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5 x Hague hotspots you don't want to miss (April 2025)

1. Onda Music and good food come together at Onda, the new hotspot in the Station neighbourhood. The menu, inspired by Northern European flavours, offers everything from subtle dishes to bold combinations. Think, for example, of a leek dish wrapped in seaweed - almost like a sushi roll. Meanwhile, hear...

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Franc Diafouka

Franck Diafouka (Head of Audit at the European Medicines Agency) favourites

1. Favourite ice cream parlour Het IJskabinet Franck Diafouka: "For the best ice creams in The Hague, Het IJskabinet is the place to be. The flavours, the friendly and fast service and the long opening hours make it my regular address. Dark chocolate, walnut, pistachio or rum-raisin - you can...

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Hague historical museum

City museum with national appeal

Location, location, location. It is a mantra from the real estate business, but location is also very important for the museum world. In The Hague, you can safely call the Museum Quarter, around the Hofvijver and Lange Voorhout, the A-location, with major crowd-pullers like the Mauritshuis...

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Summum

Summum knows what women want

'All I wanna do, is have some fun,' sings Sheryl Crow through the speakers at Summum on the Hoogstraat. And this stalwart Australian rock, pop and country singer might just succeed for an outfit at this fashion shop. "Feminine and sexy, yet quirky and...

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Pure Flowers

Flower-filled flights

As an eight-year-old boy, Peter van der Meij (Valkenburg, 1976) was already shouting at his father's flower stall: 'You'll find the most beautiful tulips and gladioli here!' When the owner of Pure Flowers utters that same phrase now, forty years fall away and that little boy flashes by. "That's...

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La Maison Guilhem

'Hague' patissier now produces its own champagne

French-British Marinette Diafouka, now based in The Hague and owner of La Maison Guilhem, worked as an interior designer in London. In 2011, she decided to take a break after the birth of her second child. A year later, she immersed herself in French haute...

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Igluu The Hague

Igluu on Zeestraat has lovely workspaces with a beautiful garden

Of course, things always turn out differently than you think. Also for Michiel Morks, who once studied IT and worked for fifteen years as a consultant for major banks. In 2008, he moved into his own office in Utrecht with two IT friends. They furnished the space to their own taste...

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