Check out the delicious selection of bonbons, ice-creams and coffees with all natural ingredients as you ponder how the Amsterdam branch of a Belgian chain ended up with this name.

The biggest and best of all night shops, this is basically a supermarket, albeit a late-opening one, though it must be said that the selection of wine and beer here puts most...

A passable selection of wine, some odd-looking canned cocktails and a variety of sandwiches are stocked here. Expensive, even for a night shop.

The largest health food supermarket that there is in all of Amsterdam. You'll find everything here, from organic meat, fruit and vegetables (delivered fresh daily) to really...

Every Saturday, the Noordermarkt turns into an organic farmers' market. Groups of singers or medieval musicians sometimes perform al fresco, making the whole experience feel...

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.

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...

Amsterdam's most notable department store has a great household goods department and a decent mix of clothing (designer and own-label), kids' wear, jewellery, cosmetics, shoes...

De Kaaskamer offers over 200 varieties of domestic and imported cheeses, plus pâtés, olives, pastas and wines. Have fun quizzing the staff on the different cheese types and...

Organic produce has reached the self-contradictory pinnacle of urban rustic chic at what can only be described as a bulk food boutique. Come here for the most enticing displays...

Suddenly fashionable - its red bags are now must-haves for the town's designer lemmings and have even been spotted on the arms of the fashion ratpack overseas - Dirk remains...

Beloved by expats, this is the place where Yanks can get their hands on chocolate chips and homesick Brits can source Christmas puddings.

A poshed-up designer deli-cum-restaurant serving an arsenal of delicacies from the streamlined refrigerators that line the walls, and from their able kitchen. The perfect place...

Coffee beans and loose teas, plus a large range of coffee-making contraptions and serving utensils. Upstairs is a small museum of brewing equipment, which is open only on...