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What to do · Amsterdam

Albert Cuyp Market in De Pijp

Market · 1 h · Amsterdam's biggest daily market: hot stroopwafels, herring, cheese and fruit. Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 17:00.

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
1 h
Season
All year, Monday to Saturday; closed on Sundays
Who it's for
All ages

Some two hundred stalls along the Albert Cuypstraat, in the De Pijp district, ten minutes on foot from the Museumplein. It is a real neighbourhood market, with cheap clothes and fruit, but also the place to try what is eaten on the street in the Netherlands: freshly made stroopwafels, herring with onion, croquettes, wedges of cheese and chips with mayonnaise. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 17:00; Sunday is closed. Metro line 52 stops at De Pijp, just around the corner.

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Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The Foodhallen hall full of people among the stalls© Foodhallen

Foodhallen

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What to order: some bitterballen to nibble on and then everyone off to their own stall.

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Freshly made savoury pannenkoeken on the table© The Pancake Bakery

The Pancake Bakery

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What to order: a savoury bacon and cheese pannenkoek to share and a sweet apple one.

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The hotel façades on the Singel canal© Hotel EstheréaHotel

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The Pulitzer's canal houses reflected in the Prinsengracht with a boat moored© Pulitzer AmsterdamHotel

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