Boerejongens Sloterdijk
Posted: Fri 24th Aug 2018 10:17 pm
ACD Page: Boerejongens Sloterdijk
I had read some typical overhype about a new flagship shop here, but didn't know whether it had opened. But as I had some time to kill at Sloterdijk Station, and it's the most soulless station I know in Amsterdam – by contrast Duivendrecht is bubbling with charm – I thought I might as well take a walk to see the site, as it had to be more interesting than where I was.
After about a minute I realised that I was wrong. You go down past a hotel towerblock or two and turn left onto a street with nothing but an overpass. No pedestrians, no cyclists, not even the minor interest of the office supplies superstore after business hours that a walk around Duivendrecht might throw up. It isn't that nothing else is open, but that there's nothing to open, ever. It seems a highly unlikely place for a coffeeshop, and I don't expect to find an open one, around 10.30 in the evening.
It's 10 minutes from the station at most, but dullness makes it seem much longer. A light in the distance looks promising, and eventually it shows the standard Boer setup (though without visible products) with a car park in front. So I went in, and the hash menu looked almost exactly like the AG part of Johnny's menu. The budtender I spoke with was friendly enough, and eager to publicise the place. I don't think there's any provision for smoking on the premises, though I'm sure the company's publicity honchos will correct me if I'm wrong. But even without a smoking room, it's certainly a boon for anyone who finds themselves with a bit of extra time in that area. Not much reason I can see for anyone else to go there instead of one of the more accessible shops with the same strains, unless you really need the parking.
I had read some typical overhype about a new flagship shop here, but didn't know whether it had opened. But as I had some time to kill at Sloterdijk Station, and it's the most soulless station I know in Amsterdam – by contrast Duivendrecht is bubbling with charm – I thought I might as well take a walk to see the site, as it had to be more interesting than where I was.
After about a minute I realised that I was wrong. You go down past a hotel towerblock or two and turn left onto a street with nothing but an overpass. No pedestrians, no cyclists, not even the minor interest of the office supplies superstore after business hours that a walk around Duivendrecht might throw up. It isn't that nothing else is open, but that there's nothing to open, ever. It seems a highly unlikely place for a coffeeshop, and I don't expect to find an open one, around 10.30 in the evening.
It's 10 minutes from the station at most, but dullness makes it seem much longer. A light in the distance looks promising, and eventually it shows the standard Boer setup (though without visible products) with a car park in front. So I went in, and the hash menu looked almost exactly like the AG part of Johnny's menu. The budtender I spoke with was friendly enough, and eager to publicise the place. I don't think there's any provision for smoking on the premises, though I'm sure the company's publicity honchos will correct me if I'm wrong. But even without a smoking room, it's certainly a boon for anyone who finds themselves with a bit of extra time in that area. Not much reason I can see for anyone else to go there instead of one of the more accessible shops with the same strains, unless you really need the parking.