Shopping in the ‘9 streets’ in Amsterdam

A highly recommended place for those who want to spend a day shopping in Amsterdam is the “9 streets. The narrow streets with the authentic canals create a cozy atmosphere.

Once not the Amsterdam city center

Of course it is fun to store in the Amsterdam city center, but if you are looking for special boutiques, restaurants and terraces, it is more fun to deviate from this. When I still lived in Amsterdam, I regularly went to the ‘9 straatjes’. The stores offer you something just a little bit different. Original clothes and accessories that not everyone walks around with, for example. When you are done shopping for a while, you can also visit one of the many restaurants or cafes in the ‘9 straatjes’.

Highly recommended in the ‘9 streets

For example, settle down for lunch or just to lounge around. I love coming to Bistrothèque Le Coeur. Here you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a nice cup of coffee or glass of wine. And are you a fan of Fab? You’ll find their flagship store on Hartenstraat. Products like purses and bags.

And if you want to make your own cute bracelets or necklaces, you should be on Huidenstraat. This is where Beadies is located. A cozy craft shop full of beads and charms.

On Runstraat, you’ll find Skins Cosmetics Lounge. A delightful store full of natural beauty products, such as exclusive makeup, perfume and skin care products. Also on Runstraat is Darlings. A very cute store full of clothes, accessories and you can eat delicious cupcakes. Further down the street is then Mint Mini Mall. There you can go for home accessories and baby stuff. An incredibly cute store to browse around.

After the Runstraat you walk onto the Berenstraat. If you like pancakes, you can eat them there at Pancakes Amsterdam. I also really like coming to Libertine Comptioir de Cuisine, popularly called “the French toast restaurant.” But they have much more than that there! You’ll also find this fun restaurant on Bear Street. Further down you’ll find Mendo, a bookstore full of unusual and creative books.

Also the Reestraat is a nice little street with different stores where you can go for home accessories, among other things. For a nice lunch you go here to Restaurant Jansz. Looking for a nice new outfit? Then you can shop to your heart’s content at Who’s That Girl. The three smaller streets are the Gasthuismolensteeg, the Oude Spiegelstraat and the Wijde Heisteeg. You should definitely walk through these as well. In short, to see a different side of Amsterdam: visit the ‘9 streets’.

See you soon!

Tessa