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Photo by Alicia Marucci, courtesy IndagareRead MoreBinenbaum
Foreign jewelers who specialize in antique European jewelry often make Binenbaum one of their first stops on trips to Amsterdam. The shop, which commands a corner space on Nieuwe Spiegelstraat sells to wholesalers and direct to consumers and is known...
Read MoreBloemenmarkt (Flower Market)
The city’s most famous market—often billed as the world’s only floating flower market—takes place on moored barges near Muntplein, where some fifteen stalls offer vibrantly hued plants, flowers and bulbs. The displays are particularly glorious during tulip season, but the...
Read MoreDroog
Ground zero for design aficionados, this Dutch design collective opened in 1993 and is still on the leading edge. Located in a beautiful old canal house near Café de Jaren and the Rembrandt House, Droog (which means “dry” in Dutch)...
Read MoreFrozen Fountain
This design Mecca, in a multilevel canal house near the 717 hotel, is well worth a visit. It specializes in contemporary furniture, especially from Scandinavian and Dutch designers, as well as cool housewares, bike accessories, jewelry, stationary and chocolate.
Read MoreM.C. Gasseling Antiques
Lovers of Delft tiles, the iconic blue and white ceramic tiles, will find dozens of antique and new ones to choose from in this antiques shop. Prices begin at 20 euros and go up. Among the likely scenes that you...
Read MoreMarjan de Voogd Ceramics
One of the most interesting ceramicists at work in the Netherlands is Marjan de Voogd who draws on nature to create exquisite contemporary pieces. She uses deep colors and organic forms to evoke shells, corals and cacti in objects like...
Read MoreNoordermarkt
In 1987, the owner of Winkel43, Adri Vallentin, set up nine food stalls on the Noordermarkt square in front of his restaurant with the hope of drawing passerby into his restaurant. Decades later, Vallentin’s effort has grown into one of...
Read MoreReypenaer Proeflokaal
This family-run company has been producing traditional cheeses since opening in 1906. Unique in flavor and appearance (they tend to have a woody taste and small white spots of minerals), Reypenaer cheeses are matured for years in a warehouse outside...
Courtesy The Maker StoreRead MoreThe Maker Store
Located in De Hallen, The Maker Store is a dream for artisan shoppers. Amsterdam's version of NYC's Artists & Fleas, The Maker Store is filled with hand-painted journals, prints, locally produced jewelry and clothing, and small batch skincare products—all at...
