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POM Amsterdam offers the most beautiful shawls and fashion items! Founding sisters Liesbeth and Violet design all of the shawls at this wonderful location, so come take a look and score your favourite ‘Piece of Mine’!

MarleenKookt

No time to go to a restaurant, but still looking for food with a personal, friendly, and environmentally conscious character? This super healthy meal is delivered in large porcelain bowls by a friendly courier on a cargo bike. It's personal and delicious, as if you spent all day in the kitchen.

Van Beek Art/Design/DTP Supplies

Graphic supplies, hardware, software & computer supplies.

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The Old Man Knives & Tools

This shop is where you need to be in the centre of Amsterdam if you’re interested in tools, outdoor and survival items, cooking and knives in general. A wide variety of chopping knives, but also jack-knives, Swiss army knives, axes, machetes and even swords is on offer.

The Old Man Boardsports

The Old Man is Amsterdam’s go-to shop for all things board sports. The ground floor boasts extensive clothing collections by various lifestyle brands, plus plenty of accessories – think sneakers, slip-ons, bags, caps, belts, sunglasses and watches.

De Leuke Keuken

Fromagerie Abraham Kef

Kef, a cheese shop located in the city centre, now also has a location – with terrace – in Noord. Here you can sip a glass of good wine while you sample a fine cheese platter, complete with olives and pâtés from De Pasteibakkerij.

Luggage Depot

Why carry your luggage around when you’re in Amsterdam? Store it safely at Luggage Depot, and concentrate on having a great time in the city. Located in the centre of Amsterdam, you’ll find their handy luggage storage between Central Station and Dam Square.

WonderWood

Situated in a beautiful old house on Rusland, WonderWood is perhaps the only store in the world to specialise in designer plywood furniture. The store showcases vintage plywood chairs and tables from the 1940s through to the 1960s, as well as re-editions of work by designers like Marcel Breuer and Hans Brattrud. WonderWood covers all styles and wants, whether you are looking for a butterfly chair by Arne Jacobsen or the LCW by Charles and Ray Eames.

Mirck Optiek

Mirck Optiek is an optician��s, where frames and prescription glasses can be bought.

Kesbeke

Kesbeke is the one-and-only pickler of truly authentic Amsterdam pickles. You won’t find better gherkins, pickled onions, or piccalilli (or pickling vinegar, for that matter) anywhere else in the city.

Brandt en Levie

Sausage kings Brandt & Levie have conquered Amsterdam in very short time from their Houthavens factory. You'll find them serving up delicious sizzlers from their pink food truck at many of Amsterdam's food festivals and other events.

Gelderlandplein

Terras Le Pain Quotidien

Schaatsbaan voor de kids

The most luxurious shopping center in Amsterdam, with 90 shops and restaurants, is located near the Zuidas. On Gelderlandplein you can shop till you drop in stores such as Mango and Sissy Boy, stock up on everything you need in terms of shoes, jewelry, beauty products and furnishings, and even do your daily shopping at Jumbo City, the largest Albert Heijn in the Netherlands and Shilla, an Asian supermarket. Grab a bite? Gelderlandplein has a wide choice of international cuisines. Parking is always free for the first 1.5 hours.

Cornelis Schuytstraat Amsterdam

Cornelis Schuytstraat

The Cornelis Schuytstraat is a beautiful shopping area in the south of Amsterdam, steps away from the museum district. It is well-known as home to luxury stores, exclusive fashion brands and stylish cafés.

Sticks and Stones

Bright, colourful leather is the signature at Sticks and Stones, a Dutch leather goods brand in De Pijp that has been creating high-quality leather goods for 40 years.

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