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On a recent chilly, drizzly afternoon in Amsterdam’s city center, a steady stream of patrons venture out of the rain and into a narrow 17th-century building on the Haarlemmerdijk, a popular shopping street. A gilded sign shaped like a shining sun hangs above the front door, reflecting the shop’s name, ‘t Zonnetje, which means “little sun” in Dutch.
A jingling bell announces every arrival. These days, it’s a mix of tourists and regular customers who come to buy coffee and tea every week or…
