Must-see nightlife in Southeastern Netherlands

  • Robbies Cafe

    Den Bosch

    Perfect for a coffee, fresh juice, croque-monsieur or lunchtime baguette, Robbies is a prize-winning 'concept store' in a former bank building – look…

  • In Den Ouden Vogelstruys

    Maastricht

    Right on a sunny Vrijthof corner, this classic brown bar features swords, medals and portraits of 1950s patrons on the dark panelled walls. Seven draft…

  • Brasserie La Bonbonerie

    Maastricht

    Despite toweringly high ceilings with mirrored panelling and a large central chandelier, this grand cafe isn't unduly upmarket. Outside peak mealtimes it…

  • Café Bar le Duc

    Den Bosch

    Amid the crush of appealing bars on Korenbrugstraat, Bar Le Duc is a buzzy, narrow haunt cluttered with nautical gear and assorted oddments of bric-a-brac…

  • De Gouveneur

    Maastricht

    Sit on a perfectly located market-edge terrace and peruse the 'bible' listing 270 varieties (16 on tap) in this veritable museum of beer. Classic Belgian…

  • Koffiehuis Voltaire

    Den Bosch

    Apparently Voltaire drank 40 cups a day, but one or two are delicious enough to savour at this friendly, alternative coffee specialist with stool-seats…

  • Café de Pieter

    Maastricht

    Small, wonderfully authentic brown bar with higgledy-piggledy art, terrace seating beside a rampart wall and tap beers including Tongerlo and Valkenburg…

  • Zondag

    Maastricht

    Hitting the perfect note between hipster coffee house, cosy lunch spot and in-the-know drinking hole, Zondag draws a smart youthful set day and night…

  • Cafe Forum

    Maastricht

    This unpretentious local corner pub is worth investigating on Monday evenings when a jazz trio plays after 10pm, sometimes joined by student musicians…