Guide

The best coffeeshops in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam has well over a hundred coffeeshops. Nobody needs a hundred opinions. Here are ours: one pick per question, the way Mister Haze would tell a friend.

Updated October 2026

The best coffeeshop depends on what you came for. A first-timer wants a menu that makes sense. Someone who knows their strains wants the right names on the shelf. A local wants the shop around the corner. So there is no single winner here. There are picks, each for its own reason.

How Mister Haze picks

The menu. We read the menus: how much variety there is, whether it is in balance, and whether the prices are fair. A big menu is not a good menu.
The visitors. We read what people say, in our own words, and we weigh it.
The shop. What we know of the place ourselves, and what we hear from people who know it better.
Nobody pays. No shop buys a pick or a place in the guide. A pick can change when a menu does.

Best branded Cali

Shops that stock California genetics and the named brands that come with them, in the style of the American market.

Go here when you know the names and want them.

Best Dutch weed

All about the Dutch strains: genetics bred in the Netherlands, from the Amsterdam classics to the Dutch breeders’ own lines.

Go here when you came for the Dutch classics.

Best authentic shop

Old-school and unpolished. The shops that still feel the way coffeeshops did before everything got a design.

Go here when you want it the old way.

Best local coffeeshop

The shop each part of town uses itself: one pick per area, for when you would rather go where the neighbourhood goes.

Go here when you want to blend in with the neighbourhood.

Best imported hash

Hash from Morocco, Afghanistan, Lebanon, India and beyond, with a good choice of kinds.

Go here when you want hash from far away.

Best extracts

Rosin, water hash, dry sift and ice-o-lator: solventless extracts, with a wide range to choose from.

Go here when you want it solventless and clean.

Best prerolls

Joints you can buy ready-made: pure or with tobacco, and the specials.

Go here when you want to light up and walk.

Best smoke and drink

Places to sit down with something to drink while you smoke.

Go here when you want to sit down with a drink.

Best smoke and food

Places where you can also eat: breakfast, lunch or a snack with your smoke.

Go here when you are hungry as well.

Good to know

What is the best coffeeshop in Amsterdam?+

There is no single best one, because it depends on what you came for. That is why we pick per question: the best menu, the best extracts, the best imported hash, a good local shop in each part of town, and places to smoke with a drink or a bite. If you are new to this, start with the shops under Best menu.

How does Mister Haze choose the picks?+

From what the menus show (variety, balance and fair prices), what visitors say, and what we know of the shops ourselves. A pick is an opinion, not a score. Nobody pays for a place on this page, and a pick can change when a menu does.

Does a shop pay to be a top pick?+

No. No shop pays for a place in the guide, for a pick or for anything else.

What should I know before I go to a coffeeshop?+

You need to be 18 or older and bring ID. Start low and go slow, especially with edibles. Our Explains section covers etiquette, how to read a menu and how to dose.

Keep exploring

All Amsterdam coffeeshops, with filters for area, price and what they are known for.
The Amsterdam Menu: every strain and hash, and which shops have it.
Mister Haze Explains: etiquette, how to read a menu and how to dose.
High Tolerance, the audio walk through the city that made all of this possible.

For adults only (18+). Start low, go slow, read more.