Restaurant · The Hague and Scheveningen
Simonis aan de Haven
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- Price
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- Where
- Scheveningen
The place
Simonis is Scheveningen's benchmark fishmonger, and its harbour branch works as a big no-fuss fish dining room: you order at the counter, sit down and eat watching the boats. The menu is that of the harbour: kibbeling (battered cod chunks), herring, fried or grilled fish of the day and seafood platters. It is where families from The Hague go on a Sunday after the beach.
Practical details
Open every day from 10:00 to 20:00, including public holidays, and the fishmonger, from 7:00 to 19:00, for takeaway. No reservations, not even by phone: turn up and look for a table. At midday on a sunny Sunday there is a queue, but it moves fast. From the pier and the Kurhaus it is about 25 minutes on foot along the promenade. To return to the centre, tram 9 leaves from the promenade, beside the Kurhaus.
How to fit it in
It is the natural lunch or dinner for a beach day: pier and Ferris wheel in the afternoon, a walk to the harbour and fish before taking the tram back to the centre.
What to order: kibbeling (battered cod chunks) with sauce, and a herring if it is Hollandse Nieuwe season.
Practical details
- Phone
- +31 70 350 0042
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sun10:00–20:00
- Cuisine
- fish, Dutch
House specialities
- Kibbeling
- Dutch herring
- Fish of the day
- Seafood
Tips
- Go at off-peak times Between 15:00 and 17:00 there is almost always room.
- Order to take away If it is sunny, kibbeling is good eaten on the harbour quay.
Frequently asked questions
Can you book?
No. It works on a first-come basis, even for small groups.
Is it open on Sundays?
Yes, every day from 10:00 to 20:00.
Is it expensive?
No: it is a fishmonger with a dining room, at counter prices.
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