Guidebook for The Hague

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Guidebook for The Hague

Food Scene

nice lunchroom with a terrace in the park
38 locals recommend
De Overkant
32 Stationsweg
38 locals recommend
nice lunchroom with a terrace in the park
They have a huge selection of beers and a very nice terrace on a boat.
37 locals recommend
Bierspeciaal Café De Paas
16-A Dunne Bierkade
37 locals recommend
They have a huge selection of beers and a very nice terrace on a boat.
good food, friendly service, nice atmosphere. Within crawling distance.
Restaurant M
115 Groenewegje
good food, friendly service, nice atmosphere. Within crawling distance.
authentic Thai food. Best Thai food in town. They also offer takeaway.
Songkhla
2-F Gedempte Burgwal
authentic Thai food. Best Thai food in town. They also offer takeaway.
Authentic Mexican restaurant. Not the Tex-Mex style but real Mexico. A bit pricy but worth it.
18 locals recommend
KUA Mexican Kitchen
77 Torenstraat
18 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican restaurant. Not the Tex-Mex style but real Mexico. A bit pricy but worth it.
Coffee and the best Italian ice-cream for very low prices. Sit down on their terrace for 30 minutes and you're guaranteed to experience the real Den Haag
23 locals recommend
Florencia - Koffie & IJssalon
55 Torenstraat
23 locals recommend
Coffee and the best Italian ice-cream for very low prices. Sit down on their terrace for 30 minutes and you're guaranteed to experience the real Den Haag
Lovely little espressobar where they roast the coffee themselves. They have a great variety of different single origin espresso beans for sale. All freshly roasted for the real espresso-lover
Koffiebranderij BOON
114 Prinsestraat
Lovely little espressobar where they roast the coffee themselves. They have a great variety of different single origin espresso beans for sale. All freshly roasted for the real espresso-lover

Essentials

closest supermarket
Huygensmarkt
16-30 Stationsweg
closest supermarket

Getting Around

Closest railwaystation. Trains leaving every 10-15 minutes to Amsterdam and Schiphol airport (platform 6) or Delft and Rotterdam (platforms 3-4)
58 locals recommend
Den Haag HS station
44 A Stationsplein
58 locals recommend
Closest railwaystation. Trains leaving every 10-15 minutes to Amsterdam and Schiphol airport (platform 6) or Delft and Rotterdam (platforms 3-4)

Arts & Culture

Famous art museum with a great collection of Dutch master paintings by Vermeer, Rembrandt, etc.
390 locals recommend
Mauritshuis
29 Plein
390 locals recommend
Famous art museum with a great collection of Dutch master paintings by Vermeer, Rembrandt, etc.
Museum devoted to the famous Dutch graphic artist M.C. Esscher. It features some mind-blowing interactive illusions. See website http://escherinhetpaleis.nl
232 locals recommend
Escher in the Palace
74 Lange Voorhout
232 locals recommend
Museum devoted to the famous Dutch graphic artist M.C. Esscher. It features some mind-blowing interactive illusions. See website http://escherinhetpaleis.nl
Dutch master painter Mesdag painted a panoramic view of Scheveningen beach. The painting is all around you and you will feel like being taken back in time to a 19th century fishing village.
230 locals recommend
Panorama Mesdag
65 Zeestraat
230 locals recommend
Dutch master painter Mesdag painted a panoramic view of Scheveningen beach. The painting is all around you and you will feel like being taken back in time to a 19th century fishing village.
We have not yet been there ourselves, but we hear it is a beautiful (private!) collection of cars. From T-Ford to F1. The building was especially built for it
57 locals recommend
Louwman Museum The Hague
57 Leidsestraatweg
57 locals recommend
We have not yet been there ourselves, but we hear it is a beautiful (private!) collection of cars. From T-Ford to F1. The building was especially built for it

Sightseeing

The historic houses of parliament. The oldest one, the Ridderzaal (Knights Hall) was built in 1248 and is considerd to be the start of Den Haag
278 locals recommend
Binnenhof
278 locals recommend
The historic houses of parliament. The oldest one, the Ridderzaal (Knights Hall) was built in 1248 and is considerd to be the start of Den Haag

Shopping

If you want to go (clothes)shopping start here.
Weversplaats
Weversplaats
If you want to go (clothes)shopping start here.
This something in between a bar, a shop and a museum. Van Kleef is a local jenever (Dutch gin) brewer that makes very nice liquor like drinks. They offer tours and lots of free tasters… great fun!
16 locals recommend
Slijterij/distileerderij Museum van Kleef
109 Lange Beestenmarkt
16 locals recommend
This something in between a bar, a shop and a museum. Van Kleef is a local jenever (Dutch gin) brewer that makes very nice liquor like drinks. They offer tours and lots of free tasters… great fun!

Drinks & Nightlife

cosy square with bars and terraces. Don't forget to order some bitterballen.
250 locals recommend
Grote Markt
Grote Markt
250 locals recommend
cosy square with bars and terraces. Don't forget to order some bitterballen.
This brand new complex has a restaurant, a night club and a very nice rooftop bar.
34 locals recommend
Bleyenberg
10 Grote Markt
34 locals recommend
This brand new complex has a restaurant, a night club and a very nice rooftop bar.