Saturday, August 22, 2009

The Nine Streets

The Museum Shop
In the Netherlands you always can find in the main shopping boulevards the most important Dutch and international brands - and in Amsterdam it is not different. The most popular and largest is the Kalverstraat with 150 shops. Other important shopping streets in A'dam are the Leidsestraat, PC Hoofdstraat, Utrechtsestraat (wow!), Haarlemmerstraat (lo-ve-ly) and many more. I will be talking in this post about one of the trendiest areas, with very special shops: The Nine Little Streets (de 9 straatjes).
Nas principais cidades holandesas de médio e grande porte há sempre um boulevard de compras onde as mais importantes e populares lojas (holandesas e internacionais) podem ser encontradas. Amsterdam não é diferente. A mais importante loja de compras (fechada para tráfego) se encontra aí e chama-se Kalverstraat, com mais de 150 lojas. Outras ruas muito importantes em Amsterdam são a PC Hoofdstraat, Leidsestraat, Utrechsestraat (sapatos, livros, restaurantes, móveis), Haarlemmestraat (adorável, muitas lojas de alimentos) e muitas outras. Mas esse post é para falar especificamente sobre a área das "9 ruazinhas". É uma area muito pitoresca e com lojinhas bem diferentes.
Marlies Dekkers: fabulous lingerie


Terra: Mediterranean clay pots, plates and bowls

De 9 Straatjes are a group of pictoresque side streets from the Prinsengracht, de Keizersgracht the Herengracht and the Singel in the center of Amsterdam. Together they form in the western part of the ring of canals a neighbourhood with many, many small and different little shops and restaurants.
La Parisienne: vintage jewellery




I consider this the most charming shopping spot in Amsterdam: nine small parallel streets on both sides of a canal , linked by postcard-pretty little bridges that are normally lined with bikes "parked" by most shoppers. The first floor of practically any building is occupied by a shop or a café; you will find everything, from an antique shop (Fifties-Sixties), 1940s-1950s vintage clothes (Laura Dolls), the best of Belgian design and Viktor & Rolf interior objects (H.J.Van de Kerkhof, 9-11 Wolvenstraat, in this location since 1939 and specialising in curtains and drapes), home design (Ozenfant, 3-5 Huidenstraat), cosmetics (Skins Cosmetics) and cakes (Pompadour) to the best cheese shop in Amsterdam (De Kaaskamer) and Brix Food'n Drink , a stylish cafeteria serving only snacks. De Negen Straatjes neighbourhood has been there for more than 300 years.
Aqui se acha de tudo, e tudo muito charmoso. Lojas de queijos, cosméticos, móveis, padaria e papelaria com gravuras e reproduções de importantes pinturas holandesas, cortinas e puxadores de cortina, cafés... Acho tudo bem gracioso e de ótima qualidade. Parque de diversões para a mulherada: objetos para enfeitar a casa e enfeitar-se pessoalmente; bolinhos, mini-tortas e queijinhos especiais. Mesmo quando estava 100% sem grana e passava pela área eu já ficava contente de "lavar as vistas" só olhando vitrine.
De Kaaskamer: The best cheese shop in Amsterdam

Bread, furniture, Belgian fashion and much more.

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