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An indoor food market in a restored tram depot; free to walk around.
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Markets in Amsterdam
Amsterdam does its shopping outdoors. The Albert Cuyp in De Pijp runs six days a week, the Bloemenmarkt sells tulip bulbs from stalls along the Singel, and Waterlooplein has been the city’s flea market for well over a century. Here is which one to go to, and on which day.
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LANDMARKBloemenmarkt
The floating flower market on the Singel, stalls on barges since 1862.
LANDMARKAlbert Cuypmarkt
The biggest daily street market in the Netherlands, in De Pijp: stroopwafels, herring and cheese.
LANDMARKNoordermarkt
Saturday organic farmers' market and Monday flea market around the Noorderkerk.
LANDMARKWaterlooplein flea market
The city's oldest flea market, next to the Stopera.
LANDMARKOudemanhuispoort book market
A covered passage through the university with second-hand book stalls since 1757.
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Which market to go to
The big one
Albert Cuypmarkt
Hundreds of stalls down one long street in De Pijp: cheese, fish, fabric and stroopwafels made while you wait.
Flowers and bulbs
Bloemenmarkt
Stalls on the Singel since 1862. Mostly bulbs and souvenirs; check what your country lets you take home.
Saturday morning
Noordermarkt
An organic farmers’ market around the Noorderkerk, with a flea market on Monday mornings.
Second-hand everything
Waterlooplein flea market
Clothes, records, bikes and bric-a-brac next to the Stopera.
Books under cover
Oudemanhuispoort book market
Second-hand book stalls in a covered passage through the university.
Eat your way through
Foodhallen (De Hallen)
An indoor food hall in an old tram depot, free to walk around.
Good to know
Which day
The Albert Cuyp and Waterlooplein run Monday to Saturday. The Noordermarkt has its farmers’ market on Saturday and its flea market on Monday morning. On Sunday most street markets are closed.
Go early
The best finds at a flea market go in the first hours. Food markets are busiest at lunchtime and on Saturdays.
Cards or cash
Most stalls take cards now, but a few still prefer cash. Small change helps at the food stalls.
The Albert Cuyp and De Pijp
The Albert Cuyp is the heart of De Pijp, a 19th-century working-class district that is now full of cafés and small restaurants. Walk the market from one end to the other, then take a side street: the neighbourhood is the second half of the visit.
Questions people ask
What is the most famous market in Amsterdam?
The Albert Cuypmarkt in De Pijp, one of the biggest street markets in the Netherlands. It runs every day except Sunday.
Is the flower market in Amsterdam worth it?
For a short look and some bulbs to take home, yes. It is small, and most stalls sell bulbs and souvenirs rather than cut flowers. A weekday morning is quietest.
Which markets are open on Sunday?
Most street markets close on Sunday. The Bloemenmarkt and the Foodhallen stay open.
Where is the best flea market in Amsterdam?
Waterlooplein, every day except Sunday, and the Noordermarkt on Monday mornings. Once a month the IJ-Hallen at the NDSM wharf hold a huge flea market in two old shipyard halls.
Does Amsterdam have a Christmas market?
Not a big traditional one like the German cities. In December smaller seasonal markets and winter fairs pop up around town, so check what is on that year.