De Kroon

We would like to say that every one of us (we were in 10) liked de Kroon experience. I personally say that was maybe the coffeeshop I prefer. Maybe for the music, a mix of techno and electronic, that I particularly love, maybe for where I was sitting, in the corner under the stairs on which the cat was sleeping or maybe for everything I felt.

Me and my partner have been to De Kroon on a number of occasions, the 1st time we literally stumbled upon it! We were heading to La Canna but noticed it on the way! So, as you do, we popped in. This was our 1st time in Amsterdam and found the staff very friendly, I bought a couple of grams of Sweet Silver Haze and my partner, Vicky bought some Caramello! Wow! The haze was extremely nice, but the best was next to come. We took our coffees up to the loft area, sat back and tasted the best hash (in my opinion) ever! The Caramello was exquisite! We popped in there a few times after that. We have travelled to the dam three times now and always our first stop is De Kroon!

I've been to Amsterdam a few times and this was always the first place we ducked into, mostly due to its proximity to the pizza place on the corner of Damrak, and also because if we got really seriously stoned at least we'd know where we were. It was a nice comfy place when I was there, good music, decent enough list, and of course they had Chocomel, the drink of choice for the discerning. Or at least that's what I told myself. The fact is, after a sleepless night and a long journey down from London, on an empty stomach, after each of us had bought a different bag of skunk, skinned it and started taxying half a dozen joints, the chocomel wasn't going down too well. Hit the bottom of my stomach, found nothing useful, and came straight back up again, still the same brown chocolatey liquid as before. I had to crawl beneath the bar so they wouldn't see me in my chocolate milk covered shame for the weak English weed smoker that I so clearly was, and hot footed it out of the door, never to return. Sorry, De Kroon. The little I can remember of it, it was a nice place though. People should go there. Just don't expect me to join you. ;)

I strongly disagree with Brian. I LOVED this place! I did my research at home and knew this was the first shop I wanted to try. I had no idea it was so close to my hotel! How lucky could I get? Also, De Kroon Twee is NOT next to De Kuil! It is across the alley as I'm sure you know. We found all the staff and the owner to be VERY friendly and willing to give advice and guidance not only on their products but many other places in town. They encouraged us to try several coffeeshops and see what was out there instead of presenting themselves as the be all and end all of the coffeeshop world unlike many other shops we were in. Mohammed (sp?) taught me the Dutch word for 'cozy' and it describes this place wonderfully. It's not the fancyest or the hippest place in town but I did find it to be the most wonderful. The staff couldn't be any more helpful than they were. They were always ready with a quick, warm welcoming smile that seemed truly genuine and not at all fake. We were ALWAYS able to see what we were buying before we bought it, they weighed it right there in front of you and no way in hell are they going to sell you ANY shake! Only the best buds for their customers! One day all they had was shake of a particular strain I was looking for. They reluctantly sold it to me ONLY after I agreed to let them mark it DOWN! I never saw anything like that in any other coffeeshop. Quite the opposite in some cases. It really burns my hide to see someone so negative and obviously uninformed write a review but I guess we are entitled to our opinions (wrong as they may be, lol) I just had to tell you about my experiences there. When I come back to your beautiful city November 21, De Kroon Twee will be my very first stop (like last year) after I check in. I can't wait to see those guys again! They totally rock!