AH Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal

I normally don’t write reviews for supermarkets, of all places, but this supermarket is amaaaaaaaazing! It’s like going to Whole Foods, without the superinflated prices! I love fresh fruit that’s already cut, but the cut fruit in US supermarkets are always stinky and rotting, and they still charge like $ 50 for it. Over here, you can buy literally any fresh cut fruit for less than $ 2, and it’s super FRESH. They even have coconut slices, AND pomegranate seeds that you can pop in your mouth and savor, for less than $ 2!!! Someone poor guy probably got carpel tunnel from deseeding all those promegranates; thank you Albert Heijn supermarket. Oh, and if they sold that at Whole Foods, I bet you anything it would cost like $ 20. Also, for candy and chocolate lovers, this market has aisles of Belgian and Dutch chocolates that is dirt cheap, because amazing chocolate is the norm here, unlike in America. These chocolates will blow any chocolate in the US clear out of the water. Italian nougat for a couple bucks? Shut the front door! This place also has fancy juices that cost next to nothing, the mango with mint juice is BOMB. Try buying something like that in Los Angeles, and you’ll pay like $ 15. BULLCROCKERY. And that’s only the fruit and juice section. PLEASE don’t even get me started on the candy, cheeses, and meats, pleeeease.

I would give this 4 stars. It’s a great supermarket, but people overlook good ratings and this bit of info is important. Like I said, it’s a really nice supermarket, but they did not accept Visa, MasterCard, or Amex. Maybe it was just the one by us. Good think I had euros on me.

I know reviewing an Albert Heijn may seem like writing about a specific Starbucks or McDonald’s location but apparently this spot next to Dam Square is considered an Albert Heijn «XL» and therefore warrants its own write up — kind of reminds me of Whole Foods from back home in the US, but far cheaper!
Supermarket sushi is usually frowned upon but I have to say that the little Sushi Daily counter in the front has been my most reliably decent sushi option since moving to town — the sushi chefs are constantly churning out fresh rolls all day! They’re very basic (you won’t find many special rolls here) and It’s not «cheap» by any means, but neither is trying other take out sushi places in town and being disappointed consistently. So for 10 – 20 €, a mixed platter of maki/​nigiri made with quality fish hits the spot just fine — try it!
Aside from the sushi, this place has a huge array of grab and go options (sandwiches and salads — if you’re just visiting, seriously come here for lunch on the go, your vacation time is precious and a sit down lunch in Amsterdam is not always worth it!), smoothies, fruit I’ve never seen in any other AH (gooseberries!), a yogurt/​granola bar, cooked meat dishes (rotisserie chicken and ribs!), a ton of fresh flower bouquets, and Amsterdam gifts you can bring home for friends and fam that are less touristy than the souvenir shops in town. Self checkout kiosks make this an even speedier shopping trip.

Really nice grocery store. We had a feast in our hostel thanks to their impressive selection of cheeses, meats and beers.

I love this supermarket chain.
Or maybe I am just a country bumpkin when it comes to visiting other European countries and see how advanced their supermarkets are in terms of their stocks compared to the sad thing that we have back home in Copenhagen.
Ok, to be fair, supermarket selection in Copenhagen is getting better, but European supermarkets are still much better and Albert Heijn, the standard chain in NL definitely beats CPH supermarkets hands down.
They have so much varied stuff, gluten-​free, lactose free, vegan stuff, vegetarian stuff, anything, you name it. Stuff suitable for people with special needs (now that sounds a bit wrong) and last but not least, food and spices from my hometown Indonesia.
This supermarket is large and airy and staffed with friendly people that pointed me out where I would find my stuff. I’m definitely a fan.

Hands down the most inexpensive grocery store chain in Amsterdam. Different locations will have different selections, but all-​in-​all, the prices and variety are excellent. Only downside is they do not take credit cards, but I believe this is why they can keep their prices so low. As someone from the US, it was very refreshing to pay .90 Euro for a 6-​pack of eggs, or .89 Euro for a pack of shredded gouda cheese. My biggest «splurge» was 3.59 Euro on a take home and bake pizza with fresh parma ham, cheese and herbs.

Yes! Favorite low budget super market! Always make a stop by to get snacks before a trip somewhere! Favorite thing to buy is the fresh squeezed juices for a pint for only 3 euros! What a bargain! Plastic bags are 25 cents more though.

I visited Amsterdam for a few days during a Europe trip, and a friend recommended I visit here to pick up a quick lunch or some snacks, and I’m so glad I did! Situated basically in the city center, it’s busy, but wasn’t too crowded when I went, and there were a variety of choices like any grocery store. Definitely buy some stroopwaffles for friends while you’re there!

Sehr zentraler Supermarkt in Amsterdam. Die Auswahl hier ist relativ groß und man kommt voll und ganz auf seine Kosten. Für einen kurzen Einkauf mitten in der City genau der richtige Ort und durch die zentrale Lage ein wirklich guter Tipp.

Staying in an Apartment in Amsterdam meant I did a lot of shopping at Albert Heijn. I absolutely love the selection of meats and cheeses, Stroopwaffles, and pastries… Don’t limit yourself to the fried greasy stoner food in Amsterdam, go local!!!

After my veggie and fiber depleted weeks traveling through Switzerland, Austria and Germany, I was trilled to get to Amsterdam. They actually take their fruits and veggies seriously here!
I stumbled upon Albert «Hygiene» as we affectionately called it. We had been thoroughly scarred by the steep meal prices in this city, so we decided to start getting our breakfasts at this supermarket chain instead of spending 20 euros at a breakfast place. It was the right choice.
I got this salad no less than 3 separate times, it was a quinoa salad, with what seemed to be broccoli slaw, edamame, almonds, pistachios and a sesame dressing. It was too delicious for words and under 3 euro.
We also got a cheese pastry, a cinnamon and nut pastry, yogurt and fresh squeezed juice. All were fabulous and i recommend shopping here for all you budget conscious travelers!

Great little grocery store in a central location. You can get anything you may need here and save a ton of money as compared to getting food, drinks, or anything else. For example, a big bottle of water may cost you 3 – 4 euro in Dam Square but about .60 at Albert Heijn. The only bad side is that a lot of people hang out in the front and it’s kinda grimey, especially if it’s raining or wet out.

It’s the biggest grocery in the center of downtown.
For a foreigner — aka tourist — there are lost of generic candies and treats that you can pick up without paying corner store or souvenir store prices.
My favorites are the albert heijn brand chocolate hazelnut candies — mmmm!
Hubby loves the speculous — crunchy
And other random chocolates or the baby rice cakes.
We are a pretty simply folk.
Besides that there is some amazing looking meats and cheeses and i really wish i had a kitchen here to try out all the yummies in there.
The staff is friendly enough. No english, which is fine, the total was on the screen!

This place is crazy after people get off of work since grocery stores close early and Sundays they are not open at all. I saw a line of people and looked and there were Dutch men recycling their plastics for money. After hearing a going «dutch» joke, I thought this was pretty funny.
Plenty of souvenirs here including mini-​stroopwafels (even they do have them at Trader Joe’s but diff brand), cheap but good wine (if your luggage is not heavy yet), Wilhemina mints, etc. They have a good selection of Haribo too!
Bring your own shopping bag.

I think this is one of the larger ones because when you enter I can see that the vegetable and fruit selection is broader selection than the others. This AH has a larger cheese, bread and freezer/​dairy section also than most the others. Their snacks like cookies, chips and chocolate selection also has a broader selection to choose from. This AH can even have room for a wine section downstairs. Pretty much this is like all the other AH but has a bigger selection. The prices like all the others can’t be beat. I went in to buy a box of chocolate 4 Euros cheaper than the tourist shop down the street.

Great supermarket to use if you are staying in Amsterdam and need to pick up lunch items and drink. This is the largest of the Albert Heijn stores we visited on our recent break. We dived in late on a Sunday evening to escape the rain and found a spacious if a little oddly laid out store with a great range of food and drink. There is also a gall and gall branch of the off licence chain in the basement — check their offers because you can get some great bargains on spirits. Perfect for picking up Dutch cheeses and cold meats, crackers and crisps, fruit and bread. They do their own brand on lots of items — seemed to be priced reasonably — I guess this is their Tesco equivalent… while I am more of a Waitrose man. Fine though for grabbing top off stuff in you are staying in the area.

After wandering around Centrum for quite awhile in search of a place to buy snacks for our train ride, we finally came across a grocery store, this Albert Heijn, located across the street from the palace. In comparison to the other AH location we visited, in Westerpark, this one was huge! Maybe it’s the American in me, but I love big, open grocery stores, because it feels like my selection is limitless.
Some things of note about this place:
–Lots of vegetarian faux meat — in fact, AH has its own brand — pretty cool
–No «regular» cucumbers to be found, but we did come across mini ones
–About 15 different varieties of stroopwafels on sale — unfortunately, none vegan
–Bottles of my favourite Belgian beers, which I can’t easily find in Berlin, like Duvel and Stella
–Packaged varieties of Sabra hummus, aka the best hummus EVER
Granted, many of these things are luxuries for me, simply because you won’t find them in German grocery stores. But I liked that the selection was so wide. Additionally, the store is easy to get around in, even though the layout is weird.
One thing of note is that apparently this chain of stores doesn’t take or give penny change — instead, it’s rounded up or down. So when my total came to 8,32, I only had to pay 8,30. This is interesting — something I’ve never encountered before.