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

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 in-house label, which...

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 titles (mainly...

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.

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

Mad hatters will delight in this vast array of bonnets, Homburgs, bowlers, sombreros and caps, plus second-hand and handmade items.

While Elize Lutz's shop features the most avant garde of Dutch jewellery designers, she has the decency - not to mention the sound commercial sense - to concentrate her stock...

Kites, kites and yet more kites - well, you've got to do something with all the Dutch wind. Also a quirky array of boomerangs, yo-yos and kaleidoscopes can be found at this...

Visit Amsterdam's largest Chinese food emporium for the full spectrum of Asian foods and ingredients, from shrimp- and scallop-flavoured egg noodles to fried tofu balls and...

People have been buying and selling books, prints and sheet music here since the 18th century.

Palm Guitars stocks new, antique, used and rare musical instruments (and their parts). The excellent website features a calendar of upcoming local gigs, all of a worldly and...

Tamarind, thyme, lemongrass, pepper and gin are just some of the flavours of these delicious hanmade chocolates, completely without artificial ingredients.

Trainers for folk who have no intention of ever having to insert a pair of Odor Eaters: high fashion styles from Nike, Puma, Converse and Diesel.

The Boeken family has been in the rag trade, hawking fabrics since 1920. Just try to find somewhere else with the kind of variety on offer here: latex, Lycra, fake fur and...