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Shops and Markets

derisively dubbed “post office Gothic”
by its critics – was designed by
Cornelis Hendrik Peters (1874–1932)
to house Amsterdam’s head post
office. Now a pricey shopping mall
with several cafés and 40 diverse
stores located over its four floors.
HEMA
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Various branches
Albert Cuypmarkt This ubiquitous, cheap and cheerful
department store chain started life in
Albert Cuypmarkt
1 1926 and has become something of
a Dutch institution. The store offers
Amsterdam’s largest general
market runs all the way down this affordable designer products,
long street in the Pijp area, practical clothing, stationery,
touting everything from fresh kitchen equipment and food
fish to footwear. Come here for products. It also stocks its own
fabrics, fish and seafood and brand of items.
odds and ends (see p111). Bloemenmarkt
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Albert Heijn
2 famous floating flower
Amsterdam’s
Various branches
Albert Heijn is a rather market – the stalls still
upmarket supermarket float, but now they are
chain – there’s at least one permanent (see p112).
in each area of town. A little Bloemenmarkt
Boerenmarkt
pricey, but the selection is 6
wide, the aisles are well-stocked, MAP D2 •
and they’re open late: unusually, Noordermarkt
several centrally located branches Amsterdam’s organic Saturday
stay open until 10pm. “farmers’ market” is a treat rather
than a routine shopping trip. Cruise
Magna Plaza
3 the stalls to the accompaniment of
some fine busking and sample free
MAP M3 • Nieuwezijds
Voorburgwal 182 goats’ cheese and other goodies –
Built between 1895 and 1899, this plus freshly baked bread, flowers
magnificent building – once and a fabulous mushroom selection.
Magna Plaza

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