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District · Amsterdam

De Pijp

Albert Cuyp Market runs Monday to Saturday; check the day before you plan a morning around it.

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Key facts

Suits
Market mornings, budget-to-mid hotels, a livelier evening scene
Room prices
$$
price band of 5
Eats here
2

What it's like

Suits:
Market mornings, budget-to-mid hotels, a livelier evening scene
In short:
Albert Cuyp Market runs Monday to Saturday; check the day before you plan a morning around it.

About these names

Trams and bikes are faster than walking between clusters more than about 15 minutes apart; Google Maps and the GVB app both route trams well.

The city centre sits inside the canal ring, a horseshoe open to the IJ waterway on the north side. Centraal Station anchors the north end; the Museum Quarter sits south of the ring; De Pijp is further south again. Everything a first visit needs is inside about 3 km of the station.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

De Pijp on the Amsterdam mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
De Pijp · $$Jordaan · $$AMS · 11 km · 25–45 min

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Albert Cuyp Market runs Monday to Saturday; check the day before you plan a morning around it.

Suits: Market mornings, budget-to-mid hotels, a livelier evening scene

District guideWalk: De Pijp & Albert Cuyp MarketSleep: De PijpIn the districts table

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): De Wallen (Red Light District), Amsterdam Noord. See the table above.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Jordaan (De Jordaan): Narrow streets, few cars, small boutique hotels with stairs and no lift. Suits: First visit, quiet canal streets, the Anne Frank House. Price band $$.
  • Canal Ring / Grachtengordel (Grachtengordel): The tourist core; busy by day, quieter after the shops close. Suits: Postcard canals, Dam Square, Begijnhof.
  • De Wallen (Red Light District) (De Wallen): Window prostitution and coffeeshops are licensed and legal here: do not photograph workers, and treat it as a place people live, not a show. Suits: A daytime walk through the oldest part of the city.
  • Museum Quarter (Museumplein) (Museumkwartier): Flat, open lawn between the museums; the best rain-day and heat-day cluster because two of the three main sights are indoors. Suits: The Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Vondelpark in one half-day.
  • De Pijp (De Pijp): Albert Cuyp Market runs Monday to Saturday; check the day before you plan a morning around it. Suits: Market mornings, budget-to-mid hotels, a livelier evening scene. Price band $$.
  • Amsterdam Noord (Noord): Across the IJ from Centraal Station; a short free ferry, not a metro ride. Suits: A free ferry ride and a view from A'DAM Lookout.
  • Sleep area De Pijp: suits Market mornings, budget-to-mid hotels, a livelier evening scene, price band $$.
  • Sleep area Jordaan: suits First visit, quiet canal streets, the Anne Frank House, price band $$.
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), about 11 km from the centre, 25–45 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

How this district's sleep area scores for five kinds of traveler, ranked against the other Amsterdam districts that have scores. Scores are this guide's 1–5 judgements.

  • First visit

    2nd of 2

    15-20 minute walk or a short tram ride to the museums and canal ring.

    Better for this: Jordaan

  • Families

    best of 2

    Market and park nearby; a tram ride to the main sights.

  • Light sleepers

    2nd of 2

    Busier by day around the market, calmer at night away from the main strip.

    Better for this: Jordaan

  • Night owls

    best of 2

    The livelier of the two sleep areas, with bars open later.

  • On a budget

    best of 2

    The best value beds in the centre.

Eat

What to order and what locals pay, from each eat page. Prices are estimates; check the menu.

  • Herring stall, Albert Cuyp Market

    A fish stall selling raw soused herring (haring), the classic Dutch street snack: order it "Hollandse Nieuwe" in season (May-July) chopped with onion and pickle, and eat it standing — this is a snack stop, not a sit-down meal.

    Order: Hollandse Nieuwe: Ask for it "met uitjes" (with onion) if you want the classic topping.

    Price: About EUR3-5 for one herring, plain or in a roll (2026 estimate).

  • Stroopwafel stall, Albert Cuyp Market

    A market stall making stroopwafels to order — two thin waffles pressed around warm caramel syrup: buy one hot off the press, eat it while it is warm and the syrup is soft, and treat the market stroll as the point, not just the snack.

    Order: Stroopwafel: Ask for one fresh off the iron; it is served warm, unlike the packaged versions sold in supermarkets.

    Price: About EUR2.50-4 for one fresh stroopwafel (2026 estimate).

Sleep

  • De Pijp$$

    Lively, cheaper nights near the Albert Cuyp market and a walk to the museums; more restaurants, fewer grand hotels.

    Rooms: €130–260 (≈ US$160–350) per room per night (check)

    Pick this if: Market mornings, restaurants, walking to the museums

    Skip this if: You want quiet nights or a lift

    3–6 min walk to De Pijp & Albert Cuyp Market · 12–17 min walk to Museum Quarter (Museumplein) · 20–28 min walk to Dam, Spui & canal ring

Drink and nightlife

Lines from the Amsterdam drinking guide that name this district.

  • De Pijp bars · Craft beer and cocktail bars · until about 01:00-03:00Livelier and younger than the canal-ring cafés.

Shopping

Markets and shopping streets from the Amsterdam buying guide that name this district.

  • Albert Cuyp Market · Food stalls, cheese, flowers, clothes · Mon-Sat, about 09:00-17:00 (check) · haggling: noThe best-known market in the city; go before noon for a thinner crowd.

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Albert Cuyp Market, Albert Cuypstraat · 2 min walk to Herring stall, Albert Cuyp Market

Walks inside the district

  • Albert Cuyp Market → Sarphatipark: 6–8 min on foot (Walk to the park)
  • Albert Cuyp Market → Stroopwafel stall, Albert Cuyp Market: 2–3 min on foot (Walk to the stroopwafel stall)
  • Albert Cuyp Market → Herring stall, Albert Cuyp Market: 2–3 min on foot (Walk to the herring stall)

On to the next area

From other sleep areas

  • From Jordaan: 32–42 min walk to De Pijp & Albert Cuyp Market

Nearest arrival point: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS): about 10 km in a straight line; the usual ride to the centre takes 25–45 min.

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Half-day walk

In the day plans: Day 3 — Albert Cuyp Market, car to Schiphol at 11:30 (Amsterdam in 3 days)

Streets in this district

Street names that appear in the addresses of this district’s places and eats: useful to type into a map or show a driver.

  • Cuypstraat

Safety at night and noise

  • De Pijpday: oknight: ok

    Busy and safe; standard city-centre caution after dark.

  • Quiet nights

    Busier by day around the market, calmer at night away from the main strip.

  • Nightlife

    The livelier of the two sleep areas, with bars open later.

  • Late arrival

    Mixed; check individual hotel desk hours.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Amsterdam districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.