Guidebook for Haarlem
Entertainment & Activities
The Spot is a great beach club house attracting a lot of active people who love surfing, kitesurfing, stand up paddling, skate or long boarding. They also have a very nice food selection and good coffee. Some of their food is vegetarian and can be made vegan friendly.
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The Spot
23a Strandafgang BarnaartThe Spot is a great beach club house attracting a lot of active people who love surfing, kitesurfing, stand up paddling, skate or long boarding. They also have a very nice food selection and good coffee. Some of their food is vegetarian and can be made vegan friendly.
Pathe is the place to go to see movies. If you have gotten to the point where you are tired of all the sightseeing just walk there in 20min or bike in 10min. You can check the schedule online.
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Pathé Haarlem
41-43 ZijlvestPathe is the place to go to see movies. If you have gotten to the point where you are tired of all the sightseeing just walk there in 20min or bike in 10min. You can check the schedule online.
A great little park/animal garden with little "dwarf" forest for little kids. If you have small children this is a nice place, walking distance from the house to visit. There is also a small coffee place in the back part of it.
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Haarlemmer Kweektuin
9 KleverlaanA great little park/animal garden with little "dwarf" forest for little kids. If you have small children this is a nice place, walking distance from the house to visit. There is also a small coffee place in the back part of it.
Sightseeing
Haarlem is an amazing little town (of some 170 000 people) with beautiful small historic center, great coffee places and food options. You can explore it on foot or on a bike. If you have the time we recommend you start at the Grote Markt and just stroll around the streets in all directions. If you head to the area around the Apple store, you will certainly love the tiny streets with preserved old Dutch houses. And, since the Dutch do not use curtains, you can peek in to see how people really live there.
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Haarlem
Haarlem is an amazing little town (of some 170 000 people) with beautiful small historic center, great coffee places and food options. You can explore it on foot or on a bike. If you have the time we recommend you start at the Grote Markt and just stroll around the streets in all directions. If you head to the area around the Apple store, you will certainly love the tiny streets with preserved old Dutch houses. And, since the Dutch do not use curtains, you can peek in to see how people really live there.
Parks & Nature
This is a hidden gem just 10 min by bike from our house. The dunes between Haarlem and the beach have amazing walking paths, tree covered areas and also several fresh water lakes. Het Wed is a favorite place for families to take their kids to swim or splash in the water. If you are also into swimming, this is the best place to get your exercise in.
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Het Wed
This is a hidden gem just 10 min by bike from our house. The dunes between Haarlem and the beach have amazing walking paths, tree covered areas and also several fresh water lakes. Het Wed is a favorite place for families to take their kids to swim or splash in the water. If you are also into swimming, this is the best place to get your exercise in.
If you are coming in March - May, do not miss visiting this place. It is one of the most beautiful display of tulips, flowers and the skills the Dutch have with the plants. For more details on opening times and how to get there pls consult the internet.
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Keukenhof
166A StationswegIf you are coming in March - May, do not miss visiting this place. It is one of the most beautiful display of tulips, flowers and the skills the Dutch have with the plants. For more details on opening times and how to get there pls consult the internet.
If you feel like taking a stroll in a stunning little estate park with beautiful allies, moss covered paths, just hop on a bike and go to Elswout. It is some 10-15 minutes bike ride from our place and makes for a great spot to walk, talk, take the calm and peace in. Kids will love the deer, sheep, ducks and other animals that freely roam around. You can also visit the "Orangerie" and have a drink or a coffee.
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Elswout
14 ElswoutslaanIf you feel like taking a stroll in a stunning little estate park with beautiful allies, moss covered paths, just hop on a bike and go to Elswout. It is some 10-15 minutes bike ride from our place and makes for a great spot to walk, talk, take the calm and peace in. Kids will love the deer, sheep, ducks and other animals that freely roam around. You can also visit the "Orangerie" and have a drink or a coffee.
Food Scene
If you are into seriously mind blowing coffee, this is the place to get it. Enough said. Go and try for yourselves. It's 10 min by bike from our place.
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Native Haarlem - Koffie
23 BreestraatIf you are into seriously mind blowing coffee, this is the place to get it. Enough said. Go and try for yourselves. It's 10 min by bike from our place.
Lovely cafe with nice staff, good food options and good coffee. If you manage to get in before 10:00 you can also enjoy seeing the city waking up.
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Anne&Max Haarlem
5 ZijlstraatLovely cafe with nice staff, good food options and good coffee. If you manage to get in before 10:00 you can also enjoy seeing the city waking up.
Amazing place to get some delicious healthy plant based foods. By far the most options for full on vegan breakfast, brunch and tasty cakes. The staff is also very kind. Some 10 min by bike from our house.
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by LIMA
65 ZijlstraatAmazing place to get some delicious healthy plant based foods. By far the most options for full on vegan breakfast, brunch and tasty cakes. The staff is also very kind. Some 10 min by bike from our house.
This is also a very nice beach house with really "beachie" feel, nice furniture and acceptable food. It has limited healthy food selection but their coffee is ok and it is at the same level with the beach so it feels very cozy and relaxing. Tends to be full quite early and often has a lot of table reserved so unless you are early birds, it might be a hit an miss.
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Ubuntu Strandbar
1 Boulevard Paulus LootThis is also a very nice beach house with really "beachie" feel, nice furniture and acceptable food. It has limited healthy food selection but their coffee is ok and it is at the same level with the beach so it feels very cozy and relaxing. Tends to be full quite early and often has a lot of table reserved so unless you are early birds, it might be a hit an miss.
Luciano's is one of the best ice-cream shops around. It's only 1.5km from the house so you can walk there in 10-15min even after dinner for a nice load of goodness. They usually also have 2 or 3 vegan friendly flavors and all their ice creams have clear description on gluten, lactose, fat etc. They also serve very nice coffee.
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Ice cream Luciano Overveen
267 BloemendaalsewegLuciano's is one of the best ice-cream shops around. It's only 1.5km from the house so you can walk there in 10-15min even after dinner for a nice load of goodness. They usually also have 2 or 3 vegan friendly flavors and all their ice creams have clear description on gluten, lactose, fat etc. They also serve very nice coffee.
A nice coffee/cake/sandwich place, close to a lovely playground for kids, located in an old "asylum house" which looks like a church. It is a close walk from our house and nice for a brunch. You can sit outside or in their "winter garden".
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Das Dolhuys
2 SchotersingelA nice coffee/cake/sandwich place, close to a lovely playground for kids, located in an old "asylum house" which looks like a church. It is a close walk from our house and nice for a brunch. You can sit outside or in their "winter garden".
Nice little cafe with decent coffee, free wifi and some cakes and fresh juices and smoothies. During school days packed with parents binding their time until they need to pick up kids.
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Cleeff
13 KleverparkwegNice little cafe with decent coffee, free wifi and some cakes and fresh juices and smoothies. During school days packed with parents binding their time until they need to pick up kids.
This is a great place if you have a massive sweet tooth. Owned by what we believe is an English lady which looks a lot like Nigella Lawson. Very reach, sugary and ultimately really unhealthy sweets but we will let you judge the impact on your waistline.
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Bij Babette
31 KruisstraatThis is a great place if you have a massive sweet tooth. Owned by what we believe is an English lady which looks a lot like Nigella Lawson. Very reach, sugary and ultimately really unhealthy sweets but we will let you judge the impact on your waistline.
Getting Around
Haarlem Centraal is the main train station in Haarlem. You can take trains to the center of Amsterdam (15min one way). The trains run very often, several times an hour and you can also take them to the beach in Zandvoort. There are also busses and you can also rent bikes there.
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Haarlem, Centrum/Verwulft station
Haarlem Centraal is the main train station in Haarlem. You can take trains to the center of Amsterdam (15min one way). The trains run very often, several times an hour and you can also take them to the beach in Zandvoort. There are also busses and you can also rent bikes there.
Essentials
It doesn't matter whether you are into healthy, organic foods or not, we encourage you to visit this shop owned and run by twins. It has been around for many years, has survived the boom of supermarkets and has a lot of charm. The price tags are sometimes still hand written, if you want some goods you need to climb on a stool and yes, everything is organic. The staff is a mix of rare characters and very sweet beings.
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De Groene Juffers
44 Meester CornelisstraatIt doesn't matter whether you are into healthy, organic foods or not, we encourage you to visit this shop owned and run by twins. It has been around for many years, has survived the boom of supermarkets and has a lot of charm. The price tags are sometimes still hand written, if you want some goods you need to climb on a stool and yes, everything is organic. The staff is a mix of rare characters and very sweet beings.
Good sized grocery store with everything you might need. Nice fruits and veg sections, cold press juices and other essentials. We recommend you take a bike as walking back with the bags full might be tiring.
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AH Soendaplein
18 SoendapleinGood sized grocery store with everything you might need. Nice fruits and veg sections, cold press juices and other essentials. We recommend you take a bike as walking back with the bags full might be tiring.
This is the closest grocery shop, 5 min walk for anything you might need. It is cheaper than Albert Heijn which is the main supermarket in this area of the Netherlands.
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DekaMarkt
52-56 Meester CornelisstraatThis is the closest grocery shop, 5 min walk for anything you might need. It is cheaper than Albert Heijn which is the main supermarket in this area of the Netherlands.
This is a nice moroccan owned shop with great selection of fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, spreads, oils - you name it. Not a "have to see" place but different shopping experience to Albert Heijn, Marqt, Deka or other supermarkets.
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Slagerij Mabrouk
2 TuchthuisstraatThis is a nice moroccan owned shop with great selection of fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, spreads, oils - you name it. Not a "have to see" place but different shopping experience to Albert Heijn, Marqt, Deka or other supermarkets.
This is a "hipster" grocery chain in Noord Holland which sells organic and locally sourced foods. If nothing else, it is an interesting store to walk around and see the different presentations. You can only pay with debit or credit cards here. No cash is accepted.
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Marqt
66 Gedempte Oude GrachtThis is a "hipster" grocery chain in Noord Holland which sells organic and locally sourced foods. If nothing else, it is an interesting store to walk around and see the different presentations. You can only pay with debit or credit cards here. No cash is accepted.
Everything Else
This is a nice big playground for kids from 1 until 12 or so. If you have kids of that age, just walk over there and let them go nuts.
Speeltuinvereniging Burcht ter Cleeff
40 Van DortstraatThis is a nice big playground for kids from 1 until 12 or so. If you have kids of that age, just walk over there and let them go nuts.