Guidebook for Leiden

Nienke + Aarnoud
Nienke + Aarnoud
Guidebook for Leiden

Food Scene

Great fresh coffee with homemade almondmilk/soy and various cakes. 5 min walk.
Chummy Coffee Leiden
97 Breestraat
Great fresh coffee with homemade almondmilk/soy and various cakes. 5 min walk.
The best fresh lunch, homemade pie, juices, coffees on a nice location at the canal. 10 min walk.
15 locals recommend
ROOS, Taste & Smile
12 Botermarkt
15 locals recommend
The best fresh lunch, homemade pie, juices, coffees on a nice location at the canal. 10 min walk.
Their pizza is the best!
La Piccola Italia
2 Boommarkt
Their pizza is the best!
Just amazing food accompanied by the best wines.
7 locals recommend
Bistro Bord'o
2-3 Apothekersdijk
7 locals recommend
Just amazing food accompanied by the best wines.
Their bread and other fresh baked foods are so lovely!
15 locals recommend
Mamie Gourmande
14 Gangetje
15 locals recommend
Their bread and other fresh baked foods are so lovely!
Good food, atmosphere and people.
7 locals recommend
Brasserie De Engelenbak
38 Lange Mare
7 locals recommend
Good food, atmosphere and people.
Real Italian food, fresh pasta, salads, pizza, meatballs. Also good for lunch.
11 locals recommend
Bocconi Pasta Italiana
6 Burgsteeg
11 locals recommend
Real Italian food, fresh pasta, salads, pizza, meatballs. Also good for lunch.
The best sushi in town!
Sushi Bento
233 Haarlemmerstraat
The best sushi in town!
On wednesdays and saturdays you find a market around here with flowers, cheese, clothing, fruits and fish. If you like fish, ask for kibbeling with ravigotte saus. 5-10 min walk
18 locals recommend
Nieuwe Rijn
Nieuwe Rijn
18 locals recommend
On wednesdays and saturdays you find a market around here with flowers, cheese, clothing, fruits and fish. If you like fish, ask for kibbeling with ravigotte saus. 5-10 min walk
Coworking space and coffee bar in one! Also second hand clothing and nice products of entrepeneurs. They offer vegan lattes and home made baked pie! Always a nice experience to be there. Check their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/kleedvermaak
Kleedvermaak
181 Haarlemmerstraat
Coworking space and coffee bar in one! Also second hand clothing and nice products of entrepeneurs. They offer vegan lattes and home made baked pie! Always a nice experience to be there. Check their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/kleedvermaak
Great food, wine and nice service. The atmosphere is relaxed.
Fratelli Leiden
112 Lange Mare
Great food, wine and nice service. The atmosphere is relaxed.
Mediterranian restaurant, cosy spot and good food!
Catootje aan de Markt
10 Kaasmarkt
Mediterranian restaurant, cosy spot and good food!
Good spot on the canal with biologic drinks and foods. Ideal for coffee, lunch, afternoon drinks or dinner.
Cafe Restaurant Logica
11 Stille Rijn
Good spot on the canal with biologic drinks and foods. Ideal for coffee, lunch, afternoon drinks or dinner.
Cafe + Restaurant on the best location in city centre and with great food to share. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian.
11 locals recommend
Bar Lokaal
13 Hartesteeg
11 locals recommend
Cafe + Restaurant on the best location in city centre and with great food to share. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian.

Shopping

You can get here so many nice hot items, presents, food!
Thuis bij Van Manen
6-8 Hogewoerd
You can get here so many nice hot items, presents, food!
Small but so many beautiful clothes.
Boutique van Gendt
8 Burgsteeg
Small but so many beautiful clothes.

Getting Around

The central train station. Also a place to rent your bike.
65 locals recommend
Station Leiden Centraal
Bargelaan
65 locals recommend
The central train station. Also a place to rent your bike.
Parking. 10 minutes walk to your stay at our home. You can also park you car there.
Haagweg
Haagweg
Parking. 10 minutes walk to your stay at our home. You can also park you car there.

Essentials

49 locals recommend
Hoogvliet
20 Levendaal
49 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
127 Breestraat
7 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

20 locals recommend
Van der Werfpark
Kruitschip
20 locals recommend
30 locals recommend
De Leidse Hout
100 Houtlaan
30 locals recommend
Hot spot at the beach!
101 locals recommend
Branding Beach Club
105 Kon. Astrid Boulevard
101 locals recommend
Hot spot at the beach!
Nice beach, easy to get to by bus. Just as Noordwijk.
71 locals recommend
Katwijk aan zee
3 Sportlaan
71 locals recommend
Nice beach, easy to get to by bus. Just as Noordwijk.
71 locals recommend
Noordwijk
71 locals recommend
This is a great place for nice walks in nature with forest, canals and streams. The cafe in the park, called Tuin van de Smid is really good for coffee, tea and nice lunches. Hotspot for taking kids.
9 locals recommend
Tuin van de Smid
8 Polderpad
9 locals recommend
This is a great place for nice walks in nature with forest, canals and streams. The cafe in the park, called Tuin van de Smid is really good for coffee, tea and nice lunches. Hotspot for taking kids.

Sightseeing

20 locals recommend
Pieterskerk Leiden
16 Kloksteeg
20 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Sterrenwachtlaan
Sterrenwachtlaan
6 locals recommend
Gerecht
Gerecht
Coninckshof
Coninckshof
Loridanshof
Loridanshof
Best viewingpoint from a small castle on a hill in the middle of the city centre.
39 locals recommend
Grandcafé De Burcht
14 Burgsteeg
39 locals recommend
Best viewingpoint from a small castle on a hill in the middle of the city centre.

Drinks & Nightlife

19 locals recommend
Café De Uyl van Hoogland
28 Nieuwstraat
19 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Studio de Veste
15 2e Binnenvestgracht
6 locals recommend
This spot has a week-program full with live music or dance parties. Check their website: https://gebrdenobel.nl
22 locals recommend
Gebr. de Nobel
4-8 Marktsteeg
22 locals recommend
This spot has a week-program full with live music or dance parties. Check their website: https://gebrdenobel.nl
The oldest cafe of Leiden and across our house.
Van Goyen Jeneverhuis
4 Schoolsteeg
The oldest cafe of Leiden and across our house.
Cozy jazz cafe, live music.
10 locals recommend
De Twee Spieghels
11 Nieuwstraat
10 locals recommend
Cozy jazz cafe, live music.
Cosy brown cafe, next to restaurant de Engelenbak. 10 min walk.
Cafe In De Oude Marenpoort
36 Lange Mare
Cosy brown cafe, next to restaurant de Engelenbak. 10 min walk.
Also for drinks during the day, but you can also dance all night. A lot of international students come here. 5 min walk.
9 locals recommend
Café De Vergulde Kruik
22 Haarlemmerstraat
9 locals recommend
Also for drinks during the day, but you can also dance all night. A lot of international students come here. 5 min walk.
Great place on a nice corner at the canal. The area is in old Leiden, a beautiful walk from the Garage via the Pieterskerkplein to this bar/cafe. 5 min walk.
8 locals recommend
Café Barrera
56 Rapenburg
8 locals recommend
Great place on a nice corner at the canal. The area is in old Leiden, a beautiful walk from the Garage via the Pieterskerkplein to this bar/cafe. 5 min walk.
We like going here when the sun is shining, because of their great sunny terrace!
Cafe Re-Spons
4 Korte Mare
We like going here when the sun is shining, because of their great sunny terrace!