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 English-language books and...

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

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

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 equipment to...

Named in honour of its location behind the Royal Palace, the 'Beer King' stocks a head-spinning 850 brands of beer from around the world, and a range of fine glasses for...

Three storeys filled with Diesel and Diesel alone.

The scents and labels you'd expect, plus rarer brands like La Prairie, Urban Decay and Versace. This new two-storey superstore also features hair products not normally found...

The biggest record store in Amsterdam sits bang on its busiest shopping thoroughfare. Fame offers a vast array of stock in a variety of genres.

It's fair to say that, in terms of the sex industry at least, Amsterdam is a man's world. The opposite of most enterprises here, Female & Partners bucks the trend by welcoming...

One of the first shops in Amsterdam to sell hemp clothes and products, and now one of the last, Hemp Works has had to diversify into seed sales and fresh mushrooms, and it's...

Prices range from reasonable to ultra-low; quality varies too. Clothes for men, women, teens and kids.

Female fancy pants fanciers should check out this chain (you can call 035 646 5413 for details of other branches). The undies manage to be feminine and attractive, simply...

Apart from a wide selection of new and recently publishes gay men's books, this shop also has some rare and out-of-print books, plus books in Spanish.

A recent addition to the Amsterdam high street, Lucky sits kitty corner from Diesel just off the Kalverstraat, making it denim central.