The American Book Center
Lange Poten 23
+31 70 3642742
Pedestrianized, shopping streets with mainly smalll chain stores. other streets bordering the area with similar shops are vlamingstraat, venestraat and wagenstraat.
This unique store sells new and used English titles and caters to both expats and locals. If you're dragging extra copies of books across Europe, but don't want to throw them away, try trading them in here.
De Bijenkorf
Wagenstraat 32
corner Grote Marktstraat
This middle-priced to expensive department store is housed in a large building from 1924, built in a unique expressionist style with brick and copper. Have a look at the glass-stained windows in the staircase. The restaurant 'La Ruche' in the third floor has a good view of the surrounding area.