A must-see stop for book lovers. Five floors of books total with interesting views from the higher floor windows looking east. Four floors of new books in all categories, remainders and a well curated selection of used books can be found on the top floor. (I especially liked the second hand children's picture books in foreign languages). Several departments have ample tables to spread out your finds on. There is a cafe as well.
excellent place to buy favotite book.secret is the restaurant on first floor.apple pie is delicious
Extensive book collection, with several floors of books you have many choices
Delicious bookstore, can walk around for hours here
A nice 4 storey bookstore. A very large selection. Departments with books in various languages.
Very nice place, super bookstore. Employees have a lot of knowledge.
Beautiful bookshop
Can wander around for hours
Totally agreed with other good reviews. Found this bookshop through google map, got the book I need and took a break at the cafe in rainy day...
Beautiful big bookstore, on the Rokin in Amsterdam.
Huge bookshop over several floors. Reasonable English language section. Academic books too.
Amazingly HUGE bookstore! (they advertise themselves as "the biggest bookstore in the Netherlands") and on the top floor you will find nice offers for second hand books!
Crazy big bookstore
Great building
Great bookstore, the staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about their inventory
The book department of the nearby Bijenkorf does not even have one hundredth of the supply of Scheltema.
Best and best sorted multiple stories dead center Amsterdam bookstore. Great coffee/lunchcorner. Well informed and polite personnel.
Good range of English books! Lots of little reading areas too
Athenaeum has a wider selection but Scheltema has a spacious layout and knowledgeable personnel. Good selection of English titles
Nice bookstore with a very large collection of books.
A good bookstore, if at least you are able to look through the stacks of bestsellers and promotions. A lot of stairs and a confusing setup.
Still Amsterdam's largest and best-known bookstore. Great selection of fiction and non-fiction books in Dutch, English and several other languages. You can spend hours browsing through books and magazines on several floors. There's also a self-service computer to order books online for pickup in the store, and cafe Vascobelo.
Best bookstore I've ever been to. Unfortunately I didn't have much time, but I can imagine spending a whole day there. Friendly and helpful staff.
Excellent bookstore with a large selection in the center of Amsterdam. Fun place to browse around. Nice cafe on the first level as well.
Beautiful store with very extensive selection of books in virtually all areas
Clear and easy to find
Do miss the atmosphere of the old building on Koningsplein
But still THE Amsterdam bookstore
Not much left of the academic bookstore that once agreed, but the search for its place in the current media landscape is starting to work out pretty well.
A pleasant looking bookstore to browse around in and find a variety of books. Stores a good amount of English literature too.
Huge bookstore that has a large selection of travel books amongst other subjects. There is a cozy cafe upstairs and staff are very friendly and knowledgable
Lots of books, many you won't find displayed anywhere else. The building adds so much to the atmosphere of the place; very inviting and open. Great place to grab a coffee as well.
What a beautiful thing the weather has become. Now a secret spot between the fences, soon proud of the Amsterdam red carpet. ..
The book paradise of Amsterdam. Where can you find so much choice.
Here you will find a huge selection of books, even a small cafe invites you to linger. There is also a department for English-language books
No shortage of good bookshops in this part of Amsterdam. Some have survived for a long time. Scheltema at the current location, is still relatively new. The range of titles is not to blame!
Very large bookshop with a very wide range. Staff help with your choice if you ask!
Great bookstore that will make your paper heart beat faster. So many choices, a real paradise for both bookworms and people looking for information. 10/10 would recommend going here.
Nice large bookstore with a wide selection of books. Also a lot of ramsh!
Nicely laid out. 5 floors, including sitting areas, coffee bar and children's corner.
What a fantastic bookstore! Many floors with nice seats and benches everywhere where you can enjoy a book or two!
Very nice bookstore and inviting to stay longer. There is a large selection of different categories.
Well-stocked bookstore. Also antiquarian.
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One of the better book stores in Amsterdam. Great choice, also cheap ramsj. Nice atmosphere and helpful staff.
An experience, rare to have so much choice and helpful staff. . Perfect location at the Dam. A place to literally relax
Huge store with good selection. They didn't have "Charles Petzold - Code" which is a brilliant book about how computers work, and will never be outdated, because of way it is structured.
great place, staff knows everything and if they do not know, they can refer you to someone who knows
Glad this paper book bookstore still exists. If you don't find it here, you will really have to look far.
Very large lots of floors. The staff is quite nice and polite. Little hard to navigate.
Top service, lots of choice and very nice employees. Strongly recommended
A large bookstore. And you can find almost all kind of books through there.
Just a cool place where you can enjoy a wonderful book and it is also busy on Sunday afternoons and people are reading or talking everywhere. A relief.
For me personally the best bookstore in the Netherlands. Friendly staff with a lot of knowledge and a huge range of books.
My favorite bookstore. Always has what I'm looking for!
Beautiful store. I never noticed that there was a bookstore here
Scheltema is ready for Sinterklaas. Scheltema ready for St Nicolaas
Beautiful bookstore, clearly a lot of choice. The most beautiful in Amsterdam!
It is a nice bookstore with many different books for young and old
It is cozy and large and you can choose from many books. The people are friendly
For this address you have to pull out at least one part of a day because searching for books is one party here. Everywhere are corners and coffee bars.
Friendly staff.
And Amsterdam is happy with the return of this iconic bookstore!
Favorite bookstore in Amsterdam. 5 floors with books
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