Personal tips & recommendations

 

Food:

  • Het Wapen van Kennemerland (Haarlem): 
  • Tent6 (Zandvoort Beach): Nice with kids! 
  • Café Colette (Haarlem): traditional French bistro with great food and wines 
  • Pannenkoekenhuis de Konijnenberg (Heemstede): great pancakes, kids love it 
  • La Forca (Haarlem): great Italian restaurant 
  • Toujours; great sushi
  • Restaurant Wilma & Albert (Haarlem): another traditional French bistro with great steaks and bbq $
  • Ratatouille (Haarlem): Probably the best in Haarlem. You won’t be disappointed. Michelin star. 
  • Table24 (Haarlem): great food platters and cocktails 
  • The golden Bull; Argentinian steaks; the best

Local bars & local coffee:

  • Café Van Beinum (Haarlem): our favorite Bar, they also have great Hamburgers.
  • Viq; winebar
  • Cocktailbar Wigbolt: Best cocktails in Haarlem
  • Beaches (Zandvoort & Bloemendaal) are also always a great place for drinks with good weather

Beach (our favourite hangouts):

  • Tent 6 (Zandvoort): great laid-back beach place with great food, nice place for kids.
  • Hippie Fish (Zandvoort): another relaxing spot with really nice food
  • Woodstock; (Bloemendaal); very famous and when its getting dark; there are nice parties
  • Branding (Noordwijk): just a bit further but also a lovely beach (with great breakfasts)

Kids & Outside:

  • Linneaushof (5.5km): largest outdoor playground in Europe
  • Baluba (Zandvoort): Indoor Playground
  • KidsBalooz Haarlem: indoor playground
  • Groenendaal Bos (Forest): nice forest for a Sunday morning stroll, also has a childrens’ farm
  • Groenendaal Speeltuin: outdoor playground
  • Amsterdamse Waterleiding Duinen (massive dune area): has various entrances (‘t Panneland, Oase, Zandvoortselaan) 🡪 https://awd.waternet.nl/bezoek/adres-en-bereikbaarheid/

Sports

  • Cycling, running or walking to the beach
  • Running: It is nice and easy to run around the Groenendaal Forest. If you want something more challenging, run from our house towards the dunes and back. 
  • Golf Club Haarlemmermeerse 

Other places to consider when here

  • Local Market in Haarlem (every Saturday at ‘de Grote Markt’.
  • Cronjé Haarlem, shopping street
  • Volendam/ Edam / Marken area
  • Haarlem (little Amsterdam, great shopping and restaurants)
  • Amsterdam (obviously)

Public transport:

Bike Rental:

Taxi:

  • Taxidriver: +31 639595235
  • Taxi Amsterdam TCA: +3120-7777777
  • Uber

Hospital / MD:

  • Spaarne Hospital Haarlem Zuid (4,9 km): Boerhaavelaan 22, Haarlem +3123-2240000
  • Spaarne Hospital Hoofddorp (6,5 km): Spaarnepoort 1, 2134 TM Hoofddorp

 

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