Amsterdam coffeeshops: 34 listed, from Nieuwmarkt to Indische Buurt

Centrum, De Pijp and Oost: choosing by neighbourhood

The centre is dense. Sativa occupies an 18th-century building on Spuistraat with a Delft-blue interior, Abraxas is a multi-level shop in an alley off Dam Square (Jonge Roelensteeg), and Coffeeshop Central faces Centraal Station on Prins Hendrikkade. Away from the tourist core, Papillon is an old-school neighbourhood shop in the south, Barney's has been on Haarlemmerstraat since 1986, and Best Friends Oost, on Niasstraat in the Indische Buurt, serves Amsterdam-Oost.

• Who owns what: Boerejongens, founded in 2007, has several Amsterdam addresses, so read the street on the listing.
• Menu and prices: use the coffeeshop menu explainer before ordering, and the visitor rules guide for limits and where you can smoke.
• Beyond Amsterdam: other Dutch cities apply residency rules, covered in our city-by-city guide.

The school-distance rule still shapes the map: a shop's long history at an address does not protect it, and the closures were spread over 2014, 2015 and 2017. For the wider region, including Haarlem and Zaanstad, see the North Holland page.