10 Best Shopping in Jordaan, Amsterdam

The largest covered art and antiques market in the Netherlands is a cooperative, housing more than 55 dealers and 10,000 objects. You may have to browse through a lot of junk, but you wouldn't be the first to end up with a great buy on an antique doll, a first-edition book, or military memorabilia.

Founded in 1967, this shop is treasure trove of jewelry, fabrics, furniture, and other curiosities—both old and new—from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

This quirky concept shop, owned and operated by two sisters, is home to their own clothing label mixed in with a unique collection of vintage and handmade items. Shop for funky clothes and accessories including colorful sunglasses, clunky boots, and hip jewelry. A second shop is located at Bilderdijkstraat 194 in Oud-West.

Head to this gem for wooden toys (the house specialty) for kids ages 12 and younger, pretty dollhouses and furniture, bright toy scooters, and animal-shape rockers.

This quaint, canalside shop has been hand-making its own brand of soap since 1996. More than 70 different scents are available, ranging from amber to verbena and nearly every color of the rainbow. The shelves also stock sweet-smelling souvenirs like body wash, knit towels, and perfumes along with gift sets for men, women, and kids.

Textile lovers will be in heaven during a visit to this so-called patches market, taking place along the Westerstraat on Mondays from 9 am to 1 pm. Located adjacent to the Noordermarkt, vendors sell a myriad of colorful fabrics, from embroidered Asian silks to Indonesian batiks and beautiful prints from Africa and Suriname.

On Saturdays, Noordermarkt's salt-of-the-earth sister, which runs down the length of Lindengracht from 9 to 5. Established in the 1890s, it now has more than 230 food stalls where vendors offer all the basics, including produce, fruit, flowers, cheese, fruit and more.