Amsterdam Coffeeshop Directory - Alem coffee shop, Amersfoort

Alem
Schimmelpenninckstraat 2, Amersfoort

Town	Amersfoort
Province	Utrecht
Postcode	3813 AJ
Telephone	0031 (0)33 4722995
Open	(opening hours not known)
Map	Map of Utrecht province Maporama for 3813 AJ (external link)

Comments

The Edinburgensians from Scotland. Sent 17 Mar 2004.
Confusingly described outside as a 'tea shop,' the hippy painting on the large window quickly suggests that you're in the right place. Though (as usual!) longer than it is wide, it is wider than most shops, hence is a large place. When we visited, customers were principally young, and the very dark lighting couldn't hide the fact that the place was none too clean; indeed, our female half didn't fancy sitting on the elderly cover on one of the sofas near the bar, preferring a wooden chair. The pool table and (rare!) Williams NBA Fastbreak pinball are by the window, there is a long bar, and in a small alcove away at the back, a table for dominoes. The toilet continued the 'unpleasant' theme, with a lot of graffiti, no soap, and a laughable face cloth sized towel, altogether reminiscent of toilets in many Amsterdam coffeeshops. Despite all this, if you are heading back to the station, it's one of the nearest shops, so useful to know about and to drop in to for a last minute purchase on your way. For us, it wasn't somewhere we'd like to spend a great deal of time.

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