The record

What independent Amsterdam has lost.

Most city guides quietly delete a shop when it closes, and the internet forgets it was ever there. We don’t. Every shop that shuts stays on this site, with the date we found the door closed — because a guide to independent Amsterdam should also be a record of what independent Amsterdam is losing.

Nothing on this list yet.

Every shop we have walked into is still trading. We hope this page stays short — but when a shutter comes down for good, it will be recorded here rather than deleted.

See the shops that are open →