Shopping in Amsterdam

• Nieuwendijk-Kalverstraat-Rokin-Leidsestraat, leading from the Central Station, is Amsterdam's main shopping area.
  
  

• Jordaan-delightful little shops and boutiques.  Some second hand and antique shops.
  
  

• DIAMONDS-Amsterdam is the place to look at diamonds.  The prices are usually more reasonable than you would find elsewhere, since it is a center of diamond trade.  You can take a free conducted tour of a diamond workshop, and see diamonds being cut and polished.
  
  

• Magna Plaza Shopping Center-19th century monument converted into a shopping mall. Great cafe on the 2nd floor- Cafe Ristretto.
  
  
  

• Markets-There are several excellent markets in Amsterdam.
  
  

  • Albert Cuypstraat:  has an assortment of exotic fruits and vegetables, and fish.  You can also find an enormous selection of inexpensive clothes, shoes, and other items.
    
    
  • Waterlooplein fleamarket-the famous Amsterdam market
    
    
  • Floating flower market-on the Singel Canal
    
    
  • Farmers market in Noordermarkt