9 Best Bars in The Randstad, Netherlands

With a small canalside terrace, and an extensive selection of drinks served by knowledgeable bar staff, this one-room café is just two minutes from the busy central Markt square, yet it has the welcoming vibe of a locals' bar.

The Café de Linde is a mellow place for a drink or a light meal.

This ultrafriendly corner bar has been around for over 125 years and is one of the best places in Utrecht to enjoy a craft beer, with around 100 on offer.

As well as being a great place to dine, the Jopenkerk brewpub is also one of the places to be seen in Haarlem.

With its idyllic location on Delft's nicest square, Moeke is not only a good place to eat, it's also a fine place to chill out with a cold one.

Catch live music at this excellent rock music venue—Haarlem's answer to the Melkweg in Amsterdam, only without the really big bands.

With 30 taps and 120 more available in bottles and cans, this is the best craft-beer bar in town.

With 20 beer taps in its upper bar, a cellar café below that spills onto a waterside terrace beside the Oudegracht canal, and a full dinner menu, this city center taproom of Utrecht's foremost craft brewery is a popular meeting spot for locals and visitors alike.