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Lanskroon
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BAKERY & SWEETS
Other historic bakeries have prettier fixtures and daintier cakes, but only humble Lansk-
roon has such a remarkable
stroopwafel
- crispy, big as a dessert plate and slathered with
caramel, honey or a deceptively healthy-tasting fig paste. In winter, locals come for spicy
speculaas
cookies and other holiday treats, and in summer there's thick nut- or fruit-
swirled ice cream.
(
623 74 43;
www.lanskroon.nl
;
Singel 385; items from €2;
8am-5.30pm Mon-Fri,
9am-5.30pm Sat, 10am-5.30pm Sun;
;
1/2/5 Spui)
18
Gebr Niemeijer
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This French bakery is a real find amid the Nieuwendijk's head shops. Grab a newspaper
and plop down at one of the sturdy wood tables to linger over flaky croissants for break-
fast or fantastic sandwiches made with walnut bread and lamb sausage (or gruyére cheese,
or fig jam…) for lunch.
(
www.gebroedersniemeijer.nl
; Nieuwendijk 35; mains €4-8;
CAFE
8.15am-6.30pm Tue-
Fri, to 5pm Sat, 9am-5pm Sun;
1/2/5/13/17 Martelaarsgracht)
19
Haesje Claes
€€
TRADITIONAL DUTCH
Haesje Claes' warm surrounds, a tad touristy but with lots of dark wood and antique
knick-knacks, are just the place to sample comforting pea soup and
stamppot
(potatoes
mashed with kale, endive or sauerkraut). The fish starter has a great sampling of different
Dutch fish.
(
624 99 98;
www.haesjeclaes.nl
; Spuistraat 273-275; mains €16-25, set menus from €27.50;
noon-10pm;
;
1/2/5 Spui)
20
Hofje van Wijs
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The 200-year-old coffee and tea vendor Wijs & Zonen (the Queen's purveyor) maintains
this pretty courtyard cafe. In addition to the usual offerings (cakes!), it serves inexpensive
CAFE
