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race is packed with seemingly everyone in town enjoying coffee and cake or cocktails and
dinner. Ask for the password to access the free wi-fi.
(
www.blauwetheehuis.nl
;
Vondelpark 5;
9am-10pm;
;
1 1e Constantijn Huygensstraat)
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Gollem's Proeflokaal
BEER CAFE
Take a day trip to Belgium without leaving Holland. Sip a cherry Kriek or a Trappist ale
amid vintage beer signs and paintings of tippling monks in Gollem's relaxed ambiance.
Bartenders offer guidance to beer neophytes and fanatics alike. Dishes (€14 to €18), in-
cluding Trappist cheese fondue, croquettes and Flemish stew, tempt drinkers who work up
an appetite.
(
www.cafegollem.nl
; Overtoom 160-162;
from 4pm Mon-Thu, from noon Fri-Sun;
1 1e Con-
stantijn Huygensstraat)
19
Het Groot Melkhuis
Like something out of a fairy tale, this huge thatched house at the forest's edge invites you
in. The self-service cafe, with a vast drinking and dining forecourt, draws loads of famil-
ies since it's next to a sandy playground where kids can go wild.
(
www.grootmelkhuis.nl
; Vondel-
park 2;
CAFE
from 10am, closed Mon & Tue in winter;
;
1 1e Constantijn Huygensstraat)
20
Parck
CAFE
Ah, the simple concepts in life: cold beer on tap and crave-worthy burgers (veggie ones,
too) in a friendly corner pub stocked with oodles of magazines, a pool table, and plenty of
outdoor tables and couch space for lounging.
(
www.cafeparck.nl
; Overtoom 428;
from 3pm Mon-
Fri, from noon Sat & Sun;
;
1 Jan Pieter Heijestraat)
