Two old timers, it suited us well. Clean, comfortable and friendly. Much better value than the coffeshops in the centre. One of my favourites.
Papillon
- Address
- Van Der Helstplein 8, 1072 PH, Amsterdam
- Opening hours
- Mon-Sat 08:00-01:00; Sun 09:00-01:00
Monday 08:00 – 01:00 Tuesday 08:00 – 01:00 Wednesday 08:00 – 01:00 Thursday 08:00 – 01:00 Friday 08:00 – 01:00 Saturday 08:00 – 01:00 Sunday 09:00 – 01:00 - Price level
- $$$ (relative to other shops)
- Licence
- E55
- History
- PlaneetPapillon
Van Der Helstplein is a street in the Nieuwe Pijp neighbourhood of Oud-Zuid district in the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid , which is listed on the ACD's Southern Suburbs page.
Built from 3 recorded menus between 16 October 2022 and 3 April 2024. Dates are when an item was seen, not when it changed.
Visitor reviews
5 positive · 0 neutral · 0 negative
Sampled Sweet and Sour Diesel. 12 € / g. Could have been cleaner under a microscope but it smoked quite smooth. Budtendress was friendly enough. The counter was well lit. Coffee was excellent. Seating area is like a rectangle lounge.
First night was pleasantly surprised how nice the place was. You walk straight into bar come bud tender who was a bald dude but very obliging. On explaining I'm just here and want a joint ASAP he put me onto pre rolled. Asking what type of stone I'm looking for he put me right off the 7.5euro for a more suitable 3euro joint. Was perfect. Ordered 2 coffees and some nice herb, Santa Maria at 9.50 a g plus Lemon Haze at 11.50g but both were pretty dam good. Next morning I nipped along before going shopping for supplies, quick coffee and more herb. White Russian 9euro a g pretty heavy for White Russian but lovely. Later that day I popped back along seen girl at bar then you go through door behind you into smoking area and it's taken me 3 visits to notice what a really cool smoker this is. Had 2 huge wooden framed mirrors on wall 3 big TVs and the creme de le creme was the huge window which was opened right up letting in some welcome air. Seats are pretty cool as they're just square along one wall which you can pull out making seats and tables. Along other wall are tables and big comfy seats but looking right across to whoever is sitting there! No problem for myself but others prefer a little more privacy in smokers. Overall I'd give this a big smilie face. Good blow as I've smoked nearly whole menu with no complaints, lovely friendly staff. Yeah when in the area make the effort to find this wee gem.
I've been there a few times. Spotlessly clean (toilets included), big, comfortable, properly heated and ventilated smoking area, good quality coffee and herbal teas, attentive and still not invading service. The place is attended by residents only. Quite the opposite of the typical Amsterdam tourist trap, I could spend whole days there.
They gave me a good deal on their speciality, called Butterfly. The weed was good and the service friendly, seemed like all locals in there.
This address traded under earlier names too. The reviews above cover all of them — there isn't enough dated evidence to say which belong to Papillon.
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