The Old Church Coffeeshop (Red Light District - Amsterdam)

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November 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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. Outside a handful of rickety tables, creaky wooden stools and a saloon-like interior. The smell of weed is strong in here and at the bar there are old glass jars full of dried plant matter. The atmosphere is quite bright but the faces of the smokers are unfriendly and glare somewhat at the entrants. About the church are signs scattered which explain that entrants cannot use tobacco (fair enough since that is now the law) but you are also only able to smoke what you buy in the confines of the shop (which defies the rules of all other coffeeshops).
Overall the old church feels like a tourist trap and doesnt have the spirit of the other shops, not one for handing around in unless you are desperate for a smoke and dont mind buying their overpriced goods - 3/10

Tags: Amsterdam

2 responses so far ↓

1 Alena Jureckova // May 3, 2010 at 3:24 pm

Dear Mrs. Or Mr.
I contact you with the appeling. My name is Alena Jureckova, I am from Martin city from Slovakia. I lost my friend. I lost his contact address and phone Nr. His name is James, surname I forgot, was born the 16. Of June 1973 from Inverness from Scotland. From the year 1993 to year 1999 he lived in Amsterdam, where in summer 1999 worked in the hotel Marriott. He have twin named Richi. Can you help me and find this person? Or can you help me which organization I have contac to find this person? If I have his surname it will be earies, but I am sorry. I woud like to write him a letter or call him and to be sure that he is all right. Thank you for your helping i fit is in you possibility. Sorry for my English.
Yours sincerelly Alena Jureckova, nick name Lenka, like James called me.
2 Dave // Dec 28, 2010 at 4:58 pm

I have to disagree with the negative comments you have posted about the old church coffeeshop. I have been to amsterdam many times and i frequent the old church.
The staff are freindly and the weed is awesome. The drinks are out of this world and i always tip heavily.
The unfreindly glare you speak of, well you have to remember these people are all stoned and spaced out. Thats where the glare comes from.
The best part of the old church is being able to sit upstairs with a smoke and an old church latte, watching the world go by out of the big windows.
And as prices go i think their products are fairly priced.
I look forward to going back in the spring.