The Doors once again proved itself to be a top performing coffeeshop in terms of product quality, cafe ambience, and customer service attitude of staff. Great weed and hash, and I love their display set up. Better than a standard paper based menu. The smoke is very good, it weighed on my scale. Great weed and hash is easy to find in Amsterdam. I don't focus too much on the weed itself. Most places have great weed. Some may sell bags that are a little light, but overall, this is not the concern. As a visitor who cannot retire to his own house and enjoy with friends, I look for the ambience of a place I can enjoy a smoke in, and The Doors works well for this. Amsterdam is not a city with awesome music. Most of it sucks. An ironic quirk. At The Doors, you are at least able to escape the techno beat. Nice benches and tables where you can enjoy a smoke, and this trip I noticed lots of classic American and English rock from the 60's through 80's. Very nice. I did go in one night when the staffer was playing reggae, and I knew that if the manager had been there it would have been stopped, but at least it was decent reggae, and I didn't object. The staff remembered me from my visit last year, we chatted, and it made me feel like I was with friends. I did bring friends with me on this trip, and they all agree that our stops to visit the Doors was the best of the coffee shop experiences. Great weed, nice cozy cafe that really focuses on gezelligheid (Dutch word for coziness), and cool staff. Two thumbs up.
The Doors
- Address
- Singel 14, 1013 GA, Amsterdam
- Licence
- 225
- History
- The DoorsThe StoreThe Plug StoreTrading today as The Plug Store.
Pin taken from The Plug Store, the same address.
Menu
No menu on record
Nobody recorded what The Doors sold before it closed.
Visitor reviews
Written about The Doors— kept on The Plug Store's page9 reviews
Brilliant place especially if you love the Doors. Also if you like graffiti as the toilets are pretty well decorated. Bought the nicest bit of hash I've ever tried here, Caramlela 4/5. Nice staff both times we went in.
Cool place, what with the Doors posters everywhere and good vibes. Bought a gram of Super Skunk (5€) which had me blitzed on the couch. Bought a beer as well (can't remember what) and was quite satisfied. The bartender also played Break On Through for me, which was damn cool. Kinda small and not the best ganja, but worth a look.
I first visited The Doors on Feb. 27th, 2005. In the week that my friends and I were there, this coffeeshop quickly became our favorite hangout. The atmosphere was intimate and inviting, the floors were level, spotlessly clean and with a candle burning on every table. The beer was perfectly chilled, and the staff was remarkably cordial. Asked about the availability of screens for our pipe, the bartender ran right out and got us a pack, and didn't even charge us for them. I highly recommend it for anyone travelling to the incredibly beautiful city of Amsterdam.
They don't always play the old tunes we like but if you go and ask nicely the person behind the bar he/she will for sure change it and put People are Strange or Alabama Song which help a lot to get straight to the moon. The weed is just as good as we have always expected. Price wise it is in the average but who cares. If you go the The Doors you just love the music and the cool atmosphere plus we have always appreciate the fact that you don't have to purchase weed to smoke which is a +. Nothing to envie to many other coffee shop that are pure tourist trap. It is definitively a place to go no doubt.
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Many thanks to Daniel (the barman) at The Doors for looking after us during our visit. Unfortunately our visit was fairly brief due to a mixture of not eating and just stepping off the plane from the UK. We purchased some standard mixed weed joints and then smoked them, within about 10 minutes 2 of my friends passed out and one of them was sick outside. During all of this Daniel was giving sound advice to all and continually giving them Sugared Water to bring them back down to earth, my thanks again go to Daniel for saving the day. May this be a lesson to all you newbies "Do not smoke on an empty stomach or after just stepping off the plane".
The barman is a dude. He didn't play the doors but every song was played from the heart, man. He sang along to each one and didn't stop even if someone came in to be served. A nice guy. When we asked for coffee he asked why, on such a hot day and told us we should have beer! We agreed. Didn't buy any bud there, but there was more hashish than skunk. All looked ok, maybe overpriced.
I didn't try any of the weed here, was just stopping in to burn a quick one before catching the last train to Haarlem. Great place for that and the staff didn't mind it was our own stuff. They do serve bier here though, so that was nice to go along with the super spliff we rolled. They were playing what else but, "The Doors" while I was there, actually made for a nice ambiance. It is somewhat small, but there are also terras seats out front, a great place to watch the goings on in this busy part of town. The staff was friendly and talkative, even joined us for a puff. If looking for a last second stop before catching a train or bus, this is the place to be!! On the Singel canal (#14) right across from Centraal Station and just down from "Rokerij II," another shop you might want to check out as well. Mr. Mojo Risin'...
I think the spirit of old Jim and Co. has dwindled down a little because it was all modern day rock 'n roll while I was there. Don't get me wrong, I like it, and sure they could be sick and tired of Jim and Co. by now. If you're looking for a nice place near Central Station, "The Doors" might be right for you. It's located at a fairly busy intersection but don't let that scare you. Be forewarned though, as far as being uncomfortable at a coffeeshop, this one takes the cake. The chairs are almost painful to the body after just a few minutes. I hit this place on my initial visit and haven't been back since due to the fact that I don't spend a lot of time down in that area and their smoke didn't leave a lasting impression on my mind. Still, if you find yourself down there with some smoke of your own and you want to just duck in for a quick spliff, check this place out.