Between the chain stores, Dordt is full of shops with a story of their own: family businesses that have been around for almost a century, workshops where you can watch the maker at work, and shops where you always find something you were not looking for. These are our favourites.
Vreeken’s Zaden
A family business since 1926, specialising in seeds, bulbs and tubers. If you grow your own vegetables, you will be amazed: they stock around 350 tomato varieties alone, plus hundreds of kinds of peppers and potatoes.
📍 Voorstraat 448 · Directions
Atelier Hof 3
A pottery workshop in a little alley near Het Hof, in a former fire hose house. You can watch handmade ceramics take shape, from plates and mugs to bowls, and the small shop looks out onto the smallest courtyard in Dordrecht.
📍 Hof 3 · Directions
Rockin’ Items
A fashion boutique on the Voorstraat with mainly Danish and French brands, such as American Vintage, Sessùn and Samsøe Samsøe. You get personal advice on what suits you.
📍 Voorstraat 123 · Directions
Pandora & Pandorus
Two second-hand shops in the old town, with stock that changes every week. At Pandorus, spread over three floors, you will find vintage clothing, design, art, antiques, books, LPs and furniture.
📍 Wijnstraat 82-86 and Boomstraat 17 · Directions
Juffrouw Pollewop
The sustainable children’s department store on the Vriesestraat, since 2010. Wooden toys, craft supplies, children’s clothing and books: the place for a baby gift or birthday present.
📍 Vriesestraat 78 · Directions
Stripwinkel Sjors
Small but packed, on the Tolbrug. New comics, small-press and foreign titles, plus second-hand and antique copies, screen prints, posters and original artwork.
📍 Tolbrug 1 · Directions
Get Back Music
A record shop in the former Papegaaiehuis on the Voorstraat. You will find LPs and CDs, with plenty of classic rock, a large rock and metal section and Japanese pressings for collectors.
📍 Voorstraat 233 · Directions
Meubels met een Verhaal
Rustic and brocante furniture and home accessories, from cabinets and chests of drawers to tables and stools. All antique pieces with a lived-in character, and something new arrives every week.
📍 Vleeshouwersstraat 17 · Directions
Opening hours differ per shop and change from time to time, so check the website before you go.