A Dutch pancake lunch is an easy win with kids: plate-sized pancakes with sweet or savory toppings, poffertjes (mini pancakes) to share, and often a play corner so parents can finish their coffee. These are the spots where kids have something to do besides eat. Here's what we checked, from a canal-house playhouse by the Scheveningen harbor to wooden treehouses near Grote Markt.
Oma Toos is a Dutch pancake house on Scheveningen's second inner harbor, lined with Delft blue tiles and hundreds of small lights. The kitchen makes pancakes and poffertjes (mini pancakes) to a grandma's recipes, plus stamppot, stews and a kids' menu.
In the middle of the room stands a playhouse shaped like a canal house, where kids run in and out while parents eat. The terrace faces the marina.
A pancake and grill restaurant on the Scheveningen Pier, with views over the North Sea. The menu runs from plain pancakes with syrup to apple, Nutella and fruit versions, plus poffertjes and waffles, and the kitchen makes gluten-free and lactose-free pancakes.
A play corner with toys and videos keeps kids busy while parents finish eating. The restaurant also hosts birthday parties where each child decorates their own pancake.
PEX is a pancake restaurant in the Bosjes van Pex woods that also serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Kids have an inflatable bouncy cushion outside and a separate play room inside. Older kids can head to the big Bosjes van Pex playground around the corner.
The restaurant also hosts kids' parties, where children decorate their own pancakes.
A family pancake restaurant on the Scheveningen boulevard, a short walk from the beach. The menu runs from kids' pancakes and poffertjes to waffles, soups and salads, and there are dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free and vegan pancakes.
Inside, a play corner has coloring pages, pencils and soft seats, with room for strollers between tables. The big terrace faces the boulevard and is covered and heated when needed.
A family café with an enclosed play area of wooden treehouses, set where parents can see it from their tables. Kids climb and play freely while adults have breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and cake, or an apéro.
The club is built around families with younger children. Groups top out at eight people, and kids' birthday parties aren't hosted during opening hours, so it stays calm.
A Dutch pancake lunch is an easy win with kids: plate-sized pancakes with sweet or savory toppings, poffertjes (mini pancakes) to share, and often a play corner so parents can finish their coffee. These are the spots where kids have something to do besides eat. Here's what we checked, from a canal-house playhouse by the Scheveningen harbor to wooden treehouses near Grote Markt.
Oma Toos is a Dutch pancake house on Scheveningen's second inner harbor, lined with Delft blue tiles and hundreds of small lights. The kitchen makes pancakes and poffertjes (mini pancakes) to a grandma's recipes, plus stamppot, stews and a kids' menu.
In the middle of the room stands a playhouse shaped like a canal house, where kids run in and out while parents eat. The terrace faces the marina.
A pancake and grill restaurant on the Scheveningen Pier, with views over the North Sea. The menu runs from plain pancakes with syrup to apple, Nutella and fruit versions, plus poffertjes and waffles, and the kitchen makes gluten-free and lactose-free pancakes.
A play corner with toys and videos keeps kids busy while parents finish eating. The restaurant also hosts birthday parties where each child decorates their own pancake.
PEX is a pancake restaurant in the Bosjes van Pex woods that also serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Kids have an inflatable bouncy cushion outside and a separate play room inside. Older kids can head to the big Bosjes van Pex playground around the corner.
The restaurant also hosts kids' parties, where children decorate their own pancakes.
A family pancake restaurant on the Scheveningen boulevard, a short walk from the beach. The menu runs from kids' pancakes and poffertjes to waffles, soups and salads, and there are dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free and vegan pancakes.
Inside, a play corner has coloring pages, pencils and soft seats, with room for strollers between tables. The big terrace faces the boulevard and is covered and heated when needed.
A family café with an enclosed play area of wooden treehouses, set where parents can see it from their tables. Kids climb and play freely while adults have breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and cake, or an apéro.
The club is built around families with younger children. Groups top out at eight people, and kids' birthday parties aren't hosted during opening hours, so it stays calm.
