Quite nice, clean and newly renovated supermarket that covers all basic needs. The strange rule…read morethat you need to leave your basket at the check out and cannot use it anymore - to carry your groceries to the packing table and store your groceries there in your bags, but have to balance all the stuff you bought between your hands to get them there, ruined the experience though.

I've always liked this Albert Heijn, near the Heemstede-Ardenhout train station. It is a big AH…read morecompared to what is in Amsterdam! It's in a very nice little strip mall type place. There is normally an Etos and Gall & Gall near these stores since they are owned by the same company, but not in this upscale area. So the AH has some items inside that would normally only be in Etos (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc...) It's nice indoor traffic flow is very efficient, wide aisles, friendly staff and good selection. Prices are always a bit higher here, but they have a huge beer selection and wine too. Their checkout is now down to two or three human registers and the rest is self checkout. I thought this place deserved more than 3 stars so I gave it another review.

Fully renovated September 2012…read more Medium sized AH. Clean and quite well stocked

So what am I doing reviewing a grocery store chain in Amsterdam? If you'd experienced the grocery…read morestores in the U.S., you'd get why. Imagine a store that has better and healthier produce and goods than say Whole Wallet, er, sorry, Whole Foods, but has the pricing of Aldi. Stunning, that's what the availability of the food is here. And most of it comes from within the country. The Netherlands is one of the top food producing countries in the world, you read that right. Traveled by their massive greenhouses once on a high speed train and they're as far as you can see for what seemed like an hour. So yes, a LOT of them. This country has their collective shit together. And, you can get all that good produce, sustainably packaged most of the time, right at Albert Heijn. The locals just don't get it, and if you've lived here all your life, why would you? But there's more, the number of great tasting, healthy choices here, reasonably priced to my mind, have few equals in my travels. Food here is simply better tasting, fresher, hasn't traveled as far. What an impressive difference. How sad that I'm returning to the old subsidiary of Kroeger where I live. Ugh.

Not as good as the full blown supermarket but in a pinch and if you need a few things it'll do…read more Honestly, my biggest issue was that a lot of things I looked at were either close to expiring or already expired. I don't want to eat stale bread products. In America, I'm not sure what we'd compare this to. It's got a lot to choose from: drinks, donuts, sandwiches, salads, candy, and more. It's a local convenience store, but definitely more of a healthier selection than say a 7-11. You're not buying a churro or anything like that, but you can definitely find a sandwich to-go that might tide you over until your real meal. I thought it was clean. The line was long and moved quickly and the cashiers were friendly. I wasn't a fan of the variety of the products overall, but hey, sometimes you gotta make due.

Just to explain: Albert Heijn to go is a little brother of the bigger supermarket Albert Heijn…read more You'll find them in stations, on busy streets and in the airport. The name "to go" means you can buy things you need as you go. Do not expect to find a full assortment here. Just the basics, including a toothbrush, toilet paper and garbage bags. It's not meant to do your weekly shopping. You really can't buy everything you need AND the prices are much higher. If you need to do big shopping in the center (or if you want to spend less) go to the big Albert Heijn behind the palace on Dam square (Nieuwe Zijdsvoorburgwal). It's just 3 minutes walking. Having said this all, this Albert Heijn to go DOES have a sushi bar. Fresh sushi is being prepared in the middle of the busy center. Whereas I would never recommend to eat anywhere on Damrak (packed with low quality tourist traps) this sushibar is an exception. The sushi is really good and the price as well.

Open on Sundays, parking in the front and downstairs in the garage and self service check-outs,…read morethese are a few of my favourite things besides of course rain drops on roses and whatnot. But seriously though, this Albert Heijn carries a wide range of products, is clean, has wide pathways and also the previously mentioned self service check-out: LOVE it! I always did love this Albert Heijn, but now more than ever with our newborn son it's so easy that we can park in the family spots in the garage, grab the pram and head upstairs without ever having to be outside where rain, sun and wind can bother us. It basically just adds another layer of fantastic and seriously helps with keeping your car cool on hot summer days. And as an added bonus, they actually have a toilet that you can use. Sadly, a rare commodity here in the Netherlands. There's not really much more that I can say other than that we love this Albert Heijn so much that we usually make the twenty minute drive to this one instead of the eight minute walk to the one near our house. Basically it's the best Albert Heijn I know!

This Albert Heijn is a very busy store has a huge selection (not common in Amsterdam). They are…read morelocated basically on the Prisengracht but mainly on the Elandsgracht. For those who aren't aware, that's not too far from The Dam or the Anne Frank museum. So it's tourist central during "normal times". Even now, they are very busy. They do their best with the high volume of people. The location is indeed a prime spot! They also have a good beer and wine selection too.

Albert Heijn, Albert Heijn!! If you are new to Amsterdam you…read morewill soon realize that this supermarket chain has pretty much the monopoly of all the center of the City. This one is the one is the closest to my house, so de piste not being the biggest, it is the most convenient. It has all the usual stuff any supermarket has. That being said I must say that I have recently been pleasantly surprise with the improvement of their beer section. Aside from the usual Dutch and Belgian brews, they have added less main stream and some relatively less know beers such as the Oedipus range or the brews from Joopen.

Got all the fixins I needed to for breakfast here, breads, ham, cheese, yogurt and fruit…read more Everything was delicious with almost too many options despite being such a small store.

A very small, AH and it's located upstairs on the second floor of this office/residential building…read more It is convenient because it is full sized AH. The one inside the Centraal station doesn't offer the same kind of selection like this branch. They have a wide variety of options for veggies, milk/yogurt, alcohol, and general products. They take cash (which is vital because so many places now in Amsterdam are credit card only). Definitely bookmark this place for your grocery runs when you are in the city.

Slightly less costly grocery store, this one doesn't feel well organized to me and for some reason…read moreI always have a hard time finding things. Could just be me though. I prefer Jumbo, Vomar, and Albert Heijn in this area.

Dirk van den Broek is, without question, the best place to get your groceries. Their home brands…read moreare cheap, like at Aldi (actually often cheaper), but you can also by regular brands, which is nice, because not all the cheap brands taste the same as the real ones. I've always had friendly service here too, plus they take credit cards, which still seems rare in The Netherlands. (They do charge a small fee I think though, for a credit card, like a quarter? Debit/pin cards are free) This store is huuuge too, with a liquor store and drug store on the first floor. This is definitely the biggest Dirk I've seen. It gets pretty busy here, so be prepared for an occasional restocking cart in the aisles and a lot of other shopping carts, but that's probably because it's way cheaper than the nearby Albert Heijn.