Jopenkerk
Haarlem, Netherlands
The read// why locals go
Jopenkerk is Haarlem's grand café and beer hall on the Gedempte Voldersgracht, pouring its own Jopenbier alongside lunch, borrel and dinner. The building works on several levels — a ground-floor café opening onto a terrace, a shop upstairs, and the Pastorie, a private room that takes anywhere from eighteen to forty-five people. Beer is the organising idea: tastings, pairings, charcuterie and cheese boards built around the house brews, with game dishes appearing in season. Mains sit around €16 and there are vegetarian options on the card. Four independent local sources name it a neighbourhood favourite, which for a place this visible says something about how Haarlem itself uses it.
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Gedempte Voldersgracht 2, 2011WD — Haarlem
The read// why locals go
Jopenkerk is Haarlem's grand café and beer hall on the Gedempte Voldersgracht, pouring its own Jopenbier alongside lunch, borrel and dinner. The building works on several levels — a ground-floor café opening onto a terrace, a shop upstairs, and the Pastorie, a private room that takes anywhere from eighteen to forty-five people. Beer is the organising idea: tastings, pairings, charcuterie and cheese boards built around the house brews, with game dishes appearing in season. Mains sit around €16 and there are vegetarian options on the card. Four independent local sources name it a neighbourhood favourite, which for a place this visible says something about how Haarlem itself uses it.
