Amnesia

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This is a very pleasant Coffeeshop on the Herengracht with outdoor seating. It’s one of the few places in town that specializes in organically grown weed. I enjoyed the comfortable interior with nice cushions and pillows, hand painted tables by Zoe, and mellow music that set the mood.
Update: I visited the Amnesia again for one of their Vaporizer Parties. It was packed full of happy people toking up the clean vapors from two vaporizers kept going thanks to the Amnesia and the hard-working, knowledgeable folks from the Cannabis College.
The party was livened up by a guy outside playing the saw. Yes, the saw. It sounded real eerie, like a theramin or a sci-fi soundtrack. Inside a DJ was spinning mellow house music while a very good trumpet player was layin’ down some Miles Davis’ riffs which really made that house music fly with the jazz adding the needed melody.
Amnesia was also featuring it’s new fountain style drinks, the EXACT same kind we used to get back in the ol’ soda fountain daze in New York. We’re talkin’ da kine milkshakes, ice cream sodas, vanilla cokes, lime rickeys, malteds (I couldn’t resist a chocolate malt that took me waaay back), and most unusual for Amsterdam, the famous NYC egg cream!
What more could you want for the raving munchies, but a cool fountain drink to set it right. The fountain drinks alone will make me a regular there.
Smokewise the Amnesia has a good selection of organically grown pot including Bio Sage and Amnesia Haze. But the most impressive smoke I tried there was the King Hassan Supreme hashish (fresh, with an incredibly good taste), at 11 Euros a gram and their Ice-o-lator hash (18 Euros a gram – the most expensive smoke in the house). Skip the Manali (tastes like crap).
So sit back, have a great drink, a good smoke, and dig the music at the Amnesia!

Address:
Herengracht 133
Amsterdam 1015 BG

Phone: 020-427 7874

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  1. Went to Amsterdam for the first time for my honeymoon! Amnesia is a great mellow place, went there a whole bunch as it was a block from the hotel. Loved the Chai there very tasty!! The only complaint was they played too much really mellow house music at night that would zone you out too much. NYCD the best bud ever

  3. I really lucked out going to this place…..I was travelling alone and happened to meet someone that had heard of amnesia. So we went along to the coffee shop and I couldnt beleive the service. They were excellent to us, the girl that helped us told us the best kind and was being really honest and nice to us…..hey they even rolled it up for us and gave us some pear nectar juice just in case in was a little much for us…………So overall I highly recomend this place.

  4. I liked the Sour Diesel. The hostess tried to be accomodating. Good milkshakes. Good prices on smoke. I can’t complain. Especially because I don’t really remember it… It’s all a haze.

  5. By far the best Amsterdam has to offer. Selection was great as was the ambiance!!! The dealer steered me away from my initial choice, explaining that it was great but he didn’t want to sell me the shake that was left. Pointed me toward the cheaper Sour Diesel which was phenomenal!!!!

  6. The time has come for the pilgramige once again. I’m counting the days until I walk out of Centrall and straight to this place in May to unwind after a long flight. Hope the same people work there, the staff was a blast to hang out with last time.

  14. Just a delightful, laid back, welcoming place. We’re an over-50 American couple, long-time smokers making their first-ever visit to the legal A’dam scene early spring ’06. Pretty much everyone there was younger than us, but at no time did we feel less than comfortable. The hash was clean, cheap and potent, and the apple cake with ice cream was to die for. A perfect place to wind down in the evening… wish we’d been in town longer than the four nights we spent. Would happily return to Amnesia anytime.

  16. The place has a wonderful ambiance with the design and decore. It is kept clean and comfortable. The crowd is varied and usually interesting. The food and drink hits the spot. The product is uniformly high grade.

  18. Just a delightful, laid back, welcoming place. We’re an over-50 American couple, long-time smokers making their first-ever visit to the legal A’dam scene early spring ’06. Pretty much everyone there was younger than us, but at no time did we feel less than comfortable. The hash was clean, cheap and potent, and the apple cake with ice cream was to die for. A perfect place to wind down in the evening… wish we’d been in town longer than the four nights we spent. Would happily return to Amnesia anytime.

  19. What a nice and friendly place…
    The dealer was nice ,helpfull and friendly,
    makes you feel at home..
    Food was great, no bitter coffee and the cakes they had…. WOW(normal cake that is!!!).
    A must see.

  20. Ive been visiting Amsterdam for 15 years and this is the best i’ve found. Especially good in the summer if you can get an outside seat. A beautiful setting by the canal with the sun shining through the trees. Combined with the effects of the superb weed, probably the most relaxing scenario I know. Has started to get fairly strong holistic leanings but youre old enough to make up your own mind arent you?

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