Squat Restaurants

DjoNada · Post by **DjoNada** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 02:31 am

Hi there.

I'll be in Amsterdam from November 20th until December 3rd.
What can you tell me about the squat restaurants there? Are they cool? Do they make tourists feel confortable??
Can someone name the best ones and their locations?? Any experiences you can share??

Can't wait to be there...

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 04:31 am

pardon my ignorance but whats a squat restaurant?

TokeOnThat · Post by **TokeOnThat** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 01:46 pm

Silly.....a squat restaurant is a place where homeless people go and crash......surely

Bhang Buddie · Post by **Bhang Buddie** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 02:34 pm

Either that or you squat while eating

DjoNada · Post by **DjoNada** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 02:46 pm

Lol...

I thought that you guys would know better...

You must do a little research about squat restaurants in Amsterdam.

Anyway... My questions still pose.

Bhang Buddie · Post by **Bhang Buddie** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 02:48 pm

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 02:51 pm

There are some listed in the Cool Guide to Amsterdam. As well as Underwater Amsterdam ,which is under construction at the moment. Haven't been to one yet. From what I hear it's best to call ahead. I was going to hit one when I was there in 2006, but they were serving vegan food only that nite. Good luck.

DjoNada · Post by **DjoNada** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 05:51 pm

Thanks geoffk...

Yes, I'm aware that you (almost always) must call ahead.
I know about a few of them by now, but I couldn't find any in "Underwater Amsterdam"...

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 06:04 pm

DjoNada wrote:Thanks geoffk...

Yes, I'm aware that you (almost always) must call ahead.
I know about a few of them by now, but I couldn't find any in "Underwater Amsterdam"...

The site is under construction right now. They have listed them in past. When I get home later, I'll look in my book. I've only been to one squat in the docklands, which was demolished to make way for upscale stuff. That was in 2000, but they had no restaurant.

DjoNada · Post by **DjoNada** » Mon 17th Nov 2008 08:22 pm

ok geoffk, see if you can find any in the book... I would be much obliged

darkglobe · Post by **darkglobe** » Tue 18th Nov 2008 12:46 pm

Have you tried here-

http://www.radar.squat.net/

The excellent book "Get lost in Amsterdam"lists a few,a book well worth buying...
Heres a vegan restaurant they mention-

http://squat.net/overtoom301/pages/home.html

DjoNada · Post by **DjoNada** » Tue 18th Nov 2008 01:55 pm

Thanks a lot, darkglobe!

http://www.radar.squat.net/ This is a really cool site I didn't know of.

Yeah... De Peper (Overtoom 301) is one of the most famous.

Well... here goes the ones I already knew about before opening this topic:

Baker Arend (Plantage Doklaan 8 )
De Peper (Overtoom 301)
Einde van de Wereld (Javakade, KNSM Island)
The Fridge (Frederick Hendrikstraat 111)
Zaal 100 (De Wittenstraat 100)

Has no one ever been to a squat restaurant?

DaveS · Post by **DaveS** » Wed 19th Nov 2008 09:08 am

Never been to, or even heard of one until now...

...And I'm still none the wiser!

BigRigRob · Post by **BigRigRob** » Wed 19th Nov 2008 02:53 pm

DjoNada · Post by **DjoNada** » Wed 19th Nov 2008 03:20 pm

Just check this links out my fellow potheads...

http://www.fazed.com/travel/amsterdam_food.html

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/tr ... amweb.html

I was initially asking for informations, but it seems I'm giving them instead...