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can stay in one of their two “Gypsy caravans”—“Pipo de Clown”
or “Mammaloe” (Sb-€88, Db-€99, “Vermeer Room” Db-€150,
Tb-€137.50, Qb-€175, includes breakfast, free Internet access and fee
for Wi-Fi, behind church/Market Square at Vrouwenregt 9-11, tel.
015/219-0219, fax [phone], www.emauspoort.nl, emauspoort
@emauspoort.nl).
$$ Hotel de Koophandel has 25 painting-over-the-bed
rooms right on the charming, lively, tree-and-restaurant-lined
Beestenmarkt square (Sb-€85, Db-€99, extra bed-€25, recep-
tion closed 23:00-7:00, Beestenmarkt 30, tel. [phone],
fax [phone], www.hoteldekoophandel.nl, hotel@hotelde
koophandel.nl).
$ 't Raedthuys is a hotel/restaurant right on Market Square,
renting seven basic, lightly renovated rooms. Some rooms have tiny
bathrooms shoehorned into a corner. The location couldn't be more
central, but this is best suited for travelers on a tight budget (S-€52,
Sb-€62, D-€59, Db-€69, Tb-€99, breakfast-€7, Markt 38-40, tel.
015/212-5115, fax [phone], www.raadhuisdelft.nl).
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As Delft is a university town, well-priced and lively eateries
abound. Most places have outdoor seating, sometimes on an invit-
ing square or on a little barge floating in the canal out front.
Kleyweg's Stads Kof yhuis is a local institution that's won
prizes for its sandwiches (see the trophies above the counter). This
is a great spot for an affordable bite, either in the country-cozy
interior or out on a canal barge (€5-7 sandwiches, €6-10 pancakes,
big €11 salads, Mon-Fri 9:00-20:00—until 19:00 Oct-March, Sat
9:00-18:00, closed Sun, just down the canal from the Old Church
at Oude Delft 133, tel. [phone]).
De V is a lively pub with a local following loyal to its straight-
forward and well-priced food. Sit in the crowded area near the bar,
or elbow your way up top to the glassed-in patio (€8 daily specials,
€10-15 main dishes, daily 16:00-24:00, just past the TI and Old
Church along the canal at Voorstraat 9, tel. [phone]).
Around Beestenmarkt: Literally “Beast Market” for the live-
stock that was once sold here, this square is more local-feeling and
appealing than the more prominent Market Square (described
below). Do a spin around the square to scope out the food and
seating (indoor or outdoor) you like best. I ate well at V laanderer,
serving good, trendy, pricey, well-presented food. You can sit
out on the square; in the dimly lit, old-fashioned dining room;
or in the partly glassed-in patio out back (€19-22 main dishes,
€35 fixed-price meals, daily 12:00-24:00, Beestenmarkt 16, tel.
015/213-3311).