‘t Ooievaartje

Experience: years guiding Red Light District &amp; De Wallen tours in person
Standards: first-hand, checked on location, useful for real visitors
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Posted on: February 1, 2026

Located not far from the dock in Amsterdam-Noord, Coffeeshop ‘t Ooievaartje (meaning “the little stork”) sells standard weed at over-inflated prices. Unfortunately, the sunny front room isn’t open for smoke of any kind, even pure weed and the dark and unwelcoming back room encourages you to toke quickly and exit just as fast.

Amsterdam Red Light District guide Martijn

About the author — Martijn, Amsterdam guide

Martijn has guided hundreds of tours through Amsterdam’s Red Light District and De Wallen over the past years. He writes from first-hand experience — the shows he has seen, the bars he knows and the streets he walks every week — and his tours and photos also feature on TripAdvisor. Everything here is checked against what he and our local guides see on the ground.