How to Choose a Dry Cleaner in Amsterdam

Essentially Amsterdam Life · July 21, 2026

A stomerij is a dry cleaner, a wasserette is a launderette, and in Amsterdam the same counter very often does alterations as well.

Which of the three you actually need decides where you walk to.

Dry cleaners to try first

Nearly every stomerij in this city doubles as a repair atelier, which is why a straight ranking fills up with tailors rather than cleaners.

These six are picked instead for where they are and what they will actually take in, because Sunday opening, a stated turnaround and whether curtains, carpets or leather are on the list matter far more here than a tenth of a star.

De Schaar

De Schaar on the Overtoom in Oud-West carries more reviews than any other cleaner in the city, 1,618 of them with 97 per cent five-star, and takes curtains, dressmaking and textile repair alongside the cleaning.

Doors open at eight on weekdays and shut at five on Saturday.

Kledingreparatie en Stomerij De Jordaan

Leather and suede come in here as well as ordinary garments, and the same Tweede Goudsbloemdwarsstraat workshop makes cushions to measure for houses and for boats.

Hours run eight to six with Thursdays an hour later, and 370 reviews at a flat five stars are the steadiest record in the trade.

Sterren Stomerij & Wasserij

Sunday is a working day at this Modemstraat address in Noord, nine until seven like the rest of the week bar an earlier Saturday close.

Carpets and house cleaning are handled alongside the garments, and 150 reviews come in at 4.9 with 96 per cent five-star.

Quality Wash Corner

Eight in the morning until half past seven at night, six days running, makes this Vrijheidslaan shop in the Rivierenbuurt the one to reach after work, with Sunday afternoons added from eleven.

Delicate fabrics and tailored garments are singled out on top of the ordinary wash, and its 111 reviews sit at 4.8.

Dutch Dry Cleaners

Ironing is on the list at this Vijzelstraat address in the centre, which matters if what you want back is a shirt rather than a rescued suit, and laundry and alterations are covered too.

Weekday hours are nine to six, Saturday closes an hour earlier, and 365 reviews sit at 4.8 with 94 per cent of them five-star.

Palthehuis Laundry

A 48-hour turnaround is the promise at Palthehuis on Cornelis Troostplein in Zuid, and orders can be placed online rather than carried in.

Cleaning is done on an environmentally friendly basis with tailoring and repairs alongside it, on 190 reviews at 4.7 and half past nine to six on weekdays.

Read the label before you go

The care label decides everything: a circle means dry clean and the letter inside tells the cleaner which solvent to use, while a crossed-out circle means no dry cleaning at all.

A circle with a line beneath it calls for a gentler cycle, and a W in the symbol means wet cleaning, a water-based process some shops offer and others do not.

Dropping off

Point out every stain and say what caused it, because wine, grease and ink are treated differently and a cleaner who guesses can set the mark for good.

Ask the price per item before you leave anything, since coats, suits, curtains and leather sit on separate lists and a two-piece suit is rarely two singles added together.

Keep the ticket, because most shops will not release an order without it.

How long it takes

Ordinary garments come back in a few days rather than a few weeks, and a shop offering same-day or next-day work will charge for the privilege.

Curtains, duvets and leather usually go out to a specialist, so ask for a collection date instead of assuming one.

Alterations and repairs

Most of the counters above take in tailoring too, from a hem or a zip to taking a jacket in at the waist, which is worth remembering before buying a replacement.

Bring the shoes you intend to wear with them whenever trousers are being shortened, because a hem is set to a shoe height and cannot be guessed at.

Before you trust a new shop

Try it with something you could afford to lose before handing over a wedding suit or the coat you wear every day.

Ask what happens if a garment is damaged and what the shop’s liability limit is, because that limit is usually well below the replacement cost.

The full list of Amsterdam dry cleaners carries addresses, opening hours and phone numbers.