A day at the Dappermarkt by Romina OliverioIf you’re an early riser and live in this part of town, chances are you wake up to the sounds of the merchants setting up the market stalls of the renowned Dappermarkt. | ||
Canal Hopper scheduled service to markets, museums & Artis Royal Zoo | ||
Dapper market in Top 10 shopping streets National Geographic TravelerIn the november/december 2007 of the world’s most widely read travel magazine, National Geographic Traveler, you ‘ll find the Top 10 shopping streets in the world! Read more!
Top 10 shopping streets in the world!1. Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, New York City Shoppers browse a carpet shop in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Photo: Adrian Beesley/istockphoto.com | ||
canal-company boat service to Dapper Market
On the 28th of June 2007 a new Canal Hopper Service was launched from Central Station, Amsterdam to the North-Eastern part of Amsterdam. The Canal Hopper East line takes you via the Borough of Zeeburg to the Dapper Market (Recently voted: Best Market in the Netherlands and in the Top 10 shopping streets of National Geographic Traveler ! Read more ) in the Borough of Oost/WGM. En route you will be able to enjoy the modern architecture of the KNSM, Java and Borneo Islands. Canal Company Site Private Hopper: It is also possible to rent a Canal Hopper, with skipper, for a private tour. Canal Company offers a variety of catering options to make your cruise even more enjoyable. Canal Hopper Link | ||
Dapper market wins title: best market in the Netherlands!
Dapper Market larger attraction than Holland’s largest theme park the Efteling Read more
Dapper Market is integration in action Read More - Dutch Financial Daily During the National Tradeshow for Street Commerce Mercado in Ahoy Rotterdam on Monday the 5th of March 2007, the Dapper Market, the World Market, was selected by the trade jury of the Central Association of Ambulatoy Commerce as the best market in the Netherlands. Dapper Market Muse Maartje Pronk travelled along to Rotterdam on the two Dapper Market Express buses filled with Merchants Customers, City Officials, Street Musicians, and Artists. A true reflection of this exciting multicultural neighourhood. Click here to view Market Muse Maartje’s 135 Pictures of this glorious day. Jotja Bessems’ infectious videoclip of the award ceremony on Wereldbuurt.nl is a must! (even in Dutch) You shouldn’t miss it! Major Dutch National Economic / Financial Daily “Het Financieele Dagblad” screamed it out on the front page on March 6 2007: “Dapper Market is Integration in action!” Video: Dapper Market is the best street market in the Netherlands on Regional TV North Holland, and likewise on AT5 – Amsterdam City TV . A blog from someone living in the Dapper Neighbourhood. Read it here. | ||
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mayor Job does super jobOn wednesday the 7th of March 2007 it was party time at the Dapper Market. Super enthusiatic Mayor of Amsterdam Job Cohen
dedicated the award officially to the merchants and the neighbourhood. He added that it was a victory for the people of Amsterdam. He added that this multi cultural neighbourhood proved that all people can do things together. And that street markets enrich city neighbourhood and promote social cohesion. Market Muse Maartje
To view all 135 of Maartje Pronk’s pics of the award ceremony at Mercado in Ahoy Rotterdam on monday 05 March 2007, click here. Should’ve been there. How about same time next year?
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Dapper Square centre of the universeFor a couple of hours Dapper Square was the centre of the universe on Wednesday 7 March 2007. It was party time for the neighbourhood and the market! A super enthusiastic citizen fatherJob Cohen arrived early and immediately joined the celebration. Borough Oost / Watergraafsmeer Chairman Martin Verbeet warmly welcomed the mayor. It quickly became clear that this victory is more than a success for the market and the Dapperbuurt. All of Amsterdam and the Netherlands joined in. Or, as the headline on the front page of national financial daily “Het Financieele Dagblad” of Tuesday 6 March 2007 declared: “Dapper Market is integration in action.”
The organic Muiderpoorttheater show that followed was simply delicious. We saw Justus Explode, (a girl streetdancegroup, Indian dancer Madan (aptly called the “King of Bollywood”). One Root & The Melodies gave us contagious contemporary reggae. Rene Riva came along. The ever growing song of life about the Dapperbuurt was a hit. Super Soundman Ben Sproet’s version of You’ll never walk alonerang like bell, and a shower of golden rain came down. One TwoTrio raised the sky. And the Champage started to flow. And Bakery Perlo’s already famous Perlo Dappertjes pastries were served. The Dapper Market’s own Bertus the Merry Sexton got the snakedance going! The Dapper virus has been unleashed. Oh Joy!! | ||
World market on wheels | ||
A journey through time and around the worldMarket + Museum | ||
19th Century Royal Zoo and Animal CrackersMarket + Menagerie | ||
Take a walk on Amsterdam’s watersideMarket + Maritime | ||
Opening hoursThe Dapper Market is open 52 weeks a year, Monday thru Saturday from 9h00 – 17h00. The shops in the surrounding streets are open a bit later.
Dapper Market experience
The Dapper Market experience is indeed a very international one. According to Dutch national daily NRC Handelsblad the Dapper Market is such a successful street market, because of the demographics it so accurately serves. And of course location, location, location. Around 15000 customers who visit this open air market every day seem to agree. Come and join in! | ||
The Dapper Market Swings!If you enjoyed Soho in London, or Greenwich Village in New York, you’ll feel right at home in our neighourhood: the Dapperbuurt! The Dapperbuurt with its famous street market the Dapper Market is just the place for you. Food, Fashion & Fun!Enjoy a meal at one of the many international restaurants in our neighbourhood. Find your fashion, little treasures, or do the DAPPER MARKET+: combine your visit with the Museum of the Tropics, the Royal Zoo Artis or the Eastern Docklands Area . The more you visit, the longer you’ll want to stay. Hotels in/around the Dapperbuurt (on the park)
Both hotels are situated directly on the beautiful Oosterpark. | ||
Easy to get to click map
Public Transit www.gvb.nlBy Train: Netherlands Railway (NS) Station Amsterdam Muiderpoort (3 min. walk). By Streetcar: Lines: 3, 7, 9 – 10 en 14 By Bus: Lines: 22, 37, 41 Bus 15 & 40 stop at Muiderpoort Station (3 min. walk) By Car(Michelin Routeplanner)On the Amsterdam Circle Road (A10) follow the signs for the Tropenmuseum or Royal Zoo Artis. Amsterdam East features paid parking throughout. By Boat
Canal-Bus General Info click pic
During the summer of 2007 a new CANAL-Hopper route commenced from the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ (near Central Station) to the Dapper dock in the Mauritskade at the foot of the Dapper Market!
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Google Earth Link. Yes!If you have Google Earth installed on your computer, click below for a small zip file with a Google Earth view of the Dapper Market + surroundings. It really is a stunning, interactive overview of the market + neighbourhood . | ||
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Google Earth Link. No, but like to have!If you do not have Google Earth on your computer click here to download it. Only then you’ll see how close other Amsterdam East attractions are to the Market. | ||
MARKET+ Menagerie
The famous Royal Zoo of Amsterdam Artis is located at a stone’s throw from the Dapper Market. Artis was founded in 1838; it breathes history. People enjoy the 19th-century atmosphere of the gardens: the winding paths, majestic trees, the fascinating sculptures and the monumental historical buildings. Artis is a haven of peace and quiet right in the city centre of Amsterdam. During the summer the zoo can also be reached by Canalbus. | ||
MARKET+ Museum
At a 3 minute walk from the Dapper market, the Tropenmuseum you will find one of the most fascinating anthropological museums in the Netherlands. A visit to the Tropenmuseum is a journey through time and around the world. You get to know widely different cultures and get an excellent impression of everyday live in the tropics. Today many of the cultures you’ll get to know better in the Museum are represented amongst the Dapper Market’s merchants and its visitors. | ||
MARKET+ Maritime
While in Amsterdam East, combine your visit to the Dapper Market with the Eastern Docklands area of Amsterdam. Scheduled Canal Hopper Service is available from the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ (near Central Station) Amsterdam to the North-Eastern part of Amsterdam. The new | ||
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Today’s really authentic Amsterdam market is the Dapper Market
the Dapper market. Cheese merchant Fred Koster (“ for eleven years I worked other markets, and I almost died on my feet”). Fishmonger Frans Jansen, whose great-grandmother already sold fish from a basket more than a 100 years ago, and who is an Egyptologist in his free time. Souffian ell Marsse, who sells delicatessen, Copyright: Het Parool Image : Ilya Rabinovich
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The activity in the market is buzzing as dawn breaks. Clanking of metal is heard as poles for the stalls are raised up; tent fabric rustles in the wind as it’s stretched onto the poles; command orders are yelled from one worker to the other as they unload the cargo to be later displayed attractively for the masses of potential buyers.
Dapper Women (& Men) Pics 
