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Rotterdam Shopping
From:
Rotterdam Travel Guide
ABOVE: Two boys admire a fountain in the
Beurstraverse, a sunken shopping street (nicknamed the "Shopping Gutter") for pedestrians in downtown Rotterdam.
Shopping districts and stores
 For
mainstream shopping, Rotterdam's city center is the place to go: You'll find
Rotterdam's top department store, de Bijenkorf, along with international brands
like C&A, H&M, and Sephora, along with specialty stores that deserve special
mention:
 De
Zonnewijzer is on Korte Hoogstraat, just east of the Blaak-Coolsingel
intersection. It sells wooden toys, nursery accessories, clothes for children
and mothers-to-be, craft items, and school supplies.
 Meijer
& Blessing, a Rotterdam institution since 1813, specializes in Märklin
model trains, radio-controlled cars, products for model-builders, and other
hobby items.
 De
Groene Passage is a cooperative of businesses that sell organic, natural, or
fair-trade products. The eight stores in the passage range from Gimsel (an
organic supermarket) to Van Binnen (a
purveyor of ecologically-correct home furnishings).
Other local shops and galleries of note include:
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Marlies Dekkers
at
Witte de Withstraat 2 (in a trendy district just west of downtown), which sells
designer lingerie and is worth a peek for its window displays alone.
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Margreeth Olsthoorn, also on the Witte de Withstraat. The stylish,
simply-furnished MghO store has women's clothing, while MgHO2 is for men.
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Sister Moon, in the
Nieuwe Binnenweg, emphasizes trendy clothing and accessories for both sexes,
with most new items coming from Spain. (The store also has used clothing.)
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Very Cherry
caters to female aficionados (aficionadas?) with '50s-inspired clothing. The
same management owns a more contemporary clothing store,
Art &
Casey, in Nieuwe Binnengeg.
For more suggestions, see the Rotterdam tourist
office's Shopping page.
Public markets
Rotterdam has several public markets, but the one that gets the most attention
is the eye-popping
Markthal, which opened in 2014. The Market Hall is
located in a large space beneath an innovative arch-shaped apartment building.
Next page:
Hotels, hostels
6th inset photo: Martin De Wit.
7th inset photo: Netherlands Board of Tourism and Congresses.
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