Grand Café Brinkmann

Rows of chairs lined up on Café Brinkmann’s terrace make it feel like a cinema, so take a seat among the audience, order a drink and watch the show on Haarlem’s Grote Markt. The only thing missing is a bucket of popcorn. When the market ends, the sun has set and the square is empty, the action moves inside. Café Brinkmann has been around for decades and it's among the most popular watering holes in Haarlem. It's even said that famous Dutch writer Harry Mulisch used to spend lots of quality time here back in the 1960s. While we agree with Mulisch that it's a great place to have a few drinks, the food options are limited to overpriced sandwiches and seven simple main courses, so you might want to consider a liquid lunch.