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5 healthy treats in The Hague

1. Club Vers Just a stone's throw from Hollands Spoor Station, you will find Club Vers, the breakfast and lunch café for those who want to get back on track with their healthy resolutions after the festive season. Here, everything revolves around fresh, healthy and delicious food. From burgers and sandwiches to soups, juices...

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Gastrobar Berlage

Gastrobar Berlage: fabulous place amid the international organisations

A name change that should give it a different look. It is around the corner from the Marriott Hotel, the Catshuis where Prime Minister Dick Schoof resides and more than a dozen international organisations and embassies. Eighteen years ago, her husband, Bauke van Schaik, left as chief...

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Everything you need to know about champagne

Sparkling wines always bring an extra dimension to the glass. But how do those bubbles actually get into the wine, and whence the high price? According to tradition, it all came about by chance: a spontaneous, second fermentation occurred in an already sealed bottle. Because carbonic acid...

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Kantoor 1643

Kantoor 1643: working overtime has never been so enjoyable

The odds may not be very good, but suppose the king comes along and he gives you a free hand, which cocktail will it be? Sergii Alieksieiev (36), co-owner of Office 1643 on Prinsegracht, doesn't have to think long. "A Vetiver Knickerbocker....

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Erik Tas

“That feeling of home is so important in our restaurants”

"Can we call? I'm having a big lunch." Erik Tas, chef and owner of star restaurant 't Ganzenest in Rijswijk and bistro Bij Erik in Leidschendam, cannot come to The Hague right now for a chat about his cuisine. It's holiday time and it...

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5x new hotspots in the Hague

1. Quila Latin America has found its way to the Dunne Bierkade with the new restaurant Quila. The menu is inspired by Mexican cuisine, the rich flavours of Argentina and the earthy, comfort food of Colombia. Quila serves both brunch and dinner. Do you have antojitos...

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Cocktail bar Ultramarijn and the masters of mixology

It is only two o'clock in the afternoon, but when Ruben Hartog, bar manager of cocktail bar Ultramarijn, asks if we want a drink, of course we don't order coffee. But something without alcohol - after all, we need to stay fresh for the interview. With a grin, Ruben puts a highball...

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6 x chocolate in The Hague

#1 Hop & Stork In a historic building in the Passage, spread over two floors, is chocolate studio, shop and tasting room Hop & Stork. It also roasts its own coffee on site. The chocolate studio is completely open, so while you're sipping a creamy cappuccino, you can...

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House of Lords

'House of Lords is flexible like a chameleon'

On the eve of their 20th anniversary, everything will be different for Raymond Talsma and Leon Harinck of The Hague-based catering company House of Lords. Having already moved in on Leidsestraatweg since the opening of the Louwman Museum, they will part ways at the end of 2023. "If...

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The nicest coffee shops The Hague

The best Hague coffee shops of the moment

Although there is nothing wrong with the old, familiar Haagse bakkie pleur, specialty coffee hotspots are springing up like mushrooms. Here are our six favourites: #1 DuckRabbit Coffee Brewers DuckRabbit opened its doors on Molenstraat in March. Owner Wesley Piket presses us...

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