Laurens's Guidebook
Food & nightlife
Easy cafe for a nice drink in the centre, relaxing vibe which goes on all night. It’s located in a vibrant street in The Hague with lots of locals. Also a decent bistro for great and simple French food.
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Le Café
26-A Oude MolstraatEasy cafe for a nice drink in the centre, relaxing vibe which goes on all night. It’s located in a vibrant street in The Hague with lots of locals. Also a decent bistro for great and simple French food.
Nice lunchroom and dinner place for evening. Also great place to just have a glass of wine after exploring the different museums and shops the centre has to offer.
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Walter Benedict
69A DennewegNice lunchroom and dinner place for evening. Also great place to just have a glass of wine after exploring the different museums and shops the centre has to offer.
Cool vibe restaurant with small course with an Asian and modern vibe. Book for weekends because it gets full early. Great place for food, drink and buzzy atmosphere.
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Restaurant Oker
71 DennewegCool vibe restaurant with small course with an Asian and modern vibe. Book for weekends because it gets full early. Great place for food, drink and buzzy atmosphere.
Great winebar with many different special vintages. Local favorite to hang out and connect with friends over a delicious red or white wine.
Bouzy Restaurant
95 MauritskadeGreat winebar with many different special vintages. Local favorite to hang out and connect with friends over a delicious red or white wine.
Great hidden place on a vibrant square on historic square. Come here to test the many different special beers that the cafe has to offer. Local favorite.
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Café De La Gare
13A Nieuwe SchoolstraatGreat hidden place on a vibrant square on historic square. Come here to test the many different special beers that the cafe has to offer. Local favorite.
Laid back restaurant and bar to have nice food. Relatively close to the apartment.
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Wicked Wines
42 BazarstraatLaid back restaurant and bar to have nice food. Relatively close to the apartment.
The local watering hole. Historic bar where all The Hague come in summer and winter. If you don’t know where to go, go here.
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Café Restaurant De Zwarte Ruiter
27 Grote MarktThe local watering hole. Historic bar where all The Hague come in summer and winter. If you don’t know where to go, go here.
Cool pub and grub - nice to go visit if you are exploring the zeehelden kwartier.
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Gastropub & Brouwerij Van Kinsbergen
15 Prins HendrikpleinCool pub and grub - nice to go visit if you are exploring the zeehelden kwartier.
The local Irish pub. If you want to watch any sports and have a beer- this is the place to go.
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O'Casey's Irish Pub & Restaurant
140 NoordeindeThe local Irish pub. If you want to watch any sports and have a beer- this is the place to go.
Food scene
Excellent food, cool vibe and nice views at harbor. Book in advance because it is popular, especially with nice weather. Scheveningen is a nice area to explore and this is a great place to end your day and have a fancy dinner.
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Encore by Simonis
5 Doctor LelykadeExcellent food, cool vibe and nice views at harbor. Book in advance because it is popular, especially with nice weather. Scheveningen is a nice area to explore and this is a great place to end your day and have a fancy dinner.
Best place in The Hague for ribs. Literally everybody goes here at least once. Located in bustling and historic shopping street in The Hague. Great ribs and fast service and family friendly. Must go (if you like ribs).
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De Resident
58 DennewegBest place in The Hague for ribs. Literally everybody goes here at least once. Located in bustling and historic shopping street in The Hague. Great ribs and fast service and family friendly. Must go (if you like ribs).
Classy Italian restaurant with famous pasta cooked and finished in an actual Parmesan wheels of cheese in front of you. Sometimes one of the waiters may break out in a famous Italian opera song...
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Impero Romano Den Haag
146 KazernestraatClassy Italian restaurant with famous pasta cooked and finished in an actual Parmesan wheels of cheese in front of you. Sometimes one of the waiters may break out in a famous Italian opera song...
Right in the middle of the centre in The Hague, cool French bistro with a great menu and classy and modern atmosphere. Go sit on terrace in summer or have a great dining experience in evening.
Palmette
27 PlaatsRight in the middle of the centre in The Hague, cool French bistro with a great menu and classy and modern atmosphere. Go sit on terrace in summer or have a great dining experience in evening.
If you are looking for fine dining and Japanese Sushi, then Oni is a good visit.
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Oni Japanese Dining
35 PrinsestraatIf you are looking for fine dining and Japanese Sushi, then Oni is a good visit.
Kiraku Sushibar
31 ToussaintkadeGreat small sushi bar for excellent Japanese food.
Catch by Simonis
43 Dr. LelykadeOne of the best fish restaurants in The Hague.
A butchers with a snack bar! Dunglemann sells good quality meat but to the rear you will get the best meatball with mustard in town. There is usually a queue, and for good reason.
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Slagerij Dungelmann
17 HoogstraatA butchers with a snack bar! Dunglemann sells good quality meat but to the rear you will get the best meatball with mustard in town. There is usually a queue, and for good reason.
Sightseeing
This museum holds an iconic painting by a famous Hague painter, Mesdag. It won’t take long but it will surprise you as it’s not your normal painting. Must see if you are coming to visit.
Panorama Mesdag
65 ZeestraatThis museum holds an iconic painting by a famous Hague painter, Mesdag. It won’t take long but it will surprise you as it’s not your normal painting. Must see if you are coming to visit.
Historic centre for international law and arbitration. If you can book a sightseeing tour of the inside when it’s open for the public (on weekends). Beautiful just for a visit and a picture.
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Friedenspalast
2 CarnegiepleinHistoric centre for international law and arbitration. If you can book a sightseeing tour of the inside when it’s open for the public (on weekends). Beautiful just for a visit and a picture.
This is the upcoming Neighborhood for cool shops and young families. Expect lots of little cool modern shops with design furniture and home accessories and hipster lunchrooms and coffee places.
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Zeeheldenkwartier
This is the upcoming Neighborhood for cool shops and young families. Expect lots of little cool modern shops with design furniture and home accessories and hipster lunchrooms and coffee places.
Go to the museum but also explore the cool little comical statues outside along the boulevard. Great way to explore the beach and see Scheveningen.
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Museum Beelden aan Zee
1 HarteveltstraatGo to the museum but also explore the cool little comical statues outside along the boulevard. Great way to explore the beach and see Scheveningen.
This museum holds all those mind bending sketches and paintings by Escher. Drop in as you head off into town.
Escher in Het Paleis
74 Lange VoorhoutThis museum holds all those mind bending sketches and paintings by Escher. Drop in as you head off into town.
One of the historic and rich neighborhoods in The Hague. Great place to explore historic old buildings, shops and restaurants
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Statenkwartier
One of the historic and rich neighborhoods in The Hague. Great place to explore historic old buildings, shops and restaurants
Can not get more central than this museum. Must see if you are visiting The Hague. Holds the “girl with the pearl earring” painting as well as other Dutch classics from Dutch masters. Come here to get a feel for the history of The Hague.
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Mauritshuis
29 PleinCan not get more central than this museum. Must see if you are visiting The Hague. Holds the “girl with the pearl earring” painting as well as other Dutch classics from Dutch masters. Come here to get a feel for the history of The Hague.
This is where parliament and government is housed. Right in the centre and excellent for views and sight seeing.
Binnenhof
This is where parliament and government is housed. Right in the centre and excellent for views and sight seeing.
Great place to have a walk through the dunes, see the beach and local wildlife
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Oostduinen
Great place to have a walk through the dunes, see the beach and local wildlife
Breakfast, lunch and shopping
Great breakfast rolls and coffee and a cool vibe. Excellent place for breakfast.
Haley's Comet Breakfastclub
133 Piet HeinstraatGreat breakfast rolls and coffee and a cool vibe. Excellent place for breakfast.
Almost all places on the Piet Heinstraat are great for breakfast and lunch. BijClarence opens early for a coffee and breakfast for the early birds. Good starting point to fuel up for a day or exploring in The Hague.
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bijClarence
60, A Piet HeinstraatAlmost all places on the Piet Heinstraat are great for breakfast and lunch. BijClarence opens early for a coffee and breakfast for the early birds. Good starting point to fuel up for a day or exploring in The Hague.
NIBBLES
1B BankastraatIt’s around the corner, does good breakfast and lunch. Nice place to start your day.
Lola Bikes & Coffee
91 NoordeindeOne of the best coffee places and bike shop.
One of the better coffee & breakfast places in the centre of The Hague. Get the local hipster experience
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Kaafi • Specialty Coffee Bar
25 PrinsestraatOne of the better coffee & breakfast places in the centre of The Hague. Get the local hipster experience
Cool lunchroom, literally in the Grote Kerk in The Hague centre.
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Restaurant Zebedeus
8 Rond de Grote KerkCool lunchroom, literally in the Grote Kerk in The Hague centre.