Most of the pubs of Haarlem are located on or near the Grote Markt, in the center of town. A few of the ones on the Grote Markt have terraces where you can sit outside and enjoy the sight of the St.Bavo, the old city hall and the people walking by.
Bars
Cafe 1900
Café 1900 is one of the most popualr places in the center.
Address: Barteljorisstraat 10ZW, 2011 RB Haarlem Tel. 023 - 5318283
tel: 0226312885
De blauwe druif
In former days the inhabitants of Haarlem did not have shops to buy liquor, as a supermarket or licensed victualler's shop, in these days you went to a so called "proeflokaal". Here people could taste (the Dutch word is proeven or proef) the liquor or wine they wanted to buy.
Nowadays these tasting-rooms are rare, and De Blauwe Druif is one of the few left in Haarlem — a tiny brown bar with a long bar counter, dozens of jenevers and liqueurs on the shelf, and a clientele that still drops in for a "proefje" after work.