Guidebook for Leiden
Food Scene
Coffeecompany
156 BreestraatNice place to sit, work, study.
Anne&Max Leiden
2 GangetjeNice breakfast, sandwiches
Nice place where locals come for coffee and lunch.
8 Einheimische empfehlen
Vooraf en Toe Eet- Drink- en Kunstlokaal
8 BotermarktNice place where locals come for coffee and lunch.
Italian bar-bistro City Hall
3 StadhuispleinFor lunch, food, drinks at night.
Restaurant Burgerzaken Leiden
123 BreestraatGreat place for lunch and dinner.
Bagels & Beans
8 MaarsmansteegBest bagels in town :)
Drinks & Nightlife
Local parties for younger people, buy tickets if you want to see a concert / go to a party.
22 Einheimische empfehlen
Gebr. de Nobel
4-8 MarktsteegLocal parties for younger people, buy tickets if you want to see a concert / go to a party.
Sightseeing
Beautiful old "castle" (don't expect too much) with a nice view over the city and a lunch-place at the foot of the hill.
39 Einheimische empfehlen
Grandcafé De Burcht
14 BurgsteegBeautiful old "castle" (don't expect too much) with a nice view over the city and a lunch-place at the foot of the hill.
Arts & Culture
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
2 DarwinwegGreat nature museum to visit with kids.
Nice museum about different parts of the world.
94 Einheimische empfehlen
Nationales Museum für Ethnologie
1B SteenstraatNice museum about different parts of the world.
Corpus
1 Willem EinthovenstraatMuseum about the human body. Nice for kids.
Museum De Lakenhal
32 Oude SingelArt museum.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
28 RapenburgHistory museum.
Shopping
Breestraat
BreestraatLong street with some bigger shops, couple of book shops.
Haarlemmerstraat
HaarlemmerstraatLong shopping street (1KM)
Essentials
AH Hooigracht
85 HooigrachtLarge supermarket.
Hoogvliet
20 LevendaalClosest to our home.
Parks & Nature
Hortus Botanicus Leiden
73 RapenburgBotanical Gardens (no free entrance)
Vlietland
Nice lake with nature surrounding it.
Polderpark Cronesteyn
8 PolderpadBeautiful park to take a walk in.