The quaint De Negen Straatjes, or Nine Streets, offers an original and diverse selection of shops. Designer boutiques, inviting cafés, vintage and speciality shops line the hand-laid brick lanes of this picturesque shopping haven.

Utrechtsestraat is a long street which crosses the canal and is home to enough boutiques and speciality shops to keep you busy for hours! Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat is excellent for splashing some cash (and almost as much fun for window shopping). Beyond P. C. Hooftstraat, Van Baerlestraat features hot names such as Pauw and Vanila, while Beethovenstraat is home to a fantastic line of women's, men's and kids' chic shops.

For less traditional goods, Kalverstraat offers clothing, shoes, gifts, cards, perfume, fast food restaurants and ice cream parlours, as well as Waterstones and American Book Center.