perfect for Sarphatipark picnic supplies, Bier Baum has fridges keeping many of its craft beers cold, and growlers that you can fill by the litre. Look…
Jordaan & the West
Squeeze into this small jam-packed shop to browse for vinyl from the 1970s onwards in genres ranging from punk and funk to alternative, indie, garage,…
De Pijp
Fantastically old-school, Record Mania stocks vinyl (singles and LPs) and CDs, including rare recordings by artists including Johnny Cash, JJ Kale, Eric…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
The aptly named Game Over specialises in salvaged and repaired retro computer games (Donkey Kong, Pitfall, Frogger, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tetris and…
Amsterdam
The Eastern Islands are particularly style conscious, and the go-to shop for local residents, as well as stylish Amsterdammers from all over, is this…
Amsterdam
Chocolate bonbons are piled up in pyramids that are works of art here, full of rich and distinctive flavours such as tamarind, lemongrass, sour cherry and…
Amsterdam
Going strong since the heady flower power days of 1968, this corner building houses Amsterdam's oldest weed-focused boutique. There's a mind-bending array…
