Amsterdam's main shopping areas are the Leidsestraat between the Leidseplein and Spui, and the Kalverstraat and Nieuwendijk, leading from the Munt Tower via the Dam to near the Central Station.

Traditionally, shops and markets are closed all day Sunday and Monday mornings. Normal shopping hours are 09:00 or 10:00 to 18:00 (17:00 on Saturday) although some are now beginning to stay open later in the evenings and even open on Sundays.

Supermarkets are open all over Amsterdam till 20:00 during the week, and are closed on Sundays. The supermarkets in the Centrum are open till 22:00 daily and are also open Sundays but only till 20:00.

Under Museumplein across the street from the Concertgebow (concert building) is an underground Albert Hein supermarket. You can join the folks on this sensible subterranean enterprise's "grass roof" and have your lunch or lay in the sun on our / Dutch hillside

Dutch family shopping night on Thursdays till 21:00

There are large stores near the Munt Tower, Vroon&Dreesman and Hema, and at the Dam is DeBijenkorf and behind the Palace is Magna Plaza.

The Super center "Albert Hein" also behind the Palace at the Dam.

The Jordaan and the 9 little streets "the 9's" around it contain many small interesting individual shops.

The PC Hooftstraat and the district east of Vondel Park, near the main museums, contains many of the more chic shops...Kalvin Kline, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hillfigger, to name just a few of our favorites.

Street Markets

There is an interesting daily clothes and secondhand market around the "Stopera" nick name of the City Hall and Opera house. Take trams 9, 14, or 51 to Waterlooplein.

The Famous Albert Cuyp Markt is a busy food and clothes market in DePijp on the Albert Cuypstraat. Take trams 4, 6, 10 or 16

Flowers

The flower market is on the Singel between the beginning of the Leidsestraat and the Munt Tower. Come and smell the flowers, it does a sole good! You can take trams 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 14, 16,  24, or 25 from Central Station (CS)

 

 Perscriptions:

You will have to go to a Pharmacy known as an "Apoteak"

Cough Medicine and Band-Aids

Buying food in supermarkets is straightforward, but don't look for the health section for your patent medicines. for even the basic band-aid or even aspirin you need the specialist places like ETOS and

Take our walking tour for more shopping places.

Art & Antiques:

Buying Art for your collection or looking for the perfect table? Amsterdam is packed end to end with possibilities. Mondays at the open antique street market atxxxxxxxxx to the daily waterlooplein market (closed Sunday).

The most celebrated of ART AND Antique shooping areas is centerd at Spieglestraat. Dozens of shops in the surounding city blocks to temt you with what has been called the Antique-worlds wholesale wharehouse.

bring your antique guidebooks and your wallet and have a good time.

We have a private personal  tour guide if you want one.

Maps of Amsterdam   

click on Map to  visit our map page

How Amsterdam started 800 years ago, any why it is the way you see it today

explore ... eight centuries of treasures

Don't miss this Informative History: Play Movie

Amsterdam = "FROM THE BEGINING" - Informative narration

Courtesy of The Amsterdam Historical Museum

Hardware store, Lumber Supply, and Locks and keys

In Dutch they are called, IJzerwarenhandel (hardware), Houthandel (wood), and Sleutelservice (locks) respectively

Numerous shops around town help us keep everything working in good order. For one of the most complete supply houses in the center is

NICOLAAS B.V. Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 21, tel.623 0069 next to the McDonalds at the Leidseplein.

nicolaasijzerwaren@hetnet.nl

And now...the News!

For good selection of international newspapers get to Athenaeum on the Spui. At the Central Station. Also at the English-language bookshops Waterstones and American Discount both are on the Kalverstraat just off the Spui.

  http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

There are international television stations on the Amsterdam cable, including American, Belgian, British, French, German, Italian, Moroccan, Spanish, and Turkish stations, as well as other satellite channels like CNN, CNBC, BBC.