Ten Katemarkt is Amsterdam’s daily neighbourhood street market, held on the Ten Katestraat in the Kinkerbuurt in Amsterdam-West. It runs Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 18:00, closes on Sundays and public holidays, and costs nothing to walk into. Expect fruit and vegetables, cheese, fish, bread, flowers and plants, fabric and clothing, plus street food from the neighbourhood’s Turkish, Moroccan, Surinamese and Southeast Asian kitchens. The market sits directly beside De Hallen and the Kinkerstraat shopping street, and during market hours the middle section of the street is closed to traffic and open only to people on foot.
| Ten Katemarkt at a glance | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it is | Open-air general and food market, running since 1912 |
| Where | Ten Katestraat, Kinkerbuurt, Amsterdam-West (Oud-West) |
| Days | Monday to Saturday |
| Hours | 09:00 to 18:00 |
| Closed | Sundays and public holidays |
| Entry | Free |
| Size | Roughly 100 to 130 market pitches |
| Nearest tram stop | Nicolaas Beetsstraat, about 200 m, trams 7 and 17 |
| Next door | De Hallen and the Foodhallen, via the Hannie Dankbaarpassage |
| Official site | tenkatemarkt.nl |
Where is Ten Katemarkt, and how do you get there?
The market occupies the middle stretch of the Ten Katestraat, on both sides of where it crosses the Kinkerstraat, in Oud-West. The street runs north to south, from the Jan Hanzenstraat down to the Jacob van Lennepkade, crossing the Wenslauerstraat, Bellamystraat, Hasebroekstraat, Kinkerstraat, Borgerstraat and Jacob van Lennepstraat on the way.
The closest tram stop is Nicolaas Beetsstraat, roughly 200 m and a three-minute walk away, on the Kinkerstraat. This matters if you are working from an older guide: the stop that used to be called Ten Katestraat was replaced by Nicolaas Beetsstraat on 6 March 2023, when trams returned to the rebuilt Kinkerstraat. Guides that still tell you to get off at Ten Katestraat are out of date.
| Getting there | How it works |
|---|---|
| Tram 7 or 17 | Stop Nicolaas Beetsstraat on the Kinkerstraat, then walk about 200 m into the Ten Katestraat |
| Trams 3 and 19 | Also serve Oud-West a short walk from the market |
| From Centraal Station | Tram 17 runs direct along the Kinkerstraat |
| Walking | About 15 minutes from Leidseplein, about 25 minutes from Dam Square |
| By bike | Easy ride by bicycle, but the market street itself is pedestrian-only during market hours, so park on a side street |
| Paying for transport | Tap in and out with a bank card or phone using OVpay |
One timing note for summer 2026: between 4 July and 13 September 2026, tram 17 runs only between Centraal Station and Surinameplein because of engineering work further west. The market is on the Centraal Station side of that gap, so the Kinkerstraat is still served, but if you are travelling in from Osdorp you will need to change at Surinameplein.
What are the opening hours, and when is the market busiest?
Ten Katemarkt trades Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 18:00, and is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Those selling hours are set in the city’s own market regulations for Ten Katemarkt, which also give traders the market ground from 07:00 to 20:00 for setting up and clearing away. Stalls are allotted at 09:00 sharp at the corner of the Ten Katestraat and the Hasebroekstraat, which is why the first half hour can look half-built.
The market is not a fixed-crowd attraction like the Foodhallen next door. It fills and empties on a weekly rhythm that anyone who shops here recognises.
| When | What it feels like | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:30, weekdays | Quietest stretch of the week; some stalls still setting up | Photos, unhurried shopping, first pick of produce |
| 12:00 to 14:00, weekdays | Local lunch rush at the food stalls | Street food, watching the neighbourhood turn up |
| Mid-afternoon, weekdays | Steady, easy to move | Browsing fabric, clothing and household stalls |
| Saturday, all day | Busiest day by a wide margin | The fullest market, the most stalls trading |
| After roughly 17:00 | Winding down; traders start packing | End-of-day reductions on fresh produce |
| Sunday and public holidays | No market at all | Go to De Hallen instead |
What can you buy at Ten Katemarkt?
This is a general market rather than a food-only one, so a single walk down the street takes you past groceries, kitchen goods and clothing. The city assigns pitches by trade under a market layout decision, which is why the mix stays broadly the same week to week even though individual vendors change.
| Category | What you will find |
|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | The largest single group of stalls, priced for people doing a weekly shop rather than for visitors |
| Cheese and dairy | Dutch cheeses sold by the wedge, cut to order |
| Fish | Herring, smoked fish and fried fish counters |
| Bread and baked goods | Bakkerij Straathof, a family bakery trading since 1945, runs a daily stall with its bakery directly behind it |
| Street food | Turkish, Moroccan, Surinamese and Southeast Asian cuisines, plus Dutch snacks and fresh stroopwafels |
| Nuts, olives and spices | Loose by weight, usually cheaper than the supermarket equivalent |
| Flowers and plants | Cut flowers and houseplants at neighbourhood prices |
| Fabric, clothing and household | Rolls of fabric, basic clothing, kitchenware and small hardware |
If stroopwafels are the reason you came, the market is a good place to eat one warm off the iron. For a shop-based comparison in the centre, see Rudi’s Original Stroopwafels.
How does Ten Katemarkt compare with Amsterdam’s other markets?
Amsterdam’s best-known market is the Albert Cuypmarkt in De Pijp, which is bigger and far more visited. Ten Katemarkt is smaller, less photographed, and open longer: it opens half an hour earlier and closes a full hour later than the Albert Cuyp. If your question is which market to spend a morning at, the practical differences are days, hours and what the stalls actually sell.
| Market | Days | Hours | Rough size | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Katemarkt, Oud-West | Mon to Sat | 09:00 to 18:00 | About 100 to 130 pitches | Daily groceries and street food without the crowds |
| Albert Cuypmarkt, De Pijp | Mon to Sat | 09:30 to 17:00 | About 260 stalls | The biggest and busiest daily market |
| Dappermarkt, Oost | Mon to Sat | 09:00 to 17:00 | About 250 stalls | Another large everyday neighbourhood market |
| Lindenmarkt, Lindengracht, Jordaan | Saturday only | 09:00 to 16:00 | Over 230 stalls | A big Saturday general market |
| Boerenmarkt, Noordermarkt, Jordaan | Saturday only | From 09:00; listings give closing as either 16:00 or 17:00 | Over 70 stalls | Organic produce; the first Dutch farmers market, running since 1987 |
What else is on the same street?
The market’s biggest advantage over a standalone market street is what stands next to it. The Hannie Dankbaarpassage leads from the Ten Katestraat straight into De Hallen, the former GVB tram depot on the Tollensstraat that now holds a cinema, a public library and the indoor Foodhallen. That gives you a covered fallback if the weather turns, and somewhere to sit down after an hour on your feet.
The Kinkerstraat itself, which the market crosses, is one of the busier shopping streets in West, with the Bilderdijkstraat and De Clercqstraat running parallel a few minutes away. Vondelpark is about a ten-minute walk south, which makes the market a sensible first stop if you are assembling a picnic; our guide to Amsterdam picnic spots covers where to take it.
How old is Ten Katemarkt, and who was Ten Kate?
Trading started here in 1912, and the market marked its centenary in 2012. The street itself is older than the market and older than this part of the city being Amsterdam at all: the land belonged to the municipality of Nieuwer-Amstel until Amsterdam annexed it in 1896 for expansion, and the street name was fixed by a Nieuwer-Amstel council decision on 30 October 1890.
The name honours Jan Jacob Lodewijk ten Kate, a nineteenth-century Dutch preacher and poet best known for his 1866 poem De schepping and for translating Milton’s Paradise Lost and Goethe’s Faust into Dutch. He has no personal connection to the market; the street was named after him first, and the traders arrived twenty-two years later.
What is changing at the market in 2026?
Amsterdam’s West district and the market’s traders drew up an Agenda for Ten Katemarkt to keep the market viable, and implementation began in January 2026. The background is not romantic: street markets across the Netherlands are shrinking as supermarkets, discounters and online shopping take the weekly shop, and on quieter days Ten Katemarkt has empty pitches.
The two headline measures are that traders take on organising part of the market themselves, and that the rules and their enforcement are set out more clearly. The stretch between the Wenslauerstraat and the Jan Hanzenstraat has been handed to the traders to programme, including theme markets, on the condition that they run it. If you visit on a day when that section looks different from the rest of the street, that is why.
How to shop the market without looking lost
- Carry some cash. Many stalls take contactless and PIN, but not all of them do, and some set a minimum for card payments.
- Bring your own bag. Traders charge for plastic bags, and a rolled-up tote takes no space.
- Do not haggle. Dutch market prices are marked and fixed; the discounts here come at the end of the day, not from bargaining.
- Walk the whole street before buying. Several stalls sell the same produce at different prices, and the far end is usually quieter than the Kinkerstraat crossing.
- Eat standing up. There is no seating on the market itself, which is what De Hallen is for.
- Come back late for produce. Traders can drive onto the market to load out from 17:00 in winter and 17:30 in summer, and fresh stock gets marked down before that.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ten Katemarkt open on Sunday?
No. Ten Katemarkt trades Monday to Saturday only, and it also closes on public holidays. On a Sunday, De Hallen and the Foodhallen next door are the alternative on the same street.
What time does Ten Katemarkt close?
18:00, six days a week. That is an hour later than the Albert Cuypmarkt and the Dappermarkt, both of which close at 17:00. Traders start packing before the official closing time, so arriving at 17:45 means a thinner market.
Is Ten Katemarkt worth visiting if you are not shopping for groceries?
Yes, if you want to see how the neighbourhood actually buys food, and if you are happy to eat standing up. It is a working market rather than a ticketed tourist attraction, so it rewards half an hour and a snack more than a dedicated half day. Pair it with De Hallen for a fuller visit.
Does Ten Katemarkt cost anything to enter?
No. It is a public street market on a public street, with no ticket, no entry fee and no need to book.
Which tram goes to Ten Katemarkt?
Trams 7 and 17 stop at Nicolaas Beetsstraat on the Kinkerstraat, about 200 m from the market. Tram 17 runs direct from Centraal Station. The old Ten Katestraat tram stop no longer exists; it was replaced in March 2023.
Is Ten Katemarkt a flea market?
No. It is a general daily market selling new goods and fresh food. For secondhand and antiques, the Saturday Noordermarkt and the Waterlooplein market are the ones to look at instead.
Can you visit Ten Katemarkt in the rain?
The market is open-air and trades in ordinary Dutch weather, but stalls have covers and some traders pack up early in a storm. The city’s market rules let the markets department suspend trading in dangerous conditions, so in extreme weather check the market’s own channels before travelling.
Last updated: August 2026, and what we checked
This page was rechecked in August 2026 against the market’s own site, the I amsterdam listing, and the City of Amsterdam’s Marktreglement Ten Katemarkt, which has been in force since 1 January 2024. Five things were corrected. The closing time was wrong: the market trades until 18:00, not 17:00, which is also what this page’s own opening-hours data has always said. The official website address was wrong, and is tenkatemarkt.nl, not tenkatemarket.nl. The nearest tram stop is Nicolaas Beetsstraat, not Ten Katestraat, which was withdrawn in March 2023. Advice to haggle over prices was removed, because Dutch market prices are fixed. Bus lines and an OV-fiets claim that could not be verified for this location were removed rather than repeated.
Added this round: verified opening and closing times for the four markets Ten Katemarkt is most often compared with, the 1912 founding date and the 1890 street naming, the Hannie Dankbaarpassage route into De Hallen, the market’s pedestrian-only status during trading hours, and the City of Amsterdam’s Agenda for the market, whose implementation began in January 2026. Independent listings put the market at roughly 100 to 130 pitches; the city sets the exact number in its market layout decision rather than publishing a headline figure, so no single stall count is quoted here as fact.
