Stadshart Amstelveen is a large shopping centre in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. If you are…read morecoming from Amsterdam, you can get the number 5 tram or the bus here which drops off nearby. The mall's layout is a little confusing, it is spread out with several buildings and an outdoor area. The main part of the mall was clean, modern and fairly attractive, as I visited just before Christmas 2023, there were some decorations around the mall. For such a large mall in a big city, even more so considering it is outside of the main city centre, I do find the closing times surprising - the mall closes at 6 pm daily, other than Thursday when it is open until 9 pm. A list of the more well-known brands located here, either internationally or through The Netherlands include: Albert Heijn De Bijenkorf HEMA Joe and the Juice McDonald's Starbucks 3* - A decent mall overall, a short distance away via car or public transport from Amsterdam, the opening hours could be better allowing more time for visitors from the city to spend time here and shop, but there are some nice stores here which may be worth a visit.

Beautiful "Mall" in the south of Amsterdam in Amstelveen.This is a high-end mall with very clean…read morestores and floors! Nice outdoor terraces as well as a huge book store and a parking garage you could eat off of the floor in. Free 1.5 hour parking too! Can't beat that!

They have a lovely variety of items. Today the market holders offered free poffertjes, coffee, and…read moreapple balls for all the market goers. Very nice perk. The mall next to the market is also very nice on days when weather is a little brisk, you can go in mall for respite from the cold. Bakkerij t'stoepje from Amsterdam is here with all of their fresh, delicious items.

I was wondering for the longest what the hell is Action. I would run across colleagues who would…read moresay that they got their coffee mug,water boiler, and other meaningful or meaningless items off their desk or from their house at Action. I finally spotted an Action store, so I toke the chance to see what was all the talk about this discount store. What comes to mind when I think of Action is a discount store equivalent to Blokker, Yen Store, Dollar Tree, and 99 Cent store from the states. I think this store is definitely ideal if your a college student, frugal or on a tight budget. They have tons of school supplies in here for students.

This is a big open warehouse with a combination of new items (probably overstocks) , used items…read more(probably from Estste sales ) and artwork and furniture . Lots of it is junky, but there is enough to make the trip worthwhile. They have an aisle of new souvenirs such as puzzles, delft style ashtrays , coasters etc. . Another aisle is cookware and glassware, another table of collectibles, lots of clothes , tools, odds and ends, and new items - some trendy oversized incandescent light fixtures , original boxed Star Wars collector item spaceships, etc. There is a whole bin of authentic looking neon Ambulance worker jackets , another bin of actually quite beautiful linens with hand embroidery and cutwork. In the middle is a huge table of original signed and numbered canvases of mostly contemporary abstract art. The artist would generate multiple canvases of the same themes with slight variations . But still decent and they are large - some as large as 3 feet by 2.75 feet . And each one is 1 euro !! That's an easy way to add some pop to any apartment . They also sell bikes and many look to be new . The back had a couple of really nice antique wardrobes in beautiful condition , selling for about 150 euros. The inventory Changes all the time . Yesterday they had apparently cleaned out someone's bar and they had nice vintage wines for 3 euros each. We tried a bottle to test before buying more. It was amazing - a 1974 Medoc. When we went back, it was all cleaned out . Such is life when shopping at thrift stores!

This place resembles more of a hoarder's garage than a vintage shop. One could unearth a gem in…read morehere if you take the time scavenge. Prices are quite reasonable too.

Cool vintage/thrift shop at the end of the Overtoom. From the outside the shop looks really small…read morebut it a lot bigger than you think. It is very deep! Prices are very reasonable. They sell all sorts of stuff, also furniture. Sometimes everything seems to be crap and other times you can find amazing stuff. It is always fun to go inside and have a look. It always amazes me how many stuff someone can put into a shop. Furniture is actually piled up in this store.

Lidl's a small/medium supermarket in De Pijp. Nice selection of food. I'm from New York, so I don't…read moreknow what prices are typical for supermarkets in Amsterdam, but Lidl's prices seem fairly low. Beer seems to cost about 1/5 as much as it does in NY, and that's the good Dutch beer. They accept many different forms of payment. As a visitor, you should have no trouble in this regard. Signs are only in Dutch, but it's easy enough to get things done without speaking Dutch. The cashier spoke perfect English.

My family of 5 spent a week in Amsterdam and we shopped here for 60% of our food - items to be…read morecooked at home. Wow! The prices were so cheap, even for organic items. Baked goods were available in the mornings and fresh fruit and veggies were aplenty. But it seemed the inventory changed from day to day; some things weren't there when we went back the next day. Just what we needed for our Airbnb stay.

Super cheap prices for things you didn't realize you needed until you saw it in one of their…read morecluttered aisles. This is where I bought my first set of fake eyelashes for the amazing price of 3 for 89 cents. Sure the glue stung the hell out of my eyes but I looked amazing.