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Aalderink is the oldest and most reputable dealer of Asian Art and Ethnographics in the Netherlands, specializing in fine Japanesenetsuke andokimono .

Albert Heijn is a rather upmarket supermarket chain – there’s at least one in each area of town. A little pricey, but the selection is wide, the aisles are wide, and they’re wide awake: unusually, several centrally located branches stay open until 10pm.

David Aronson opened this prestigious gallery around 1900; now it is run by his great-and great-great-grandsons. Early Delftware, continental 17th-and 18th-century furniture, plus Chinesefamille verte andfamille rose porcelain – much of it rare.

Jools Holland and even Mick Jagger have popped into this new and second-hand record/CD shop specializing in jazz, soul, funk and R&B. Rare collector’s items to be had.

Where can you find the best bread in Amsterdam? At this organic baker’s outlet, selling a delicious range of wholemeal bread and croissants, pizza, tofubroodjes and sugar-free oatcakes.

There’s more to Dutch beer than Heineken. The Dutch make a fabulous variety of beers, and you will find many of them at De Bierkoning.

Fashionable footwear for folk with big feet.

This cheap and cheerful chainstore purveying unintentionally kitsch interior supplies – be that a coffee cup or a toilet brush – has become something of an institution in the Netherlands. One regular customer even requested that her ashes should be scattered in one.