Amsterdam Guide Coffee Shops Hotels Dutch
With more 6,200 shops, almost 150 galleries museums, more than 150 antique shops and  26 markets, Amsterdam is the first destination in Europe for shopping.
  • Coffee shop Bulldog, Greenhouse, De Dampkring, De Rokerij, Grasshopper, Abraxas, Barney's Breakfast Bar, Bluebird, Homegrown Fantasy, The Old Church, Sibérie, Hill Street Blues, Betty Too, Prix d'Ami, Katsu, are on the best but there are so many other coffee shops to dicover by strolling...
About 140 coffeeshops are located in
  • The Red Light District, located in the area known as Wallen, dates date to the 13th century.Live sex shows, peep shows, gays bars, fetish, piercing & tattoos shops, coffee shops are busy and funny.
  • The Warmoesstraat is the one of the oldest streets in the city with cheap hotel, coffeeshop, restaurant, sexshop and much variety chops.
  • Small side streets around Nieuwedijk will you lead up to Kerkstraat, THE most crispy street shopping.
  • The main pedestrianised shopping streets are Leidsestraat, Kalverstraat and Nieuwendijk.
  • Amsterdam also plays host to exclusives shopping area like PC Hoofstraat, Spiegelstraat, Van Baerlestraat, and The Nine Streets ( located between Raadhuisstraat and Leidsestraat ).
  • Most stores open at around 10:am, later on Monday mornings, close at 6:pm,5:pm on Saturdays.
  • Tursday is late night shopping with most shops staying open until 9:pm. 
First time visitors will probably be amazed at the amount of bicycles on the city's streets.
  • It's simply the most popular way for local to commute and it's also an ideal way to see the city but tram and buses are useful.
Reachable by car via the motorways A1, A2, A4, A8 and A9.
However, the Amsterdam Central Railway Station is the most practice with direct connections to Brussels, Cologne, London, Paris.
 It's also an active open shopping center( 7AM-1AM ) with all services that can wait the traveller.
  • Big underground car park facilities are located in the direct vicinity of the station.
Station is accessible for the handicapped people.

The Albert Cuypstraat is the most famous Dutch market. Situated in the heart of the 19th century quarter De Pijp. Easiest way to access by tram 4, 16, 24 from Centraal Station.
  •  Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, closes earlier in winter, and can close early due to bad weather 
    Stalls sell everything from fruit, vegetables, cheese, fish and spices to clothes, cosmetics and bedding.
A lot of cheap shops in the streets and especially some very cool coffee shop like De Graal, Carmona, Yo-Yo, Media, and Katsu. 
The prices are among the cheapest in the city and many accommodations can be found for small budget.
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