Amsterdam

Shop

Shops worth crossing town for. Records, books, clothes, and the sort of counter where the person behind it has an opinion.

5 places in Amsterdam

Oud-West

A sourdough bakery that also sells wine, which turns out to be the right combination.

Noord

An organic corner shop with a café attached, moved from the Meeuwenlaan to a renovated building on the Spreeuwenpark in 2026.

Oud-West

A record shop on the Jan Pieter Heijestraat, open since February 2026, with around fifteen thousand new and secondhand LPs in the bins.

Amsterdam-Centrum

Patta is a good deal more than a sneaker shop.

Haarlemmerbuurt

A Portuguese deli where the locals go for wine and leave with lunch.