Kadinsky Rosmarijnsteeg

A long-running Kadinsky near the Nine Streets with room to sit, a broad menu and an easy central location without the Dam Square rush.

Kadinsky Rosmarijnsteeg is the calmer side of the family. Tucked between Spui and the Nine Streets, it gives you somewhere to sit and slow the pace down without feeling like you have stepped out of the centre completely.

The menu suits that slower stop. Rather than feeling built around one headline strain, Rosmarijnsteeg gives you a balanced board to work through: familiar Amsterdam names, newer genetics and a useful hash selection, with pre-rolls and edibles there when flower is not the only thing you are comparing. It is the Kadinsky branch where I would take a little more time over the choice instead of treating the counter as a grab-and-go stop.

The front-window seating is part of the appeal here. Grab a place by the glass, watch the Nine Streets traffic move past and use this one as a proper pause between the canals rather than just another central purchase.