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...

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...

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...

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.

Easily the most sophisticated lingerie shop in Amsterdam right now, Paars' collections are high end and vary regularly, making it interesting to true lingerie lovers. Galliano,...

A smoker's paradise (tobacco, not dope) for over 250 years, Hajenius offers cigarabilia from traditional Dutch pipes to own-brand cigars. With its art deco interior and...

A store integrating products for body and home. We all have to brush our teeth and do the dishes, so the shop is full of products to ritualise such daily grinds.

The best international selection of rose-tinted reading, whether fiction or fact - plus CDs, DVDs, guides and the best gifts you'll find in town. It also has a second-hand...