Rookies bar/coffee shop
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 145-147
Amsterdam (just off the Leidseplein)

I have to tell you, I didn’t seek out Rookies for the coffee, well Duh!! Okay folks give me a break here, I come from Australia, our laws relating to marijuana consumption aren’t exactly enlightened. I ask the guy behind the bar for the ghanja menu, it’s extensive and wondrous. I opt for pre-rolled to save time pissing around with papers or pipes. One of the nice things about Rookies is that you can get pre-rolled without the evil weed (tobacco). The bar guy presents me with two professionally rolled joints in plastic tubes, nice. As Denis Leary said, Happiness comes in small spurts folks.

I order a glass of wine. The parameters of my wine analysis are as follows; it’s red, it’s white, it’s sparkling, it’s not sparkling, I like it, I hate it. Well here goes, it’s red, it’s not sparkling, I like it.

I’m now sitting at one of the few outside tables, I’ve consumed the wine and about five tokes, so, now I’m stoned, not immaculate mind you, but getting there. The coffee I ordered has been promptly delivered, or did I go to the bar to get it. Anyway, it’s hot, for me, that’s important. If you’re going to make me a coffee, even if it’s a bad coffee, at least let it be hot. I’m sick of being presented with luke warm, piss weak, beige colored liquid that tastes like its emerged from an ash pit rather than the skilled and loving hands of an espresso master, “Your coffee sir”….Fuck off.

Lately, I’ve been willing to suspend my disbelief for only two things, Star Trek and the works of Sara Douglass, but I digress. My coffee tastes strong, it’s got to be strong, not necessarily Turkish strong but strong enough for my taste buds to let my brain know that I am indeed, in the presence of coffee and lots of caffeine. Decaffeinated coffee, I don’t think so.

Okay, it’s hot, its strong, it’s doesn’t taste bitter or burnt and it has a silky smooth texture. I’m happy, but does the coffee shop have WiFi, to be honest, I don’t know, but then, I don’t give a toss, it’s got interesting people, it’s got ambience, it’s got coffee, it’s got alcohol, it’s got food, it’s got Ghanja and it’s in Amsterdam, what more do you want, yeah okay, WiFi.

If you’re in Amsterdam and you’re looking for a good coffee shop, try Rookies, you just might find yourself having an enjoyable time, I did.

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