Voyay walking tour

Tastes and Stories of Schilderswijk

Meet the makers behind The Hague’s vibrant market streets

The Hague, Netherlands
12 stops
157 min
4.3 km
Food

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This walk introduces Schilderswijk and Transvaal as living neighborhoods shaped by work, migration, faith, and family enterprise. Rather than treating diversity as a spectacle, it explores how residents have built belonging through shops, institutions, public spaces, and shared food traditions. Begin in the older working-class landscape around Oranjeplein, then follow Hoefkade past bakeries, community culture, and places of worship. At the Hindostani Immigration Monument, colonial labor history gives deeper meaning to ingredients and dishes encountered nearby. Inside the Haagse Markt, colorful produce, fresh fish, halal meat, textiles, and cookware reveal an essential system of household provisioning. Herman Costerstraat exposes the logistics behind the displays, while Paul Krugerlaan shows how permanent family businesses cultivate long-term customer relationships. Food lovers, urban explorers, and culturally curious visitors will enjoy this sensory route. Come on a market day, bring an appetite, and leave with a richer understanding of how migration has shaped everyday life across The Hague.

Try the first stop

Free sample · Stop 1

Oranjeplein

A leafy square reveals Schilderswijk’s long working-class and migration story.

Begin among brick façades, mature trees, bicycles, and neighborhood play. Oranjeplein places today’s cultural diversity within Schilderswijk’s older working-class history, showing how successive residents have made the district home. Its relaxed, domestic atmosphere is a useful reminder that this is a living neighborhood, not simply a market destination.

The route

12 stops, in order.

Stop 1 · Free sample
Oranjeplein
A leafy square reveals Schilderswijk’s long working-class and migration story.
Stop 2
Theater De Vaillant
A neighborhood stage where residents shape and share their own culture.
Stop 3
Hoefkade
Follow fragrant bakeries and family shops along Schilderswijk’s everyday high street.
Stop 4
Moskee As-Soennah
A mosque linking faith, charity, family life, and halal foodways.
Stop 5
Martha Church
An established Catholic church reflecting the neighborhood’s changing international congregations.
6
Stop 6
Haagse Markt Produce Lanes
Colorful produce reveals how migration reshaped The Hague’s everyday pantry.
7
Stop 7
Haagse Markt Food Lanes
Fresh fish, halal meats, and hot snacks connect faith with flavor.
8
Stop 8
Haagse Markt Textile Lanes
Fabrics, cookware, and clothing reveal enterprise beyond the market’s food stalls.
9
Stop 9
Herman Costerstraat
Behind the colorful stalls, this street exposes the market’s working machinery.
Stop 10
Hindostani Immigration Monument
This memorial connects indenture, Surinamese migration, and the flavors sold nearby.
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Stop 11
Wijkpark Transvaal
A shared green retreat where food becomes picnic, play, and belonging.
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Stop 12
Paul Krugerlaan
Permanent family businesses extend the market’s flavors into everyday neighborhood life.