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Review by a visitor, 08-22-06 kadinsky's the best smoke in town?

my partner and i visit amsterdam 3 times a year and swear by kadinsky's. the smoke is second to none - the staff are friendly, the music rocks - it's the place to be! there are 3 kadinsky coffeeshops in amsterdam - the one in the alley with the pub across the way has good gear - but the staff are not as friendly as the one in rosmarjinsteeg. if you are in the dam and you want some good grass - try this coffeeshop - you won't be disappointed!

Review by pru, 08-16-06 my favorite coffeeshop.

it was my first trip to amsterdam, but out of the 30-ish different coffee shops we frequented during the trip, this was hands-down my favorite. the vibe was friendly and chill. there is a wonderful window you can sit near and people-watch, as people wander down the alley right on the other side of the glass, with the buildings on the other side of the street as a backdrop. and the bathroom... you must check out the bathroom... the steepest, windiest, most surreal staircase i've ever seen!

Review by konstantinos, 02-07-06 the best coffeshop

hallo to everyone.i was in amsterdam a year ago and i was completely unsatisfied with coffeshops,until i found kadinsky.really nice place,nice music,quality smoke and really friendly stuff.i could sit by the window for hours,relaxing while having my coffee.i dont know if it was better in the old days,but in comparison with other coffeshops i think it stands out.

Review by markus parkus, 01-10-06 kadinsky near the spui

i've been coming here for about the past 4 years. i find myself in amsterdam about 2 times per year on business. it is not uncommon for me to slip in this shop in suit and tie. no big deal, this is not the 'stereo typical' joint. indeed you'll find everyone from business types to young married couples to dreadlock-coiffed young people here. i've never had a problem....

Review by fredbloggs, 12-07-05 good smoke

found this place after further stubbling around in amsterdam, had the nlxhaze and it took my head off:-) wow! for me this was strong stuff even for 10.30am and iam soaking wet and its chucking it down but now i dont carelol. would go back nice and freindly staff.

Review by case, 09-11-05

it's very nice and comfortable and there are good price. people are very kind! bye, italian guy

Review by marcel , 07-17-05 where is the old front page

i am regular visitor of the kadinsky near the dam. i have been coming there for years and always enjoyed the humorous way the employees worked in there. i alwas had a great laugh and a great smoke and although the quality of the smoke went down the last couple of years i always enjoyed sitting there. but now lately they dont have the old people working there anymore and the last couple of times i didnt have a good time. hope you will get the humour back!!!!

Review by drumdemon44, 05-16-05 great place to chill

kadinsky was a small coffeeshop with a friendly staff. i smoked at the shop then walked right acroos thw alley and went to the kadinksy cafe and had a beer. overall its a cool place that i just happened to stumble acroos in my travels

Review by charlotte l, 05-03-05 i wanna go 2 kadinsky!!

i went 2 kadinskys on my first visit to the dam with my boyfriend and we totally loved it. we discovered the place by total accident when we got lost on our second day - and we wanted 2 go back everyday! totally chilled, relaxed and really nice atmosphere - would recomend 2 any stoner!!!!

Review by uncle bob, 10-13-04 stoned immaculate

i didn't discover this place until my fourth visit to the dam, but i don't think i'll ever go anywhere else again. i'm getting a bit more mellow in my old age, and this is exactly the sort of place i want for a nice big smoke. no annoying wankers or braying tourists. just pleasant, relaxed people doing their thing. you want to chat? fine. you want to get totally boxed and look out the window? cool. beautiful staff with beautiful attitude, marvellous weed, perfect coffee and fat slurpy tunes. it feels like an extension of my lounge, and i hate to leave. i miss kadinsky. every city needs a place like this.

Review by wassily, 10-13-04 a turn for the worst

i've been a regular visitor to the 'dam and kadinsky for yonks, but i hadn't been there for a couple of years. my how things change! i ordered up a coffee, and instead of brewing it up for me, i had a menu thrust in front of me and was told to order some gear! i smiled politely and said that i only needed the coffee, as i had half a spliff to finish. the menu was rudely put away and i was told to seek my coffee elsewhere. gotta love that dutch tolerance...

Review by pa connors, 10-03-04 get kadinskified now

like a lot of people, it was our first trip to 'dam and we visited a lot of pooor coffeshops but kadinsky's really was something special. it had a great athmosphere at any time of day and the staff were really friendly, even when my ulsterman of a friend vomited all over their lovely wooden floor...a quality service!

Review by bennie haynes, 10-03-04 easy place to be

we stopped in here on the way back from the van gogh museum in march 2004. was quiet during midday. we stayed longer than expected, but we couldn't get out of the chair (you know what i mean).

Review by gordon, 10-25-03

this was my first visit to amsterdam, visited a number of coffee shops and found kadinskys to be the best. excelent menu both on smoking choice of non-alcoholic drinks and the choc space cake (5 euro) is a must for anyone who wants a heavy stone. people are friendly and did their very best to cater for my wheelchair. i'll be back!!! ;)

Review by jimbo, 04-16-03 good place to chill!

you haven't heard of the trans himalayan (review below) coz it's new - they used to have a nicer tasting smoke called ming, but the himalayan is good too. the best though (& cheaper) has got to be cream. recently they've introduced 5% discount when you buy 5grm (on top of the discount day every 8 days) so you get 5 for the price of 4 - nice. there's also some shit for sale in the rosemartingsteeg shop for €25 a gram - haven't tried it, but it must be rocket fuel!

Review by trekknhil, 03-29-03 nepal trans hymalan hash

this is the place to get it. don't know why i don't hear more about this stuff. i am a heavy smoker and have tried almost everything in the dam. this stuff is it. try it,you will like it! the dam location is tiny but there is a bar across the alley where you can bring you gear to light up. the spui location is nice too.

Review by ratman, 12-18-02 sitting by the bay window

... watching the world go by - or at least stoned tourists and drunk locals in the morning. good weed selection. small. nice vibe. wouldn't make fresh oj last nye's day. anyway. we like.

Review by gaz23, 10-31-02 comprehensive menu

i really like this place, and it tends to be my first port of call whenever i first arrive in the city. friendly atmosphere, the staff are excellent and helpful. the menu is a bit overwhelming the first few times, but some of the stuff on offer is top notch. they have a pinball table and even a couple of internet terminals. nice place to spend a few hours - especailly in the nice weather when the big window at the front is open. going back in the next few weeks, and it'll be the first place i call into again.

Review by jeanbean, 08-06-02 it has changed for the better

lots of fresh air to breath between tokes! gotta love it. friendly staff and pretty good smoke.

Review by lasthamlet, 07-18-02 good ghanja, good prices, good beverage...

kadinsky shops, all 3 (front page, cum laude & kadinsky coffeeshop) are all going to be called 'kadinsky' probably by the end of this year. i was just there last week and they told us of the news. there selection of weed is very good, prices are very good, and the beverage selection was very good. the place is always a winner. not to mention it is a nice area of a'dam.

Review by packs, 05-28-02 where's da womans?

yeah - i was really stoned (man!)..great little shop, though what happened with the female staff - there used to be more!!

Review by basil, switzerland, 05-25-02 still the best also packs know it now!

i must say, im proud of you packs that you agreed you was wrong! i hope we can test the scales anytime together!!! will be there in juli but i have stll to watch out for an cheap hotel! and kadinskys himalaya shit is still the best!!! trust me!!!

Review by a visitor, 04-19-02 exceptional....loved the place.

a very nice mellow shop with friendly staff. the lady working there took the time to show me several varieties of hashish including some sample tokes!!!!!! wonderful environment if you want to smoke great hash and mellow out. get a seat by the window and watch the local culture go by. highly recommeded.

Review by mark, 04-19-02 get yr shit together!!!

jaysus packs, get it together - an awful review followed by an apology!! well at least you'd the decency..... they are bang on with the weights - if ye cannae see the scales right in front of you, stop smoking (or at least purchasing). i got a couple of nice 5 gram deals of king hassan here - it was on a 20% discount for the week too which saved me a few squids. nice athmosphere, friendly staff, the music's always a bit shite, but it's a good place too chill. nice cookies too

Review by a visitor, 04-06-02 packs

i read your review & gave them a second chance - i feel like a twat now going back on my words but i feel i must - i was back in the dam last week & re-visited all 3 of their shops (cum laude, front page & kandinsky) & this time i followed my own advice & kept an eye on the scales. i ordered 3 gms in each & in each one, it came to within 0.05 of a gram...now maybe i was so stoned last time that i gained some sort of amazing sight powers that helped me see the difference between one deal of 3.05 gms and one of 2.95 but the more likely explanation is that i was too stoned to tell what i was getting. well i hold up my hand in guilt either way & apologise to kandinsky, their staff & their other shops for badmouthing them. i should have waited before shooting off my mouth, but i'll make it up by returning & buying up more of your lovely ming.!!!

Review by basil, 03-27-02 don't believe the packer below

i don't know what is going on with this guy. i think they have the most exactly scale i've seen in the dam. the scale is connected to a computer which calculate the exact price. so don't believe this guy!!!!

Review by packs, 03-01-02 i have serious issues

i've been to this place many times as i have been to their other 2 shops, cum laude & front page. the smoke is good if you tend towrds the more pricey end, the service is fine & the coffee is good, but just try & buy the same amount of hash in each shop & see the difference in weights. i bought 3 grams in each (i always buy 3 at a time) & i reckon i only got the full 3 grams in one of them - i'm not thick or was i too stoned to tell the difference - i'm a daily smoker...i have a joint in my mouth from one end of the day to the next, so i know the difference & i can tell when i'm being ripped off - ok, so it may be only 1/2 a gram or so off a dumb tourist, but keep it up & you'll lose a lot of customers - we may be tourists, but some of us are regular visitors - yr starting to let a good name slip (esp judging by some reviews on this & other sites) - i hate to complain about a place that's 90% fine, just keep an eye on the scales when it comes to weighing time

Review by basil, 12-27-01 just the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kadinsky is really the best shop in town! its comfortable, the people are very gentle and you can have a good smoke to cheap prices. the best hash i ever smoked is from the kadinsky! you wanna know the name? its the himalaya shit from the highest mountains in india! i smoke every day but the himalaya shit made me stoned like i smoke the first joint in my life! you know what i mean? i cant tell you more, its just the best! sorry about my english im from switzerland the second place on the earth where you can buy weed legal in the shops!

Review by high, 12-13-01 oasis

one of the most mellow shops in the dam. this is always welcome during a ganja binge. very good nl, great service, plentiful space - get rid of the fuckin video game! this last point goes out to all shops with these juvenile distractions. hint: coffeeshops, like kadinsky, that do not serve alcohol are usually an excellent choice. check out the difference between wet and dry hash bars and you'll know what i mean...

Review by hank, 12-13-01 only bad shop in amsterdam

this is the only shop in amsterdam where the staff are overtly rude.we've visited over 35 thusly so those aren't bad odds.still,vote with your wallet and give your dought to a more deserving shop like m&m right around the corner.

Review by mikie, 12-13-01 don't believe the hype!!

the guy below was obviously on a bad trip...kandinsky is one of the best coffeshops in the dam - for someone travelling alone it is one of the few places you can sit & chill with good coffee, excellent hashish & not feel uncomfortable...take a window seat & watch the world go by. i've always found the staff friendly - i have seen them being what some may call rude with tourists (mainly italians) who come in, buy drinks & expect to be allowed to smoke their own product - i mean, would you go to a coffeshop & buy weed but bring your own coffee? i think not. i reckon in terms of smoke only dutch flowers, tweede & the other 2 kandisky related shops (front page & cum laude) compare.

Review by harald schumann(ger), 12-10-01 bad buds

bad buds,bad atmosphere and bad emploiees in one word to bad.

Review by jeanbean, 12-06-01 our favorite!

kadinsky's has nice, helpful, counter people, great coffee, and excellent buddage! it is definitely the best coffeeshop experience for a first timer.

Review by mike, 11-14-01 my favourite haunt

i've reviewed this place before & i always come back here as my first stop when visiting the dam...last month was no exception. the place is the same as when i first visited 3 years ago - comfy, great coffee & juices & a super smoking menu. i'm sure there are places where you can get hash as good as here & probably a little cheaper, but you can be guaranteed top smoke, which is always worth paying a bit extra for. the moroccan pollens are my favourite. the staff are friendly & i even recognise a few faces...it's just a pity the girl i used to fancy doesn't work there anymore - i suppose you can't have everything!!

Review by holdyourown, 11-08-01 by far the best in the dam!

found most coffeeshops too big, too busy and filled with too much electronic/techno jams for our bohemian likeing. kadinsky's was a welcome relief and the best coffeshop experience we had on our trip. the guys behind the counter were friendly, attentive & happy to help you find the high you were looking for. the hot choco was amazing, the weed of fantastic quality, and the other patrons sublime. it's the perfect place to sit back, enjoy a spliff and make friendly conversation with down-to-earth locals and first time laid back visitors. didn't hurt that a fantastic italian meal lie just around the bend. if an affordable, delicious meal is to your liking, caprese, just two doors down is a glorious meal and has an enjoyable wine list.

Review by maoz, 10-22-01 good value !!!

we stayed in the tulip-inn which is just across the street. we went in on our first day in amsterdam and we never left -good atmosphere and service - good hashish - and a lot of space . recommended !!

Review by flopsy and chico, 08-02-01 great place for a joint and some tea

it became our regular morning hangout, we'd wake up, walk around the corner, and have a big joint, a big chocolate chip cookie, and some great tea for breakfast, after a couple of hours which seemed like minutes, we were off to explore, but we were back beforew too long, deifinately in the top 3 shops in the city god bless kadinsky p.s can't wait to go back.

Review by dave, 07-02-01 nice place to smoke

every time i visit amsterdam i make a point of visitng. it is generally uncrowded and they have free internet access to send a couple of e-mails to friends back home. the weed was generally good.

Review by mike, 06-11-01 i'm in love!

i came here first two years ago & fell in love with the girl behind the counter - she was a beautiful brunette - long straight hair, pouting lips, lovely smile & way out of my league. i've tried other coffeshops since, but always come back here - it's never too busy, the hash is excellent (the staff know their stuff), the music nice & mellow & yes, the window is a great spot to watch the world go by. then there's always the chance my girl could be working - i went back last christmas & stumbled in on the morning of christmas eve to find her still working there - & still beautiful - a little older & she looked just out of bed with her hair tied high & no make-up. i was still in love. it started to snow outside as i sat with my spliff & coffee. the world seemed such a beautiful place.

Review by Geoffrey Dickens, 04-04-01 Very nice place for a spot of tea

Tea surprisingly good for a foreign country. Made to feel very welcome by staff and other customers. One of these gave me a quaint roll-your-own cigarette to smoke. Amusing lady at the counter laughed a lot. Traditional cake delicious - had 4 slices. Worries of day to day - the job, following suspects etc. - just rolled away. These are my best memories of Amsterdam. The rest of my stay - getting the sack after losing the tail on a suspect, three days spent in darkened hospital room a after queer viral attack, all those questions, the angry faces of Senior Operatives - are best forgotten.

Review by Pete, 03-30-01 Blast from the past

Dropped in here on my way back from Van Gogh Museum. Hadn't had a smoke in 15 years. It's not legal here, you know. Was a toss up between a coffeeshop or a dutch beer before setting off back to UK. Sat at bar and ordered a coffee. Girl serving asked if I wanted to see the 'drug menu'. Said no but asked if they had anything mild I could smoke neat. She suggested some skunk (got a bad vibe about that one - ugly plant)... or some other stuff. 'Jamaican' I was told 'It's good for the day time... A nice high...' Skinned up half a gramme. Glad to notice I hadn't forgotten how... saved me some unnecessary humiliation. Tried to figure out if it was OK to pass the spliff around and decided it probably wasn't. Unthinkable not to share spliff back in Blightey... Supposed offering it around in A'dam was a bit like sharing a beer in English pub. Ended up smoking whole thing. Felt a little guilty and ridiculous. Very smooth smoke and it didn't seem strong... but that music was beginning to pulse a little louder and was seeping into my heart. I loved that music. I looked at my watch. Time slowing down? A coloured screen caught my attention, stepped over to it... Internet... No, it's a quiz game. Was that move too fast? Did it seem strange to the people around. Time to leave. Out into the air. Strange auditory distortions now. Sense of direction gone. Metaphysical trail the only way to get back. Get back? Where? Ask the way... Stopped someone. Looked surprised, shaken out of his thoughts but kindly. I was going the right way, as suspected. Keep walking.. an eternity. People so angry all around. Tell myself it only seems that way. On the train somehow to Schipol. Close my eyes... no, bad idea. Another world under my eylids. A world I don't know. Am I going to cry, scream! No, hold it in. Frenzied eating of fries at the airport. Start to see others around. I recognize their expressions... understand their state of mind, a little. You can guess the rest. 'A nice high... something you can smoke during the day'. Oh yes! To the attractive girl who seved me in Kadinsky's: Thank you. It was different.

Review by Lucy, 01-15-01 Great view from the window seats!!

Nice shop, small,plenty of places to sit though. Window seats were the best!!Funky tunes, nice warm interior as well.Cosy place, friendly staff too. Easy to find. Good standard weed menu. NICE!!!

Review by a visitor, 01-02-01 Great place to chill out before dinner

My wife and I stop here daily when in the Dam. Owner is very friendly, and the shop is pretty laid back. There's a great window to people watch, and both the downstairs and upstairs are small but comfortable. As an added bonus, one of the best little Italian places is just around the corner, called Caprese.

Review by a visitor, 11-14-00

I echo all the same stuff said here. The night dude is not tourist friendly if you're an arrogant loud American. Of this I know. I am one. He was pretty cool. A bit of a neat freak though. The place is more for 30 someting smokers. Not for the kiddies. Very adult and chill. I liked it. Hot chocolate kicked ass. Should have had a hash brownie. Next time...

Review by Mike Cucurullo, 02-25-00 A quiet place to read, write and watch the world stroll by

This is a great place for a quiet smoke and an afternoon of great tunes and cool vibes. Come here here to hang out and relax. The staff knows their dope and there's a nice mix of people. But I hate that stupid video slot machine, it's smack in the middle of the room. The Kadinsky is small and cozy and that last thing you want to experience when your touring the cosmo is some yokel banging on a loud electronic device with it's ringing bells and twrilling lights. Still it's one of my favorite hang outs.

Review by a visitor, 01-26-00 Belated Review of Kadinsky

I was there in Nov. '99 as I also stayed in the Nova hotel...only 2 minutes walk. The staff was helpful and friendly and offered some advice on local hang-outs. I tried the Power bud, it was pure crystal. It smoked like other types of crystalline products...went up fast and expanded...leaving an empty ash. Very kewl smoke!!! Definitely drop by if you are near the Spui!

Review by Chris, 10-05-99 The best

This was the first coffee shop I went to in Amsterdam and the best. The hash and weed is first class and I have always found the staff very helpful. I can't wait to get back there next month.

Review by Switcher, 07-07-99 Nice place to relax and watch the world go by

This shop became our regular ... 'oh let's go have a spliff and a coffee and then wander round some more' ... coffeeshop. The guy behind the counter was kind of tourist-hostile the first evening we were in there but the woman running the place in the daytimes was genial and friendly. We went back several times to spliff up, relax to their swooshy acid-jazz and then to plunge refreshed back into the tourism thing. Didn't try their dope but it looked nice.

Review by a visitor, 04-29-99 The first!

It was the first where I went,'cause it was near my hotel (Nova Hotel), I went there, and I felt like in a strange local of 20 years ago ( I live in Rome, there are no coffeshop, but a lot of pub, and they are all bigger, and it seems newer), a fantastic place, the dealer is really O.K., very kind and pleaseant. I smoked there my first spliff in A'dam, with Shiva the Northern Light, very strong weed.If You'll be in A'dam You have to visit the Kadinsky! Ale!

Review by Bill Major, 03-13-99 I can

While In Germany, I made my first trip to Amsterdam. Kadinsky's was the first place I found and the last I visited. I went in and ordered some weed and a tootsie roll size chunk of hash, along with a "kaffee". I borrowed a bong, found a table with a great view of the pedestrian walkway and started my "altitude change". The gentleman at the counter was VERY helpful and spoke English. I asked for goods that would deliver a desired effect, and he was more than happy to help be fill my requirements. I am planning on going back and taking some friends from the states to visit this place again.

Review by a visitor, 01-20-99 Review 1/19/99

I was there last weekend. It is a good find on a small street. Clean, good music, backgammon, and pinball, The guy was friendly and took time to clean the house bong before giving it to me. There is a relaxed atmosphere and couches to sit on at two levels.

Review by richie, 01-19-99 good place to go

A nice little coffeeshop with a very relaxed atmosphere, not packed with noisy tourists. Good hash and fantastic chocolate cookies

Review by Martin, 01-19-99 Mellow

I was pretty funked up when I went in this place last year. Me & a mate were on a 36 hour tour of the coffee shops, and this was about the seventh hour. A warm pleasant smell hit us as we walked through the door. I was suprised that we couldn't smell it from outside as the front window was wide open and the foot-traffic was walking about three feet from where people were skinning up. Good selection of weeds and resins. I can't remember exactly what we bought here, but it was good. We went and sat up on a kind of platform that was above the counter but I wouldn't say it was upstairs. There we were able to mellow out, listen to the music vibes that were playing and chat with the complete stranger guest that was sitting next to us. The kind of person that personified the atmosphere in the shop: Pleasant, friendly and f**king cained.

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