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Fancy Thai place with a “snackbar” across the street. The “snackbar” is one of the most popular places on the Zeedijk, with patrons lining up and ordering in advance while waiting for one of the small tables on the sidewalk. The service was fast and friendly, and food arrived quickly. Tom Yam Koeng soup was delightful, spicy-hot with lots of lemon grass and galanga, and featured a couple of great big shrimps. The Pad Thai (my benchmark for good Thai cooking) was okay, and only mildly spiced. You need to ask for the hot chili peppers in this place! My friend’s dish of Sweet & Sour Chicken was unfortunately flavoured with tomato ketchup.
A nice place for a quick meal, reasonably priced.
Smart shop on the Warmoesstraat with lots of open airy space. Displays of San Pedro cactus with Peyote grafted onto them is interesting, as well as lots of books and information for the shaman in all of us. Of course mushrooms and herbal preparations for your head are the order of the day here. They offer a neat chill space in the back of the shop, overlooking the old inner harbor of Amsterdam, and the canal tour boats docked there. I’m curious about the “brain machine” they have back there, I’ll have to go visit again… They have two other locations in Amsterdam as well.
This huge two-story megastore located by the Amsterdam Arena has just about everything electronic you could desire. Probably the best selection of stereo equipment in the city, plus TVs, computers, printers, phones, car stereos, major appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, small kitchen appliances and much more.
Good prices and excellent selection make this the place to get those things you really need. They take credit cards, but returning items is quite an experience, as you must go to another entrance, wait in line in a very small room, and then, rather than just refunding your money or offering a replacement, you pretty much must prove that the item is defective or they won’t give you a refund! And yes, they’ll make you take it out of the box and plug it in if necessary and they have workbenches in the back to test it out too…
Convenient access via the metro, Bijlmer station. Or you can park in the Arena parking lot (one of the cheapest in the city).
Nice little pre-club on the Zeedijk. Friendly and relaxed, sofas and low chairs with great music! Next door to the Chinese Temple in the Red Light District.
Zeedijk 104
Amsterdam
Phone: 020-639-3020
Located near the Bep and Seymour Likely’s – next stop on the club crawl down the Voorburgwal…
Long-time Amsterdam fave right there on the NZ Voorburgwal across from Abraxas Coffeeshop. If you need to be seen, then be here.
This shop on the Damstraat just off the Dam has a good selection of pipes, paraphernalia, guns, knives, sports wear and more. Once upon a time The Old Man had the best selection of pipes, but they’ve seemed to have much less these days.
This is THE PLACE to look for a pipe. The Old Indian specializes in pipes and the place seems to have the largest selection in Holland, with every kind of pipe you can think of. I’ve spent hours trying to decide and the helpful staff will make your search easier.
They also carry a selection of cannabis books, seeds, clothes and the usual paraphernalia.
This store stocks the best selection of international magazines and newspapers I’ve seen anywhere. I usually pickup my copy of Wired here, and review the computer mags, as well as the art and design magazines. Their bookstore next door stocks a choice selection too.