Discover the stories behind Leiden
From courtyards and museums to independent shops and the market. Find a place for your next walk.
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis is one of the world's largest natural history museums, with more than 42 million objects in its scientific collection. The building was completely renewed in 2019 and now offers a modern, interactive experience. **Why visit** This is where nature and science come alive. From fossil dinosaurs to living plants, from meteorites to the biodiversity of the Netherlands -- Naturalis changes how you see the world. **Highlights** Trix, the real skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The living rainforest hall where you walk among tropical plants and animals. The Ice Age room with mammoths and sabre-toothed cats. The Earth hall with volcanoes, earthquakes and meteorites. And LiveScience, where you watch researchers at work behind glass. **For families** Naturalis is one of the best family museums in the Netherlands. Children can spend hours with the interactive exhibitions, the T. rex skeleton and the rainforest hall. **Practical** Two to four hours. Slightly outside the centre (ten minutes by bike, twenty minutes on foot from Centraal). Closed on Mondays. Buy tickets online -- the museum is popular and can sell out.
Hortus botanicus Leiden
The Hortus botanicus Leiden was founded in 1590, making it one of the world's oldest botanical gardens. It was laid out by Carolus Clusius, the celebrated botanist who brought the first tulip bulbs to the Netherlands and started the tradition that made Dutch flowers famous around the globe. **Why visit** The Hortus is a living museum spanning more than four centuries of botanical science. You walk among thousands of plant species from every continent, from tropical orchids in the historic greenhouses to the reconstruction of Clusius' original 1594 garden. **What makes it special** The Netherlands is known worldwide for tulips, flower bulbs and the flower auction. That tradition started right here, in this garden, when Clusius planted his first tulip bulbs. The Hortus tells that story through living plants. **What you will see** Tropical greenhouses with orchids, ferns and butterfly plants. The Clusius Garden with historic crops. A Japanese ornamental garden. The Victoria greenhouse with giant water lilies. An orchard of heritage Dutch fruit varieties. And a terrace overlooking the Rapenburg canal. **Practical** Allow at least ninety minutes to see everything at a comfortable pace. A visit in February looks completely different from one in May -- every season brings different blooms. Free wheelchairs available at the entrance. Children aged 3 and under enter free.
Schaapsvishandel - Viswinkel
Schaapsvishandel has been a Leiden family business since 1938 and is the only traditional fish shop that actually originates from Leiden. While other fish sellers come from surrounding towns, Schaapsvis is rooted in the city itself. **Why Schaapsvis** The Schaap family is known for honesty and fair value. You will not be served old fish at tourist prices here. What you buy is fresh, honestly priced and prepared with care. It has been that way for almost ninety years. **The fish shop** The permanent shop at Herenstraat 48 is open on regular weekdays. You will find fresh fish, fried fish, salads, kibbeling and smoked specialties. The shop is small but the quality is high -- this is not a chain, this is craft. **Tip** Try the kibbeling or the herring sandwich. And if you are in Leiden on Wednesday or Saturday, look for the fish cart at the market -- same family, same craft, just outdoors.
Schaapsvishandel - Woensdagmarkt
Every Wednesday, the Schaap family's fish cart is at Leiden's Wednesday market on Nieuwe Rijn. Several fishmongers trade here, so use the exact map location and reference photo to find the correct cart. **Wednesdays only** This location is active on Wednesdays only. The cart is there from early morning until the market closes. It serves freshly fried kibbeling, herring, fried fish and fish sandwiches to eat straight away. Other fish stalls mainly focus on fresh fish to take home. **How to recognise the correct cart** Look clearly for the name Schaapsvishandel or the Schaap family on the cart and check the location on the map. A reference photo will be added.
Schaapsvishandel - Zaterdagmarkt
Every Saturday, the Schaap family's fish cart is at Leiden's Saturday market, opposite De Waag on the Vismarkt. Several fishmongers trade here, so use the exact map location and reference photo to find the correct cart. **Saturdays only** This location is active on Saturdays only. It serves kibbeling, herring and fried fish sandwiches to eat straight away. Other fish stalls mainly focus on fresh fish to take home. **How to recognise the correct cart** Look clearly for the name Schaapsvishandel or the Schaap family on the cart and check that you are opposite De Waag. A reference photo will be added. Afterwards, you can get a freshly made stroopwafel from Tony Vergunst.
Tony Vergunst Stroopwafels
Freshly made stroopwafels at Saturday's market. A fixture for generations.
Leidsche Koek
A floating cookie bakery on the Oude Rijn baking cookies from a 1602 Leiden recipe.
Leidse Woensdagmarkt
Leiden's Wednesday market runs through the historic centre with fruit, vegetables, cheese, flowers, fish and food.
Leidse Zaterdagmarkt
Leiden's largest regular market with roughly 210 stalls throughout the historic centre.
Leidens Ontzet / 3 Oktober Feest
Leiden's Relief celebrates the end of the Spanish siege in 1574 with parades, music, hutspot and herring.
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Museums
Museum De Lakenhal
Museum De Lakenhal is Leiden's city museum, housed in the monumental Laecken-Halle from 1640 on the Oude Singel. After a thorough renovation in 2019 the building combines seventeenth-century grandeur with a clean modern interior. **Why visit** This is the museum where you understand why Leiden was one of the wealthiest cities of the Dutch Golden Age. The collection tells the city's story through paintings, silver, glass and historic objects -- from the cloth industry that made the city rich to the artists who worked here. **Highlights** The Last Judgement by Lucas van Leyden, a 1526-1527 triptych that ranks among the most important Dutch paintings. Works by the young Rembrandt and Jan Steen, both born in Leiden. The historical rooms about the 1574 Siege and Relief. And the temporary exhibitions that consistently surprise. **Practical** Allow one and a half to two and a half hours. The museum has a cafe with a waterside terrace. Free entry with Museumkaart. Easy to reach: ten minutes on foot from Leiden Centraal.
Oude Singel 32, Leiden
More info →€14,00
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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national museum of archaeology, located on the Rapenburg in one of the most beautiful streets in the Netherlands. The collection spans thousands of years of human history. **Why visit** This is one of the few places in Europe where you can walk into a real Egyptian temple. The Temple of Taffeh from the first century AD was donated to the Netherlands by Egypt in 1979 and stands freely accessible in the central hall. **Highlights** The Temple of Taffeh in the great hall. The Egyptian mummy collection. Greek vases and Roman sculptures. And the Archaeology of the Netherlands wing with finds from prehistory to the Middle Ages, including treasures from the Leiden region itself. **For families** The museum has special children's routes and interactive elements. Children find the mummies and the temple particularly impressive. **Practical** Allow one and a half to three hours. Located on the Rapenburg, within walking distance of the Hortus and the Academiegebouw. Free with Museumkaart.
Rapenburg 28, Leiden
More info →€16,00
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Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is the national museum for the history of science and medicine, housed in the former sixteenth-century Caecilia Hospital. **Why visit** Leiden is a city of science. The first Dutch university was founded here, and Boerhaave, Einstein and Lorentz all worked here. This museum tells that story through real instruments, experiments and discoveries. **Highlights** The Anatomical Theatre from 1596, one of the best preserved in the world -- originally built for public dissections. The collection of historic microscopes, telescopes and medical instruments. The Discovery Lab where you conduct experiments yourself. And the Einstein room about the years Albert Einstein spent working in Leiden. **For families** Children can carry out their own experiments in the Discovery Lab. Special children's routes are available. **Practical** One and a half to two hours. Centrally located near the Rapenburg. Free with Museumkaart. Closed on Tuesdays.
Lange St. Agnietenstraat 10, Leiden
More info →€16,00
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Wereldmuseum Leiden
The Wereldmuseum Leiden houses one of the largest ethnographic collections in the world, gathered by Dutch explorers, traders and scientists over four centuries. **Why visit** This museum shows how Leiden as a university city and trading hub was connected to the entire world. The collection includes more than 300,000 objects from Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas. **Highlights** The Buddha collection from Southeast Asia. Indonesian wayang puppets and textiles. African sculpture and masks. The section on the VOC and the trade relations that made this collection possible. **Good to know** The museum consciously addresses the colonial origins of many objects. This makes the visit extra valuable -- you see not just the art, but the story behind it. **Practical** One and a half to two and a half hours. Centrally located on the Steenstraat. Free with Museumkaart.
Steenstraat 1, Leiden
More info →€20,00
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Japanmuseum SieboldHuis
The Japanmuseum SieboldHuis tells the story of the unique bond between Leiden and Japan, a relationship spanning more than two centuries. The museum is housed in the former home of Philipp Franz von Siebold on the Rapenburg. **Why visit** Siebold was a German physician who worked in Japan for the VOC in the early nineteenth century. He brought back thousands of objects, plants and drawings to Leiden -- forming one of the most important Japan collections outside Japan. **Highlights** Original Japanese prints, lacquerwork, ceramics and kimonos from the Edo period. Siebold's personal collection. Rotating exhibitions on contemporary Japanese art and culture. **Good to know** The museum is small and intimate -- that is precisely what makes it special. The canal house itself is part of the experience. **Practical** One to one and a half hours. On the Rapenburg, walking distance from the Hortus and the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. Free with Museumkaart.
Rapenburg 19, Leiden
More info →€11,00
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis is one of the world's largest natural history museums, with more than 42 million objects in its scientific collection. The building was completely renewed in 2019 and now offers a modern, interactive experience. **Why visit** This is where nature and science come alive. From fossil dinosaurs to living plants, from meteorites to the biodiversity of the Netherlands -- Naturalis changes how you see the world. **Highlights** Trix, the real skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The living rainforest hall where you walk among tropical plants and animals. The Ice Age room with mammoths and sabre-toothed cats. The Earth hall with volcanoes, earthquakes and meteorites. And LiveScience, where you watch researchers at work behind glass. **For families** Naturalis is one of the best family museums in the Netherlands. Children can spend hours with the interactive exhibitions, the T. rex skeleton and the rainforest hall. **Practical** Two to four hours. Slightly outside the centre (ten minutes by bike, twenty minutes on foot from Centraal). Closed on Mondays. Buy tickets online -- the museum is popular and can sell out.
Darwinweg 2, Leiden
More info →€17,00
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Pilgrim Museum Leiden
The Leiden American Pilgrim Museum is a small, intimate museum in an authentic fourteenth-century house in the Beschuitsteeg, in the heart of the Pieterskwartier. **Why visit** The Pilgrims lived in Leiden for eleven years before sailing to America in 1620. This was no brief stopover -- they worked here, married here, had children and built a community. The museum tells that story honestly, without romanticising it. **What you will see** The house itself is furnished as a seventeenth-century Leiden home, with furniture, household items and documents from the time of the Pilgrims. You receive a personal tour showing daily life in Leiden around 1609. **Good to know** This is not a large museum with digital screens. It is a real house with a story, run by volunteers who know everything about the Pilgrims. That personal approach is precisely what makes it special. **Practical** Thirty to sixty minutes. In the Pieterskwartier, walking distance from the Pieterskerk and the Jean Pesijnhofje.
Beschuitsteeg 9, Leiden
More info →€5,00
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Young Rembrandt Studio
The Young Rembrandt Studio is a reconstruction of the workshop where Rembrandt van Rijn learned to paint as a young man under master Jacob van Swanenburgh and later Pieter Lastman. **Why visit** Rembrandt was born in Leiden in 1606 and spent his first twenty years here. This is where you understand how a miller's son from Leiden became the most famous painter of the Dutch Golden Age. **What you will see** A reconstructed studio with seventeenth-century painting materials, pigments and techniques. Interactive demonstrations show how Rembrandt learned to work with light, shadow and layers of paint. You can experiment with the materials yourself. **Good to know** The museum tells the story of Rembrandt's Leiden years, which are often skipped in favour of his Amsterdam period. But this is where it all began. **Practical** Forty-five minutes to one and a half hours. Centrally located on the Langebrug.
Langebrug 89, Leiden
More info →€12,50
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Molenmuseum De Valk
Molenmuseum De Valk is a 1743 stone tower mill, seven storeys tall, right in the centre of Leiden. The mill is fully furnished and shows how a miller's family lived and worked here. **Why visit** The Netherlands and windmills belong together, but most visitors have never seen the inside of one. De Valk shows you -- from the living room on the ground floor to the milling loft at the top, where you see the mechanism up close. **Highlights** The original milling equipment that can still operate. The living quarters where the miller's family lived. The view from the gallery platform across Leiden's rooftops. And the collection of model mills showing different mill types. **Good to know** The mill is steep and narrow -- you climb real mill stairs. That is part of the experience, but it is not wheelchair accessible. **Practical** Thirty to sixty minutes. At the edge of the centre near the Lammermarkt. One of the most affordable museums in Leiden.
2e Binnenvestgracht 1, Leiden
More info →€5,00
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Museum Het Leids Wevershuis
Het Leids Wevershuis is an original seventeenth-century weaver's house on the Middelstegracht. It is one of the few places in the Netherlands where you can see what the textile industry actually looked like in daily life. **Why visit** For centuries Leiden was Europe's largest textile city. Tens of thousands of people worked in the cloth industry -- including women and children. This museum tells that story through a single house, a single loom, a single family. **What you will see** A working seventeenth-century loom. The living room of a weaver's family. Demonstrations of weaving and spinning. The materials and tools used to make cloth. **Good to know** This is one of Leiden's true hidden gems. Small, personal, run by volunteers who master the craft themselves. The museum has limited wheelchair access -- narrow corridors and high thresholds. Only the ground floor is reachable with a narrow wheelchair and a companion. **Practical** Thirty to seventy-five minutes. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 13:00-16:00. Free admission.
Middelstegracht 150, Leiden
More info →€0,00
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Hortus botanicus Leiden
The Hortus botanicus Leiden was founded in 1590, making it one of the world's oldest botanical gardens. It was laid out by Carolus Clusius, the celebrated botanist who brought the first tulip bulbs to the Netherlands and started the tradition that made Dutch flowers famous around the globe. **Why visit** The Hortus is a living museum spanning more than four centuries of botanical science. You walk among thousands of plant species from every continent, from tropical orchids in the historic greenhouses to the reconstruction of Clusius' original 1594 garden. **What makes it special** The Netherlands is known worldwide for tulips, flower bulbs and the flower auction. That tradition started right here, in this garden, when Clusius planted his first tulip bulbs. The Hortus tells that story through living plants. **What you will see** Tropical greenhouses with orchids, ferns and butterfly plants. The Clusius Garden with historic crops. A Japanese ornamental garden. The Victoria greenhouse with giant water lilies. An orchard of heritage Dutch fruit varieties. And a terrace overlooking the Rapenburg canal. **Practical** Allow at least ninety minutes to see everything at a comfortable pace. A visit in February looks completely different from one in May -- every season brings different blooms. Free wheelchairs available at the entrance. Children aged 3 and under enter free.
Rapenburg 73, Leiden
More info →€14,00
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CORPUS
CORPUS is an interactive journey through the human body inside a striking 35-metre-tall building on the edge of Leiden. You literally walk through organs, blood vessels and the brain. **Why visit** There is nowhere else in the world quite like CORPUS. You start at the knee and travel upward through the body: lungs, heart, brain. Along the way you experience how your body works through sounds, images, scents and movement. **Highlights** The journey through the beating heart. The lung chamber where you feel yourself breathe. The brain where you follow nerve signals. The cinema inside the stomach. And the view from the roof across the Bio Science Park and Leiden. **For families** CORPUS is ideal for children aged six and up. The tour lasts about one hour and is fully guided. Children learn about their own body in a way they will not soon forget. **Practical** One and a half to two hours including waiting and the post-visit area. Reservation required -- time slots. Located at the Bio Science Park, reachable by bus or car. Not in the centre, but easy to combine with Naturalis.
Willem Einthovenstraat 1, Oegstgeest
More info →€21,75
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Pieterskerk
The Pieterskerk is Leiden's largest and most important medieval church, a late-Gothic building from the fifteenth century at the heart of the Pieterskwartier. **Why visit** This church is the focal point of Leiden's history. Pilgrim leader John Robinson and Rembrandt's family are buried here. Students of the first Dutch university gathered here. The church is now deconsecrated and serves as an event venue and monument. **Highlights** The grave of John Robinson, leader of the Pilgrim Fathers. The tombstones of the Van Rijn family (Rembrandt's parents). The impressive organ. The late-Gothic vaults and nave. And the rotating exhibitions regularly held inside. **Good to know** The church is also used for concerts, fairs and events. Call ahead if you are coming specifically for the monument -- events may restrict access. **Practical** Thirty to sixty minutes. Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00-18:00. In the Pieterskwartier, next to the Pilgrim Museum. Wheelchair accessible, including adapted toilet.
Pieterskerkhof 1a, Leiden
More info →€5,00
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Oude Sterrewacht Leiden
The Oude Sterrewacht is Leiden University's historic observatory, built in 1860 and still in use for research and education today. **Why visit** Leiden has a rich astronomical tradition. Scientists like Willem de Sitter, Ejnar Hertzsprung and Jan Oort worked here and made fundamental discoveries about the universe. The observatory brings that tradition to life. **Highlights** The historic domes with original telescopes. The meridian instruments used to determine time. The collection of historic astronomical instruments. And on clear evenings, the chance to look through the telescope yourself. **Good to know** The observatory regularly organises open evenings and guided tours. Check the website for the current schedule. The building is just outside the busy centre, near the Hortus. **Practical** Forty-five minutes to one and a half hours. Near the Hortus Botanicus. Tours by appointment or during open evenings.
Sterrenwachtlaan 11, Leiden
More info →€5,00
Fish
Schaapsvishandel - Viswinkel
Schaapsvishandel has been a Leiden family business since 1938 and is the only traditional fish shop that actually originates from Leiden. While other fish sellers come from surrounding towns, Schaapsvis is rooted in the city itself. **Why Schaapsvis** The Schaap family is known for honesty and fair value. You will not be served old fish at tourist prices here. What you buy is fresh, honestly priced and prepared with care. It has been that way for almost ninety years. **The fish shop** The permanent shop at Herenstraat 48 is open on regular weekdays. You will find fresh fish, fried fish, salads, kibbeling and smoked specialties. The shop is small but the quality is high -- this is not a chain, this is craft. **Tip** Try the kibbeling or the herring sandwich. And if you are in Leiden on Wednesday or Saturday, look for the fish cart at the market -- same family, same craft, just outdoors.
Herenstraat 48, Leiden
More info →€5,00-25,00
Fish
Schaapsvishandel - Woensdagmarkt
Every Wednesday, the Schaap family's fish cart is at Leiden's Wednesday market on Nieuwe Rijn. Several fishmongers trade here, so use the exact map location and reference photo to find the correct cart. **Wednesdays only** This location is active on Wednesdays only. The cart is there from early morning until the market closes. It serves freshly fried kibbeling, herring, fried fish and fish sandwiches to eat straight away. Other fish stalls mainly focus on fresh fish to take home. **How to recognise the correct cart** Look clearly for the name Schaapsvishandel or the Schaap family on the cart and check the location on the map. A reference photo will be added.
Nieuwe Rijn, Leiden (woensdagmarkt)
More info →€5,00-15,00
Fish
Schaapsvishandel - Zaterdagmarkt
Every Saturday, the Schaap family's fish cart is at Leiden's Saturday market, opposite De Waag on the Vismarkt. Several fishmongers trade here, so use the exact map location and reference photo to find the correct cart. **Saturdays only** This location is active on Saturdays only. It serves kibbeling, herring and fried fish sandwiches to eat straight away. Other fish stalls mainly focus on fresh fish to take home. **How to recognise the correct cart** Look clearly for the name Schaapsvishandel or the Schaap family on the cart and check that you are opposite De Waag. A reference photo will be added. Afterwards, you can get a freshly made stroopwafel from Tony Vergunst.
Vismarkt (tegenover De Waag), Leiden
More info →€5,00-15,00
Bakeries
Tony Vergunst Stroopwafels
Freshly made stroopwafels at Saturday's market. A fixture for generations.
Zaterdagmarkt, Leiden (bij de Waag)
More info →€2,50-5,00
Bakeries
Leidsche Koek
A floating cookie bakery on the Oude Rijn baking cookies from a 1602 Leiden recipe.
Oude Rijn (drijvende bakkerij), Leiden
More info →€3,00-15,00
Specialties
Kaasspeciaalzaak Van Boheemen
An authentic Leiden cheese shop on Lange Mare since 1956, known for traditional Boeren-Leidse cheese.
Lange Mare 100, Leiden
More info →€8,00-25,00
Markets
Leidse Woensdagmarkt
Leiden's Wednesday market runs through the historic centre with fruit, vegetables, cheese, flowers, fish and food.
Nieuwe Rijn, Vismarkt, Botermarkt, Aalmarkt, Leiden
More info →€5,00-25,00
Markets
Leidse Zaterdagmarkt
Leiden's largest regular market with roughly 210 stalls throughout the historic centre.
Nieuwe Rijn, Vismarkt, Aalmarkt, Nieuwstraat, Leiden
More info →€5,00-30,00
Events
LIFF - Leiden International Film Festival
An international film festival with premieres, independent cinema and international guests.
Bioscopen en festivalzalen, o.a. Trianon
More info →€5,00-20,00
Restaurants
Oudt Leyden
A classic Leiden pancake restaurant serving traditional Dutch pancakes, ranging from simple syrup pancakes to generous savoury versions. The Leiden mustard soup adds an extra local touch.
Steenstraat 49, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Restaurants
Pannenkoekenhuis De Schaapsbel
A traditional pancake house on the Beestenmarkt, established here in 1986. Pancakes are prepared in the open kitchen and fresh Dutch poffertjes are cooked on the griddle.
Beestenmarkt 7, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Restaurants
Annie's
Annie's sits exactly where the Oude Rijn and Nieuwe Rijn meet and features a large floating terrace. Visitors can eat and drink directly beside Leiden's canals while boats pass by.
Hoogstraat 1A, Leiden
More info →€15,00-35,00
Restaurants
Waag
A restaurant inside Leiden's historic Weigh House on the Aalmarkt. Visitors dine in one of the city centre's most distinctive monuments, with a waterside terrace outside.
Aalmarkt 21, Leiden
More info →€20,00-40,00
Restaurants
In Den Bierbengel
A cosy restaurant inside a historic building in Leiden's Pieterskwartier, featuring an old fireplace, maps and other period details. Around Leiden's Relief celebrations, traditional hutspot is served here.
Langebrug 71, Leiden
More info →€39,50-55,00
Restaurants
Brasserie Rumour
A modern brasserie close to Leiden's Burcht, serving lunch, dinner and drinks. During the Leiden Relief celebrations it serves a special hutspot with slow-cooked beef.
Burgsteeg 13, Leiden
More info →€18,50-35,00
Restaurants
Restaurant Scarlatti Leiden
A centrally located restaurant on the Stille Mare with a spacious terrace and broad lunch and dinner menu. Around 3 October, Scarlatti is one of the city-centre restaurants serving traditional hutspot.
Stille Mare 4, Leiden
More info →€15,00-37,00
Restaurants
Brasserie de Poort
A waterside brasserie beside the historic Zijlpoort on the eastern edge of the city centre. The menu focuses on sharing dishes with seafood, meat and vegetarian choices.
Haven 100, Leiden
More info →€20,00-45,00
Restaurants
Vooraf en Toe
An informal food, drink and art cafe on the Botermarkt with seating on a terrace boat. It works well for breakfast, coffee, lunch and, later in the week, a relaxed evening beside the canal.
Botermarkt 8, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Restaurants
Einstein Leiden
A Leiden cafe-restaurant on the Nieuwe Rijn that has been a familiar city venue since 1995. Its sunny canal-side terrace is the main attraction for visitors.
Nieuwe Rijn 19, Leiden
More info →€15,00-30,00
Restaurants
Dapp Frietwinkel Leiden
A small fries shop on the Aalmarkt where potatoes are cut and fried fresh in-store every day. The menu also includes Dutch snack-bar classics such as croquettes, bitterballen and frikandellen.
Aalmarkt 14, Leiden
More info →€4,25-15,00
Pubs & Bars
Cafe De Bonte Koe
A genuine historic Leiden brown cafe with a remarkably preserved old interior. Decorative tiles, woodwork and intimate rooms create an atmosphere that modern bars simply cannot reproduce.
Hooglandsekerk-Choorsteeg 13, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Pubs & Bars
Cafe De Vergulde Kruik
A historic brown cafe and bistro inside a listed building on Haarlemmerstraat. The old bar, Dutch tiles and stained glass make the interior an attraction in its own right.
Haarlemmerstraat 22, Leiden
More info →€10,00-30,00
Pubs & Bars
Cafe Barrera
A well-known Leiden cafe directly opposite Leiden University's Academy Building. Its waterside terrace on the historic Rapenburg captures the atmosphere of Leiden as a university city.
Rapenburg 56, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Pubs & Bars
North End English Pub
An English pub at the corner of the Rapenburg serving British beer, whisky and pub food. In good weather, guests can enjoy a pint on its canal-side lounge boat.
Noordeinde 55, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Pubs & Bars
Vlot Grand Cafe
A floating grand cafe inside a glass boat on Prinsessekade, surrounded by several terraces. It offers views across the Galgewater towards historic Leiden.
Prinsessekade 5L, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Pubs & Bars
Bikini Bikini
A restaurant-cafe in a historic warehouse beside Leiden's harbour, with a nautical atmosphere and large waterside terrace. It works from breakfast through late-night drinks.
Haven 1, Leiden
More info →€15,00-35,00
Pubs & Bars
Cafe De Uyl van Hoogland
A typical Leiden cafe in Nieuwstraat with a terrace close to Hooglandse Kerk. It is a good place for coffee, local beer or evening drinks among locals and students.
Nieuwstraat 28, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Pubs & Bars
Het Stadsbrouwhuis
A craft beer bar on Aalmarkt with its own working microbrewery. With dozens of draught beers and a large bottle and can selection, it is one of Leiden's strongest destinations for beer lovers.
Aalmarkt 1-3F, Leiden
More info →€10,00-30,00
Pubs & Bars
Lemmy's Beer and Whiskycafe
A classic beer and whisky cafe on Morsstraat with a huge selection of speciality beers and dozens of whiskies. Its intimate atmosphere is aimed firmly at genuine drinks enthusiasts.
Morsstraat 24, Leiden
More info →€10,00-20,00
Pubs & Bars
Proeflokaal 1574
A wine bar and restaurant on Apothekersdijk offering a large wine selection and organised tastings. Wine knowledge and food pairing are central to the concept.
Apothekersdijk 38, Leiden
More info →€15,00-40,00
Pubs & Bars
Rabaja
An Italian wine bar and kitchen on Morsstraat where wine is central to the experience. Italian and Mediterranean cooking is combined with specialist wine knowledge.
Morsstraat 25, Leiden
More info →€40,00-80,00
Pubs & Bars
Ottovino wines & bites
A new wine bar at Leiden's harbour offering dozens of wines by the glass and views towards the historic Zijlpoort. Wine is paired with small bites.
Haven 62, Leiden
More info →€10,00-30,00
Pubs & Bars
Cafe Frank
A cocktail bar beside the Pieterskerk serving cocktails, wine, beer and shared comfort food. Its terrace looks directly onto the historic Pieterskerk square.
Kloksteeg 7, Leiden
More info →€15,00-35,00
Pubs & Bars
Tabu
A colourful Latin American restaurant and cocktail bar with a sunny terrace, extensive cocktail menu and tropical atmosphere.
Rembrandtstraat 27, Leiden
More info →€20,00-45,00
Pubs & Bars
De Twee Spieghels
An intimate jazz and wine cafe near Hooglandse Kerk with regular live performances and jam sessions. Musicians perform only a short distance from the audience.
Nieuwstraat 11, Leiden
More info →€10,00-25,00
Top activities in Leiden
Leiden: Stadsrondvaart met gids
Ontdek Leiden vanaf het water met een begeleide grachtenrondvaart. Zie het historische stadscentrum en dwaal langs eeuwenoude grachten.
Leiden: Rondvaart door de historische binnenstad met gids
Verken de mooiste bezienswaardigheden van Leiden tijdens een rondleiding. Ervaar het stadscentrum met zijn schilderachtige grachten.
Leiden: Elektrische Bootverhuur
Wees je eigen kapitein en ontdek Leiden vanaf het water met 8 personen op een elektrische sloep. Geen vaarbewijs nodig.
De mooiste stadswandeling met gids in Leiden
Ontdek plaatsen die je niet in een reisgids vindt. Wandel door het historische centrum met een lokale gids.
Leiden: Molen- en Plattelandsrondvaart bij Keukenhof
Maak een schilderachtige molenrondvaart door het platteland van Leiden, op slechts 10 minuten van de Keukenhof.
Leiden: toegangsbewijs voor de Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Ontdek de oudste botanische tuin van Nederland met dit toegangsbewijs. Wandel door de Hortus Botanicus.
Leiden: wandeltour met gids en toegang tot Rembrandt Studio
Dit is de enige stadswandeling in Leiden met een gids in Nederland die je kunt combineren met een bezoek aan het Rembrandt atelier.
Noordwijk: toegangsbewijs voor de Space Expo
Bij Space Expo ontdek je de wereld van de ruimtevaart in al zijn facetten. Perfect voor gezinnen.
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