When it comes to cannabis in the Netherlands, most people go straight for weed — but let’s not forget its smoother, often underrated cousin: hashish.
While hash isn’t quite as popular as weed in the Dutch scene, it’s absolutely worth a try. With a more refined, mellow high, it’s perfect for daily activities, creativity, or simply floating through the streets of Amsterdam with a clear head.
So, where can you find the best hash in Amsterdam? We’ve smoked, sampled, and savoured — and we’re ready to guide you through it.
What is hashish?
Hashish — or simply “hash” — comes from the same cannabis plant as weed, but it’s produced through a completely different process.
While weed is made by drying the plant and smoking its sticky, THC-rich buds, hash is made by extracting and compressing the plant’s resin — the part full of concentrated cannabinoids.
One common method, especially in Morocco, involves sifting dried cannabis through fine sieves to collect the pollen (also known as kief). This is then pressed into the iconic brown blocks you’ll often see behind the glass in Amsterdam coffeeshops.
Because hash is so concentrated, it tends to have a stronger THC content than regular weed — and gives you a more mellow, body-focused high that many find easier to manage.
The best coffeeshops and hash in Amsterdam
Now that you know how hash is made, you’re probably wondering: “Where can I actually find the best hash in Amsterdam?”
The city is packed with coffeeshops — but let’s be honest, not all of them serve top-shelf stuff. That’s why I’ve rounded up a few personal favourites that consistently offer quality hash and a solid experience. 👇
But first, a quick reminder: as with any substance, consume hash responsibly. Take it slow, know your limits, and enjoy the ride — not the white-knuckle kind. 😉
🌿 Kosher Tangie Kush Block from Coffeeshop Sloterdijk
Nestled in the sleek, boutique-like Coffeeshop Sloterdijk, this hash selection is as refined as its surroundings — and their Kosher Tangie Kush Block lives up to the luxury setting.
This potent hash combines Kosher Kush and Tangie, offering a sativa-dominant 60/40 balance with a powerful yet smooth experience.
Expect a bright citrus aroma with sweet, earthy undertones — a sensory delight that perfectly matches the modern marble-and-gold interior. The high is uplifting and energising, ideal for daytime exploration or keeping the vibes light and chatty.
Sloterdijk stands out not just for its quality hash, but also for its polished service — think cannabis sommeliers in white coats and free parking for stress-free visits.
☘️ Strain: Kosher Tangie Kush Block
💨 Type of high: Energetic, uplifting, smooth
📍 Where to get it: Coffeeshop Sloterdijk, Humberweg 2, 1043 AC Amsterdam
🍫 White Choco from Coffeeshop Boerejongens
Boerejongens is one of Amsterdam’s most iconic coffeeshop chains — and when it comes to hash in Amsterdam, their White Choco Block is a top-tier choice.
This hash is the smooth, chocolatey offspring of Chocolope and White Russian, delivering a rich flavour with hints of spice and sweetness. The aroma? Chef’s kiss. Think dessert, but make it hashish.
The White Choco Block is a bestseller for a reason — consistently potent, easy to smoke, and perfect for a laid-back high that won’t knock you flat.
You can find it at either of the two Boerejongens locations around the city. The shops are stylish, the staff are sharply dressed and incredibly helpful, and the overall vibe is more luxury dispensary than grungy coffeeshop.
If you’re new to hash or just want something you can trust to be delicious and balanced — start here.
☘️ Strain: White Choco Block (mostly Sativa)
💨 Type of high: Relaxed, happy, and flavourful
📍 Where to get it: Utrechtsestraat 21, 1017 VH Amsterdam or Baarsjesweg 239, 1058 AA Amsterdam
🤎 White Choco Static from Coffeeshop Noord
Coffeeshop Noord is a beautifully renovated spot tucked away in one of Amsterdam’s trendiest neighbourhoods — and it’s as stylish as it is welcoming.
One of their standout hash options? The White Choco Static Block. This strain is a sweet and spicy blend, layered with that smooth, chocolatey flavour fans of White Choco know and love.
The high is relaxing but not sedating — making it a great choice for daytime sessions, especially if you’re planning to explore the artsy streets and hidden gems of Amsterdam Noord.
Clean, classy, and packed with flavour, this one’s an easy favourite.
☘️ Strain: White Choco Static Block (mostly Sativa)
💨 Type of high: Relaxed, clear-headed, and calm
📍 Where to get it: Coffeeshop Noord, Ooievaarsweg 10, 1021 GZ Amsterdam
🎂 Fat Kid’s Cake from the Tweede Kamer
Next up: Coffeeshop Tweede Kamer — and no, we don’t mean the Dutch parliament in The Hague (though you do have to wonder what they’re smoking sometimes).
We’re talking about the charming, historic coffeeshop in central Amsterdam that’s a go-to for hash lovers.
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This elegant little venue doesn’t just have style — it delivers seriously good hash. Our pick? The cheekily named Fat Kid’s Cake (and no, it’s not something you find at a children’s birthday party).
This hash comes in a neat little presentation box that makes you feel like you’ve picked up something official — but the experience is anything but bureaucratic.
The flavour is unique: fresh and fragrant, without the earthy heaviness that hash often carries. But don’t let the light taste fool you — this one packs a serious punch.
Take it slow, and you’ll find yourself floating happily. Go too fast, and, well… you’ll understand the name. 🪁
☘️ Strain: Fat Kid’s Cake Block (mostly Sativa)
💨 Type of high: Strong, spacey, and relaxing
📍 Where to get it: Coffeeshop Tweede Kamer, Heisteeg 6, 1012 WC Amsterdam
🎨 Tbizla from CoffeeshopAmsterdam
Next on the list is one of my favourite coffeeshops in Amsterdam: CoffeeshopAmsterdam, tucked away on the vibrant Haarlemmerstraat and just a short walk from Central Station.
Their go-to hash? Tbizla — a Moroccan-bred strain that delivers a smooth, earthy taste and a creative, uplifting high. Don’t let its brown colour fool you — this hash will have you feeling green in the best way. 😉
It’s perfect for creative sessions or daytime activities when you want to stay energised but mellow. Just go easy — a little goes a long way.
CoffeeshopAmsterdam also happens to be a great spot to stick around and light up. With tasty drinks, chill vibes, and a friendly crew behind the counter, it’s one of the best places to enjoy your hash in good company.
☘️ Strain: Tbizla (mostly Sativa)
💨 Type of high: Creative, clear, and uplifting
📍 Where to get it: Coffeeshop Amsterdam, Haarlemmerstraat 44, 1013 ES Amsterdam
What else do you need to know about hash in the Netherlands?
Now that you’ve secured some of Amsterdam’s best hash, you might have some questions about smoking it. So, let’s answer them!
Smoking hash vs smoking weed: how is it different?
First off, let’s talk about how hash is different from its cousin, weed: What does hashish give you that weed doesn’t?
Both hash and weed will get you high, that’s for sure. The main difference is that hashish will give you a milder high than weed.
While weed is prone to giving you that heavy, hazy high, hashish is better suited for doing activities and not (just) sitting on your couch.
The flavour is also a major point of difference, as hashish usually has a more earthy taste (although some hashes, depending on their quality, can be more similar in taste to weed).
Lastly, while hashish is generally milder than weed, it has much more THC compressed into it — so don’t add too much hashish to the joint.
(Or do, if you want to get really, really baked. 🤷♀️)
How do you know if hash is of good quality?
While cannabis flowers have clear indicators like aroma and crystal coverage, hashish doesn’t have any obvious clues to let you assess its quality. So, how are you supposed to know whether what you’re buying is actually good?
Of course, the first step to getting good hash in Amsterdam is to buy it from a reputable coffeeshop — like the ones on this list.
It’s also important to check out the smell of your hash. High-quality, fresh hash should have a mild fragrance. Look out for a stale or mouldy smell (which indicates that the hash has been dried insufficiently) or a plastic-like smell.
In terms of appearance, high-quality hashish looks different depending on the type of hash you’re dealing with.
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Moroccan hash (so-called “dry-sift”) should range from light blondish-brown and soft for lightly pressed types — to dark brown, shiny, and hard for heavily pressed varieties.
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“Hand-rubbed” hash in Amsterdam should be smooth, black or brownish-black, and often sticky to the touch.
How do you choose the right hash in Amsterdam?
When it comes to choosing the right hash for you, it’s important to consider what effect you’re looking for.
The effects of hash can cary widely depending on the strain, Sativas giving more of a “head high” while Indicas provide what’s called a “body high.”
When it comes to finding the “best” hashish, it ultimately depends on your personal preference and daily routine.
If you’re a daytime smoker, you may want to smoke Sativa to feel energised and complete tasks with full concentration. Need help falling asleep or relaxing at night? Then go for Indica.
If you’re not sure what kind of hashish to order at an Amsterdam coffeeshop, just ask your budtender! It’s their job to help you out, and they can give you advice on what may be best for you.
How do you roll a hashish joint?
Rolling a hashish joint is a slightly different story from weed, but don’t worry — it’s not (too) complicated.
Most hashish is quite solid and hard to break up by hand. To prepare it for the joint, you need to heat it up a bit with the flame from a lighter. That will make it softer and easier to break. If your hashish is already softer by default, this step won’t be needed.
Once you heat it up, you can either put little crumbs of hashish in the joint or mould it into a thin, snake-like figure.
If you use the “hash snake” method, be careful when you ash, because if you push too hard against the ashtray, you risk losing some of the contents of your joint.
Another thing to note is that, unlike weed, hashish will not burn on its own, so you need to add tobacco or some herb to make the joint burn. 💨
What if I get too high from smoking hashish in Amsterdam?
Smoked too much and got too high? It happens to the best of us.
If you get too high from smoking hashish in Amsterdam, don’t worry — and you can manage it. Here’s what you can do:
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Stay calm: Remember that it’s temporary and will pass in a few hours. Panic can make things feel worse.
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Find a comfortable spot: Sit or lie down in a quiet, comfortable place. Avoid noisy or crowded environments, as they can increase anxiety.
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Stay hydrated: Drink water, juice, or herbal tea to stay hydrated. Avoid alcohol, as it can worsen the effects.
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Eat something: Eating snacks, especially sugary or carb-heavy ones, can help bring you back to baseline.
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Distract yourself: Listen to calming music, watch something lighthearted, or focus on your breathing. This can help redirect your thoughts.
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Avoid more cannabis: Don’t smoke more, even if you think it might “balance out.” Give your body time to process what you’ve already consumed.
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Ask for help if needed: Let a friend know how you’re feeling and see if they can help you. Alternatively, coffeeshop staff in Amsterdam are usually experienced and can provide advice or help.
Tell me about the history of hashish
As you might guess by now, hash doesn’t grow next to tulips and cheese (also, cheese doesn’t grow, by the way). Instead, hash has a long and rich history spanning many different cultures, from India and Nepal to Egypt and Morocco.
When hashish first arrived in Europe back in the 18th century, it was more of a curiosity than a daily habit of people. By the 19th century, however, hashish was widespread in certain literary circles throughout Europe.
The international trade of hashish started later in the 20th century. Pakistan and Afghanistan used to be some of the major exporters of hashish, but after conflicts in the region, Morocco took over the international market.
For a long time, until the ’90s, they managed to maintain a quasi-monopoly. Today, however, Afghanistan is considered the biggest producer of higher-quality hashish.
If you’re sceptical about hash and would like to try some alternatives, you can always check out edibles for a more culinary high experience, or just stick to the good ol’ marijuana.
Ready for your trip? I hope you enjoy it!
Have you tried any of these kinds of hash in Amsterdam on the list? What do you prefer more, hash or weed? Let us know in the comments!
The best hash in Amsterdam: Frequently asked questions
What’s the difference between weed and hash?
Weed and hash might be different things on paper, but they are similar in the sense that they both are made from cannabis and contain THC, the psychoactive substance present in cannabis that gets you high.
The difference is how they are produced and the highs they give.
While weed will give you more of that classical stoner buzz, hash will give you a much milder high. Because of that, it’s preferred by people looking to smoke but also engage in some sort of upbeat activity.
Where can you get the best hash in Amsterdam?
Some of the best coffeeshops in Amsterdam for hashish are the Boerejongens coffeeshops. It’s a coffeeshop chain with three locations throughout Amsterdam, all of them with a bright and modern vibe.
These coffeeshops are popular with both locals and tourist, and the in-house budtenders are true connoisseurs who are happy to help.
What does a hash high feel like?
Hash has a more subtle high compared to weed due to the fact that it contains more CBD, one of the other main components of the cannabis plant besides THC.
A hash high is great if you want to smoke but also engage in a productive activity, such as cleaning or getting some work done.
What the correct smoker’s etiquette in Amsterdam?
There are many different informal rules around weed smoking. Most of them have to do with how much a person should smoke from the joint and the direction of passing it on.
You might have heard about “puff puff pass”, which is one of the better-known norms. Another one is passing it to the left, but that really depends on your friend group, as you are all free to choose the rules that best suit your smoking needs.
Whatever rules you choose to streamline your smoking experience, as a good practice, try not to keep a joint in your hand for too long.
Thank you for this interesting article, I must specified that the hashish in Amsterdam but more generally in Holland has really lost in quality since the late 1990s (1999) or early 2000 (2002). At the time, hashish came mainly from abroad ( Marocco , Lebanon, India , turkey, Pakistan, … with varieties of Origin plants. Today the hashish is partly made in Holland with canabis which is strongly totally different and the rare hashish from abroad are no longer from original plants of the country but from Dutch or American or Afgan plants as in Morocco for example the plants origin of Morocco have almost all been replaced by plants more “profitable” and less “fragile” even Moroccans in Morocco, even those who do/working the culture do not smoke this “new” product. At the time there was hashish in amsterdam from the four corners of the world from Morocco through Kashmir with a stop in Lebanon. Small information, the best hashish in the world was the Red Lebanese, not found now because the Americans sent chemical bombs on the bekaa valley the Lebanese hashish is now replaced by Afghan plants . All the times I have been to Holland the last year’s I have never found a quality Hashish sometimes there is but really very rarely.
Please define real “quality Hashish” and where exactly it could be found in Holland? Thank you in advance!
THAT is a good question and I too would like to know. NoNo what is Quality to you?
Good hashish, with that old school aroma that is so rare nowadays I’m saddened to think even in Amsterdam it isn’t available.
I found NoNo’s post interesting in its explanation of American bombings because in UK at that time late
1990’s weed did change from the ‘soap bar’ hash named for its shape which was hard and average in quality but generic not like red seal Lebanese or gold seal Moroccan black with its exotic classic smell. The hash here just turned very very bad, often contaminated, as if a new unscrupulous controller had taken over with no regard to quality. It was sometimes contaminated with diesel fuel from transport.
Then skunk became common, it was amazing but then then this green was no good either, this is not simply through Afghani seed stock as Afghani would not produce the current weed here and so now bud in the UK has become nearly all a form of what I know as PGR weed which is strange bud deformed and unsafe to smoke through chemicals, developed to increase yield at the expense of taste strength etc. It smells like weed and looks like resinous bud but close up the resin glands are actually microscopic leaf material. Besides it would be sticky if so resinous. This PGR weed cannot be discerned by most people and is probably a legal high type artificial weed with a chemical mimicking
weeds smell and effect. I’ve seen it pass undetected by police cannabis use tests on drivers.
The best I can get from dealers are various soft hash types, made by growers from trim sold in 4.5 ounce slabs. Polm, bubblehash type hash.
In 2000 we called it Lebanese or slate as its layers could be separated, it puffed up into sandy pieces on heating, it smelled great too but had no strength at all.
Maybe that smell was the original morroccan.
Sadly if you never had old school weed in the UK you won’t understand how bad it is.
Interesting side note. In Montreal where it’s legal, the provincial government-sanctioned shops sell the old school hash strains like Nepalese Templeball, Afghani, Moroccan Gold, and many others, including newly configured strains that look and feel like old school hash. They’re also different types/manufacturers of the old strains. They’re very good and you know it’s very clean. When I was younger the hash coming to Montreal from Afghanistan, India, etc could easily have been stepped on with camel poo, or whatnot. Now that I think of it, Jamaican hash was the absolute best, and I have not seen it reconstituted in the Montréal market. I’ll be in Amsterdam this summer and looking forward to sampling what they got. For any hash at any time period, if it gets you high it’s done its job.
Pgr weed is weed grown with plant growth regulators. Producing high yields of horrible tasting weed.
To you guys mail orders to the United States