In 1910, the Dapperstraat was officially designated by the municipality of Amsterdam as a market street.
There are many products of interest to the city's residents of Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish, and Moroccan origin, giving the market and the surrounding neighbourhood a strong multicultural feel.
National Geographic mentioned the Dappermarkt in its edition of November/December 2007.
They called the Dappermarkt one of the top ten stands of shopping streets in the world.
[1] The Dapper Market is open 52 weeks a year, Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.