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Although this area of Holland is home to some of the country's most worldly restaurants, keep in mind that most bars also offer house specials whose prices are usually cheap enough to keep students and young people sated (keep an eye out for the kleine kaart, or lighter meal menu, usually offered in the bar area and available throughout the day). Perennially popular dishes such as satay and pepper steak never come off the menu.
The interior of this brewpub is spectacular enough with its exposed stone walls and foundations, but it is the setting for its beer garden---on Heilige Geestkerkhof beside the Oude Kerk---that makes it truly worth stopping here for a scenic snack or lunch. Toasties, rolls, and burgers dominate the lunchtime menu, while if you drop by later the dinner menu expands to more substantial fare, such as pork stewed in a house beer.
A short walk from the Frans Hals Museum - HOF, the city's favorite ice-cream parlor has been making Italian-style gelato since 1949, in around 50 mouthwatering flavors.
The spacious and high-ceilinged Grand Café Brinkmann offers baguettes, pancakes, and other light snacks. Windows edged with stained glass overlook the Grote Markt and Sint Bavo's church across the square.
In business for more than half a century, Stads-Koffyhuis looks out over the oldest and one of the most beautiful canals in Delft. Inside, you'll find a stamtafel, a large table laid out with newspapers and magazines, where anyone may sit and chat, as well as smaller individual tables where you can enjoy good coffee, delicious pancakes, and terrific apple pie.
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