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Cafés

includes deep chairs and a large
balcony. The restaurant serves some
of the finest, good-value Dutch and
International cuisine in town. Enjoy
cocktails and salsa dancing on
Wednesdays and Sundays. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday are DJ nights.
Greenwoods
3
Take a break from sight seeing
in this English-style tearoom with a
charming atmosphere. Hearty all-
day breakfasts, dainty high tea
complete with cream cakes, and a
top notch selection of hot drinks
make Greenwoods a popular
hangout (see p90).
4
Canal-side terrace at De Jaren De Bakkerswinkel
MAP P2 • Warmoesstraat 69
De Jaren
1 • 020 489 8000 • Polonceaukade 1
Wood, air, glass and light
(Westerpark) • 020 688 0632
seem the building elements of this • www.debakkerswinkel.com • €
spacious, multi-levelled grand café. Refined cream teas, delicate
Have a leisurely leaf through sandwiches, scrumptious cakes and
international newspapers at the mouthwatering quiches, all baked on
reading table, pile up your plate at the premises, are served at this
the salad bar, or sun yourself beside bakery in the city centre and in the
the canal on one of the best terraces Westergasfabriek west of the centre
in town (see p90). Het Blauwe Theehuis
Royal Café De Kroon
2 5
“The Blue Teahouse” in the
middle of the Vondelpark is a 1930s
MAP N6 • Rembrandtplein 17
• 020 625 2011 • www.dekroon.nl architectural treasure, a trendy night
• €€ spot and a great terrace café all in
Elegant with an eclectic touch, the one. Snack on well-filled sandwiches
Royal Café De Kroon was named for under the trees, dine in the upstairs
the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina restaurant or pick up a coffee on your
in 1898. The latest incarnation walk through the park (see p125).

Greenwoods, decorated as an English-style tearoom

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