Berenstraat/wolvenstraat/oude Spiegelstraat
Exit Beerents right and turn right into Berenstraat, where you’ll spy Pancakes on the left at #38 / 020 528 9797 / pancakes amsterdam.nl / go on, get one down yer. If your baps are as flat as pancakes however, waddle a few doors along to #18 Marlies Dekkers / 020 421 1900 / marliesdekkers.com / whose hooter enhancers will keep you pert and hubs happy. Next up #16 Boekie Woekie / 020 639 0507 / carries unique books handmade by artists. Cross to #11 Mendo / mendo.nl / 020 612 1216 / for a smartly curated selection of photography, archi, interior, fashion and design tomes. Stout at #9 / 020 620 1676 / stoutinternational.com / is Dutch for naughty, and sells knicks and stylishly racey playthings, natch. Cross the bridge into Wolvenstraat, and if the ol’ grump is looking hairy drop him at Haarbarbaar at #35 / 020 773 7175 / haar barbaar.nl / while you grab a gargle at #23 (see Bars). Ready? Pick him up and find cool, curated fash for you both next door at #31 Collective Space / 020 223 9985 / collectivespace. nl. Exit and continue to #19 Spoiled / 020 626 3818 / spoiled.nl / with a cool denim bar, sneakers + accessories. Laura Dols at #7 and #6 / 020 624 9066 / lauradols.nl / zings with glittery vintage party outfits (m/w) and too-cute sacs, gloves and purses, while Le Souk #5 / 020 427 1651 / le-souk.nl / will salvage your mop and mug. / cont’d
On the next left corner with Herengracht, funky shutterbugs get snap-happy at the Lomography shop at #298 / 020 370 0092 / lomography.nl / with on-site photog workshops. Over the bridge, espy chic Maison Rika on the left / Oude Spiegelstraat 12 / (see Accom.); the lobby offers shoppable lifestyle pieces Ulrika has amassed on her global jaunts. There’s yet more at #9 Rika / 020 737 0279 / rikaint.com, and at #10 PS aka Depot Deluxe / 06 2905 1539 / ps-atelier.com / is a treasure trove of vintage Prada, Chanel and the like. Acne at #8 / 020 422 6845 / acnestudios.com / is the Swedish fash powerhouse, and #3 Shoediction / 06 4137 9330 / shoediction.nl / has your fix with labels like Givenchy, Pollini, Lorenzi and more...