jordaan + noordermarkt + rozengracht

Jordaan area {Noordermarkt - Westerstraat}

Somewhere half way the Haarlemmerdijk you can pop into the Binnenoranjestraat that brings you, after crossing the canal, near the Noordermarkt in the Jordaan area! A nice area especially on Saturdays and Mondays when there is a stables market. On mondays you find second hand clothing, vintage home decor and fabrics next to antics and curiosa and a market known for its specialized fabrics along Westerstraat. You have to be early on Mondays as they start cleaning up around one!

On Saturdays (till around four) you will find a Farmers market with biological fresh food at the Noordermarkt next to antics and curiosa. There is a bit of alternative kind atmosphere on Saturdays .. people doing their groceries, looking at the beautiful presented food .. hanging out in the sun and children playing on the little playground in the middle of the square. It is the place where I just like to hang around when sunny. Also on Saturday only there is a food, flower and general goods market just around the corner at the Lindengracht.

Fens Decor - De Weldaad - Noordermarkt Area

Just around the corner there is a tiny shop with some selected industrial furniture and French antics Fens decor Prinsengracht 12 (only on saturdays) and also De Weldaad situated in a former garage at Noordermarket 35 is worth a visit.


At the Noordermarkt also Westerstraat starts where you will find..
Anno Design Westerstraat 35-37 Contemporary design furniture
Anno Kartell shop Westerstraat 49
American apparel Westerstraat 59-61
Gallery Moooi Westerstraat 187 Marcel Wanders wonderful world

Gallery Moooi

If you are looking for the best place for industrial furniture in town, turn left at Westerstraat (before arriving at gallery Moooi) into the Eerste Anjeliersdwars straat...  following the street the name changes into Eerste Tuindwars straat and you will find Sourced & Sold on number 16. All pieces are beautiful restored by shopowner Jeroen, who can also tell you the history of every unique piece he sells.  Right across Sourced & Sold you will find Hudson River a shop filled with unique American pieces.. if you are looking for rare metal signs and other industrial finds from the US. you will find the shop at Eerste Egelantiers dwarsstraat 2.

Around the noordermarkt square there are many cafe's as well. On the corner Noordermarkt / Westerstraat is cafe De Winkel  famous for its applepie.. on Saturdays and especially on Monday morning you will find people queuing up for coffee and a piece of applepie.

Halfway Westerstraat after passing Gallerie Moooi you can turn left and walk into 2e anjelierdwarsstraat and you will find a nice view at the Westertoren with the blue crown This small street goes all the way till Prinsengracht and has many little shops and a great pizza bakery. If you turn right at the Prinsengracht you can walk along the canal till Rozengracht.

Rozengracht

A street starting at corner Prinsengracht (near Westermarkt) here you will find several interior design and lifestyle shops. My selection....
Raw materials Rozengracht 231 Unpolished, weathered, used, recycled
Wonen 2000 &De Kasstoor Rozengracht 215-217 + 204-210 All big brands
Nordic New Rozengracht 196 From Dutch to Scandinavian Design
SPRMKT Rozengracht 191-193 Lifestyle shop
Van de Linden Rozengracht 36-38 paint and special papers
Coppenhagen Rozengracht 54 beads
Kitsch kitchen Rozengracht 8-12 Supermercado filled with colors

Mazzo Rozengracht 114 Breakfast, lunch dinner and drinks with an Italian feeling in a great enviroment

New shops are opening almost every month also in this area so keep an eye on them and let me know what you found and loved ;) 

Nordic New - Raw Materials


walking the street back to Prinsengracht you can and continuing your walk there you can continue the guide with 'de negen straatjes'