Guidebook for Breda
Food Scene
For take out french fries. Owner Achmed may look a bit taciturn, but happens to be one of the nicest guys around. If you arrive around 6 or 7 on a Friday night, be prepared to qeueu up outside!
Snackbar De Klimop
24 KlimopstraatFor take out french fries. Owner Achmed may look a bit taciturn, but happens to be one of the nicest guys around. If you arrive around 6 or 7 on a Friday night, be prepared to qeueu up outside!
Take out (or eat on premise, but don't expect candlelight ...) sushi under a minute from the house.
Toppi Sushi
4 Generaal MaczekstraatTake out (or eat on premise, but don't expect candlelight ...) sushi under a minute from the house.
Good spot for views of the Breda Castle and people-watching. New management has brought new life to Binnen. For al fresco drinks, wine bar (red tip: Laderes de el Sequé), restaurant.
Binnen Breda
21A HavenGood spot for views of the Breda Castle and people-watching. New management has brought new life to Binnen. For al fresco drinks, wine bar (red tip: Laderes de el Sequé), restaurant.
2 Minutes from the quaint Ginneken square (Ginnekenmarkt), great for unfussy dining. We recommend the satay skewers (with sweet peanut sauce) and the ribs - choice of sweet or hot sauce.
Dobelix Eetcafe
244 Ginnekenweg2 Minutes from the quaint Ginneken square (Ginnekenmarkt), great for unfussy dining. We recommend the satay skewers (with sweet peanut sauce) and the ribs - choice of sweet or hot sauce.
The training restaurant of Breda's hotel management school. Dinner on Tue/Wed/Thu only. In terms of quality/price ratio, there is no equal!
Sibelicious
2 Monseigneur HopmansstraatThe training restaurant of Breda's hotel management school. Dinner on Tue/Wed/Thu only. In terms of quality/price ratio, there is no equal!
On Mondays, a talented trainee- chef heads the training restaurant of this vocational hotel school (Cas Spijkers Academie) reservation needed. http://www.cingelcollege.nl/restaurant-baroc)
Cingel College
35 MarkendaalsewegOn Mondays, a talented trainee- chef heads the training restaurant of this vocational hotel school (Cas Spijkers Academie) reservation needed. http://www.cingelcollege.nl/restaurant-baroc)
Nice breakfast place - if you can wait until 9.30 (Sundays) or 8.30 (all other days).
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In Kannen & Kruiken
45 VeemarktstraatNice breakfast place - if you can wait until 9.30 (Sundays) or 8.30 (all other days).
A 15-20 minute walk from the house. Small French-themed restaurant. No wine list, the maitre keeps a wide range of French wines and prefers to suggest wines by the glass; you can sample all pours before you decide. Good and affordable.
Bistro Formidable
69 Prins HendrikstraatA 15-20 minute walk from the house. Small French-themed restaurant. No wine list, the maitre keeps a wide range of French wines and prefers to suggest wines by the glass; you can sample all pours before you decide. Good and affordable.
Gauchos
33 Grote MarktFriendly service, good steaks.
(For some reason it says Haagsemarkt, but this is in the Veemarktstraat, downtown): The (retro) concept may or may not be your kind of thing, but the food is definitely OK! Try the 3 mini sandwiches.
Tante Betsie
16a Sint Janstraat(For some reason it says Haagsemarkt, but this is in the Veemarktstraat, downtown): The (retro) concept may or may not be your kind of thing, but the food is definitely OK! Try the 3 mini sandwiches.
A small tapas place. Lunch bar mostly, but also: 'Hora del Vermut', Fridays 5-10PM drinks with one free pincho (bread tapa).
Vermut
1b KoninginnestraatA small tapas place. Lunch bar mostly, but also: 'Hora del Vermut', Fridays 5-10PM drinks with one free pincho (bread tapa).
Potato concept but not too in-your-face. Affordable. Try the potato beer!
De jongens van zand en klei
76 VeemarktstraatPotato concept but not too in-your-face. Affordable. Try the potato beer!
Essentials
Albert Heijn
46 GinnekenwegClosest supermarket
Slagerij De Groene Weg
1 GinnekenwegOrganic butcher
Great for groceries on your way back home from the city center!
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AH Oude Vest
5 Oude VestGreat for groceries on your way back home from the city center!
Everything Else
Family-run liquor store, friendly staff. Mostly wines, but they also carry soft drinks, beer and spirits.
Slijterij en Wijnhuis "de Vijver"
114 KoninginnestraatFamily-run liquor store, friendly staff. Mostly wines, but they also carry soft drinks, beer and spirits.
Het Huisartsenteam Dudok
3 EggestraatClosest doctor/GP/MD. +31 76 522 7520
Shopping
Apotheek van den Bergh
23 GinnekenwegPharmacy / Drugstore
Many people rave about this, we were underwhelmed. You may want to try it out for yourself.
Ice cream Frezzo Breda
1 Nieuwe GinnekenstraatMany people rave about this, we were underwhelmed. You may want to try it out for yourself.
Arts & Culture
Stedelijk Museum
22 BoschstraatFor all ages, and tastes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Probably the most successful new hospitality venture in town, of the last 2, 3 years. For after-shopping drinkes on Saturday, Sunday afternoon.
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De Boterhal
19 Grote MarktProbably the most successful new hospitality venture in town, of the last 2, 3 years. For after-shopping drinkes on Saturday, Sunday afternoon.
In the old city (Oranjeboom, Skol) brewery, a new semi-hipster concept. We - decidedly non-hipster - also felt welcome here. Many beers, informative beer list, the original brewing kettles, attentive staff, (when we were there) a DJ playing a rather varied set (lounge to golden oldies) ... just a few minutes outside the center, but still on 'the right side of the tracks' ;-)
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Beers & Barrels
15 CeresstraatIn the old city (Oranjeboom, Skol) brewery, a new semi-hipster concept. We - decidedly non-hipster - also felt welcome here. Many beers, informative beer list, the original brewing kettles, attentive staff, (when we were there) a DJ playing a rather varied set (lounge to golden oldies) ... just a few minutes outside the center, but still on 'the right side of the tracks' ;-)
In the old city (Oranjeboom, Skol) brewery, a new semi-hipster concept. We - decidedly non-hipster - also felt welcome here. Many beers, informative beer list, the original brewing kettles, attentive staff, (when we were there) a DJ playing a rather varied set (lounge to golden oldies) ... just a few minutes outside the center, but still on 'the right side of the tracks' ;-)
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Beers & Barrels
15 CeresstraatIn the old city (Oranjeboom, Skol) brewery, a new semi-hipster concept. We - decidedly non-hipster - also felt welcome here. Many beers, informative beer list, the original brewing kettles, attentive staff, (when we were there) a DJ playing a rather varied set (lounge to golden oldies) ... just a few minutes outside the center, but still on 'the right side of the tracks' ;-)