You should definitely walk through the Zwart Janstraat, a side street of the Zwaanshals. It’s almost a kind of bazaar, with many Turkish and Moroccan shops, greengrocers from Pakistan and so on. People from a variety of cultures are always ready to chat, and the shops make you feel very welcome. Take your kids along so they can taste food from different cultures and learn about other customs: it’s so enriching to understand people in different situations.