Sheeba Coffeeshop

Without a doubt one of my favourite coffeeshops in the land. Sheeba sits just by the entrance to the red light district, with an American diner type feel inside, well lit up with a serving area in the foyer section, menu on the wall opposite the bar and a good selection of coffees behind [...]

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The Grasshopper Bar and Coffeeshop

The grasshopper is a mammoth coffeeshop, bar and diner, lit up in a ghostly absinthe green in the heart of Amsterdam, just a minutes walk from Central station. Outside there are a few tables for cigarette smokers. Downstairs is the coffeeshop (mind your head) where one find a counter serving in [...]

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Route 99 Coffeeshop

Down a narrow alleyway is one of the more friendly coffee-shops of Amsterdam. Route 99 consists of a durable glass door frontage with the main counter in the basement and the seating and smoking areas on the first floor. Taking the stairs downward there is a long room witha low ceiling and a [...]

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Ben’s Coffeeshop

The first coffee shop you ever visit is most memorable and we chose one nearest our hotel - Coffee Shop Ben. Not a wonderful name for a place but we ducked inside. The serving counter sits directly to the left and we make a selection from the menu. The product inside is very highly [...]

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The Bassment Coffeeshop

Between the red lit windows on the main strip of Amsterdam’s Red Light districts sits a coffee shop, down a few steps into the basement of the building. The place is very small, at the front of the shop a gruff owner serves us a few drinks before we head through glass doors [...]

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Avenue Hotel Bar

Most hotels would probably be embarrissed to offer that kind of Bar that Avenue Hotel offers its residence. Understood that there is a distinct lack of space in the area and that normally when building “the only way is up” but this bar (located just two steps after the reception desk, consists of [...]

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Hunters Coffeeshop Bar

One of the cooler hangouts in the Red Light District is Hunter’s Coffeeshop, a long dark tunnel with booths to the left of the walkway, counter in the middle and further seating at the back. Next door is an extension of the venue with more of a bar area with deals on pitchers [...]

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Wonder Bar Two

The Red light district houses a couple of quite quality venues, Wonder Bar Two is not purely a coffee-shop since it does not sell the wacky backy, rather it allows you to smoke in the confines of the venue while have a drink or smoking some Shisha. the most fun seats are moroccan [...]

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Betty Boop Coffeeshop

A friendly coffee shop in a little pedestrianised area in Amsterdam. Betty Boop’s has a neon sign of the famed 1930’s cartoon character and automatic doors which lead into a light wooden cabin with a steep spiral staircase at the back, high stools at the bar and along the sides of what is a [...]

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The Old Church Coffeeshop

A bold church stands proud at the center of the Red Light district and it seems crazy how such a religious building can stand next to brothel windows, in the spirit of this adult playground. Walking around the church one spots the only coffeeshop in this little strip called the Old Church. [...]

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