The busy, untouristy Dappermarkt is a swirl of life and color, with around 250 stalls. It reflects the Oost's diverse immigrant population, and is full of a medley of shoppers and vendors selling foods (apricots, olives, fish, Turkish kebabs) and goods from costume jewelry to cheap clothes at stalls lining the street.
Dapperstraat is named after Olfert Dapper, a 17th-century doctor and writer. His book Description of Africa was a seminal text of its time, which he wrote despite never having traveled outside the Netherlands.
