I am just going to have to beg to differ based on the last English review. I am not sure what was…read morein the shop two years ago, but when I entered in here, I thought it was pretty much a nice shop. A super nice shop with a lot of quality items. This is a really cool shop worth visiting. I really admire what they are doing in here. What struck my attention the most about Jansje was their pillows,wool blankets, mats, and cool handmade gifts. I saw a few cool little nice accessories for the house or you could say an ideal place to shop for gifts.

Best store in Haarlem? Why?? I just don't 'get' this place. I mean, I understand that they do…read morecharitable work and that they have fair trade goods which people like, but most of the gifts here just seem like overpriced junk. I'm all for paying fair prices, but EUR40 for a "phone case" that is just two sewn together pieces of plain felt, with no decoration or anything? Really? I'm pretty sure my 3 year old brother could make a nicer phone case than that, for under 50 cents. Maybe people just love the food... I'll have to come back and try it some time.

Fantasyshop Chimera is full of goodies. Super cute shop with tons of unique little accessories…read more Ideal store to shop for accessories or gifts.

When visiting this shop, the main reason is the upper floor. There they have many oriental goods to…read moresee and buy. I can't tell you howmany things they have but trust me, it's worth a visit! When you're looking for a original present, come see.

Wow, what an impressive bookshop. Full of great books at a reasonable price. The selection of books…read morekeeps getting better. The service is friendly and professional, they have a wide selection of books for different genres. So many books caught my eye, for such a great price. The book shop is a bit tight in space, but everything is perfectly structured in a wonderful and organize way. It's definitely worth a visit.

This place is seriously awesome of course if you speak english and live/work/are visiting this…read morearea. They have books as low as 4 Euros NEW! and up to about maybe 11 or 12 Euros. They have a huge selection of travel guides, fiction and biography type books. Sadly if you are like me and looking for travel writing or things of this nature they do not have them. However for what they do have it is worth a look at the least. The staff is also friendly and speak dutch and english, so if you need help finding someone they are happy to assist.