Cocktail Five Points

7 x drinking cocktails in The Hague

#1 Office 1643 A new Hague hotspot with international influences. The historic building on Prinsegracht has been converted into an ambitious and hip restaurant and bar with natural wines, a bistro kitchen and club nights. The menu has French and Japanese influences and no fewer than 20 (!) signature cocktails...

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Ultramarine

Cocktail bar Ultramarine 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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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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The Golden 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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