Nes Café Nes 33, Amsterdam

Street	Nes
District	Centrum
Town	Amsterdam
Province	Noord Holland
Postcode	1012 KC
Telephone	0031 (0)20 6234250
Open	Sun, Tue-Thu 17.00-01.00, Fri & Sat 17.00-03.00
Map	Amsterdam Map ref: E5 and Centrum Map spot: 67 (D7)
e-mail	info@nes-cafe.nl
"Official" Site	www.nes-cafe.nl

	Description

	10 1 1 Comments

Roy from Australia. Sent 22 Mar 2005.
Great vibe, more like a local pub than a tourist orientated coffee shop. If Simon is still there trust his judgement. He rolled me killer 1 gram AK47 ice-o-lator joints on a number of visits. The beer is good, the service is good and the smoke pretty good. There are better places to buy stronger smoke but few better for the vibe. I've never been scammed in many visits despite other reviews.

Fatboy Scouse from UK. Sent 2 Mar 2005.
Had 2 very different experiences here. First time really enjoyed it, went back and got scammed by the two staff on, who managed to palm me off with a counterfeit note. Watch out for the guy with dreads and the petite barmaid with shoulder length brown hair, obviously a scam they have going. Or better still, don't go at all. I won't be.

Roy from Australia. Visited Nov 04. Sent 30 Nov 2004.
More like your local bar than a coffee shop, Nes is not huge but you can usually get a seat. It has a pool table, a reasonable selection of music and whatever football is on (with the sound off). The staff, who are the best in the city, are happy to advise on the latest selection from their menu. Their AK47 ice-o-later was as powerful as the name suggests - expensive but worth it. Very nice pure Haze as well. The clientele are a mixture of locals and tourists and they are also happy to give you the benefit of their experience. I met lots of nice people there. My favourite place to wind down with a few beers and several joints.

Rob from UK. Sent 3 Oct 2004.
Second visit and it confirmed my first experience, a fine shop. Grab one of their postcards for looking at when back again in Blighty, and use it to remind yourself to say no if considering buying Soapbar - save the money to visit Nes again.

BernieW from Canada. Sent 27 Sep 2004.
Many thanks to Simon (sorry I didn't make it once more before I left) ~ he actually rolled 2 gram joints for me!

Rob from UK. Sent 24 Jun 2004.
Nes' MC is a really great chap and a fine source of info, excellent music going down as well when I visited (in between halfs of the Holland v Czeck game).

Dave from USA. Visited 3/15-3/25 04. Sent 23 May 2004.
I picked 6 shops as a must visit and found all with the map from this site. Carmen sat at a table and I went to the bar to look at the menu. The bartender freaked out, yelled the godfather is here, I'm 55 and have grey hair. I asked to see the menu and out comes the owner. I asked about weed and hash, got a gram and a pint of Leffa Belgium Blond, some of the best ale in the world (2 euro), sat down, soon here comes the owner, can't remember his name, hope you understand why. He asked me to come to his office, once there he says what the f--k are you doing here? I told him we came from the US to catch a buzz, he says no shit! I tell him no shit and give him my printout of directions to find his shop. He pulls out 5/6 slabs of hash talks about each and asks what do you want to try. He packs a bowl we return to our table to smoke it. My wife likes weed more than hash so he leaves, comes back with 1/2 gram of his strain closest to Bubblegum/Yellow Cab (her favorites). The weed was smooth and mellow but the hash was some of the best I've ever had in 40 years, as good as MoonshineA+ from the Dampkring for sure. 't Nes took over as my favorite coffee shop in Amsterdam and I've been to at least 50 of them. Great beer, weed and hash at prices in line with other shops and better than some. Slow, slow, slow but free internet access with a web cam of the pool table. Music played low enough so my deaf ears can hear people talk.

Jiffa from Scotland. Visited 14-17 April 04. Sent 27 Apr 2004.
Cracking place not far from Dam Square. One of the dealers was from St. Albans and he picked me out from a previous trip. Weed in here was nice but try some of the Hash that's on offer - very tasty. One tip if you plan to visit Nes: it don't open 'till 5.

Steve from Wales. Sent 2 Apr 2004.
Great little place! The atmosphere was cool, a mix of locals and ex-pats as far as I could tell. Good deals and good prices on the "menu". Not very big and maybe a bit dingy for those who like to hang out in pastel coloured wine bars but we liked it just fine!

Dil from Scotland. Sent 30 Jan 2004.
I have been meaning to visit this place for ages. I usually miss it as it opens at 5pm. It's known as a pool bar and boasts the best table in town and 50 cent games. Through the snow in the early evening I went for beer, pool, smoke and general look around. I liked this place, it was quiet and the barman was friendly - although I think he yearned to be in a busier establishment - The beer, standard Amsterdam stuff 2-00 euro a glass, it is actually cheaper and some places advertise "the cheapest beer in town" and then scowl at you if you take back the 25 cent change - give the tip to the poor sod serving you and remember it's 2-20 euro at the airport, money grabbing gits. The pool, a great table well maintained and a neat way of paying for your game - an old milk can hanging on the wall - the guys here take there game seriously - don't barge past to the loo while shots are being taken and that sort of stuff - there standard of play was good but not unbeatable. The smoke, I went for "Nes Special" weed 6-00 euro a gramme, nothing special I thought but I'm sure they have better. Another place I will return too.

Marten.(Nes' webmaster) Sent 29 Jun 2002.
'top quality' hash & weed for fair prices. People behind the bar can tell you everything about 'smoking', Amsterdam and the nightlife. Papers, tips and pipes free to use. Great coffee Great beer and other alcoholic beverages because it's also a bar!! Free Internet The best pooltable in town, only 50 euro cents a game.

	Awards

		ACD rating 75% (Click here for info on ratings)

	Nes Café

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