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90 square meters

90 Square Meters devotes its cube-ish space to graffiti murals and his-and-hers urban-style clothing, most of which dangles from suspended steel chains.
Levantplein 52, 31-20-419-25-25 90sqm.com for more information

Products: Denim, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Accessories
Type of Store: Boutique

extra small

Wind up at the appropriately named Extra Small, a pod like retailer that stocks the most popular picks from lines like Paul Smith Women and D&G—exclusively in petite sizes.
C. Van Eesterenlaan 5-11, 31-20-419-10-08, extrasmall.nl for more information

Products: Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique

HAARLEMMERSTRAAT stores

Mellow cafés, family-owned bakeries, and a batch of quaint boutiques elbow up against one another along this free-spirited residential stretch. Its name translates as "The Great Adventure."

Het Grote Avonturr

Het Grote Avontuur is a bilevel spot loaded with amusing trinkets from all over the world, including Russian nesting dolls and tasseled chiffon Chinese lanterns.
Haarlemmerstraat 25, 31-20-626-85-97 hetgroteavonturr.nl for more information

Products: Accessories, Decorative/Lighting, Tabletop, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique

Design Shop & K Centraal

Design shop & K Centraal, a year-old offshoot of & Klevering Zuid, has a more expansive collection of creative odds and ends than its sister shop (our picks: ceramic chicken eggcups and appliquéd patchwork hangers).
Haarlemmerstraat 8, 31-20-422-27-08

Products: Accessories, Decorative/Lighting, Tabletop
Type of Store: Boutique

Nukuhiva

Organic-cotton tees, jeans, and numerous takes on the hoodie provide enough incentive to visit Nukuhiva, but perhaps most inspiring is that much of the proceeds from the sales of said items go to charity.
Haarlemmerstraat 36, 31-20-420-94-83 nukuhiva.nl for more information

Products: Denim, Women's Clothing, Accessories
Type of Store: Boutique

Wini

And thrifty vintage fans should swing through Wini for bags, shoes, and sweaters largely priced under $50.
Haarlemmerstraat 29, 31-20-421-93-93

Products: Denim, Women's Clothing, Vintage, Bags, Jewelry, Shoes, Accessories
Type of Store: Boutique

southern canal ring stores

Since it lacks a central attraction, this area is often ignored by the tourist guides. But look closer and you'll discover a jackpot of fabulous sources for retro dishware, covetable gifts, and clothing by rising designers.

Angel Basics Too and Too by Angel Basics

Sisters Marisa and Mariëlla Angel opened this pair of shops because they wanted to offer the area's many artists and creative types access to anything-but-run-of-the-mill clothing. Angel Basics, the original store, is largely stocked with pieces priced south of 100 euros, while Too is home to splurgier familiar-label items, like Antik Batik tunics and Anonymous camisoles.
Utrechtsestraat 132 and 143, 31-20-624-13-48

Products: Denim, Women's Clothing, Jewelry, Accessories, Beauty
Type of Store: Boutique

Jan

Despite its space constraints—or perhaps as a serendipitous result of them—this cheerful garden-facing object shop takes great pains to present an enormous range of impeccably edited items, from leather bags by owner Janna Hallink to blissfully scented Catherine Memmi candles.
Utrechtsestraat 74, 31-20-626-43-01

Products: Women's Clothing, Bags, Accessories, Beauty, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique