Hill Street Blues

[jonnerriah]

Permanently closed and now sold.

savgage !!!!! such a shame ...any clue what it will be ?

[Nuggz]

As of today they've reopened. You heard it here first!

[Lemming]

Excellent news! Thanks for reporting.

[jonnerriah]

that is good news !!! b such a shame to loose this place !!

[Worsall]

Sadly looks like it now shut down, another one struck off the list

[Nuggz]

Hill Street Blues is open still.

[Worsall]

Must have opened in the last few days it was definitely shut down during my visit unless they are operating restricted hours ofc

[Nuggz]

Must have opened in the last few days it was definitely shut down during my visit unless they are operating restricted hours ofc

They reopened at the end of last year, and then quickly got kicked down by reimposed corona restrictions.

Once all those were lifted, they announced they'd still be (re)opened up and daily at that. But so far it's only been open on/around weekends in practice.

Most of the Horeca sector is still left with that lockdown hangover and bars and restaurants in particular have limited hours and opening days compared to pre-pandemic days.

Coffeeshops are a glaring exception because they were always able to keep a steady revenue stream with buy-and-fly (and of course some nice laundered funds from that strong organized criminal element that pervades them, but that's a whole other topic)...

Anyway that's my novel...It was a pretty good story. Don't you think? It made me laugh to beat the band. Parts, anyway. I didn't like seein' Donny go. But, then I happen to know that there's a little Lebowski on the way. I guess that's the way the whole durned human comedy keeps perpetuatin' itself down through the generations. Westward the wagons, across the sands of time until we - ah, look at me. I'm ramblin' again

[AmDamMan]

One of my favourite spots to chill over the years. Was open every day in October but seemed to have changed hands. Charged me 5 euros for a cold chocomel... Nearly choked on my spliff and didn't go back.

[RedGecko58]

Finally returning after almost 2 years! However I am hearing through the grapevine HSB (and all RLD smoking bars - Batavia, Excalibur, Stones etc) are no longer allowing smoking of any form?

[smooth-blazer]

Happy to confirm, I was there a few weeks ago and was able to smoke in the back room overlooking Damrak.

[kalima]

Finally returning after almost 2 years! However I am hearing through the grapevine HSB (and all RLD smoking bars - Batavia, Excalibur, Stones etc) are no longer allowing smoking of any form?

here is a video about the smoking bars in the centre that I saw recently
https://youtu.be/7bp9CU3TlYw?feature=shared

[Lemming]

I think that video is already old. There are many signs of Warmoesstraat returning to normal again, at least for now.

[HitTheNorth]

Finally returning after almost 2 years! However I am hearing through the grapevine HSB (and all RLD smoking bars - Batavia, Excalibur, Stones etc) are no longer allowing smoking of any form?

here is a video about the smoking bars in the centre that I saw recently
https://youtu.be/7bp9CU3TlYw?feature=shared

He's just done a follow up - looks like normality is returning as @Lemming says...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMp6OmqhSCY&t=196s

[kalima]

I think that video is already old. There are many signs of Warmoesstraat returning to normal again, at least for now.

yes it is ...I mean't too share the one @hitthenorth just shared