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Where can you buy real wholemeal bread in Amsterdam? Hartog’s on the Wibautstraat has been baking it for 130 years
Hartog's Volkorenbrood on the Wibautstraat has baked bread from just four ingredients since 1896 and mills its wheat in its own mill. About Aagje, the moves through Oost and what to try.
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What is the oldest wine shop in Amsterdam? Visiting B.J. de Logie
Wine merchant B.J. de Logie started in 1848 on what is now the Muntplein and in 1928 became the first shop on the Beethovenstraat. A visit to the family business in Zuid.
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Meesterslijpers on the Kinkerstraat: knife sharpening, engraving and browsing
Want your knives sharpened in Amsterdam? Meesterslijpers on the Kinkerstraat has been sharpening since 1980, with its own engraving studio and a kitchen shop where you can easily spend an hour.
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StoryTiles on the Singel: tiles that each tell a story
StoryTiles opened its very first shop at Singel 410 in 2022. Handmade tiles in the old Dutch tradition that each tell a small story, plus house number tiles with your own name.
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Lanskroon on the Singel: handmade stroopwafels in the heart of Amsterdam
Lanskroon at Singel 385 has been baking since 1958 and is best known for its Koningsstroopwafel. How the stroopwafels are made, who is behind the bakery and what owner Bas recommends.
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