Food and drinks
‘Eat what the pot serves!’ say the West Frisians, but in your free time, you prefer dining out. Hospitable West Friesland takes good care of you even then. From breakfast to going out, from a quick snack to an extensive menu. Discover the cozy restaurants, eateries, and pubs, as well as the fruit farms, vineyards, and farm shops where you can taste local products. Enjoy your meal!
Oasis in Westfriesland
Within the Westfriese Omringdijk you will find an oasis of eating and drinking places where you can feast on tasty dishes and drinks from home and abroad. What are you hungry for?
Imagine yourself in the subtropics at beach pavilion De Zoete Zee near Medemblik, beach pavilion Enkhuizen on the IJsselmeer and beach pavilion Oranje Buiten on Markermeer. Laze away with a drink and your feet in the sand or eat a bite on the terrace. Is the weather not cooperating? You can also enjoy the boats on the turbulent water inside. Restaurant Oase is a hidden gem behind the dike in Schellinkhout, located on the Hoornse Hop. A hotspot with design, cocktails and food that will make you lick your fingers!
10x drinks & bites
* Het Wagenwiel in Lambertschaag
* De Brouwerij in Medemblik
* Brouwerij de Werf in Enkhuizen
* Het Café van Wervershoof
* Brakeboer in Medemblik
* De Post in Midwoud
* Vroeg of Laat in Spanbroek
* ‘t Springend Paard in Hensbroek
* Nelly’s in Obdam
* De Paus in Lutjebroek
3x village restaurants
Robacher’s Watermolen
This romantic estate in Hauwert is hidden behind a welcoming gate. An imposing driveway takes you to the watermill terrace and the Manor House or to De Herenkamer & Hofstede. A wonderful place to retreat to or celebrate a party.
Café ’t Centrum
Stop in De Weere for lunch at the cozy eatery. Thirsty? Book a high wine or high beer. Lover of special beer? Meet beer society Humulus Lupulus.
Brasserie 1718
Biking on your way through? Disembark in Hoogwoud for a cup of coffee with homemade pastries. Or choose regional products with your lunch or dinner. That way you can get to know the West Frisian villages even better.
Culinary luxury
For an evening of culinary luxury, you've come to the right place at:
* Meijer’s 2.0 in Medemblik
* Het Kerkje in Andijk
* Marque Restaurant in Hoorn
* Oxalis in Wervershoof
* HAVN in Hoorn
* La Mère Anne in Oudendijk
* De Amethist in Obdam
3x historical location
Kasteel Café bij Radboud
Taking a bite out of time? At the Kasteel Café at Radboud in Medemblik, drink coffee on the grounds of Count Floris V.
Eet- en drinklokaal Rijksmagazijn
Dining and drinking hall Rijksmagazijn in Enkhuizen was built in 1907 by order of Rijkswaterstaat. The monument falls under industrial heritage and overlooks the water on three sides. Worth a tasty visit!
Café de Stompe Toren
Have a drink at Café de Stompe Toren in Aartswoud, where the plush rugs are still on the table and the walls are papered with pictures from days gone by.
Delicious with the kids
- At IJgenweis eten & drinken in the Streekbos, you’ll have a quiet drink with a view of the kids having fun on the beach, in the lake and the playground. Played out? The menu is there for the whole family.
- Name a favorite dish with a P. Right! The pancake houses in Avenhorn, Hem and Scharwoude are looking forward to it.
- An eatery with an indoor sandbox? Yes indeed! At Turf in Hoorn you enjoy lunch while the kids play in the sand, play games or color.
- Crafts, baking cookies, reading aloud, music and good food? It’s all possible at Pret Kidscafé in Hoorn. What fun!
Behind toy store De Vliegenzwam you will find the tea garden and garden cafe. That’s two birds with one stone!
Taste the Region
A slice of butter-smeared currant muffin, a creamy sheep's milk ice cream or a real West Frisian pager. The region is on the menu of restaurants and eateries, but you can also taste it at fruit farms and farm stores. What makes your mouth water?Kaasboerderij Berkhout
Craving cheese? At the Berkhout Cheese Farm in Hoogwoud they make the cheeses from their own cow's milk, but also from goat's milk, sheep's milk and organic milk. You can find this cheese at Schiphol, in tourist stores, cheese specialty stores and in the cheese store or on the farm. Come learn about the old craft, the cows and the delicacies.
Wijngaard Saalhof
Fond of wine? At vineyard Saalhof in Wognum you can taste original wines from West Frisian soil. Have a guided tour, do a wine tasting and eat in the delicious restaurant.
De Opperdoezer Ronde
Power to the pieper! The Opperdoezer Ronde is not just any potato. This tasty little round potato is famous throughout the Netherlands and has a Protected Designation of Origin. Only potatoes grown within a radius of one kilometer around the church of Opperdoes may bear this name.