So its 4 in the morning and we are a little merry (no real surprise there) and Amsterdam seems to…read morebe in lock down apart from a bunch of tourist bars. Little shocked to be honest as I was expecting 24 hour living - at home in London I can pop out to the shop anytime of night to buy anything I need. And tonight we need cigarettes and rizzla (well we are in Amsterdam) and despite asking everyone we bump into including a Dutch policeman the only option appears to be all night garages. So a cab ride it is.....and this Texaco garage has a mini shop selling essentials...most importantly the essentials we needed. Its pretty tiny but amongst the slumber of the 'dam it has all you need, chocolate, coffee, bread etc... Definitely going to be more organised next time we visit but this is central and if the partying gets the better of your organisational skills then this is a great fall back option.

From the owner: Autoradam beschikt over diverse moderne tankstations en autowasstraten maar u kunt bij Autoradam…read moreook terecht voor autolease of een auto huren. Een modern autobedrijf dat al meer dan honderd jaar dezelfde filosofie hanteert: 'Uitstekende kwaliteit tegen de laagste prijzen.

How have I lived in this neighborhood for 4 months and not realized there was a 24 hour convenience…read morestore just down the street?!?!?! 24 HOURS!!! Late night craving and cigarette runs here I come. They do have everything I could really need at 2 am. Cheese. Drinks. Chocolate. Coffee. Smokes. More Chocolate. The people who work here are really nice too. The lady was helping another expat before me and was giving him a quick Dutch lesson. I listened in dutifully.

Very big, not on the main road but easy to get there. It is…read moreShell, so all the gas you need, in all the variation you might think of :) Self service as all gas stations in Holland. Big store to grab whatever you forgot or do not want to stop to a supermarket just to buy it.

I love BP gas stations... they are definitely the best in services, even if is different to…read moredifferentiate from others. They have a very big food assortment. This is not very handy on main road but it is still quite easy to reach. They have also a car wash in the area