Lemiza Nicolau’s favourites

1. Favourite restaurant: Villa Coucou I only discovered Villa Coucou recently, but it already feels like a firm favourite. As soon as I step inside, it’s as if I’ve been transported to the South of France for a moment. The warm atmosphere, the beautiful décor and that lovely garden with its pétanque…

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Binnenhof

Take a journey through time at the Binnenhof Information Centre

Opposite the Binnenhof, at Plaats 22, stands a 16th-century building – once a luxurious wine merchant’s and a piano shop, now an information centre dedicated to the Binnenhof. You can take a guided tour or explore for yourself how the Binnenhof has developed since the Middle Ages into the…

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Max Health Club

At Max Health Club, tranquillity and wellbeing have been elevated to an art form

As you walk up the stairs at Max Health Club, running parallel to the sports field, you’ll see the lounge area of this modern gym. Here, you can pop open your laptop for a bit or relax with a coffee or a healthy shake. We have a view of the swimming pool,…

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‘Invest in building resilience’

Rabobank: “Want to reduce vulnerability? Then let’s all pitch in together”

“I’ll put my Hague accent to one side,” jokes Harry Wientjens, a born-and-bred resident of The Hague and director at Rabobank Regio Den Haag.  An introductory video shown during the Rabobank Prinsjesdag Event shows how he drove in an electric Rabo 2CV from the head office on Bezuidenhoutseweg to the Freedom Dinners on 5 May…

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5 Japanese restaurants

The best Japanese restaurants in The Hague (Sept 2026)

1. Yuzu In an old garage on the Bierkade, chef Amir Omarzai runs the trendy Japanese restaurant Yuzu, which features an open kitchen, a robatayaki grill and an atmospheric street food bar. If you’re just here for sushi, you’ve come to the wrong place. Instead, Omarzai serves small,…

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Estrafidus

Estrafidus helps companies and expats move forward

“Our work is complex; these areas of law directly affect people’s identities,” explains Tizena, a marketing specialist. As a partner, her focus includes raising awareness of Estrafidus and driving its business development. “That’s why the client comes first for us. Reliability, quality and collaboration are at the heart of Estrafidus; we genuinely want to be a trusted partner….

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Café-Brasserie ‘Nationaal’

‘Nationaal’, a culinary tribute to our southern neighbours

A bar with red panelling, Thonet chairs, smoked-glass mirrors, shutters on the windows and sansevierias as decoration. Thanks to its refined details, time seems to have stood still for at least half a century at Café-Brasserie ‘Nationaal’ on the corner of Prinsegracht and Boekhorststraat. But appearances can be deceiving. The…

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Calla's The Hague

The next chapter of Calla’s

When Ronald van Roon and Bianca Fellinger officially became the owners of Calla’s restaurant on 1 July 2025, they emphasised that little would change for guests. This appears to be largely true. Nevertheless, there are now definitely some noticeable differences. To some, it may seem like a minor detail,…

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sunny hotspots

6 sunny terraces in The Hague

1. De Kade We’ll kick off this list with this cosy bistro on the edge of the city centre. With a lovely terrace by the water, this is the perfect place to settle down for a bite to eat and a drink after a hot day. The owners…

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ROC Mondriaan

ROC Mondriaan takes hospitality to the next level

Artificial intelligence (AI), data-driven working practices and automation are also making their mark on the hospitality sector. The robot that drives around collecting empty plates in the restaurant of the Van der Valk Hotel in The Hague-Wassenaar is tangible proof of this. And yet this is the place where…

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