Coffee & Cake
Anne & Max @ Zijlstraat 68
Drink a coffee or tea with a pie here. This is for all you hipsters out there. www.annemax.nl |
Bij Babette @ Kruisstraat 35
Finally a place where it's all about tea instead of coffee. But you can get a coffee here also. Opened in 2013 and run by a French/English lady. |
Chocolate Company @ Kruisstraat 14
Opened in April 2014. They make their chocolate goodies in their own Dutch chocolate factory. The formula started in 2004. You can drink coffee here, free wifi. Their specialty is the Hot Choc Spoon, a chocolate cube on a wooden stick you dip in warm milk, available in 60 (!) flavors. |
The Coffee Bakery @ Korte Veerstraat 20
There are 25 types of coffee to choose from. They use a Spirit coffee machine by Dutch manufacturer Kees van der Westen. Is placed 19th in the top100 of best coffee bars in the Netherlands for 2014, declared by hotel and catering magazine Misset Horeca. The highest place of all Haarlem coffee bars! Silkenly tea, apple pie, muffins, brownies. Opened in 2013. www.thecoffeebakery.nl |
Coffeedate @ Paarlaarsteeg 2
Opened in 2006. Choose from 20 coffee types. Variety of public, students, government officials, elderly, singles. They use a La Marzocco coffee machine. A lot of the coffee they sell is for 'to go'. Their specialty is Coffeedate cappuccino, a mix of caramel, hazelnut, and chocolate. They also sell American ice coffees. You can sit outside. www.coffeedate.nl |
Doppio @ Zijlstraat 78
Coffee, tea, brownies, muffins, and apple pie. Blend tea. In a former bank office. www.doppio-espresso.nl |
Hofje zonder zorgen @ Grote Houtstraat 142
Situated in a 15th century monument overviewing an almshouse courtyard ('hofje'). Local suppliers, biological vegetables, daily freshly made smoothies, home made cakes, muffins, scones. www.hofjezonderzorgen.nl |
Jippies kattencafe @ Keizerstraat 10
First (and only) cat cafe in Haarlem. Opened in October 2017. Not a sterile animal shelter like most cat cafes, but the feeling of a normal cafe / living room. Very nice and cosy and delicious cakes. No entrance fee, but a consumption is mandatory. Open Wednesday to Sunday between 10 and 17h. Reservation is recommended in weekends. jippieskattencafe.nl |
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Marrakez @ Gedempte Oude Gracht 11
Opened in 2013, this coffee & tea lunchroom has a nice varied interior with large tables, small tables, couches, and street viewing bar seats. The service is a bit messy: order at the bar and wait to be served. A bit of varied crowd, but relatively older. A good place for laptop working. marrakez.nl |
Mogador @ Gasthuisstraat 48
Opened in 2012. The owner has the ambition to turn this into a national chain. Nine types of coffee to choose from. Two of them are specialties: Moroccan coffee and Cortade coffee. They use a La Marzocco coffee machine. |
Wolkers @ Gedempte Oude Gracht 139
Opened in 2013. For breakfast, lunch, and afternoon drinks. Located on a noisy street corner. Chairs normal people throw away are used here to create a vintage feeling. For hipsters with laptops nipping their hipster drinks. |
Lunch
Aangenaam @ Kleine Houtstraat 105
Ecologically responsible restaurant. Lunch only on Friday and Saturday from 12h00. Really good club sandwiches with fries, uitsmijters, and various sandwiches. Opened in 2006. www.aangenaametenendrinken.nl |
Broodje van Toen @ Gedempte Oude Gracht 107
You must try this typical Dutch lunch here: Meat ball sandwich. Meatballs the size of tennis balls are home made every morning. It is served in a bowl of gravy with the sandwich next to it and some pickles. Closed on Sundays. |
Dessertbar @ Warmoesstraat 4
Opened in 2011. Really small place, so good for two person companies. Club sandwich with potato chips, uitsmijters, and various sandwiches. Sit by the window to secretly watch people quietly eating their fries from the place across the street. Potential documentary material. www.dessertbar.nl |
Jacobus Pieck @ Warmoesstraat 18
Good place for a lunch. Decent prices and good sandwiches. The Central Park sandwich is legendary tasteful. Closed on Sundays. www.jacobuspieck.nl |
De Overkant @ Paarlaarsteeg 10
Hidden in the depths of downtown Haarlem, this small lunchroom is great for a two person company lunch. That's probably why their sandwiches have names like Beavis & Butthead, Romeo & Juliette, and Bonnie & Clyde. |
De Soepkantine @ Gierstraat 4
Opened in 2013. There are five different kinds of soup you can choose from. Served with bread and fruit. €5,25 for small soup menu, €6,25 for large soup menu. www.facebook.com/DeSoepkantine/ |
Budget meals (€6,50 - €12,50)
Tap water @ Grote markt square
Located in the northeastern corner of the Grote Markt square, next to the Harry Mulisch buste. Opened in May 2016 to encourage the use of re-usable containers, facilitate a healthy lifestyle and reduce plastic waste. Here you can fill your water bottle with Europe's best quality drinking water. Forget that sugar-sweetened beverage! Water is the ideal beverage for healthy hydration. Free of charge! Operating from March until November. In the winter it will be removed and maintained. |
Van Beinum @ Klokhuisplein 3
On Monday closed. On Tuesday steak and fries with salad for €12,50. On Wednesday delicious hamburger for €10. www.brasserievanbeinum.nl |
De Beren @ Hortusplein 3
On Monday unlimited spare ribs for €11,50. On Tuesday burger menu for €9,90. On Wednesday unlimited flat fish (common sole) for €12,50. www.beren.nl |
Bruxelles @ Lange Wijngaardstraat 16
Beer and budget meal bar. Seven days a week you can get a daily meal here for €8,50 or settle for the €6,50 meal. Different dishes every day. Most of the fries in your bowl are little chips and chunky leftovers besides a few decent normal large ones. If you're craving for fries this can be a disappointment. Also very noisy if crowded. Every month a new art exhibition. www.cafebruxelles.nl |
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De Oerkap @ Harmenjansweg 95
Imagine yourself at the beach in this reconstructed beach resort along the Spaarne river. Actually it's just a pile of sand with seats and sofas and a wooden cabin where they bake their own pizzas from 17h00. Popular among locals grabbing a beer and a pizza (€10) after work. Enjoy this place while it lasts, because any time soon project developers will send bulldozers to tear it down. Closed in winter. www.oerkap.nl |
Petit Paris @ Kruisweg 55
Starting in November 2014 they will also start serving simple evening dishes for the price of €8,50. Check out their Facebook website for the weekly changing dish. A bit outdated atmosphere. Closed on Sunday. facebook.com/pages/Lunchroom-Petit-Paris/ |
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Taverne De Waag @ Damstraat 29
Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday a meal for €12,50 is served in this historical monument. On Wednesday it is beef from a local farm, on Thursday it is satay from a local farm, on Friday it is baked cod straight from the IJmuiden fish auction. All served with little salad and lots of fries with a lot of sauce. Reservation by phone recommended (+31 23 5311640). www.tavernedewaag.nl |
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Woodstone @ Hortusplein 2
If you crave for pizza, this place is worth a visit. Pizzas starting from €8,95. It can be pretty crowded though. So you might have to wait or go to another budget meal restaurant. If you like a beer with your pizza, not much choice. You'll have to settle for a Peroni beer. Or try placing a beer order at the nearby Jopenkerk and have it delivered at your Woodstone table. www.woodstonepizza.nl |
Ice cream
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There are six ice cream parlours in the city centre of Haarlem. Some parlours remain open all year round and others stay open only during warmer months, particularly from March to November. You can have an ice cream as a snack or after dinner as a dessert.
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French fries
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French fries are a common snack in the Netherlands. There are several take outs in Haarlem city centre to get your french fries. Most common topping is mayonnaise. The "special" topping is mayonnaise, curry ketchup and onions. You can also get satay sauce as topping.
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