Bookshops

the most amazing book stores in the city

Bookshops

kok

Antiquariaat Kok

Antiquarian and secondhand bookstore since 1946

mendo

Mendo

a candy store for book aficionados

mendo

Robert Premsela

specialised in books on art, architecture and design

Jimmink

Jimmink
aka Anne Frank's Bookshop

an old-fashioned bookstore with books piled up everywhere, where Anne bought her red-checked diary.

Athenaeum

Athenaeum Booksellers

Independent bookstore that is great in literature and academic fields. The adjacent Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum offers a wide range of foreign and local newspapers and magazines, travel guides and books on design, fashion and lifestyle.

Scheltema

Scheltema

Largest bookstore in Amsterdam

Rokin 9 / Dam
Het Martyrium

Het Martyrium

Literature, poetry, philosophy and history books in Dutch, English, French and German. Known for its low-priced books.

Hoogstins

Hoogstins Bookstore

Good in books on Amsterdam and luxury gifts

americanbc

The American Book Center

Family-owned bookstore in Amsterdam and The Hague. Writers can make and sell their own books in the shop with Betty the Book Machine.

Waterstones

Waterstones

The home of English language books in The Netherlands, specialised in English and Dutch as a second language, Children's books, Dutch fiction in English translation and books about living and working in the Netherlands