Not a cafe nor a restaurant but both in a way. A cross mix of styles: appetizers, variety of Beers,…read morewines and soda's, reading, life-music, presentations in a hideaway side-street in old town Hoorn. Guests can become the cooks, or music-performers. Terrace in the backyard. A mix of people working and visiting, but all with fresh looks on life. Have a try!

Perfect pies and desserts! Can't believe I found this pearl in this small town! The owner is so…read morenice and friendly! Love it!!!

Good bagels as a nice stop for lunch, friendly staff and quick service. Nicely decorated insideread more

Brought my daughter here to grab a bite to eat before heading back to the hospital. When we walked…read morein I noticed it was trendy. I also noticed how filled it was with ladies, there were a few men, but it was primarily ladies & young children. So, I guess a local place to grab a snack or simple lunch. When looking for a warm meal in Europe, you have to search, as most places, like Turf, are mostly sandwiches & snacks. Well, due to my daughter being overdue, she's hungry. Not in the mood for sandwiches, we opted to try their nachos. Mind you, this is two Texas women getting nachos. Pretty much set this place up to fail. We knew they wouldn't be able to do it properly, but we went in knowing this will be the EU version of nachos. Nachos were nacho chips in a bowl with some cheese sprinkled over the top & maybe a sliced tomato cubed on the top, & served with a thimble size guacamole. (Remember, we are Texans.) we both giggled at the guacamole. Oh, & by "nacho chips," I mean they're were the generic style nacho flavoured chip. It made me think of Taco Bell's Dorito taco. It was that kinda good. We both agreed that if the nachos back in Texas were made with flavoured chips, people would like them even more. Tasty! The most annoying thing about the nachos though, was the belief that they used the 2nd half of a bag of chips. Yeaaahhh! We got the crumbles from the bottom. Normally, not a problem, but if I'm paying €7 for "nachos," I do not care for crumbles. So, the chips were poured into a glass bowl, about 100 grams of cheese was sprinkled over the top, it was (obviously) then put in the oven. (Because I burned my knuckle while trying to dip a chip in the thimble.) Okay, let's get to the guacamole. Because the size was literally a condiment container, you know one of those little paper cups you get when getting ketchup or something? Yeah! It was that size. See the photo. Well, guacamole is hard to mess up. I mean it's smashed avocado, salt, pepper, tomatoes, & normally lemon or lime juice. Sure, you can add in other things, but this was as basic as you can get. It was decent guacamole. I only ate two chips "dipped" into it, as I wanted my pregnant daughter to eat it. Seriously, it was like an after thought, after a mediocre date. Not bad, just meh. For drinks we had Coke. (My daughter's treat only when dining out, & only one.) So, for €11 you can get some meh nachos & two Cokes. Really, an okay place. Would I come back? Nah.

Meals are terrific. BUT weekends the restaurant is overrun by young children. When this happens it…read moreis very unpleasant to have a meal. BUT at the times when there are no children the meals and services are super.

Het Muzieklokaal is a music café in Utrecht that I heard about when it opened just over a year ago…read moreand finally had the chance to visit. Such a cool idea, it's a normal enough cafe but then with a grand piano in the middle. Why? Because they regularly have performances here by musicians and ensembles! I came on Sunday, where their regularly scheduled classical music hour happens from 16.00 to 17.00. My excuse for coming was that an old friend of mine was playing, but I was also curious to see the café. It was very busy but the waitstaff quickly came and took my order at my table. It took a while for my coffee to arrive but it was fine. A little before 16.00 the musicians appeared and started to tune their instruments. When they were ready to play the proprietor whistled to get everyone's attention and introduced the artists. The concert is in principle 2x20 mins with a 20 min pause in between. During the concert everyone stayed silent and listened (or continued to work on their computers) and the staff came around with drink orders for anything except coffee or tea - because the coffee machine makes too much sound to use during the concert! Overall I found the atmosphere really nice. I was really impressed how attentive the audience was, and it's such a nice relaxed and informal atmosphere to experience classical music in. Families came with their small children so they could look at the instruments close up, university students took a break from writing papers to listen to Bach, and there were quite a few people who came specifically for the concert. They have all sorts of concerts and activities so I highly recommend checking out the agenda on their website. But if you love music, coffee, and cocktails, then this is your place!!!!!