Amsterdam Coffeeshop Directory

10 Years 1998 to 2008

Sensemillia
Meer en Vaart 177/B, Amsterdam

Street	Meer en Vaart
District	The West
Town	Amsterdam
Province	Noord Holland
Postcode	1068 LA
Telephone	0031 (0)20 6198846
Open	Mon-Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 11:00-01:00

Comments

Courtjester from USA. Visited 18 Dec 07. Sent 7 Mar 2008.
This was a promising stop gone weird. Take the No. 17 tram to the Ruimzicht stop, almost to Osdorp, and it's in the brick building directly across the street from the tram stop, immediately in front of the lake. As mentioned, the physical setting is unparalleled by any other coffeeshop we've visited in Amsterdam. It would be spectacular in summer. It's in a building with 2-3 restaurants, including a Cantonese joint. The coffeeshop has a trendy, modern interior. We bought a weed called Moonlight (1g/E9). We rolled it into two joints, rather than one fatty, because it looked that nice - and was. The coffee/espresso/cappuccino/sodas are all E1.20, and all from self-service machines, which is cool. Now, here's the problem. After I bought my second coffee, and we had just started smoking the second joint, a guy from Turkey came over. We know he was Turkish because he made a point of telling us immediately. He worked there. He asked us why we would come to this coffeeshop, since we're Americans (it was mostly Middle Easterners). We said we just wanted to visit, looked like a nice place. He started talking about himself, and compared Turks in the Netherlands to Mexicans in the U.S., whatever that means. Maybe he meant it was sort of like being an American in his coffeeshop. I'm not sure. I was a little slow on the unprovoked anti-U.S. uptake, because I've never experienced it in Amsterdam before (and because of the Moonlight), but Mrs. C.J. said she sensed it immediately. Ultimately, Mr. Chatterbox made the mistake of asking what I do for money in the real world, and I made the mistake of telling the truth. Conversation over. He retreated to a couple of his buddies, pointing and talking. When we finished the joint, I went over and shook his hand on the way out, told him I'd be sure to come visit him again, just to mess with him in front of his friends. Mrs. C.J. said he stared at us, out the window, throughout our walk back to the tram stop, and until we left. I'd go back just to screw with him, but she says the incident put it on her short list of never-agains, so that's that.

Dane from UK. Sent 16 Dec 2006.
What a setting. Take tram 1 virtually all the way to Osdorp in the West and you find this very modern, clean coffeeshop, all new bits and bobs, and it overlooks a huge lake. It has a terrace, so the summer nights look amazing here as you sample the several types of weed and hash. I had the Sunrise at 9/G, pretty good, they had at least 8 types of Dutch weed and several hashes, but the real memory here is of the amazing setting and the fresh air.

Anon.. Sent 1 Dec 2003.
[About old address: Zoelenkerkstraat 1] Last time in A'dam (Feb '03) was thriving. Went there last week, building knocked down, disconnected phone....GONE.

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