Guidebook for Leiden
Restaurant options, Leiden
Lovely restaurant in Leiden with a 3 course meal for €14.25. However, booking is essential.
Proeflokaal Sijgje Leiden
6-8 MorsstraatLovely restaurant in Leiden with a 3 course meal for €14.25. However, booking is essential.
Great place for breakfast/lunch with an all day bagel breakfast with coffee and juice for €5.95 - €10.95.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bagels & Beans
8 MaarsmansteegGreat place for breakfast/lunch with an all day bagel breakfast with coffee and juice for €5.95 - €10.95.
Lovely old building with great menu. Please note not a coffee shop as in the Netherlands coffee shops are where you are able to buy drugs, this is a cafe.
Yoghurt Barn Leiden
19 AalmarktLovely old building with great menu. Please note not a coffee shop as in the Netherlands coffee shops are where you are able to buy drugs, this is a cafe.
Great pancakes with a really friendly service for a good price. Non dutch speakers welcome.
Pannenkoekenhuys Oudt Leyden B.V.
49 SteenstraatGreat pancakes with a really friendly service for a good price. Non dutch speakers welcome.
Nice Restaurant with a good ambiance, French cuisine. Medium price.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dende
5 Nieuwe RijnNice Restaurant with a good ambiance, French cuisine. Medium price.
Other guests have visited this restaurant and give it a high rating for food and service. In the harbour area of Leiden.
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lot en de Walvis
1 HavenOther guests have visited this restaurant and give it a high rating for food and service. In the harbour area of Leiden.
Street Way
16 VrouwensteegGreat Vietnamese restaurant recommended by our guests.
Tasty Indonesian Restaurant, highly recommended by guests who previously lived in Indonesia.
Sumatra House
3a Nieuwe BeestenmarktTasty Indonesian Restaurant, highly recommended by guests who previously lived in Indonesia.
Nice place for breakfast or lunch. Seating inside or outside
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
ROOS, Taste & Smile
12 BotermarktNice place for breakfast or lunch. Seating inside or outside
Bono & Vers
40 Lange MareGuests recommend this Italian restaurant for its tasty food and lovely atmosphere.
Parks & Nature
Keukenhof, the best day out among the flowers! Over 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips. A unique, unforgettable experience!
Besides the spacious 32 hectares of flowers you can enjoy the spectacular flower shows, surprising inspirational gardens, unique art and wonderful events. Do not miss the Tulip mania exhibition at the Juliana Pavilion.
Keukenhof is also fun for the children. They will have a blast with the treasure hunt, petting farm, maze and the playground.
Cost: Varies from year to year but you can visit the website to find out.
465 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Keukenhof
166A StationswegKeukenhof, the best day out among the flowers! Over 7 million bulbs will bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips. A unique, unforgettable experience!
Besides the spacious 32 hectares of flowers you can enjoy the spectacular flower shows, surprising inspirational gardens, unique art and wonderful events. Do not miss the Tulip mania exhibition at the Juliana Pavilion.
Keukenhof is also fun for the children. They will have a blast with the treasure hunt, petting farm, maze and the playground.
Cost: Varies from year to year but you can visit the website to find out.
The Hortus botanicus Leiden is the oldest botanical garden in The Netherlands. The oldest section of the Hortus, dating back to 1590, is the current Front Garden. It has been renovated with new plants and in 2000, a new glasshouse was added to form the Winter Garden. The Clusius Garden gives an impression of what the Hortus was like around 1600, when the bonds between the Netherlands and Asia were formed. The exchange of plants and knowledge between these cultures can be seen in the Japanese Garden. The Hortus’ pride, Victoria amazonica, can be admired in the Victoria Glasshouse.
Cost: €7.50 Adult, €3 Children from 3 years
95 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hortus Botanicus Leiden
73 RapenburgThe Hortus botanicus Leiden is the oldest botanical garden in The Netherlands. The oldest section of the Hortus, dating back to 1590, is the current Front Garden. It has been renovated with new plants and in 2000, a new glasshouse was added to form the Winter Garden. The Clusius Garden gives an impression of what the Hortus was like around 1600, when the bonds between the Netherlands and Asia were formed. The exchange of plants and knowledge between these cultures can be seen in the Japanese Garden. The Hortus’ pride, Victoria amazonica, can be admired in the Victoria Glasshouse.
Cost: €7.50 Adult, €3 Children from 3 years
Sightseeing
The famous windmills of Kinderdijk rise high above the polder landscape of Alblasserwaard, their mighty sails proudly facing the wind. €8 Adults, €5.50 4-12 year olds (2018)
195 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kinderdijk
The famous windmills of Kinderdijk rise high above the polder landscape of Alblasserwaard, their mighty sails proudly facing the wind. €8 Adults, €5.50 4-12 year olds (2018)
Arts & Culture
The National Museum of Antiquities brings archaeology and the ancient world to life. At our museum, everyone can discover the age-old civilizations of Egypt, the Classical World, the ancient Near East, and the Netherlands – in prehistoric, Roman, and medieval times.
77 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Nacional de Antigüedades (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)
28 Rapenburg The National Museum of Antiquities brings archaeology and the ancient world to life. At our museum, everyone can discover the age-old civilizations of Egypt, the Classical World, the ancient Near East, and the Netherlands – in prehistoric, Roman, and medieval times.
Museum Volkenkunde – the National Museum of Ethnology – is a museum about people.
Housed in a historic building just five minutes’ walk from Leiden’s central station.
94 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Nacional de Etnología
1 Steenstraat Museum Volkenkunde – the National Museum of Ethnology – is a museum about people.
Housed in a historic building just five minutes’ walk from Leiden’s central station.
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is the Netherlands’ treasure chamber of science and medicine. Really fascinating musuem.
47 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
10 Lange Sint AgnietenstraatRijksmuseum Boerhaave is the Netherlands’ treasure chamber of science and medicine. Really fascinating musuem.
The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. Although no longer used as a church you can book yourself on a guided tour of the history of this old church.
Pieterskerkstraat
PieterskerkstraatThe Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. Although no longer used as a church you can book yourself on a guided tour of the history of this old church.
Drinks & Nightlife
Lemmy's Biercafe
24 MorsstraatGreat real selection of craft beers and bar snacks.
Great little Brown cafe, where you can have a coffee, beer, borrell and a meal. Great meeting place with friends, close to Leiden Train Station
De Bruine Boon
1 StationswegGreat little Brown cafe, where you can have a coffee, beer, borrell and a meal. Great meeting place with friends, close to Leiden Train Station
Great selection of tap beers, where you can see the brewery in the great atmosphere but a little pricey.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Stadsbrouwhuis
1 AalmarktGreat selection of tap beers, where you can see the brewery in the great atmosphere but a little pricey.
De Stadthouder
13 Nieuwe RijnGreat place to get a drink in the evening, prices reasonable. Good atmosphere