Chill,cheap Coffee shops in Eindhoven worth a visit..

bigtomm

Planning a quick visit out to Eindhoven to visit...Anybody got any recommendations on a particular coffee shop to visit...

MagicMarker

Starbucks.

bigtomm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Starbucks.

Ha, might be chill...but it certainly aint cheap;p

ok this thread is already off to a "blunt" start;p

What an incredibly specific question.

bigtomm

Deleted User wrote: »

What an incredibly specific question.

Ok,so i wasn't born with the brains in the family...

Let me rephrase my question " wink wink" is there any particularly chill cheap coffee shops for a "nod nod" Newtonian cake(as to play with Gravity) not just the crumbs and a coffee

pickarooney

'T bakkerij maybe, or Pink if they're still there. Most places are crap. Eindhoven is crap.

harry Bailey esq

Return train ticket to Amsterdam costs €35 and takes about an hour,most,if not all coffeeshops in eindhoven refuse to sell to non dutch residents.Its a good spot for a weekends drinking.

catallus

Plenty of cafes in Ireland OP?

bigtomm

pickarooney wrote: »

'T bakkerij maybe, or Pink if they're still there. Most places are crap. Eindhoven is crap.

Ha..yes i was afraid of someone saying this...i susspect its not a hotbed...
I am just planning a quick break away from the farm from a few days...a few days of vibing to some outdoor music in parks and chatting with randomers about everything rather than looking at freisians is what im after...i do love my friesians though..

bigtomm

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Return train ticket to Amsterdam costs €35 and takes about an hour,most,if not all coffeeshops in eindhoven refuse to sell to non dutch residents.Its a good spot for a weekends drinking.

35€...yes amsterdam is a nice place..i always enjoy the vibe there....i thought to do less travelling this time though, hence crappy Eindhoven;p...

bigtomm

catallus wrote: »

Plenty of cafes in Ireland OP?

Indeed Catallus, although i quite enjoy a quick jetting trip...i have hung up my big bagpack and enjoy squeezing into a ryaniar overnight bag from rare time to time

catallus

bigtomm wrote: »

Indeed Catallus, although i quite enjoy a quick jetting trip...i have hung up my big bagpack and enjoy squeezing into a ryaniar overnight bag from rare time to time

I'm just saying, it seems an awful long trip just to get some coffee.

harry Bailey esq

The grasshopper Eindhoven(not to be confused with,probably the worst coffeeshop in Amsterdam,if not the Netherlands) is/was decent enough.Whether its still there or not is anybodys guess.

Custardpi

bigtomm wrote: »

Ha..yes i was afraid of someone saying this...i susspect its not a hotbed...
I am just planning a quick break away from the farm from a few days...a few days of vibing to some outdoor music in parks and chatting with randomers about everything rather than looking at freisians is what im after...i do love my friesians though..

While there's not as much going on in Eindhoven as in Amsterdam you'll certainly find coffee shops of the kind you require, assuming things haven't changed since the last time I was there. Had occasion to spend a night there while travelling with friends a few years back & wasn't expecting much but ended up really enjoying myself. We met lots of friendly Dutch people & had great chats over a few smokes. So while the city itself isn't amazing the locals are sound, which always makes for a decent stay in my view.

bigtomm

catallus wrote: »

I'm just saying, it seems an awful long trip just to get some coffee.

it is indeed...it kind of does not make any sense economically , but psychologically it makes complete..

my other option is copenhagen.

The Backwards Man

No point in you going near any of them Big Tom, for you'll be going out the same way you came in.

Zigmund

bigtomm wrote: »

Let me rephrase my question " wink wink" is there any particularly chill cheap coffee shops for a "nod nod" Newtonian cake(as to play with Gravity) not just the crumbs and a coffee

It's a ring toss game.

keithclancy

If your into getting mashed on Weed/Mushrooms, Amsterdam is better.

You still need a Weed Pass (Coffee Shop membership) although its not based on residency anymore.

bigtomm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

No point in you going near any of them Big Tom, for you'll be going out the same way you came in.

Quite Backwards man, quite...:)

bigtomm

Well Folks...that sure answers my question to some degrees.. Thank you all , insincerely of course
tOm

recylingbin

Just head to Thomas street. You don't even need to buy coffee.

Aongus Von Bismarck

There are so many enjoyable attractions in Eindhoven. Go have a look at the splendid architecture in Sint-Catharinakerk (St. Catherine's Cathedral), browse around the Van Abbe Museum or even just go for a stroll in Wandelpark Eckhart.

Very typical immature attitude of wanting to just go and get 'monged' on spacecakes. Sadly very common amongst low-achieving Irish males.

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!

Been to Eindhoven once....


th...thats allI can say about it.

Mylow

Fly to Schiphol, then train down to Leiden its only 16 minutes, its big University town with lots of coffee shops. Nice city as well, plenty to see and do in a weekend.

denhaagenite

They won't sell you any weed here. It's not boring though, some excellent bars and restaurants, as well as beautiful parks.

Very glad we're rid of the drug tourism here tbh.

catallus

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Very typical immature attitude of wanting to just go and get 'monged' on spacecakes. Sadly very common amongst low-achieving Irish males.

QFT. Indeed. Why are they laughing, in those cages?

They fashion their fetters to flail in their futility and fulminate at the forbearance of their fraternisers!

What?

harry Bailey esq

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Sadly very common amongst low-achieving Irish males.

And plenty of high achievers too it must be said,of both genders.Some folk enjoy walking around taking in the surroundings,others like something a little more hedonistic. Me,I enjoy both. Horses for courses as they say.Personally,I don't find the architecture in Eindhoven anything special, that said I mainly go there en route to somewhere else, so my knowledge of the city is somewhat limited to the main square, and the dommelstraat.For architecture, Utrecht beats it hands down, or as a poster above mentioned, Leiden. You get the lovely buildings and canals,but without the drug tourists you find in Amsterdam,and both towns have a distinctly more Dutch 'feel' about them.

silverfeather

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

There are so many enjoyable attractions in Eindhoven. Go have a look at the splendid architecture in Sint-Catharinakerk (St. Catherine's Cathedral), browse around the Van Abbe Museum or even just go for a stroll in Wandelpark Eckhart.

Very typical immature attitude of wanting to just go and get 'monged' on spacecakes. Sadly very common amongst low-achieving Irish males.

But sweetheart you are not actually from Bismark. :pac::pac::pac::pac:

denhaagenite

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

You get the lovely buildings and canals,but without the drug tourists,and both towns have a distinctly more Dutch 'feel' about them.

There are no drug tourists in Eindhoven anymore, the wietpas has been upheld.

harry Bailey esq

denhaagenite wrote: »

There are no drug tourists in Eindhoven anymore, the wietpas has been upheld.

Ah,i didn't clarify it properly,i meant Utrecht and Leiden as opposed to Amsterdam to purchase his 'wares'

Egginacup

bigtomm wrote: »

Ha..yes i was afraid of someone saying this...i susspect its not a hotbed...
I am just planning a quick break away from the farm from a few days...a few days of vibing to some outdoor music in parks and chatting with randomers about everything rather than looking at freisians is what im after...i do love my friesians though..

If you like Friesians then why not go to Groningen in Friesland instead of Eindhoven. Plenty of Friesians there. Big tall blonde amazon women with arses like brewery horses and udders to match.

Why Eindhoven? Ryanair? Actually the airport there is kinda cool. You can sit outside with your beer in the smoking area and watch planes take off and land. It's kinda cool. There's a main square in Eindhoven near the station with a few bars and lots of shopping streets. Been there once for a meeting and then killed an hour drinking before taking the train back to Amsterdam. Never saw any coffeeshops though. The "herb" isn't really my thing.

keithclancy

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

And plenty of high achievers too it must be said,of both genders.Some folk enjoy walking around taking in the surroundings,others like something a little more hedonistic. Me,I enjoy both. Horses for courses as they say.Personally,I don't find the architecture in Eindhoven anything special, that said I mainly go there en route to somewhere else, so my knowledge of the city is somewhat limited to the main square, and the dommelstraat.For architecture, Utrecht beats it hands down, or as a poster above mentioned, Leiden. You get the lovely buildings and canals,but without the drug tourists,and both towns have a distinctly more Dutch 'feel' about them.

There's lots to do in Eindhoven

The Strijp-S Complex has the Feel Good market 3rd Sunday of every month.
The Ketelhuis also at the feelgood market that has an outdoor BBQ.

http://feelgoodmarket.nl/

There's the Klokgebouw which is a great venue:
http://www.klokgebouw.nl/

Natlab with its outdoor Cinema, also has a Night Club that goes until 5am
http://www.klokgebouw.nl/

The Evoluon has some events on as well, looks like a big flying saucer, went to see Kraftwerk which was awesome

Quite a good War Museum:
http://www.wingsofliberation.nl/
Although the Tanks aren't as pretty as in the Overloon Museum all of the Vehicles are driveable, you can go there some days and see some T-34 tanks have a drive around the place

Some great parks too:
Genneper Park
http://genneperparken.nl/

Philips van Lennepark
http://www.eindhoven.nl/artikelen/Philips-van-Lenneppark.htm

Philips de Jonghpark
http://www.eindhoven.nl/inwonersplein/leefomgeving/Philips-De-Jongh-wandelpark.htm

The National Swimming Center:
http://tongelreep.nl/

Aquabest recreational park:
http://www.aquabest.nl/

Theres a ton of other stuff I could list but the short of it is if you want to see some stuff in Eindhoven you need a bike, its one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the Netherlands.

If you go to Eindhoven with the plan to just go and party then I would say you should do some research and see what events are on.

For weed .. not really .. although i'm kind of happy about it, there were far too many green faced English and Irish people staggering around the place on stag parties or coming to get completely mashed.

Vinculus

ASZ

catallus wrote: »

QFT. Indeed. Why are they laughing, in those cages?

They fashion their fetters to flail in their futility and fulminate at the forbearance of their fraternisers!

What?

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bigtomm

bigtomm wrote: »

Ok,so i wasn't born with the brains in the family...

Let me rephrase my question " wink wink" is there any particularly chill cheap coffee shops for a "nod nod" Newtonian cake(as to play with Gravity) not just the crumbs and a coffee

So I just found out Eindhoven isn't in Germany..

Aongus Von Bismarck

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

There are so many enjoyable attractions in Eindhoven. Go have a look at the splendid architecture in Sint-Catharinakerk (St. Catherine's Cathedral), browse around the Van Abbe Museum or even just go for a stroll in Wandelpark Eckhart.

Very typical immature attitude of wanting to just go and get 'monged' on spacecakes. Sadly very common amongst low-achieving Irish males.

What do the lower achieving Irish females do?

dont bother

Eindhoven will not allow you to buy buds in their coffeeshops unless you can prove you are a citizen of netherlands.

i was there recently, and this is enforced. so i flew through amsterdam and picked up my supply there. it's only an hour and a half on the train, but you WILL NOT be sold weed in Eindhoven... except for off dodgy yokes outside.

Asmooh

If you are getting for weed, we have a new law in The Netherlands that weed cannot be sold to people that are not dutch anymore.

Just saying.

Van Hoop

Asmooh wrote: »

If you are getting for weed, we have a new law in The Netherlands that weed cannot be sold to people that are not dutch anymore.

Just saying.

Maybe that's only in the border towns. Bought a few grams last night in amsterdam no problem or id. Also in Leiden as mentioned you only need to show id for age purposes, my Irish drivers licence was fine. Also nice and cheap in Leiden. 5 grams of nice fruity white widow for 32 euro.

dont bother

Van Hoop wrote: »

Maybe that's only in the border towns. Bought a few grams last night in amsterdam no problem or id. Also in Leiden as mentioned you only need to show id for age purposes, my Irish drivers licence was fine. Also nice and cheap in Leiden. 5 grams of nice fruity white widow for 32 euro.

it is definitely 100% enforced in Eindhoven. Amsterdam is still OK to let tourists in, but there are only a handful of other towns/areas which still allow tourists, and Eindhoven is not one of them.

it's a nice little town, but it would definitely ruin your holiday if you are going there for coffeeshops and you arent allowed buy anything from them.

100% you will not be sold green there.

denhaagenite

mariaalice wrote: »

What do the lower achieving Irish females do?

In my experience, move to Eindhoven :P

inforfun

Of all the **** places in Holland, Eindhoven would be right at the top. "City" built for Philips employees in the past. Wouldnt live there for free basically.
There is really nothing positive to say about that hell hole while the area around it is actually quite nice.

As for coffee shops, no idea. I am Dutch and interested in that ****. That is what happens if you take the "illegal" out of things, it loses about 90% of its attraction.

Asmooh

inforfun wrote: »

Of all the **** places in Holland, Eindhoven would be right at the top. "City" built for Philips employees in the past. Wouldnt live there for free basically.
There is really nothing positive to say about that hell hole while the area around it is actually quite nice.

As for coffee shops, no idea. I am Dutch and interested in that ****. That is what happens if you take the "illegal" out of things, it loses about 90% of its attraction.

LOL... compare to ROTTERDAM eindhoven is heaven

inforfun

Asmooh wrote: »

LOL... compare to ROTTERDAM eindhoven is heaven

Lets not get into that on an Irish site.

Someone asked an opinion on Eindhoven and where to get his "smokes"
I answered that, somewhat.

keithclancy

dont bother wrote: »

Eindhoven will not allow you to buy buds in their coffeeshops unless you can prove you are a citizen of netherlands.

i was there recently, and this is enforced. so i flew through amsterdam and picked up my supply there. it's only an hour and a half on the train, but you WILL NOT be sold weed in Eindhoven... except for off dodgy yokes outside.

Asmooh wrote: »

If you are getting for weed, we have a new law in The Netherlands that weed cannot be sold to people that are not dutch anymore.

Just saying.

Wrong there, its for people that are Dutch Residents, nothing to do with being Dutch.

http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-is-de-gemeentelijke-basisadministratie-gba.html

You get membership of a a coffee shop (wietpas) by getting an extract from the register from your local city hall if you want, but you can also use other identity now that proves you live in the Netherlands, but that has nothing to do with being Dutch.

inforfun wrote: »

Of all the **** places in Holland, Eindhoven would be right at the top. "City" built for Philips employees in the past. Wouldnt live there for free basically.
There is really nothing positive to say about that hell hole while the area around it is actually quite nice.

As for coffee shops, no idea. I am Dutch and interested in that ****. That is what happens if you take the "illegal" out of things, it loses about 90% of its attraction.

Eindhoven is not in Holland, but yeh, Rotterdam is a Kip, I used to live in the Hague and Rotterdam was like visiting Ballymun.

Asmooh

keithclancy wrote: »

Wrong there, its for people that are Dutch Residents, nothing to do with being Dutch.

http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-is-de-gemeentelijke-basisadministratie-gba.html

You get membership of a a coffee shop (wietpas) by getting an extract from the register from your local city hall if you want, but you can also use other identity now that proves you live in the Netherlands, but that has nothing to do with being Dutch.



Eindhoven is not in Holland.

Hmm, I tought that you needed to have a Dutch ID card, which you will get after living in The Netherlands for 5 years.

I don't use drugs tho.. so I don't know the ins-outs

keithclancy

Asmooh wrote: »

Hmm, I tought that you needed to have a Dutch ID card, which you will get after living in The Netherlands for 5 years.

I don't use drugs tho.. so I don't know the ins-outs

Your talking about a Verblijfsvergunning (Permanent Residents card)

EU/EEA Citizens don't get those.

denhaagenite

Asmooh wrote: »

Hmm, I tought that you needed to have a Dutch ID card, which you will get after living in The Netherlands for 5 years.

I don't use drugs tho.. so I don't know the ins-outs

Nope, you can go to the Gemeente and get a verklaring van residentie, mentioning that you want it to get a wietpas. It lasts for 3 months so people go to the coffeeshop and get a sort of membership card there I believe. I'm not a smoker either but people were asking for awhile after it became prohibited for non residents to buy so I found out.

Asmooh

keithclancy wrote: »

Your talking about a Verblijfsvergunning (Permanent Residents card)

EU/EEA Citizens don't get those.

No, but you can get an ID card after 5 years

keithclancy

Asmooh wrote: »

No, but you can get an ID card after 5 years

No you don't, I've lived here nearly 8 years, only Dutch Citizens get a National ID Card, everyone else uses their National ID Card from their own country which means Irish people don't have any ID Card (at the moment)

sbsquarepants

pickarooney wrote: »

'T bakkerij maybe, or Pink if they're still there. Most places are crap. Eindhoven is crap.

Eindhoven is beautiful, if you're looking for a quite weekend away.
If you're after mayhem and debauchery - you'd be much better of in Amsterdam - from what I remember it's about half an hour or so away by train.

inforfun

keithclancy wrote: »

Eindhoven is not in Holland, but yeh, Rotterdam is a Kip, I used to live in the Hague and Rotterdam was like visiting Ballymun.

Yeah, i call my county whatever the **** i like, thank you very much.

There is someone in this thread advising the OP to go to Groningen in Friesland..... Now, if you feel the need to point out errors, knock yourself out.
And if you go through the same person posting history, you ll find a few more gems like that about Holland/The Netherlands.