Picasso Haarlemmerstraat 8, Amsterdam

Street	Haarlemmerstraat
District	Western Main Canals and Jordaan
Town	Amsterdam
Province	Noord Holland
Postcode	1013 ER
Telephone	(unknown)
Open	Daily 08:00-20:00
Map	Amsterdam Map ref: E1
Founded	1985

	Description

Also along here are:
Pink Floyd and
Barney's Breakfast Bar

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AzLaker from USA. Visited 10/15. Sent 24 Oct 2005.
First shop to see Sat morning. Great staff behind the counter. Linda was the lady's name, can't remember her partner's name, great guy. Bought a gram of Orange Bud and upstairs we went to burn one, nice view. Great taste and very nice buzz to start the day.

Allan from Scotland. Sent 2 Aug 2005.
Only been here the once, sat up the stairs which was empty, within five mins the guy behind the bar had come up to see how we were, he had recognised our accents and knew we were Scottish and did his best to make us feel welcome even though we had only bought drinks.

Stephen and Sonja from USA. Visited Mar 16-17. Sent 21 Mar 2005.
Had the White Widow joint with tobacco (3,50) and it was nice. Next day bought a gram of White Widow (7,50). Most relaxed and friendly coffee shop we visited while in town.

Fatboy Scouse from UK. Sent 2 Mar 2005.
Open early for those of you aren't Barney's fans - this unpretentious shop on Haarlemerstraat provides an excellent menu at an excellent price, with excellent service, too. Their Poison and Temple Ball were both delicious.

Mike and John. Visited 7-10 Feb. Sent 11 Feb 2005.
First place visited on the promise of a free breakfast, which didn't materialise, no matter as the vibe and place was great. This is the type of coffeeshop where the vibe and weed are the priority. All the staff were a great help and on the first morning after buying some 'Dream' and 'Ice hash' because of no breakfast we were given free drinks. The smoke was reasonably priced and the deals fair. The quality was good. We went back everyday and used the coffeeshop as a banker of quality. Great!

Rob the Old Grower from UK. Sent 16 Jan 2005.
I've been visiting the Picasso regularly since 1992, when it was two shops, the Picasso (for hash) and the Picasso Green (for weed) on opposite sides of Haarlemmerstraat. Like Sherry & Marty, I rarely go anywhere else, except for a bounce in-and-out of the Grey Area every year or so to check out the cup winners when I'm here to buy seeds. The weed is great - fairly-priced, well-trimmed but never bashed for hash (as so much Amsterdam weed has been), the hash (esp. Nederhasj) is incredible and the welcome second to none - I can't eat toasties (wheat-allergy) but freshly squeezed OJ (summer) and hot Chocomel (winter) is always enough to prevent a whitey. Dijk (sp?) can advise if you want something gentle for a travelling companion and there is always a range of treats on special offer. Barney's for breakfast, Picasso for everything else. If you arrive at Schiphol at 7:30am from Heathrow, you'll be at the Picasso when it opens.

Naman from USA. Visited Jan 05. Sent 8 Jan 2005.
Very mellow scene with levels of seating above the bar area. Very nice bar keep. Sat and enjoyed a piece of S. Moroccan from the top of the hash menu. Nice spicy burn and a good, sustained high. The comments from the other reviews regarding the seating in this shop are totally correct. This shop could be a real scene if it were just a little more comfortable.

Tim & Amey from USA. Sent 23 Nov 2004.
There are three great things about this place: 1) It's open early 2) great menu and service and 3) it's right next door to a kick ass bakery. We arrived early in the Dam and were stoked to find this place open (especially after our 8 hour plane ride). Not the largest or most comfortable of coffeeshops, but very welcoming nonetheless. Good groovy tunes, good quality and prices, friendly staff. Looked like a lot of the same people hung out there (lol, including us since we made several morning trips during our stay). If only that had more comfy chairs! Oh yeah, our favorite smoke was Dream.

Sherri & Marty from USA. Sent 15 Oct 2004.
We can't say enough good things about Dick and his co-workers and his products. We have tried many other places over the years and not one has had compared. We don't even bother to go anywhere else anymore it would just be wasted time and money. We're just heading off for a yearly two week vacation next week and can't wait to visit our favorite shop. We even named our new puppy Picasso in their honor! Since we are Americans, we don't roll our joints with tobacco so over a two week period we're great customers and we are treated accordingly. We get off the plane check into the Renaissance Hotel (we stay there because it's close to Picasso's, very close) and immediately go to Picasso's to start our vacation! We have found that Picasso mostly caters to locals. They have obviously discovered what we have, that it's absolutely great!

Sebazz from France. Sent 13 Aug 2004.
The Pablow is one of my favorite coffee shops. The dealers are very helpful, they are really nice people, that's the most important. But the quality of the smoke is really great too! The dream, the dream...wow! It blows me out!

Will and mates from UK. Visited 4-7 Feb 04. Sent 15 Feb 2004.
A top little coffee shop with around 5 floors. A good selection of smokes and cheap breki available. Beware while visiting the little boys room, the light in there is a UV light and its very hard to see what you are doing. New York Diesel recommended an easy smoke and very uplifting.

Si from UK. Sent 11 Jul 2003.
I was told about this place by a dear and sorely missed toking buddy of mine, I was told it was a friendly hole in the wall type of place which appealed to me and boy o boy he wasn't wrong because it's ever so small and very very friendly. They had some great smoke which nearly wiped me out after an afternoon of trying a lil bit of everything they had and their food's amazing too, but that's only half the story because what made this place shine for me was the two guys that run it, both of which were to extremely chilled out people who after serving me came and sat down at my table and chatted'n'smoked like they knew me of old. The only thing that lets the place down is the seating being hard and wooden but not for long because lets face it if you smoke enough dope after a while you don't really care. For me the vibe of the place made it comfy and relaxing.

Zunki from UK via South Africa. Visited frequently. Sent 15 Dec 2002.
A tiny hole in the wall but I have never been disappointed with their grass. The orange bud they sell is the best I have sampled in Amsterdam. The poison got me so stoned on my last trip I almost had my first whitey in years. The dealer is friendly and always helpful. If only the shop its self was more comfortable and sold beer I would spend more time here.

	Awards

		ACD rating 75% (Click here for info on ratings)
		Rated as one of Amsterdam's Top 40 Coffeeshops by Kip in his book 'Mellow Pages'

		1994 Cannabis Cup 3rd in Imported category for 'Nepalese Temple Balls'
		1993 Cannabis Cup 1st in Coffeeshop Cannabis category for 'Northern Lights'
		1993 Cannabis Cup 3rd in Coffeeshop category

	Picasso

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