Dutch Design City: Eindhoven
Dutch Design City: Eindhoven
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Tips and tops for best time in Eindhoven created by a local.
Eindhoven is famous for its Dutch Design and history related to Philips. You can see and feel this sense of design and history throughout the city in many different ways.
If you are looking for the some unique, fun and inspiring places in the design capital of the Netherlands: take a look at my map to find some inspiration where to eat, go out, and explore. Create the perfect get away in Eindhoven for a weekend or mid-week.
These tips a different from most of the basic restaurants and places that are recommended for Eindhoven. Need more tips or do you want an initiary for Eindhoven? Feel free to reach out.
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Eindhoven for the weekend.
Where to go for some food?
Eindhoven offers many great spots for some amazing food. Down below you find my recommondations. I have 3 options: simple & cozy, Eindhoven design and something unique.
Simple & cozy
Berlage Kitchen & Bar
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Cozy place with great shared dining. Also has amazing drinks. Dog friendly!
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Jungle Café & Catering
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Amazing all-vegan restaurant. Perfect for breakfast and lunch in Woensel.
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FIFTH
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Pretty designed restaurant at the heart of the NRE square: a place where craftsman have their shops. Amazing food and atmosphere.
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Ketelhuis Strijp-S
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Unique restaurant at Strijp-S area. Great quality of food, good atmosphere. Also great just to go for a cocktail.
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Something unique
Radio Royaal
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Located in a historic building you find Radio Royaal: a unique restaurant with great quality of food.
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Bar Bistro Calypso
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The 3D printed steak is amazing. By far the best all-vegan restaurant in the area. Cozy local atmosphere. On Mondays they serve a no-waste dinner for a great price.
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Pinkie Patisserie
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All pink patisserie that serves breakfast until 15:00. Great food and even greater pastries. Highly instagrammable.
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Where to go for a drink?
The city offers many places to go for a drink such as 'Stratumseind' or 'de Markt'. Both of these places can be packed (with students) especially during the weekends. Down below I suggest three other, cozy bars that might be fitted for you.
Proeflokaal De Gaper
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Local pub where in the weekends its full of local people. Situated on a cozy square near the city centre.
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Radegast 040
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Great atmosphere in the weekends to go for a drink. Situated near the city centre. Also serve some good simple bar food.
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Drinkers Pub
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Hundreds of Dutch, Belgian and other special beers. Easy going pub that also serves some simple food.
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Where to go?
The city is famous for its design, art shops and museums. But, there is more to discover than just these highlights in the city centre. Below I suggest some other great places you can visit to discover Eindhoven.
Piet Hein Eek
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Heart of furniture design in Eindhoven. You can have amazing local grown food, visit the actual workshop, and walk around the showroom.
Great to combine with a visit to the Philips Fruittuin > amazing place to eat inbetween the gardens in the summer.
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The Genneper Hoeve
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Biological, circular city farm. Walk around the farm and the amazing Genneper Parken surrounding it. Buy amazing local foods.
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Woenselse Markt
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Every Saturday the square is home to a cozy, multicultural local market in Woensel.
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Where to shop?
The city centre of Eindhoven holds many shops in the Demer and Heuvelgallerie such as the big brands H&M, Mango, Zara etc. If you are looking for some more unique shops go and have a look at the following ones.
Magda boutique
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Little, unique ladies boutique near the city centre. The street holds many great, local boutique and craft shops.
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FRANKIE'S favorites
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Vintage store situated at Strijp-S. They have amazing designer pieces. Located on a street with more unique (concept) stores and café's.
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Bookstore van Piere
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Huge bookstore in the city centre. Great place to wander around, buy or read a book and drink a coffee in the coffeebar.
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Where to stay?
3 tips of one of Eindhovens finest hotels. All unique, comfortable hotels situated around the city centre.
Inntel Hotels Art Eindhoven
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Modern art hotel right in the city centre. Some rooms have an amazing bubble bath.
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Hotel Mariënhage Eindhoven
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Unique new, modern hotel near the city centre. Great historic building. Great restaurant in the same building.
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Hotel Parkzicht Eindhoven
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Lovely hotel in a quiet place about 5 min by bike to the city centre. Theatre and park across the street.
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Hi all, I'm Milou, a designer Dutchie living in Eindhoven.
I'm a former professional travelguide that now works as a designer. For Thatch I design simple, informative and fun guides for you to explore the world at ease. For you I can design complete travel initiarys that make your holiday your perfectly designed destination.
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