Jordaan & the West
Levitating lamps and vases (using magnets), retro flipping clocks, Delft-style porcelain with contemporary designs such as cyclists and tilting canal…
Must-see shopping in Jordaan & the West
Jordaan & the West
Dating from 1895, Saturday's Lindengracht Market is a wonderfully local affair, with 232 stalls selling fresh produce, including fish and a magnificent…
Jordaan & the West
Founded by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, this gallery-shop features Dutch design at its most over-the-top, from the life-size black horse lamp to the …
Jordaan & the West
A market square since the early 1600s, the plaza in front of the Noorderkerk hosts a couple of lively markets each week. Monday morning's flea market has…
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…
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…
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,…
Jordaan & the West
Whitewashed walls and floorboards create a blank canvas for the upcycled vintage and Dutch-designed products here. Browse for unique items including vases…
Jordaan & the West
If you're a cat lover, or shopping for someone who is, this quirky shop – with its own resident cats – is a must. It stocks every feline-themed gift…
Jordaan & the West
This hip sweetshop looks more like a gallery. Pull up a cushion and perch on the stairs to watch the mesmerising process of transforming sugar into sweets…
Jordaan & the West
Wheels of Gouda, Edam and European cheeses are piled high on the shelves at this branch of the Dutch chain. For a fast fix, join the locals queued at the…
Het Oud-Hollandsch Snoepwinkeltje
Jordaan & the West
This corner shop is lined with jar after apothecary jar of Dutch penny sweets with flavours from chocolate to coffee and cardamom, all manner of fruit and…
Jordaan & the West
Your dinner hosts will be impressed if you present them with something from this long-standing shop, such as fruitcake, cheesecake or biscuits made with…
Jordaan & the West
Premium chocolate gifts for the serious chocoholic or connoisseur include single-origin bars and drinking chocolate (you can order a deliciously rich hot…
Jordaan & the West
This adorable shop is crammed full of nostalgic toys, including snow domes, glow lamps, masks, finger puppets and wind-up toys. And who doesn't need a…
Jordaan & the West
Accessorise with colourful, creative leather wallets, bags and jewellery at Cellarrich (named for the designers' original Prinsengracht cellar workshop)…
Jordaan & the West
Royal Delftware ceramics (both antique and new) at this pretty shop span all manner of vases, platters, brooches, Christmas ornaments and intriguing 19th…
Jordaan & the West
The rainbow of highly original designer leggings for sale in this joyful shop are made on sewing machines by the designers at the back of the store…
Jordaan & the West
The Jordaan branch of the Western Canal Ring denim specialist stocks new and vintage jeans and other fashions over two storeys.
Jordaan & the West
At this charming shop within a 1642 building, you can find teas from all over the world, as well as coffees, spices and accoutrements.
Jordaan & the West
Anyone with an affinity for odd antiques and bric-a-brac may enter this knick-knack mini-mall and never come out. Spanning 1750 sq metres, there are 55…
Jordaan & the West
Kinky! The tamer wares at this shop, which opened in the Red Light District in 1994 and more recently relocated to the Jordaan, include leather and rubber…
Jordaan & the West
The disco generation will enjoy this repository of the music of yesteryear. If the names Olivia Newton-John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul Young, Celia Cruz…
Jordaan & the West
This geekalicious shop will sate even the most hardcore Star Wars fanatic, DC comics collector or Stanley Kubrick obsessive. Get lost in the memorabilia,…
Jordaan & the West
Limited-edition rock 'n' roll prints of Robert Plant, Debbie Harry, Sting and tons of others are all sold here for relatively small change, in a format of…
Jordaan & the West
This little shop just sells one musical instrument: the ukulele. All of its stock is quality checked and adjusted, ready for play; ask about uke concerts…
Jordaan & the West
Bargain-priced clothing and fabrics are sold at 170 stalls at the Westermarkt (which isn't in fact on Westermarkt but on Westerstraat, just near the…
