Some of Amsterdam's markets have traded on the same street or square for over a century, and most still open six days a week. For kids they're a cheap outing: warm stroopwafels, toy and bric-a-brac stalls to dig through, and usually a playground around the corner. Here's what we checked, from the Albert Cuyp in De Pijp to the IJ-Hallen flea market, a free ferry ride away.
Albert Cuyp Market runs the length of Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp, with about 260 stalls trading on this street since 1905. Kids can buy a bag of fresh stroopwafels, try a herring from the fish cart, and point out flowers, plants and fruit along the way.
Past the food there are fabrics, clothes, leather goods and jewelry, plus old-style coffee houses and modern cafés along the street.
Noordermarkt is the market square in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan, where traders have set up since 1623. On Saturdays an organic farmers' market sits alongside stalls of antiques, vintage clothes, books and handmade goods, with the Lindengracht fruit and flower market around the corner. Mondays it is the general goods market alone. Kids can browse the toy and bric-a-brac stalls and snack their way through the food stands.
IJ-Hallen is a flea market in a former shipyard hall at the NDSM wharf, with up to 600 stands on a market weekend. Anyone can rent a stand, so the mix changes every time, from secondhand clothes to home furnishings and odd finds.
Kids with a little pocket money can hunt for bargains among the stalls. The floor of the hall and the wharf is uneven, so strollers bump along.
Dappermarkt fills Dapperstraat with stalls from Mauritskade to Wijttenbachstraat, and the street has been an official market street since 1910. Kids can wander past heaps of fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, flowers and bright fabric rolls.
Many stalls cater to the area's Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish and Moroccan residents, so the produce and food go well beyond Dutch staples. It suits a slow browse more than a quick errand.
Ten Katemarkt is a neighborhood street market that has run along Ten Katestraat since 1912, on both sides of Kinkerstraat. During market hours the street is closed to traffic, so kids can walk the stalls on foot.
The Hannie Dankbaarpassage leads straight into De Hallen, a former tram depot with a food hall, cinema and library, handy for lunch or a rainy-day break.
Some of Amsterdam's markets have traded on the same street or square for over a century, and most still open six days a week. For kids they're a cheap outing: warm stroopwafels, toy and bric-a-brac stalls to dig through, and usually a playground around the corner. Here's what we checked, from the Albert Cuyp in De Pijp to the IJ-Hallen flea market, a free ferry ride away.
Albert Cuyp Market runs the length of Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp, with about 260 stalls trading on this street since 1905. Kids can buy a bag of fresh stroopwafels, try a herring from the fish cart, and point out flowers, plants and fruit along the way.
Past the food there are fabrics, clothes, leather goods and jewelry, plus old-style coffee houses and modern cafés along the street.
Noordermarkt is the market square in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan, where traders have set up since 1623. On Saturdays an organic farmers' market sits alongside stalls of antiques, vintage clothes, books and handmade goods, with the Lindengracht fruit and flower market around the corner. Mondays it is the general goods market alone. Kids can browse the toy and bric-a-brac stalls and snack their way through the food stands.
IJ-Hallen is a flea market in a former shipyard hall at the NDSM wharf, with up to 600 stands on a market weekend. Anyone can rent a stand, so the mix changes every time, from secondhand clothes to home furnishings and odd finds.
Kids with a little pocket money can hunt for bargains among the stalls. The floor of the hall and the wharf is uneven, so strollers bump along.
Dappermarkt fills Dapperstraat with stalls from Mauritskade to Wijttenbachstraat, and the street has been an official market street since 1910. Kids can wander past heaps of fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, flowers and bright fabric rolls.
Many stalls cater to the area's Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish and Moroccan residents, so the produce and food go well beyond Dutch staples. It suits a slow browse more than a quick errand.
Ten Katemarkt is a neighborhood street market that has run along Ten Katestraat since 1912, on both sides of Kinkerstraat. During market hours the street is closed to traffic, so kids can walk the stalls on foot.
The Hannie Dankbaarpassage leads straight into De Hallen, a former tram depot with a food hall, cinema and library, handy for lunch or a rainy-day break.
