The Haarlem City Guides answer what visitors actually want to know: where to eat herring and rijsttafel, which almshouse courtyards and Golden Age museums to put first, where to drink jenever or a house beer brewed inside a church, and how to reach the dunes, the beach, Leiden or The Hague in under an hour. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Haarlem City Guides
- 121 places
- 6 guides
- 4 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Haarlem guides
Food guide
22 places
Herring on the Botermarkt, an Indonesian lunch for €8, beer inside a church, two serious tasting menus and the best apple pie in town.
Things to do guide
20 places
Golden Age portraits, the oldest museum in the Netherlands, quiet almshouse courtyards, a working windmill and the dunes on the edge of town.
Family guide
20 places
Free city farms, the beach and dunes by bus, a huge playground, museums with fossils and a windmill, and where to go for pancakes.
Nightlife guide
19 places
Old tasting rooms pouring jenever, beer in a former church, small cocktail bars that take drinks seriously, late jazz and beach clubs for sunset.
Day trips guide
20 places
North Sea beaches ten minutes away, dune parks, bulb country and Amsterdam, Leiden, The Hague and Delft by train or bus.
Budget guide
20 places
Free museums and hofjes, the paid sights that earn their ticket, free dunes and beach and lunches under €10.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
De Lachende Javaan
Frankestraat 25
Haarlem’s best-known Indonesian address, dressed like a Javanese house, where rijsttafel arrives as a parade of small dishes kept warm at the table. Even the smallest version fills most people, at roughly €35 to €50 a head. From the food guide.
Het Dolhuys
Schotersingel, 10 min north of the station
A 16th-century asylum, original isolation cells included, now home to the national museum of psychiatry. A small tablet guides you while the building tells its own story; it is reflective rather than grim, and most visitors stay two to three hours. From the things to do guide.
De Cruquius
Cruquiusdijk 27, 20 min by bus from Haarlem station
The 1849 steam pumping station that emptied the Haarlemmermeer, the lake whose bed now carries Schiphol. Inside sits the largest steam engine ever built, with volunteers explaining it in English. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Haarlem
Day one: herring on the Botermarkt, the Grote Markt and the St. Bavo Church, then Teylers Museum and the Gravestenenbrug, with dinner on Lange Veerstraat. Day two: the Frans Hals Museum, a loop past the hofjes, a bike ride through the dunes to the beach at Bloemendaal and a beach club for sunset. For a rainy or slow day: Het Dolhuys, rijsttafel or a tasting paddle at Jopen, or a train to the Rijksmuseum or the Mauritshuis. Most museums close on Monday and the hofjes on Sunday.
Questions about the Haarlem guides
What do the Haarlem City Guides cover?
Food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget: six guides with 121 places between them. Each entry gives the reason to go, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
When do I receive the guides?
As soon as payment goes through, the links show on your order page and in your confirmation email. Open them in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Will the guides work offline in Haarlem?
Yes. Load each guide once with a connection and it keeps working without one, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages can I read the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What do the Haarlem guides cost?
€4.99 for one guide, €8.99 for two, €15.99 for four and €19.99 for all six.
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