 | 8x Michelin level restaurants in and around The Hague1. Calla's * Tucked away on the Laan van Roos en Doorn, Calla's has stood firmly at star level for years. Since July 2025, Ronald van Roon and Bianca Fellinger have been full owners, without changing the character. Classic French cuisine remains pure and light, with... Read more |
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 | Leiden University and Brew & Bake open in former V&D building“Good to see you,” says Vice-Rector Erwin Muller of Leiden University Campus The Hague to entrepreneur Anil Soekhoe. “Our history goes back a long way.” Soekhoe, known for the quintessentially Hague chocolate paradise Hop & Stork in the Passage, explains: “We have both been members for years... Read more |
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 | 5x new hotspots in November (2025)1. Café Su Café Su by day, sushi by night. On Valkenboskade, where we have known the Sushi Girls for ten years, one of the newest hotspots opened in early November: Café Su. In the same premises where Lisa Sassen and Nicole Dessing roll sushi in the evening, you can... Read more |
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 | The shared philosophy of Impero Romano and Gaja"It's your birthday today, isn't it? Congratulations!", Umberto de Giuseppe says cheerfully and with many hand gestures to one of the staff as he walks into his restaurant on the corner of Kazernestraat and Denneweg. However early in the morning it is, the 62-year-old co-owner... Read more |
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 | Hop & Stork tastes like moreFor Anil Soekhoe (49), it is the smells and colours of opportunity. Ten years ago, the former international banker with a lifelong love for brown gold threw in the towel. After training in patisserie and as a barista, he opened here, at... Read more |
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 | 5 x Bib Gourmands in The Hague: discover culinary pearls1. Restaurant Ñ Restaurant Ñ (Nobelstraat) can be recognised by its old, ochre-coloured building and romantic terrace, including wooden folding chairs and linen-covered tables. With a jumble of small lights and a chilled bottle of white wine, the place looks just like a... Read more |
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 | 5x new hotspots in September (2025)1. Hito New on the North Beach: Hito. This permanent hotspot is all about Basque flavours. Chef Rogier Trip, known from Caron in Amsterdam, serves small dishes such as grilled artichoke and seared prawns, but his perfect hamburger with Morbier cheese is also... Read more |
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 | A visit to Vinostra feels like a holiday"It all started in corona time," Cor Roeleveld quips in the cosy establishment, where, thanks to the styling of his girlfriend Ghislaine Derks, natural wood and navy blue have a starring role. "We started delivery back then, and that was such a great success that we... Read more |
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 | 5x new Hague hotspots in June (2025)1. La Patrona Natalia Garcia and John Gulay are both from Mexico and previously ran restaurant Popocatepetl on Buitenhof together. Now they are opening La Patrona: a Mexican cantina in the premises next to O'Casey's on Noordeinde, the pub John owns. At... Read more |
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 | De Wittenburg most versatile castle in the NetherlandsThe memo board in his office does not leave a millimetre of blank space. The number of thank-you cards hanging from the clips is seemingly endless. Jim Boctor (30) removes the kraft paper around a porcelain plate painted with a chef who could have been Auguste Gusteau from 'Ratatouille'.... Read more |
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