Albert Cuyp Market runs along the busy commercial spine of De Pijp, a neighborhood built during Amsterdam’s nineteenth-century expansion. Its stalls bring food, household goods, and local conversation into the street.
Quick facts
- Albert Cuyp Market began in 1905.
- The market takes place on the street named after painter Albert Cuyp.
- The municipality describes Albert Cuypstraat as the commercial heart of De Pijp.
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