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...

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...

Translated, 'De Bijenkorf' means 'The Beehive' - an apt alias for this busy department store. Stationed in a grandiose building on Dam Square, this deluxe...

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...

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...

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

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...

Amsterdam's original - and arguably best - shopping centre is located in the beautiful nineteenth-century former post office building, situated just behind...

This sleek health supermarket stocks local and organic products. The whole set-up, including the minimalist milk packaging, comes across as a fine piece of...

Top-end organic supermarket with daily staples like sugar and flour and more exotic fare like 30-year-old balsamic vinegar, caviar and wild salmon for those...

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

This fabulous bonbonnerie and tearoom - with an 18th-century interior imported from Antwerp - is likely to bring out the little old lady in anyone. A...

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

Anything and everything to do with brewing and drinking, stocked in a remarkable old shop. The premises date from 1839 and the place still has much of the...