Dun Yong

Coming from São Paulo/​BR, a city that has the biggest Japanese population outside of Japan, finding a store in Amsterdam where I could buy supplies was a must for me and my husband.
For a long time we relied on Amstelveen’s tiny Japanese stores to shop for Kewpie mayo, Kikkoman soy sauce, snacks, and other goodies, until we found out about Toko Dun Yong in the heart of Amsterdam. What a life-​changing finding!
Dun Yong offers an impressive variety of Japanese, Chinese and Korean products (mostly), from sauces and seasonings to snacks, frozen food, vegetables, and even sweets. We always find everything we need here, and it’s only a 15min bike ride from home.
There are four levels, if I’m not mistaken, and each has a different thing: on the basement you’ll find kitchen tools (knifes, mandolins, ceramics), on the ground level you have the main store with the all the food, the first floor has decorations, and the third floor holds the restaurant (with very good ramen btw!) and cooking station for workshops.
Information on the cooking workshops usually can be found next to the cashiers on ground floor.

Yessss this is in my opinion the best Chinese supermarket in Amsterdam! I go here very often to get all of my most important ingredients…
Just some ideas what I get most of the times:
— Cup noodles: oh yes these are my hangover food… they got plenty of different flavors! Even Japanese Ramen.
— Dim Sum snacks like Sieuw Mai or Cha Sieuw Bao which you can steam easily at home for friends!
— Japanese pancake Okonomiyaki ingredients: YES they have the special pancake mix and the delicious Japanese sauces to make this.
— Dumpling wrappers
— Chinese vegetables, tofu, sausages and fruit for really good prices
— Chinese table ware, chopsticks etc.
— Japanese soja sauce
— and many more…
Also a tip for the ones who do not know:
— They also offer Chinese cooking workshops!
— They are open on sundays at well till 6PM

I love this place! I’m pretty sure this will be my go-​to Chinese/​Asian supermarket in the Dam. They have all the Chinese essentials you need. From cookware to fresh groceries, an assortment of spices… It’s very clean in here and they have 4 floors of stuff. On the ground floor you can get your bowls, plates, utensils, knives, rice cookers; on the main floor is where are the groceries are; the third floor sells random décor and trinkets… you can get a samurai sword there if you want; and on the 4^th floor I think it was furniture and artwork? (Not 100% sure because I just took a quick peep.) Anyway, they have cooking classes here that teach different kinds of Asian cuisines for € 55 a lesson. Probably gonna take some classes there when I have time. #superhousewifestatus

This grocery store is awesome. I actually really wish I had come to Amsterdam earlier during my European adventures so I could have stocked up on my Asian goodies here rather than desperately trying to compile them across other European cities.
There are four flights (Though I haven’t been on the fourth) and just a lot of stuff. The first store is your typical Chinese grocery store stocked with very typical Chinese foods – tofu, Chinese cabbage, etc as well as a great selection of ramen and other sauces. The second floor has Asian trinkets and toys – not sure how else I would describe it, but they played mellow Chinese music in the background so you know, that’s legit. And the third floor is their absolutely delicious and amazing ramen shop.
I was really impressed with the variety of Asian specialties that they have at this place. It was definitely the largest variety of high quality that I’ve seen across many European cities, so I was in love. It’s located right on the edge of China Town and very easy to access. They seem to have a lot of other properties too? The words Dun Yong are all over that street.
tldr; high quality Asian goods with lots of variety – vegetables, meats, sauces, snacks, etc, this isn’t some ChinaTown rip off – it’s the real deal.

I just love this supermarket and a big selection of various Asian food ingredients. Whether you are looking for fresh, frozen ingredients, spices, sauces it is a great place for you to go!
I also signed up for one of their cooking courses — Korean — review coming soon!

Great ramen and awesome service on the third floor. Below, all the groceries your Asian-​loving little self can handle. A great place for a fun weekend adventure.

They have sushi rice and lots of other asian specialties. I’m not sure but this is probably the closest asian food store to where I live. They have everything you’d expect in an asian store including a frozen food section. I bought a bag of cal rose sushi rice for 2,50 euro that is less than the sushi rice sold at Albert Hein and you get twice as much rice. The store is in China Town but it’s on the outskirts of the Red Light District. It’s much easier to navigate the Red Light District to this store than go around. They’re also dog friendly. I’ll be back.

I like this place better than oriental commodities. They have more food items (and more non-​food items like rice cookers). For example, they have more types of ramen and they have kimchi! I’m Korean so I was happy to find Korean items here. Their vegetable section was larger too. I think the fresh tofu at oriental commodities is cheaper, and maybe some other items are cheaper too, but love the variety here. Haven’t checked out the restaurant upstairs yet, but it’s on my to-​do for next time.

I’m impressed for this canto, Asian market. We got all we need for our hotspot! Super happer ;) their veg selection is also quite wide for Chinese cooking. Def gonna be my frequent spot!

This is a great Chinese/​Asian food market. It’s focus is Chinese and not southern asian – although I didn’t specifically look for those kinds of ingredients.
When you walk in you’ll find all the ramen you could want, oyster and black bean sauces, red chili pastes, spices, sake, rice wine vinegars, cooking wines, nori, frozen foods, dumplings, baos, typical Chinese preserved candies, rice, etc.
It’s true there isn’t a wide variety of produce, but it seems they have the basics covered. Tofu, kimchi, bok choy, cilantro, lemongrass, ginger, Asian eggplant.
Downstairs like every good Chinese market they have rice cookers, porcelain, knives and steamers galore!
Upstairs, you’ll find paper items and trinkets like masks, hong bao bags, small toys.
Was surprised that the store continues even further with the next floor filled with huge pieces of Chinese furniture and delicate antiques like a massive amd intricate boat carved out of jadeite.
Finally, beyond that floor is the ramen dumpling shop. This deserves it’s own separate listing. Not sure what the other reviewer mentioned about a rude man, but we met the owner and he was far from it and even welcomed us when it was just about closing time.
I was super excited to get ramen as a vegetarian/​pescetarian because most places won’t have that option.
I also noticed there are also Asian cooking classes available for about € 50, which I thought was neat.
Anyway, if you’re looking for a Chinese food store, go here hands down!

I am reviewing the restaurant on the 2^nd (or 3^rd, depending on which system you are using) floor. Did not expect there to be a restaurant, but this is one of the hidden gems in Amsterdam for sure.
There is not a lot of seating, but if you are lucky you might get a window seat with a greta view overlooking the canal.
The food served is japanese ramens and gyoza, both pork and vegetarian. It’s home cooked in the kitchen island in the middle of the seating area and tastes really good.
It’s not fast food, so please expect it to take a while before being served.

heads up, theres about 4 stores that sell similar items and there’s no rhyme or reason when it comes to where is the best bargain. If you have the time, check them all out. This one out of the 4 is the least cramped and with fresh items.

What makes this store so extraordinary is the neighborhood. It’s located right in the heart of Chinatown, right near the red light district. Yes, surprisingly there is actually a Chinatown in Amsterdam. I use to always stop in here with one of my pals from the University when I lived on Prins Hendrikada. A great small Asian market to pick up all the basic treats. You can stock up on plenty of Asian seasoning, noodles, rice dishes, frozen or to go meals. This store offers all types of food and commodities. Market especially ideal for students, that’s if your on a budget. It’s located right around the corner from the Zeedijk Buddhist temple, which is worth checking out also. Plus, this neighborhood offers several Asian markets to shop and browse through.

I was reading the reviews for this place in Dutch and English since I’m fluent in both. It made me want to check this place out and grab something nice to eat while shopping for cute Asian things. As I walked in I noticed that it was your typical Asian-​type store almost similar to a Mitsuwa or an H mart which had all sorts of trinkets, groceries, and a tiny restaurant on the 3^rd floor.
However, if I could have given zero stars on this review I would! After deciding that this was the place I’d like to sit down and have a quick bite and something nice to drink, I walked up to the third floor only to greet myself to an Asian man talking to his colleague. I assumed that the Asian man was the employee since no one else other than his colleague was on that floor. I asked if I could eat here (in English) and he said I could. However, I quickly changed my mind after I heard him say «stupid tourist» in Dutch. I guess the real stupid person was the one who disrespected his customers and thought he could get away with it. Now he’s lost a customer, pissed off a food blogger and received a poor review for toko dun yong in general. Stay away from this place until the restaurant goes out of business.
Thank God I was able to walk down the street to a cute little homey (actual) coffee and tea shop called Latei. Their hot chocolate was made from real chocolate and their apple pie was probably the best I’ve ever had in my life! I will be writing a review for them and I will be giving them 5 stars.

The grocery store sectino of Dun Yong Toko is nice, but to me leaves some to be desired. So much of the floor space is dedicated to ready-​to-​eat frozen and dried food and thus there isn’t as large a selection of produce and other ingredients. You can usually find what you’re looking for, but there have been a few times that I’ve come here looking for what I consider to be basic ingredients but couldn’t find it.
The upstairs furniture and gift sections are pretty corny, but fun to browse nonetheless.

It doesn’t get any better than here. They have a ton of asian delicasies but ofcourse also carry the basics. Besides that you find a million other things from professional kitchen tools to huge dragon costumes. By far the best chinese toko in the city. Even if you’re not planning to buy anything you should check them out: it’s fun, interesting and amazing!