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Supermarkets in Amsterdam
The following is a guide to the various supermarkets you can find around Amsterdam. Generally you will not find large out-of-town supermarkets or hypermarkets in Netherlands. Most shoppers arrive by foot or bike, so supermarkets tend to be small to medium sized stores in residential areas. |
Albert Heijn
This is the premium supermarket chain in Netherlands, run by Ahold group. Their stores are reasonably well presented and they focus on quality products (both name brands and own label). They have dozens of locations in the Amsterdam area including a number of smaller "AH To GO" stores.
Most stores are open daily, the main ones between 0800 and 2200. The smaller stores have shorter hours on Sunday.
| If you are coming to live in Netherlands then you should probably register for an Albert Heijn Bonus card. This will get you discounts on selected items highlighted in-store every week. The card has a simple bar code on it - there are no magnetic strips or embedded chips. |  |
Useful Albert Heijn store locations in Amsterdam centre:
Nieuwezijds
Voorburgwal 226 (near Dam Square / Magna Plaza)
Koningsplein 4 (near the Flower
market)
Van Baerlestraat 33a (Museumplein)
Westermarkt 21 (near Anne Frank
House)
Jodenbreestraat 21 (near Rembrandt house)
Stadhouderskade 101 (near
Heineken Experience / Albert Cuyp market)
Nieuwmarkt 18
Prins Hendrikkade
20
Haarlemmerdijk 1
Westerstraat 79
Elandsgracht 13A
Overtoom 116-124
Vijzelstraat
113
Sarphatistraat 141k
Wibautstraat 80
Cornelis Troostplein 11
Van
Woustraat 150
AH To Go:
Amsterdam Stations:
Central / Amstel / RAI / Bijlmer-ArenA
Damrak 89-90
Nieuwendijk 182
Reguliersbreestraat
22a (near Muntplein)
Slightly larger "XL" stores can be found in the outer suburbs of Osdorp and Amsterdam Bijlmer.
Dirk van den Broek
A popular budget supermarket chain with 11 stores in greater Amsterdam. They tend to be a bit cheaper than Albert Heijn on branded items.
Stores are located just out of Amsterdam centre in the main residential areas:
Marie
Heinekenplein 25 (in De Pijp, near Heineken brewery)
2e Nassaustraat 23
Bilderdijkstraat
126
Meeuwenlaan 76
Mercatorplein 6-13
Bos en Lommerplein 1
Rijnstraat
48
Sloterkade 110-127
Sierplein 6
Martini van Geffenstraat 41-43
Belgiëplein
106
Super De Boer
Quality supermarket chain owned by Jumbo - the 2nd largest Dutch group after Albert Heijn. Super De Boer has a couple of stores in central Amsterdam:
Westerstraat
98-102 (Jordaan)
Hendrik Jacobszstraat 9 (near south-west Vondelpark)
The Jumbo group is more focussed on the south of Netherlands but is expanding into the major Randstad cities. They also have a Jumbo branded store at Groenhof in Amstelveen.
ALDI & Lidl
Discount
supermarket concepts (from Germany) with very low prices. Store presentation is
distinctly no-frills. Quality of products can be good for the price.
Locations
around Amsterdam centre:
Nieuwe Weteringstraat 24-28 (not far from Heineken brewery / Leidseplein)
Admiraal de Ruijterweg 56C
Pijnackerstraat 36
Baarsjesweg 269-273
Gaaspstraat 41
Plein '40 - '45 12
Lidl
Hemonylaan 25 (near Albert Cuyp
market)
Tweede Helmersstraat 29 (near Leidseplein)
Sara Burgerhartstraat
80
August Allebeplein 61
Delflandplein 186-196
C1000 is a mid-range supermarket chain. They are mainly in the outer suburbs but have a store at Oostelijke Handelskade 1005-1007 (near Java/KNSM Island) not too far from the centre.
Dutch Supermarket Tips
Supermarkets in Netherlands can get very busy in the early evenings and on Saturday mornings with long queues forming at the checkout. Try to avoid peak times if at all possible.
Many supermarkets (including Albert Heijn) offer discounts on fresh items close to their sell-by dates. These will be marked by a sticker.
If you buy glass beer bottles or large plastic water / soft drink bottles you have to pay a refundable deposit (statiegeld) of €0.10 or €0.25 respectively. The empties should then be returned to a special machine at any supermarket - put the bottles in, press the button to get a refund receipt which can be used at the checkout.
Supermarkets accept cash (notes of €50 or less) or Dutch PIN cards. They don't normally accept credit cards.
Dutch supermarkets do not offer free plastic bags - bring your own bag. It is possible to buy a strong plastic bag in store.
For organic produce check out our Organic Shopping Guide to Amsterdam