AMAZING H&M! As an American I am familiar with H&M, but this location was the BEST. They had sizes,…read morevariety, and several levels of floors to shop. The dressing rooms were challenging, as they were not on every floor, but the cash registers to buy were available on various levels. The building is beautiful, well lit and open with high ceilings on some floors. There's an elevator and some have stairs the higher the floors. The stairs were crazy-steep: we would never see that in an American store! The prices were spot on, my daughter found a sweatshirt for under $3Euros, which is amazing prices for Europe and America. Very happy shopping experience.

Really beautiful new location of H&M that just opened in the former building of Maison de…read moreBonneterie. It's enormous, spanning over 5 floors, and they've done a really beautiful job of preserving the original details and decorations of the Maison de Bonneterie. This is a new flagship store for H&M in Amsterdam, and what makes it really special (aside from the beautiful building itself) is that it's the only H&M in Amsterdam that has every H&M collection in the store including H&M Home. Admittedly some collections are there but don't have much space - I noticed that the H&M+ collection was only about two racks in one corner. It does boast a very large women's shoes selection, and I must say the dressing rooms were really nice. What this location definitely has over other H&M locations is the building - it's very spacious with high ceilings so that even on a busy pre-Christmas shopping day it didn't feel packed and claustrophobic. But I would recommend stopping by to have a look inside just to see the building, it's a beauty!

A lovely shop to check out, if your hunting for furniture or looking for something unique for the…read morehouse.I strolled up in here a few years ago when I was strolling through the Jordan. Totally disappointed that I forgot about this shop when I was looking for furniture. Well, I will definitely make sure to add them to my list for furniture and decoration. The furniture in here definitely has an antique charm look to it.

I was visiting Amsterdam from the US and was so happy to find this bright little shop in The Nine…read moreStreets area (De Negen Straatjes). They have a wide variety of unique decorative pieces that made the perfect non-touristy Amsterdam "souvenirs" for myself and for my loved ones back home. This was exactly the kind of shop I was looking for when I set out for De Negen Straatjes. You can find things like decorative shells, display jars, tulip vases, bags, bowls, and much more, all at varying price points. They also offer free gift wrap with a beautiful paper that was a very nice touch. A fantastic find.

We bought a nice book shelf ladder in here. It was priced well, compared to other shops. If your…read moreinterested in a corner book shelf ladder that won't dominate the space in your room, then this is definitely the best way to go. It's a great way to be conservative on space, and the benefits are that you can display a small collection of books or items on it. I noticed a few shops were overpricing this product, so don't fall for the okie-doke.

A cool discount shop to buy tons of random items. I came in here hoping I would stumble on a…read moreHalloween or Autumn mat for the front door, but no luck. Ideal shop to stop by if your shopping for Halloween or Christmas decorations or random accessories for the house. They even have a full row of pet items too.

An interesting store that is fun to go into every once in a while. They have a little bit of…read moreeverything. Some products stay the same while others come and go, so you never really know what to expect when going in. I usually come out with a bunch of random things that I payed very little for.

A fashion company and fashion-label specializing in handprinted and hand-dyed clothing. Very…read moreexpensive, but a cool store to stop by and take a look (very small men's collection). You won't see colors or textures like this in many other places. In addition to clothing, they carry things for your house (bedspreads, cushions, etc). The bedspreads are fantastic but they cost almost $2000 Euro so I'll just be looking. I think this is a pretty unique store - although stores across the world carry People of the Labyrinths items, I think only in two stores (one in Amsterdam) can you see their entire collection in a single place. Worth a quick stop if you are in the area.

I have stopped in here a few times when i was in the area. Once was to check out their leather bags…read moreand the second time was to find a (boodschappen trolley) for shopping, since it is not good for me to carry anything heavy at the moment. They had some nice bags, unfortunately it was not exactly what I was looking for, since my taste is very specific, which means i am very detail in what I like. However, their (Reisenthel Shopping Carrycruiser) was nice also, it looked more appealing, then the typical shopping trolleys that you see on the street or in Blokker.

What a friendly store!!! Everyone is so helpful and friendly!!! You're spoilt for choice at this…read moreflagship store. Bags, clothes, shoes, accessories! Wonderful! And...there is a small selection for men too.

I stopped by Praxis in Velserbroek near Santpoort-Zuid on a Saturday to grab some flower pots. The…read morestore is on the smaller side and feels pretty dated compared to other locations. Selection was okay, but prices seemed a bit higher than what I'm used to seeing in Amsterdam or Noordwijk. I was in a rush, so it did the job--but only later realized there's a much larger Gamma basically next door. Wish I'd checked that first. Not terrible, just not somewhere I'd go out of my way for.