Lokaal - Dutch Beer Bar in Oude Stad

Warm, cozy, cold beers and excellent service and tips from the staff. What can you expect more?

Amazing popup BBQ by Brikett Smokehouse paired with perfectly chilled and poured beers! Gotta get reservations for the first Sunday each month… Place is packed!

Authentic, great selection of beer and fantastic owner!

Great bar! The bartender is incredibly knowledgeable about beer, yet pleasantly unobtrusive and not pushy at all. He almost seemed like the owner – whether that's actually the case, I don't know. In any case, he's also a first-rate brewer; some of his own beers are available right there in the bar. Be sure to ask about the regional beers! There are quite a few that aren't even on the menu.

Nice barmaid, but otherwise... 4 out of 9 draft beers unavailable, and daring to charge 9 euros for 2 stingy bowls of nuts on a 140 euro bill is actually shameful...

We had a nice meal at their monthly BBQ pop-up. Good price and friendly service. They also have a very extensive beer selection. ('Rauch' beer was delicious with the BBQ!) Note: It is quite small inside. A reservation is recommended.

Thoroughly enjoyed this bar! Bartender Rob is truly passionate about his work and his business. When you're there, don't forget to ask for the barrel aged menu...

A charming, quaint bar with a great selection of drinks. Since we couldn't decide, the super friendly bartender surprised us with delicious IPAs, resulting in a fantastic little tasting with cheese bites. The bartender perfectly matched our tastes and gave us some interesting information about the IPAs. Stop by if you're ever in Haarlem!

Excellent advice and friendly service: the bartender selected a great range of IPAs for us, which paired perfectly with his cheese selection. Highly recommended – just follow the staff's recommendations. (No photos because we left our phones to charge there.)

Endless beer selection, the barrel-aged selection is particularly special. Had a good chat with Rob, the owner, who also gives great advice. Lovely place!!

Nice tap beer selection, awesome aged beer selection and the best bitterballen I've ever tried in Dutch pubs - with real meat.

I've been coming to the Lokaal for sometime now and especially when they have the pop up restaurant in conjunction with Brikett Smokehouse. I highly recommend coming. The service, the food and the atmosphere is great. Every time I've gone I've had a great time.

Great BBQ spot once a month. The photo doesn't do it justice. And good service. We will be back.

Thanks for the great hospitality.Great vibe. A must on any craft beer tour of Haarlem. This place knows craft beer

Nice spot with a great beer selection. Came all the way from Amsterdam for the BBQ pop-up as well. Didn't disappoint. The pulled lamb for Easter was fire.

Nice traditional pub with friendly staff and a good atmosphere; sometimes a drunkard, but that's part of the experience. Highly recommended!

Nice bar, friendly staff, great Dutch craftbeer selection

Great place, great beers, great staff!

Cozy pub with good beers. Great service and a pleasant atmosphere.

Rob knows his beers. A fantastic selection for any beer enthusiastic person. The food platters to share are amazing. We had some cheese with amazing flavours and some very good salami to share in-between.

Great homemade beers! Also a large selection of non-locally made ones. Once in a while there's a smoked meat dinner which is amazing. The owner and staff are super friendly.

We had the BBQ they have once a month here. It was really, really good. The beer brewed by the owner was also excellent. Highly recommended!

Great food, very noisy, but very cozy!

One of the best craft beer bars in Haarlem! Rob is the best!

Anyone who loves a pub in the best sense of the word has to go there! The owner is a great beer sommelier. It was our "go-to" every day...even the dog was looked after!

Great. Lots of good different beers. Expert advice.

Great. Lots of good different beers. Expert advice.

Wonderful experience in this cosy bar with a great variety of Dutch craft beers on tap. Great music playing on vinyl. The owner talked with us about the beer choices, and made helpful suggestions about where to find interesting craft beers in the town we were headed to next. Highly recommend this gem!

Great beers, especially those not on the menu.

Great bar, great beer selection and great host. Always a friendly clientele.

Great business! If you want something different than your standard lager you should come here. 9 different beers on tap, including always a few from his own brand Briljant. My recommendation is the "What's eating Gilbert".

We had a beer tasting with friends. Owner Rob made it truly special. He paid close attention to the accompanying appetizers, and as a beer sommelier, Rob truly made it a memorable experience. Highly recommended!

Very nice beer list, nice beers, good explanation of the beer, great atmosphere.

This place is excellent. Good selection of beers on tap, friendly service and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Its name says it all.

Tasty specialty beers in a nice setting. In addition: delicious food from the BBQ!

Always a pleasure 💯🍻🥰 Best beer bar in town 🍺❤️🥳

We went to the pub before we went to eat at the Italian around the corner. Nice place and many types of beer. Pleasant.

Nice brown cafe with nice beers

Cozy cafe with tasty Dutch beers and toasted sandwiches for when you get hungry.

Very cozy bar with delicious self-made beer. The staff was very friendly and helpful in giving a recommendation.

Great bar with a small selection of beers on tap and a lot of selection of beers from the bottle or can. Super friendly service and nice atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Great place - good service and lovely beer with some accompanying games to keep us competitive.

Would recommend in a heartbeat. Great find just walking around Haarlem. Me and the Missus popped in for what should have been one pint and then stayed for many more. One of the best evenings on our short break. Two great live bands. Amazing hospitality and last but definitely not least. ... outstanding beer 🍺.

Delicious beer, amazing service and awesome Brikett Smokehouse’s food popup happening there monthly!

Great beer selection, nice atmosphere and a friendly lovely owner behind the bar. What else can you want from a cozy hangout! Lekker, gezellig! PS: sometimes has live bands and pop-up BBQ events

Super chilled atmosphere with fantastic staff helping you choose beers to match the food. The bbq food was ridiculous, soooo good. Perfect brisket and the special bitterballen were off the scale good. We are the people!

Delicious beer (Gulpener) and live music arranged by the Haarlem Popscene. Good evening

Nice place. Good beer. And occasionally live music!

Lovely beer spot with some board games, vinyls, and cozy fire. Great craft beer selection and we were lucky to catch the BBQ popup :) will be back next time we're in Haarlem !

Good beer and friendly hopheads in a nice location :)

Cosy, only Dutch beers and rock 'n' roll!

top bar, nice beers, tasty whiskeys, friendly service.

Tasty beers, good food and a nice atmosphere!

Super cozy café with very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Definitely come back here!

A little in love with the bartender with a Yankee with no brim

Ik was hier voor de optreden van The Dayshift Dreamers. De band was top. De bediening was hier goed en aardige personeel. Het is er klein maar heel gezellig. Ik heb hier alleen ijsthee gedronken dus kan de rest niet beoordelen. Van andere hoorde ik dat het bier lekker was. Zeker een aanrader om hier eens hem te gaan want er spelen vaak bandjes.

What a little gem this is! An enormous list of beers, can’t go wrong here :)

Veel mooie bieren en goed advies

Now this is what a local bar brewing its own beer should be. Nice beer, good atmosphere and a barman/actual brewer who will talk to you and recommend what you might like. Loved this place

Just had beers. Great selection and very nice helpful staff. I you like beer, this is the place.

Great Dutch beer bar, friendly service, always a great selection of beers.

Altijd gezellig, vriendelijke bediening en de door de eigenaar zelfgebrouwen bier is buitengewoon goed. Als je van lekker bier houdt, is dit de plek.

Great beer, good prices, good music, good food. Came here with my family on a Saturday afternoon, and had such a nice experience. The owner will give you nice tips on which self-brewed beer to get. Everything is very Dutch. Would really recommend, and my 60-year-old Italian parents would as well 😁

Great selection of beers, in a cosy setting.

This is currently my favorite cafe in Haarlem!

We liked this place so much, we went back for a second night in a row. The atmosphere is perfect–just great, local vibes. Not touristy but welcoming to foreigners. The staff are friendly and helpful. The prices are reasonable, and the beer is good! Just fantastic!

Friendly bar keep, great selection of beer

Prima bier, maar wat een ongezellige, armzalige kroeg met achterstallig onderhoud. Het oogt vies, overal een bende, rondslingerende spullen, lege plantenpotjes. De toilet is echt smerig. Niet echt uitnodigend om hier nog een keer te komen.

Gisteren voor t eerst geweest. Eigenaar erg leuke vent, lekkere bieren en fijn sfeertje. Ik kom nog wel eens terug!

lovely place & decicious beer (i had fuity light neipa). quiet on Sundays - seems like a bunch of friends just meets here over a beer... or 3 😉 plays their own vinyls and have a great time. will be back and fully recommend

Cozy place to try different beers 🍻

Heel vriendelijke mensen achter de bar.

Very nice place!! High range of gluten free beers in case you need :)

Leuke ontmoetingsplek met een groot aanbod aan speciaal bieren. Gezellige, kleine bar met vriendelijk personeel.

Lots of beers from small breweries

Excellent selection of local beers that would satisfy any mood, cool vibes and a very friendly owner who knows his brewing.

Super toffe avond gehad en een bierproeverij ter gelegenheid van een verjaardag. Super veel informatie en bierkeuze wordt aangepast op je smaak. Goede sfeer en niet de mainstream biertjes, maar wat anders dan we normaal drinken. Al met al super service, assortiment en ervaring! We komen zeker terug.

Leuk café, lekkere muziek en goede bieren.

Inmiddels 3x geweest, leuke tent met een geweldig vriendelijke barman. Weet altijd wat te vertellen over zijn biertjes en helpt graag keuzes maken. Absolute aanrader.

Best local craft beers in town. The owner Rob is a great guy and very knowledgeable.

Onwijs leuk café wat met iets anders is dan je gewend bent. Bijna alleen maar Nederlandse speciaal bier met wat Belgische klassiekers. Qua eten niet heel veel keuze maar het bier maakt alles goed Met Rob als eigenaar ook een heel gezellige kroeg voor een lekker biertje!

Atmospheric space to try and linger over Dutch beer. Helpful barman will guide you through the extensive drinks list. Background music while we were there on a Sunday afternoon (on vinyl 👏) but there’s a stage for live music so would love to visit again to see a band (and try more beer, obviously).

Lekkere biertjes en vriendelijk personeel. Genoeg keuze op tap en fles.

Fijn biercafe met kwalitatief goed personeel. Ze kunnen goed vertellen over hun bieren zodat je weet waar je aan toe bent. Nooit echt ramvol maar dat is niet erg - let op: ze zijn niet altijd open..