Drinks & Nightlife
Popular 'brown cafe' which serves special beers and typical pub fare like chicken sate and steak with fries.
29 locals recommend
De Oranjerie
15hs Binnen OranjestraatPopular 'brown cafe' which serves special beers and typical pub fare like chicken sate and steak with fries.
Enjoy live jazz, soul & funk at the North Sea Jazz Club. Big and small names in an intimate setting. Dining & wining while you enjoy the show. Tune in!
110 locals recommend
North Sea Jazz Club
1 PazzanistraatEnjoy live jazz, soul & funk at the North Sea Jazz Club. Big and small names in an intimate setting. Dining & wining while you enjoy the show. Tune in!
Taste spirits & liqueur like apple pie in an old distillery (1679). Check out the extraordinary collection of antique bottles in premises still furnished in the style of the seventeenth century.
161 locals recommend
Wynand Fockink
31 PijlsteegTaste spirits & liqueur like apple pie in an old distillery (1679). Check out the extraordinary collection of antique bottles in premises still furnished in the style of the seventeenth century.
Vesper
57 VinkenstraatWonderful cocktails in a James Bond decor.
Great lunch spot, try the meatloaf sandwich and the blueberry muffins!
98 locals recommend
Small World Catering
14 Binnen OranjestraatGreat lunch spot, try the meatloaf sandwich and the blueberry muffins!
Wijnbar diVino
41A BoomstraatWine bar with great Italian wines and organic bites.
Everything Else
Located on the site of a former gasworks, Westerpark is a creative hotspot which houses restaurants, galleries, bars, cinema and diverse festivals (Fashion Week, Rollende Keukens, Milkshake & Pitch).
1599 locals recommend
Westerpark
4 HaarlemmerwegLocated on the site of a former gasworks, Westerpark is a creative hotspot which houses restaurants, galleries, bars, cinema and diverse festivals (Fashion Week, Rollende Keukens, Milkshake & Pitch).
The Northern Market on Saturday (farmers' market) & Monday (vintage) is one of the most attractive in town. The market is held on a picturesque square overlooked by the Noorderkerk (1623).
891 locals recommend
Noordermarkt
42B NoordermarktThe Northern Market on Saturday (farmers' market) & Monday (vintage) is one of the most attractive in town. The market is held on a picturesque square overlooked by the Noorderkerk (1623).
Essentials
Ekoplaza
164 HaarlemmerdijkOrganic supermarket
Marqt
402 CeintuurbaanSustainable supermarket with lots of beautiful and local products.
Delicious traditional sour dough bread, great for Sunday morning breakfast.
39 locals recommend
Gebroeders Niemeijer
35 NieuwendijkDelicious traditional sour dough bread, great for Sunday morning breakfast.
Food Scene
Moeders (Mothers) serves typical Dutch meals like stamppot (hotchpot) and hache (stew). Bring your mother and hang her picture on the walls covered with photos of mothers from all over the world.
252 locals recommend
Restaurant Moeders
251 RozengrachtMoeders (Mothers) serves typical Dutch meals like stamppot (hotchpot) and hache (stew). Bring your mother and hang her picture on the walls covered with photos of mothers from all over the world.
Indonesian restaurant from former TV chef Lonny. Try the rijsttafel (rice table) with a Bintang beer.
19 locals recommend
Indonesisch Restaurant Long Pura
46-48 RozengrachtIndonesian restaurant from former TV chef Lonny. Try the rijsttafel (rice table) with a Bintang beer.
Duende Tapas Bar
62 LindengrachtGreat tapas and live flamenco every first Saturday of the month.
Sit back, relax and let chef Guillaume and his equipe surprise you with a mouth watering 3-4-5-6-7-course menu for very reasonable prices in this once typically brown cafe.
109 locals recommend
Restaurant Daalder
1 PostjeswegSit back, relax and let chef Guillaume and his equipe surprise you with a mouth watering 3-4-5-6-7-course menu for very reasonable prices in this once typically brown cafe.
Another really good coffee bar with a big roaster in the back.
21 locals recommend
Headfirst Coffee Roasters
150 WesterstraatAnother really good coffee bar with a big roaster in the back.
Chef and owner Jo Vaessen cooks with respect for animals and the earth. He uses Dutch local produce, organic and seasonal where possible. He serves matching Dutch artisan beers.
9 locals recommend
Restaurant Dwars
24 EgelantiersstraatChef and owner Jo Vaessen cooks with respect for animals and the earth. He uses Dutch local produce, organic and seasonal where possible. He serves matching Dutch artisan beers.
Tiny restaurant with a set 3 course menu. Delicious, surprising and creative combinations. In summer you can dine outside on the pavement.
89 locals recommend
Balthazar's Keuken
108 ElandsgrachtTiny restaurant with a set 3 course menu. Delicious, surprising and creative combinations. In summer you can dine outside on the pavement.
Bistrot Neuf
9 HaarlemmerstraatFrench bistro with great food and matching wines.
La Perla Pizzeria
53 Tweede TuindwarsstraatGreat wood oven pizza's.
Great Italian restaurant known for its authentic Italian dishes. Reservation recommend.
313 locals recommend
Toscanini
75 LindengrachtGreat Italian restaurant known for its authentic Italian dishes. Reservation recommend.
Tiny Italian restaurant which excels at simple Italian dishes. The building and interior will make you think of an old-school Amsterdam brown cafe.
66 locals recommend
Eetcafé Koevoet
17 LindenstraatTiny Italian restaurant which excels at simple Italian dishes. The building and interior will make you think of an old-school Amsterdam brown cafe.
Best apple pie in town. Go to the farmers' market on Saturday and queu up for the world famous apple pie on the sunny terrace.
506 locals recommend
Winkel 43
43 NoordermarktBest apple pie in town. Go to the farmers' market on Saturday and queu up for the world famous apple pie on the sunny terrace.
Cosy little coffee bar next door. Famous for it's cappuccino, latte macchiato and babyccino for the little ones.
40 locals recommend
Tazzina
139 BrouwersgrachtCosy little coffee bar next door. Famous for it's cappuccino, latte macchiato and babyccino for the little ones.
All time favorite. For coffee, lunch or a beer with real Dutch bitterballen (try the vegetarian ones!). Beautiful location with a great terrace.
160 locals recommend
Café Thijssen
107 BrouwersgrachtAll time favorite. For coffee, lunch or a beer with real Dutch bitterballen (try the vegetarian ones!). Beautiful location with a great terrace.
Great organic breakfast, lunch and coffee - vintage design in a living room setting.
76 locals recommend
Vinnies
46 HS HaarlemmerstraatGreat organic breakfast, lunch and coffee - vintage design in a living room setting.
Coffee & Such
182 HaarlemmerdijkBest coffee in town in a New York style coffee bar.
Entertainment & Activities
A traditional Italian ice cream factory in the middle of the Jordan. Prepare to cue up on sunny days.
66 locals recommend
Monte Pelmo
17 Tweede AnjeliersdwarsstraatA traditional Italian ice cream factory in the middle of the Jordan. Prepare to cue up on sunny days.
Arts & Culture
The Movies
159 - 163 HaarlemmerdijkWatching art house movies in a great art deco decor.