Guidebook for The Hague
Food Scene
de Boterwaag
8A Grote MarktGreat place for a quick bite!
If you want beers: they've got them all! From local brewers to international famed lagers!
17 paikallista suosittelee
Café Restaurant Rootz
14 Grote MarktstraatIf you want beers: they've got them all! From local brewers to international famed lagers!
Hometown Coffee & More
4 BuitenhofLovely, idyllic, coffee location!
Vapiano Den Haag Buitenhof
45-51 BuitenhofGood Italian fast food restaurant
coffeecompany
54 NoordeindeGreat place, free Wifi!
Want a great restaurant, pricey, but worth every penny. Love their truffle dishes!
6 paikallista suosittelee
Restaurant Wox
51 Lange VoorhoutWant a great restaurant, pricey, but worth every penny. Love their truffle dishes!
The home of the Girl with the Pearl Earring. And many other great pieces of Dutch Golden Age art. Lovely building, too!
390 paikallista suosittelee
Mauritshuis
29 PleinThe home of the Girl with the Pearl Earring. And many other great pieces of Dutch Golden Age art. Lovely building, too!
Great restaurant with a great outdoor terrace in summer and with good weather.
38 paikallista suosittelee
Wicked Wines
42 BazarstraatGreat restaurant with a great outdoor terrace in summer and with good weather.
Essentials
My favorite Albert Heijn, the best grocery chain in the world. Really. I kid you not.
24 paikallista suosittelee
AH Torenstraat
27 TorenstraatMy favorite Albert Heijn, the best grocery chain in the world. Really. I kid you not.
AH Grote Marktstraat
55 A Grote MarktstraatLarge grocery store
Albert Heijn B.V.
5 Grote MarktstraatNearest grocery store, but small
Ekoplaza
6A KerkpleinBiological and vegan grocery store
Marqt
Local and bio grocery store
Sightseeing
Parliament, the office of the Prime Minister. It pre-dates the birth of most countries. Building started almost 800 years ago.
278 paikallista suosittelee
Binnenhof
Parliament, the office of the Prime Minister. It pre-dates the birth of most countries. Building started almost 800 years ago.
The home of international peace and justice. Beautiful building, a must see and must visit!
317 paikallista suosittelee
Rauhanpalatsi
2 CarnegiepleinThe home of international peace and justice. Beautiful building, a must see and must visit!
Noordeinde-palatsi
68 NoordeindeHis Majesty's work-palace and gardens. Must see.
Called the most beautiful lane in Europe, it is the area with the Supreme Court, the Council of State and two previous Royal Palaces, but also the route of the Royal Golden Carriage once a year.
45 paikallista suosittelee
Lange Voorhout
Lange VoorhoutCalled the most beautiful lane in Europe, it is the area with the Supreme Court, the Council of State and two previous Royal Palaces, but also the route of the Royal Golden Carriage once a year.
Royal gardens, open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Lovely to sit down on the grass in a secluded area.
86 paikallista suosittelee
Palatsipuutarha
PrinsessewalRoyal gardens, open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Lovely to sit down on the grass in a secluded area.
His Majesty's official residence, although in major renovation. The forest surrounding it is beautiful an serene! Great for a morning run.
40 paikallista suosittelee
Huis Ten Bosch
His Majesty's official residence, although in major renovation. The forest surrounding it is beautiful an serene! Great for a morning run.
Shopping
Bijenkorf
28 Gedempte GrachtThe Dutch Harrods. Simply chique and lovely.
Noordeinde
NoordeindeGreat boutique stores
Grote Markt
Grote MarktEvery major brand has a shop here
The Passage is a nineteenth century, French styled, shopping area. With an Apple Store, souvenir shop and some well known brands.
48 paikallista suosittelee
Passage
72 PassageThe Passage is a nineteenth century, French styled, shopping area. With an Apple Store, souvenir shop and some well known brands.
Everything Else
Health City Den Haag
157 Grote MarktstraatGym nearest to home
Den Haag, Centraal Station
Central Station, with bike rental.
Train station, best to get to Rotterdam, Amsterdam. Bike rental available.
58 paikallista suosittelee
Den Haag HS station
44 A StationspleinTrain station, best to get to Rotterdam, Amsterdam. Bike rental available.
The Hague
Tramstop right in front of my home - Tram 2, 3 and 4.
Tram stop to the beach (you can get here by taking tram 2 or 4 that goes to your right from the front door, 1 stop to Loosduinseweg and cross the street)
Den Haag, Loosduinseweg station
Tram stop to the beach (you can get here by taking tram 2 or 4 that goes to your right from the front door, 1 stop to Loosduinseweg and cross the street)
Arts & Culture
Pathé
501 Cor KieboompleinCinema
Pathe Buitenhof
20 BuitenhofCinema
Museum about M.C. Escher (mathematical painter) situated in a former Royal Palace.
232 paikallista suosittelee
Escherin palatsi
74 Lange VoorhoutMuseum about M.C. Escher (mathematical painter) situated in a former Royal Palace.
Galerij Prins Willem V
33 BuitenhofGreat Royal gallery with an amazing collection of paintings
Famous 360 degrees painting on our beach town Scheveningen.
230 paikallista suosittelee
Panorama Mesdag
65 ZeestraatFamous 360 degrees painting on our beach town Scheveningen.
If you want to enjoy - usually in Dutch - great theatre, this is the place.
15 paikallista suosittelee
Royal Theater
3 Korte VoorhoutIf you want to enjoy - usually in Dutch - great theatre, this is the place.
Small comedy club, book tickets in advance, often shows in English.
6 paikallista suosittelee
Theater PePijn
21-23 Nieuwe SchoolstraatSmall comedy club, book tickets in advance, often shows in English.
Municipal museum, home to Mondriaan's Victory Boogie Woogie and much more. The building itself is wonderful and used to press conferences by Obama during the NSS-summit.
287 paikallista suosittelee
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
41 StadhouderslaanMunicipal museum, home to Mondriaan's Victory Boogie Woogie and much more. The building itself is wonderful and used to press conferences by Obama during the NSS-summit.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar and good to have a quick, affordable & good bite to eat. Better with liquor though!
7 paikallista suosittelee
Café Momfer De Mol
19 Oude MolstraatGreat bar and good to have a quick, affordable & good bite to eat. Better with liquor though!
Beautiful hotel, with a great bar, and quite expensive restaurant
57 paikallista suosittelee
Kurhaus of Scheveningen
30 Gevers DeynootpleinBeautiful hotel, with a great bar, and quite expensive restaurant
Crazy Pianos
21 StrandwegWant a crazy night out? This is quite the place...
Café De Landman
48 DennewegGay, Lesbian, Straight, Bi or Transsexual: this is the place to be.
Great hotel, but more important: Spark, their cocktail bar, is amazing on friday night with Jazz. Restaurant Pearl, referring to the Girl, is great, too!
Hilton The Hague
35 ZeestraatGreat hotel, but more important: Spark, their cocktail bar, is amazing on friday night with Jazz. Restaurant Pearl, referring to the Girl, is great, too!
Couldn't resist putting this on here. Nights here never end well: this is a cheap-drink karaoke bar, filled with the people you'd expect to be in a karaoke bar.
Thai Princess
10 AchteromCouldn't resist putting this on here. Nights here never end well: this is a cheap-drink karaoke bar, filled with the people you'd expect to be in a karaoke bar.