Wow... coffee bars are obnoxious. No elbow room and the people behind the counter pretend you aren't there. I tried three bars and couldn't get to the point where I found something I like. One guy was trying to get me to try shrooms which I know nothing about.
The rest just wouldn't pay attention long enough to help me buy something.
It's so noisy and crowded I certainly wouldn't want to consume it there. It's creepy walking into the place and having thirty sets of glazed over eyes give you a nice long lingering stare.
Not friendly enough for this first timer. I'll stick to mooching off other people. It may be legal in Amsterdam but it doesn't really seem quite mainstream. If it were I think it would be offered in a variety of environments.
I figured out last week how to get good service at a Dutch restraunt. You have to make good strong eye contact with your waiter or they will ignore you and they won't serve the next course unless you are silent at the table (don't want to interrupt conversation). Maybe there is a trick for coffee bars?
