Shopping · The Hague · Netherlands
Shopping in The Hague
Shopping streets, markets and souvenirs worth the suitcase space.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Patrick Rasenberg, Public domain
Quick answer
The Hague mixes department stores and chains in the centre with antiques, galleries and boutiques in the Hofkwartier and Denneweg. Best souvenirs: Haagse Hopjes, Delftware and Mauritshuis prints.
Key facts
- Shopping areas
- 4
- Markets
- 2
- Top souvenir
- Haagse Hopjes
Where to shop
Hofkwartier
Noordeinde, Hoogstraat and Prinsestraat have independent boutiques, galleries and antiques shops.
Grote Marktstraat and Spuistraat
The main shopping streets with department stores and chains.
Denneweg
Small design shops, antique dealers and cafés.
Frederik Hendriklaan
A neighbourhood shopping street in the Statenkwartier known locally as 'de Fred'.
Markets
Haagse Markt
One of Europe's largest outdoor markets, with food, fabrics and household goods from many cultures.
Lange Voorhout antiques market
An antiques and book market under the lime trees, usually in summer.
What to buy
Haagse Hopjes
The city's coffee caramels in tins make a light, local gift.
Delftware
Blue-and-white pottery from Royal Delft or other makers; check for genuine marks.
Mauritshuis prints
Prints and gifts of Girl with a Pearl Earring from the museum shop.
Indonesian spices and sambal
Sambal, spice mixes and krupuk from Indonesian tokos.
Streets and markets worth a wander
Street · Hofkwartier and Noordeinde
Lange Voorhout
An L-shaped avenue of lime trees lined with 18th-century mansions, embassies, the Hotel Des Indes and Escher in Het Paleis.
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- Couples
- History
Market · Schilderswijk
Haagse Markt
One of the largest outdoor markets in Europe, in the multicultural Schilderswijk south of the centre, with stalls of fruit, spices, fabrics, fish and street food reflecting Turkish, Moroccan, Surinamese and Indonesian communities.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Food
- Shopping
- Off the beaten path
Food and drink to take home
Edible souvenirs travel best when they are dry or sealed: consider Spekkoek, Haagse Hopjes, Bitterballen and Poffertjes. Indonesian tokos and bakeries in the city. Check your home country's rules on bringing food and drink back.
Shopping by neighbourhood
| Area | Price level | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Centrum and the Hofvijver | $$$ | Government buildings, the Mauritshuis and terraces on the Plein and Grote Markt |
| Hofkwartier and Noordeinde | $$$$ | Antique shops, galleries and the King's working palace in the old court quarter |
| Zeeheldenkwartier | $$ | A 19th-century residential quarter of cafés and shops west of the centre |
| Scheveningen Haven | $$ | A working fishing harbour with fish restaurants and surf beaches |
Paying and bargaining
Prices are in EUR. Service is included. Rounding up or leaving about 5–10% for good table service is appreciated but optional.
- Greet staff with 'Goedemiddag' or 'Hallo' in shops.
When to shop
Shops and markets are quietest in January–March and October–November; the busiest months are the peak holidays.
- April: King's Day — street markets and parties (27 April)
- May: Tong Tong Fair — Indo-Dutch festival of food and culture (usually late spring)
- June: Vlaggetjesdag — Flag Day herring festival in Scheveningen harbour (usually June)
Staying near the shops
$$$ · Best for first-timers, culture, nightlife and shopping
Centrum and the Hofvijver
Government buildings, the Mauritshuis and terraces on the Plein and Grote Markt
Questions travellers ask
+What should I buy in The Hague?
Haagse Hopjes, Delftware, Mauritshuis prints and Indonesian spices and sambal.
+Where is the best shopping in The Hague?
Hofkwartier: Noordeinde, Hoogstraat and Prinsestraat have independent boutiques, galleries and antiques shops.
+What are the best markets in The Hague?
Haagse Markt and Lange Voorhout antiques market.