This funky little number's just for the boys (the Gasthuismolensteeg branch does womenswear). Two shops side by side on Oude Hoogstraat offer urban...

A stalwart of the sex scene in a city known for doing the deed, Absolute Danny stocks everything from rubber clothes to erotic toothbrushes.

This giant started as the tiniest of ventures; today it sells street classics from Converse, Ben Sherman, Timberland and the like. It also holds the...

Now located in a fancier location a mere two blocks from the old shop and an Amsterdam institution since 1972, the American Book Center stocks...

Amsterdam is famous for its diamond trade, something it owes largely to the Jewish population originally settling in around the Jodenbuurt area. The city's...

This is where Amsterdam's most highbrow literary browsers choose to hang around. The Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum, as its name might suggest, also stocks...

Tired of seeing the same shoes in every store, Dutch fashion buyer Gertie Gerards put her money where her mouth was and set up shop. Betsy Palmer is her...

This conveniently central shop stocks a full spectrum of jazz, from '30s stompers to mainstream, avant-garde and Afro jazz. Effortlessly ool.

The owner of this bibliophiles' treasure trove is a shrewd buyer who's willing to do trade deals. Choose from a plethora of second-hand English and American...

All the fabrics here are made from natural fibres, such as cotton woven in India. Staff spin the provenance of each fabric into the sale. A gem.

A variety of rubbers of the non-erasing kind to wrap up trouser snakes of all shapes and sizes in a store that's equal parts amusing and inspiring.

This central pharmacy has extended opening hours. Should you need a late pharmacy.

A new member of the legendary Dampkring family, this delightful emporium has everything needed to set up a grow centre at home: from hydroponics and organic...

A bakery-tearoom where you can indulge in lovingly prepared and hearty sandwiches, soups and the most divine slabs of quiche you've ever had.