On Staalstraat in the heart of Amsterdam, Sterk Staaltje is a neighborhood eetwinkel where the in-house cooks shop the same shelves they cook from, stocking wine, beer, dairy, cheese, cured meats, roasted nuts, and olives. Fresh salads, prepared meals, and sandwiches sit alongside a rotating selection of fruit and vegetables, so regulars can pick up both dinner and the week's groceries in one stop.
Dutch pancake restaurant in a 17th-century canal warehouse on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam's Jordaan district, serving sweet and savoury Dutch pancakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Best for Dutch pancakes.
The Pancake Bakery occupies a 17th-century former warehouse at Prinsengracht 191, on one of Amsterdam's best-known canals in the Jordaan neighborhood. The restaurant has built its reputation over four decades on a single format executed well: large, thin Dutch pancakes served with both savoury toppings, such as bacon and cheese, and sweet ones, such as fruit and syrup. The building's exposed beams and canal-side setting give it a warmer, more historic feel than the tourist-strip crepe stands nearby, and it runs a full daily schedule from breakfast through dinner, with an open kitchen and a summer terrace overlooking the water.
Dun Yong has supplied Chinese and other Asian groceries to Amsterdam since 1959, running its shop at Stormsteeg 9 near the Red Light District alongside a full webshop stocking sauces, noodles, produce, and cookware. The online store offers free shipping over 55 euros and pickup at the physical location, which keeps daily hours.
Best for Asian-grocery, specialty-foods, kitchenware
This Kalverstraat shop makes fresh, warm caramel stroopwafels to order, finished with a choice of chocolate dips and toppings. Each waffle is pressed and dressed on the spot.
Best for Fresh stroopwafels, Dutch caramel waffles