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Swedish stylist-turned-designer Ulrika Lundgren's boutique may be smaller than your walk-in closet, but her designs are shipped all over the world. Her style—look like a rock star without trying to look like a rock star—is so popular that Ulrika has also launched a magazine.
When hunting for a rare piece of 17th-century Delftware, an 18th-century Dutch commode with lacquered panels, or some Italian Renaissance majolica, museum curators and collectors often do their shopping at this 150-year-old fixture on the local antiques scene.
Cosmetics junkies can get their fix at this beautiful shop with an outstanding assortment of global beauty, skincare, lifestyle, and fragrance brands, including niche names such as Kilian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Nasomatto, Susanne Kaufmann, and MenScience. There is a second location in the Van Baerle Shopping Gallery in the Museum District.
This little shop combs a big world for robots, toys, and memorabilia from TV and film. It's best known for its extensive collection of Star Wars toys, but you'll also find Marvel and DC superhero action figures and Japanese designer toys.
With a slew of uppity galleries as neighbors, this shop has some keeping up to do—and it does. Tamago sells a mix of consigned and vintage fashion and accessories by labels such as Marni, Chanel, and Hermès, as well as new designer collections.
This chocolate-box-size shop specializes in premium international chocolate brands, such as Amsterdam-based Chocolate Makers and Original Beans, Blanxart from Barcelona, and Mexican chocolate specialist Taza. There are also handmade chocolate bonbons in flavors such as almond brûlée, salted peanut caramel, and lemongrass.
Founded in 1979, Zipper is one of the oldest secondhand stores in Amsterdam. It's driven by one family’s love for vintage goods, and obviously, a place for vintage fashion hounds. The 1980s are highly regarded here, although amid Wrangler corduroys, logo sweatshirts, and trucker hats, you'll find plenty more quality fashion pieces from decades past. There's a second store at Haarlemmerstraat 8.
