Karma
08-07-2007, 11:14 AM
Here is great info on Amsterdam Coffeeshop's if your planning to go to Amsterdam...
Amsterdam coffeeshops
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/coffeeshop.gif
Following pages do not encourage use of any drugs and should serve as a general source of information - just because Amsterdam is a sin city. Never try to take drugs out of the country, penalties are stiff.
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/entertainment/coffeeshop.jpgIn Amsterdam, coffeeshop means a place where cannabis is openly sold and smoked. Thought soft drugs have not been legalized in the Netherlands, it is tolerated when used discretely. Hard drugs are strictly prohibited. The coffeeshops can legally store up to 500 g of marijuana and can sell up to 5 grams to adults over 18.
There are many different kinds of coffeeshops in Amsterdam, some are relaxed, some more vivid, with psychedelic decor or loud music. Since people around enjoy, any agression will not be accepted. Also, it is not favourable just to hang around - a coffee, soft drinks and snacks are generaly available, only few coffeeshops have an alcohol license. You can smoke from your own bag, you just have to buy something.
We believe, that while tobacco is physically addictive, cannabis may be mentally addictive. If you are pregnant do not smoke anything, it can harm your unborn child.
General rules that coffeeshops require to abide:
Minimum age 18 years, identification duty
No alcohol, no hard drugs
No selling goods
No mobile phones (in some)
Agression is not allowed
No hanging around
Each coffeeshop offers several kinds of weed and hash, usually there is a "menu" to choose from. The prices vary according to the quality (about 5 EUR per gram) - be careful, the local skunk is strong, you can always ask the staff for the strenght and the general effect. You may also want to ask for a pipe to use, rolling papers and filter-tips are available as well.
Editor's tip: There is a major smoking event in Amsterdam called High Times Cannabis Cup, that usually takes place in November, please check by late summer for exact dates. Since the coffeeshops in Amsterdam are not allowed to advertise, all below is an independent editorial review. If you feel any information inappropriate, please let us know right now. Welcome to see Amsterdam smartshops, these are fully legal. http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/yo-yo.jpgCoffeeshop YO YO
"While ambling through the Albert Cuypmarkt, I happened upon a quaint little coffeeshop named Yo-Yo. Well lit and welcoming, the atmosphere was unlike any other shop I had visited on my 4 visits to A'dam. The staff were very friendly with more of a cafe' feeling than a coffeeshop." Thomas from Austin, Texas.
Address: 2e Jan van der Heijdenstraat
Near to the Albert Cuyp, Pijp quarter, Amsterdam Coffeeshop Pinkfloyd
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/pinkfloyd.jpgA pink pig marks the entrance to this warm and friendly coffeshop where Pinkfloyd music is often on play. Here you can surf the Internet while enjoying a sandwich - just short walk from the central station.
Haarlemmerstraat 44
Web: www.pinkfloyd.nlCafe The Dolphins
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/thedolphins/dolphins.jpgLively and smoke-friendly cafe conveniently located near to Leidsplein. Coffee, beer, all kind of drinks. Free wi-fi Internet is also available around. Thought, not selling gear anymore...
Address: Kerkstraat 39
Web: www.thedolphinscafe.comCoffeeshop Little
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/coffeeshops/little.jpgVery little basement club, just downstairs from the sidewalk, don't bump your head. Not a tourist place (what is also good for tourists of course!), but a quite friendly crew, stuff at little prices.
Address: Vijzelgracht 47Coffeeshop Mellow Yellow
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/coffeeshops/mellow_yellow.jpgThe first coffeeshop in Amsterdam ever, a smoking reminder of 70s, still an enjoyeable break from the packed tourist places in the centre.
Address: Vijzelgracht 33 Coffeeshop The Rookies
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/rookies/rookies.jpgSituated close to the Leidseplein, the Rookies is a pub-like coffeeshop and a bar with a pool table and darts.
Address: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 145-147
Web: www.rookies.nl Coffeeshop Bulldog - Leidseplein
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/bulldog.jpgBulldog's bar and coffeeshop is certainly a major attraction at the Leidseplein, often crowded with groups of tourists and visited by celebrities.
Address: Leidseplein
Web: www.bulldog.nlCoffeeshop Get Down to IT
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/get_down_to_it/getdown.jpgAlmost at the Leidseplein, this is the Internet coffeeshop, but also has a bar and pool tables.
Address: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 77-79 Coffeeshop Choice Exacthttp://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/choice_exact/choiceexact.jpgLocated on a busy tourist street off the Dam square, this old-style coffeeshop is suitable also for groups who like drink beers while paying pool or table football.
Address: Oude Hoogstraat 9
Open: Sun-Thu 12.00 -1.00 am, Fri-Sat 12.00 - 3.00 am.
Coffeeshop Johnny
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/coffeeshops/johnny_small.jpgA tiny coffeeshop in the very heard of Jordaan.
Address: Elandsgracht 3Coffeeshop Rokerij (Leidseplein)
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/rokerij.jpgLange Leidsedwarsstraat 41
Open Sun-Thu 10:00 am to 01:00 am (3:00 am weekends).
Web: www.rokerij.net
Coffeeshop Grasshopper
A spacious touristy coffeeshop just off Damrak towards red lights, with a terrace in summer, plus a bar and restaurant upstairs.
Oudebrugsteeg 16
Web: www.grasshopper.nlCoffeeshop Abraxas
7 days a week open 10:00 till 01:00.
Address: Jonge Roelensteeg 12-14
Web: www.abraxas.tvBackstage
Address: Utrechtsedwarsstraat 67Ballonnetje
Address: Roeterstraat 12
Coffeeshop Barneys
Haarlemmerstraat 102
Web: www.barneys-amsterdam.comCoffeeshop Betty Boop
Nieuwezijds Kolk 12
Coffeeshop Blue Bird
St. Antonibreestraat 71 Coffeeshop Coin and The Sower
Warmoestraat 37 *** Laude Coffeeshop
Langebrugsteeg 7aCoffeeshop Dampkring
Handboogstraat 29Coffeeshop De Kuil
Oudebrugsteeg 27
Web: www.cannabis-cafe.comCoffeeshop Dutch Flowers
Singel 387
Coffeeshop Fatal Flower
Stadhouderskade 46 Coffeeshop Free Adam
Oude hoogstraat 13
Web: www.freeadam.comCoffeeshop Front Page
Zoutsteeg 14 Coffeeshop Global Chillage
Kerkstraat 51
Web: www.globalchillage.comCoffeeshop Greenhouse
Tolstraat 91 Coffeeshop Greenhouse center
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 191 Coffeeshop Greenhouse effect
Warmoesstraat 55 Coffeeshop Greenhouse II
Waterlooplein 345 Coffeeshop Grey Area
Oude Leliestraat 2 Coffeeshop Headshop
Kloverniersburgwal 39Coffeeshop Homegrown Fantasy
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 87a Coffeeshop Interpolm
Prins Hendrikkade 11 Jolly Joker Coffee Shop
Nieuwmarkt 4A
Phone: +31 (20) 625-1227Coffeeshop Kadinsky
Rosmarijnsteeg 9 Coffeeshop Kruydenhuys
Keizersgracht 665Coffeeshop La Canna
Nieuwendijk 123-125 Coffeeshop Machu Picchu
Amstel 32Coffeeshop Paradox
Bloemdwarsstraat 2 Coffeeshop Rusland
Rusland 14-16 Coffeeshop Sensemillia
Zoelenkerkstraat 1 Coffeeshops Siberie
Brouwersgracht 11Coffeeshops Stix
Utrechtstestraat 21 Coffeeshops T-Boat
Oude Schans 134
Coffeeshop The Noon
Zieseniskade 22
Web: www.thenoon.netCoffeeshops Tweede kamer
Heisteeg 6
Amsterdam coffeeshops
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/coffeeshop.gif
Following pages do not encourage use of any drugs and should serve as a general source of information - just because Amsterdam is a sin city. Never try to take drugs out of the country, penalties are stiff.
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/entertainment/coffeeshop.jpgIn Amsterdam, coffeeshop means a place where cannabis is openly sold and smoked. Thought soft drugs have not been legalized in the Netherlands, it is tolerated when used discretely. Hard drugs are strictly prohibited. The coffeeshops can legally store up to 500 g of marijuana and can sell up to 5 grams to adults over 18.
There are many different kinds of coffeeshops in Amsterdam, some are relaxed, some more vivid, with psychedelic decor or loud music. Since people around enjoy, any agression will not be accepted. Also, it is not favourable just to hang around - a coffee, soft drinks and snacks are generaly available, only few coffeeshops have an alcohol license. You can smoke from your own bag, you just have to buy something.
We believe, that while tobacco is physically addictive, cannabis may be mentally addictive. If you are pregnant do not smoke anything, it can harm your unborn child.
General rules that coffeeshops require to abide:
Minimum age 18 years, identification duty
No alcohol, no hard drugs
No selling goods
No mobile phones (in some)
Agression is not allowed
No hanging around
Each coffeeshop offers several kinds of weed and hash, usually there is a "menu" to choose from. The prices vary according to the quality (about 5 EUR per gram) - be careful, the local skunk is strong, you can always ask the staff for the strenght and the general effect. You may also want to ask for a pipe to use, rolling papers and filter-tips are available as well.
Editor's tip: There is a major smoking event in Amsterdam called High Times Cannabis Cup, that usually takes place in November, please check by late summer for exact dates. Since the coffeeshops in Amsterdam are not allowed to advertise, all below is an independent editorial review. If you feel any information inappropriate, please let us know right now. Welcome to see Amsterdam smartshops, these are fully legal. http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/yo-yo.jpgCoffeeshop YO YO
"While ambling through the Albert Cuypmarkt, I happened upon a quaint little coffeeshop named Yo-Yo. Well lit and welcoming, the atmosphere was unlike any other shop I had visited on my 4 visits to A'dam. The staff were very friendly with more of a cafe' feeling than a coffeeshop." Thomas from Austin, Texas.
Address: 2e Jan van der Heijdenstraat
Near to the Albert Cuyp, Pijp quarter, Amsterdam Coffeeshop Pinkfloyd
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/pinkfloyd.jpgA pink pig marks the entrance to this warm and friendly coffeshop where Pinkfloyd music is often on play. Here you can surf the Internet while enjoying a sandwich - just short walk from the central station.
Haarlemmerstraat 44
Web: www.pinkfloyd.nlCafe The Dolphins
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/thedolphins/dolphins.jpgLively and smoke-friendly cafe conveniently located near to Leidsplein. Coffee, beer, all kind of drinks. Free wi-fi Internet is also available around. Thought, not selling gear anymore...
Address: Kerkstraat 39
Web: www.thedolphinscafe.comCoffeeshop Little
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/coffeeshops/little.jpgVery little basement club, just downstairs from the sidewalk, don't bump your head. Not a tourist place (what is also good for tourists of course!), but a quite friendly crew, stuff at little prices.
Address: Vijzelgracht 47Coffeeshop Mellow Yellow
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/coffeeshops/mellow_yellow.jpgThe first coffeeshop in Amsterdam ever, a smoking reminder of 70s, still an enjoyeable break from the packed tourist places in the centre.
Address: Vijzelgracht 33 Coffeeshop The Rookies
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/rookies/rookies.jpgSituated close to the Leidseplein, the Rookies is a pub-like coffeeshop and a bar with a pool table and darts.
Address: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 145-147
Web: www.rookies.nl Coffeeshop Bulldog - Leidseplein
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/bulldog.jpgBulldog's bar and coffeeshop is certainly a major attraction at the Leidseplein, often crowded with groups of tourists and visited by celebrities.
Address: Leidseplein
Web: www.bulldog.nlCoffeeshop Get Down to IT
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/get_down_to_it/getdown.jpgAlmost at the Leidseplein, this is the Internet coffeeshop, but also has a bar and pool tables.
Address: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 77-79 Coffeeshop Choice Exacthttp://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/choice_exact/choiceexact.jpgLocated on a busy tourist street off the Dam square, this old-style coffeeshop is suitable also for groups who like drink beers while paying pool or table football.
Address: Oude Hoogstraat 9
Open: Sun-Thu 12.00 -1.00 am, Fri-Sat 12.00 - 3.00 am.
Coffeeshop Johnny
http://www.amsterdam.info/img/coffeeshops/johnny_small.jpgA tiny coffeeshop in the very heard of Jordaan.
Address: Elandsgracht 3Coffeeshop Rokerij (Leidseplein)
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/img/rokerij.jpgLange Leidsedwarsstraat 41
Open Sun-Thu 10:00 am to 01:00 am (3:00 am weekends).
Web: www.rokerij.net
Coffeeshop Grasshopper
A spacious touristy coffeeshop just off Damrak towards red lights, with a terrace in summer, plus a bar and restaurant upstairs.
Oudebrugsteeg 16
Web: www.grasshopper.nlCoffeeshop Abraxas
7 days a week open 10:00 till 01:00.
Address: Jonge Roelensteeg 12-14
Web: www.abraxas.tvBackstage
Address: Utrechtsedwarsstraat 67Ballonnetje
Address: Roeterstraat 12
Coffeeshop Barneys
Haarlemmerstraat 102
Web: www.barneys-amsterdam.comCoffeeshop Betty Boop
Nieuwezijds Kolk 12
Coffeeshop Blue Bird
St. Antonibreestraat 71 Coffeeshop Coin and The Sower
Warmoestraat 37 *** Laude Coffeeshop
Langebrugsteeg 7aCoffeeshop Dampkring
Handboogstraat 29Coffeeshop De Kuil
Oudebrugsteeg 27
Web: www.cannabis-cafe.comCoffeeshop Dutch Flowers
Singel 387
Coffeeshop Fatal Flower
Stadhouderskade 46 Coffeeshop Free Adam
Oude hoogstraat 13
Web: www.freeadam.comCoffeeshop Front Page
Zoutsteeg 14 Coffeeshop Global Chillage
Kerkstraat 51
Web: www.globalchillage.comCoffeeshop Greenhouse
Tolstraat 91 Coffeeshop Greenhouse center
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 191 Coffeeshop Greenhouse effect
Warmoesstraat 55 Coffeeshop Greenhouse II
Waterlooplein 345 Coffeeshop Grey Area
Oude Leliestraat 2 Coffeeshop Headshop
Kloverniersburgwal 39Coffeeshop Homegrown Fantasy
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 87a Coffeeshop Interpolm
Prins Hendrikkade 11 Jolly Joker Coffee Shop
Nieuwmarkt 4A
Phone: +31 (20) 625-1227Coffeeshop Kadinsky
Rosmarijnsteeg 9 Coffeeshop Kruydenhuys
Keizersgracht 665Coffeeshop La Canna
Nieuwendijk 123-125 Coffeeshop Machu Picchu
Amstel 32Coffeeshop Paradox
Bloemdwarsstraat 2 Coffeeshop Rusland
Rusland 14-16 Coffeeshop Sensemillia
Zoelenkerkstraat 1 Coffeeshops Siberie
Brouwersgracht 11Coffeeshops Stix
Utrechtstestraat 21 Coffeeshops T-Boat
Oude Schans 134
Coffeeshop The Noon
Zieseniskade 22
Web: www.thenoon.netCoffeeshops Tweede kamer
Heisteeg 6