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Barraka
Gravenstraat 9, Amsterdam |
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Phrixion from USA. Sent 29 Jun 2005.
A decent coffee shop, the first I went to in Amsterdam. The owner is very nice, he has a cat and two parakeets. He had big bags for 15 Euros of the Skunk, which he had most of. The interior is small and cozy, as well as a couple tables out front. The inside is decorated with American Indian décor and artifacts. It was very chill and laid back, not like Route 66 or the other bigger coffee shops.
James from UK. Sent 13 Dec 2004.
I went back here on a recent trip because on my previous trip I picked up a nice 3g deal of nice black Moroccan for only 15 euros. Big mistake! This time I ordered exactly the same smoke, however whilst trying (and failing miserably) to shape it into little sausages to stick into a spliff my fingers ended up black, as if I had dipped my fingers in a pot of ink! I'm not sure if the smoke had been doctored with henna or some other inky kind of substance, but it was the foulest smoke I have ever tasted and my 3g bag minus 1 J ended up in a rubbish bin along with 3/4 of the joint I rolled. :o( I really did not expect this to happen to me in Amsterdam of all places, and just goes to show how careful you have to be when buying hash out there. My friend also scored a G of their isolator hash which wasn't really up to much. Again the smoke had a nasty taste but the resin appeared comparatively clean. I bought a bag of Silver Haze which was mediocre, the Super Silver Haze they sold at the Greenhouse Centrum was 5 times better than this stuff! The coffeeshop downstairs is quite pokey (small!), we were tucked in the corner with some parakeets whilst some dodgy looking Morrocan/Turkish (?!) guy sat at the bar talking to the guy running the place and staring at me and my 2 mates until we left. Unfortunately I decided to smoke the S.haze whilst sitting in the shop so I didn't find out how bad the hash was until I got back to our apartment - if I had of been in the shop at the time I would have taken it straight back!
Fernando from USA. Sent 13 Oct 2004.
Barraka is a two-story joint with an outdoor terrace. The first floor has tables and chairs and the bar/dealer's counter is surrounded by a few stools. There's also a very chill, kinda' dark area to the far left of the bar area. I was quite fond of that spot, because it was less prone to traffic, as it did get quite crowded if people weren't going to the 2nd floor. The 2nd floor was huge. Maximum seating was up there, along with some comfy pillows and couches. Great atmosphere, very friendly employees and dealers & you could definitely find some decent herb (the hash was better, IMHO). It was located just a stone's throw away from my hotel in Dam Square so I frequently visited it, as I stumbled my way back to the hotel after a day's worth of toking and such. It was just the kinda' place I needed when I really wanted to feel "at home", as the atmosphere was very chill and cool. Try the Purple Haze, Power Plant and the Maroc hash. Be careful - you don't want to miss this one, but you just might if you're walking down Gravenstraat.
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