Tasty wines at AREIA: 'Trust is important to us, as is quality'

"A wine connoisseur, me? Well, mostly an enthusiast," says Cor Roeleveld decidedly. It all started with the Barón de Ley from Spain. He has the bottle of Rioja wine brought to him by a colleague behind the imposing bar in AREIA. "Before I started years ago with the first location...

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De Gouden Ton: 'It's okay to talk about wine casually'

As soon as we take a step on the floor of Portuguese mosaic tiles at number 81 Denneweg, we are whisked back to 1870, the year when, in this little building (70 square metres), the ceiling was decorated with ornaments of grape bunches and the walls were permanently hidden from view...

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Brute Beans: the secret of really good coffee

After water and tea, coffee is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. But coffee is like wine; there is infinite quality in terms of coffee beans, in terms of how they are roasted, ground and blended. Coffee enthusiast Jop Bröcker (42) only roasts Brute Beans in his roastery; they do not provide...

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The unprecedented transformation of Kasteel de Wittenburg

It is exemplary of the transformation the castle and surrounding estate have undergone under Meppel's reign, which now spans 12 and a half years. "When I applied, the Wittenburg was tattered and corny. With holes in the carpet and the natural stone floor," he recalls

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Marius Wine

Marius is now a café in addition to wine shop

A luxury problem forced Marius van der Vliet to rethink the concept of his wine shop at 91-93 Piet Heinstraat. "After our warehouse moved to the Binckhorst, with 220 square metres we actually had far too much retail space," explains the...

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The Harbour Club: a first-class bubbly experience in the Binckhorst 

At this new location of The Harbour Club, on the top floor of BINK36, right next to the railway tracks along which the trains from The Hague travel across the country, it's a good place to be. Inside, after you take the lift up, you'll find a huge...

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Papa Steak Hotspot

5x new hotspots in the Hague

1. Café Cami Café Cami, one of the new hotspots in Zeeheldenkwartier, serves drinks and dinner as well as lunch on Saturdays and Sundays. The eatery serves a menu of classic bistro dishes, often with a surprising twist. Think...

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annerieke simeone, arie alderliesen, sassaia vrolijk and marcel van er kleijn at Lema Flagshipstore on Kneuterdijk in The Hague. Launch At Our Residence

This is how the launch party of Bij Ons In De Residentie

"We thought: we'll do things a little differently this year. We are not choosing hospitality, we are having our party at the very exclusive Italian design brand Lema. With very exclusive furniture. On which chef Marcel van der Kleijn's drinks and appetisers ab-so-lutely won't spill on...

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Chef-owner Joris Peters is looking for a successor to run his restaurant Aan de Zweth in Schipluiden.

Star chef Joris Peters (Aan de Zweth) seeks successor

Six days a week, he works. On the four days the restaurant is open, from Thursday to Sunday, he is the chef himself in the spacious kitchen with a team of seven colleagues. On the other days, he works the administration

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Around the Corner: Duinoord

In the late nineteenth century, the first plans emerged for a new residential area in an ancient dune area. The Duinoord district was built. An elegant, quiet neighbourhood characterised by beautiful art-noveau architecture. Or as it is more often described: a neighbourhood with 'truly Hague houses'. The Reinkenstraat in...

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