REGGAE COFFEESHOPS

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Tue 16th Feb 2010 07:39 pm

I love listening to some nice reggae music while getting high. There is a lot of reggae themed coffeeshops in the dam but not all of them have quality products and good music/vibes.

My favourites:

Basjoe quality products. the friendly rasta who owns this place plays some cool tunes different styles jazz, dub, reggae.
Easy Times used to be a favorite looking forward to see the changes.
RastaBaby Comfy seating, friendly staff.
Double Reggae used to be cool to go there and play pool and drink beers. Is it still open?

Fake:
Dread rock cafe. well where to start? Low quality cannabis, MTV music, unfriendly staff etc

CS that i havent been to for a long time or never visited:
Black Star
Oude Kerk
Atlantis
Old Amsterdam
Free Adam

What is your favorite reggae themed coffeshop in the dam??

joeuk · Post by **joeuk** » Tue 16th Feb 2010 07:47 pm

easy times

Cal X · Post by **Cal X** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 06:04 am

The Black Star Coffee Shop caters to an African clientele, it's not really Reggae themed. The Durban that I purchased there is the worst Gear that I came across in my 3 trips to Amsterdam. And that includes the Grasshopper! I haven't tried the other shops on your list.

Gnarleydudeman · Post by **Gnarleydudeman** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 07:26 am

Whilst Paradise coffeeshop (off Dam square) may have a big pic of Bob Marley on the wall- avoid at all costs! This place is truly shocking, gives coffeeshops a bad name, Reggae Reggae is rightly themed however underweight pre-packed bags put me off the place completely

So that's the bad, the good have already been listed in the posts above.

GDM

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 09:04 am

old amsterdam is cool, real nice budtender, not particularly reggae though, not that i noticed anyway.

Valo · Post by **Valo** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 12:57 pm

Oude Kerk has been called the Bushman for the past 5 or so years and it got done up with the new name. I visited the Oude Kerk many years ago and a review on the main site is still there. However the place looks more neat and tidy now...and less 'seedy' as i put it in the review...although as i also said, this is what i actually really liked about the original place.

I have not been to the Easy Times since it has also been done up...but before that i would have classed this as my favourite Reggae themed coffeeshop.

And Black Star has already been described as more African, i only went in with a friend to fly and buy on a walk to a hotel once...it didn't come across as the most friendly place, had ok hash though.

I have yet to try Rasta Baby, a place i have heard mixed reviews on...but i wouldn't mind at least visiting the place once.

MÃ¼ller · Post by **MÃ¼ller** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 01:04 pm

Bushman seemed closed last week...

Im also interested in Reggae, the best place for this music I found in Groningen with the Taverna Oasis.
They played way cool tunes , like Sizzla, Capleton, Gentleman, Buju...
More on the modern side.
I would love to know a CS playing real deep roots reggae

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 09:53 pm

Just stay away from That Double Reggae coffeeshop! it plays reggea yea but there weed is vile! + its a dump.

https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/reggaecafe.html

munkyboy2k · Post by **munkyboy2k** » Wed 17th Feb 2010 11:16 pm

Bagheera always seems to have a reggage tinge

highlyblessed · Post by **highlyblessed** » Thu 18th Feb 2010 09:57 am

the bushman/oude kerk in the redlight is the best coffeeshop for dancehall/reggae and it is still open,the gears no good same owner as rasta baby,the small light skin yoot who work in there sometimes can be bit funny with white/non rasta people

easytimes has changed alot some say better i dont personaly

paradise,this shithole has finaly gone!!! been shut down found ALOT of black money in the owners house and traced a lot in surinaam,the guy is in big trouble

basjoe wouldnt really call this a reggae shop but still a great shop with a great selection,surinaam owned,one of the few shops left in the city were you can still find the owners working!

bagheera my missus is a manager in bagheera, they play alot of reggae in there but started playing bit more of a variaty nowadays

id say better off buy ya weed and go jamrock@brasil bar just off leidersplein every tues

or sleng teng danchall nights at cafe caprice(same street i think) wed thurs and fri if i remeber correctly
can blaze in both
blessssssss

cocobrova · Post by **cocobrova** » Fri 19th Feb 2010 12:38 am

Lion King, here's a link that might help

www.rootsmusic.nl

info on shops like Easy Times seems a bit dated, but overall site might be of interest. I go along with what HB said about Bushman, music was heavy whenever I passed it on my last trip. Can't speak for the weed personally. Rasta Baby is safe as well. Last time I went to Atlantis, both music and weed was good, but that back in summer 2008 though. Stay away from Black Star though, place was renk.

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Fri 19th Feb 2010 12:53 am

cool link, cheers. So is Atlantis a reggae styled shop too then? Might like to try a reggae shop or two sometime

I would love to find some Ska/Rocksteady nights in Amsterdam as opposed to dancehall or ragga or the like.

Would also be interested in soul, funk, r&b or 60's garage nights, something for me to research before the next trip.

FenixNYC · Post by **FenixNYC** » Fri 19th Feb 2010 01:39 am

Kingdoc wrote:Just stay away from That Double Reggae coffeeshop! it plays reggea yea but there weed is vile! + its a dump.

https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/reggaecafe.html

Not to mention it has a picture of reggae sensation Jim Morrisson of The Doors on the front window.

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Fri 19th Feb 2010 05:02 pm

BIG UP all reggae lovers. Thanks!

I should have named this thread reggae friendly shops. I dont consider Basjoe to be reggae themed but they play more reggae music than Dread rock cafe and other fake shops.

List of places i plan to visit:

Atlantis
Bagheera
Basjoe
Brasil Bar
Bushman/Oude Kerk
cafe Caprice
Old Amsterdam
Easy Times
RastaBaby

Gigs Im going to:

Hepcat (US ska) melkweg
Ziggi And The Renaissance Band (NL) melkweg.
Seen Ziggi at Roskilde Festival was cool also wanna see him at 'home'.
Rasta Love (soundsystem) at Buurtboerderij Westerpark. Dont know much about the soundsystem or the venue. Its mentioned on http://www.irielion.com/irie/holland/amsterdam.html

Sorry for posting here but check out this cool video made by two danes
Mr Collie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSLg0mLxoU

highlyblessed · Post by **highlyblessed** » Sat 20th Feb 2010 10:50 am

Lion King wrote:BIG UP all reggae lovers. Thanks!

I should have named this thread reggae friendly shops. I dont consider Basjoe to be reggae themed but they play more reggae music than Dread rock cafe and other fake shops.

List of places i plan to visit:

Atlantis
Bagheera
Basjoe
Brasil Bar
Bushman/Oude Kerk
cafe Caprice
Old Amsterdam
Easy Times
RastaBaby

Gigs Im going to:

Hepcat (US ska) melkweg
Ziggi And The Renaissance Band (NL) melkweg.
Seen Ziggi at Roskilde Festival was cool also wanna see him at 'home'.
Rasta Love (soundsystem) at Buurtboerderij Westerpark. Dont know much about the soundsystem or the venue. Its mentioned on http://www.irielion.com/irie/holland/amsterdam.html

Sorry for posting here but check out this cool video made by two danes
Mr Collie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSLg0mLxoU

add to your list mate
frontline cafe just off nuiewmarkt (coffeeshop bagheeras sister bar) can smoke and drink selectors on fri sat and sunday nights
all night reggae party on the 27th

i wouldnt bother with old amsterdam its a shit hole nowt reggae bout the place
they make you buy there weed minumin 15euros and the weeds shit
blessssssss