Janne’s Personal Tips For Eindhoven

Getting around Eindhoven is easy by bus, train and bicycle. Visit the English-language webpage of OV9292 to plan your public transport route.

Affordable, simple menu, delicious food, and friendly staff | Go to CYKLIST Cycling Café, just outside the city centre on the former gasworks site (Gasfabriek No. 3). You immediately get a glimpse of Eindhoven’s history. I like coming here because of the relaxed atmosphere, both inside and outside on the terrace.

A little more expensive, 3 choices (meat, fish, or vegetarian), cosy café | Drop by Eetcafé Bommel on Kleine Berg. Three choices may not sound like much, but the food is always good. And if you like it, you can stay for a while, because it’s also a cosy café.

A little more expensive again, fantastic food, lovely urban garden | No standard menu, no standard food, but it’s always fantastic at De Karseboom. They know how to combine flavours you would never have thought of yourself. In summer, you can also sit outside in the green urban garden behind the restaurant. Address: Grote Berg 10.

Beer | For a nice beer, I would go to De Stadsbrouwerij. They have an incredible number of choices, and they’re happy to help you if you’re having trouble deciding.

Wine | Visit the cosy Café Barolo at Keizersgracht 4, with its wonderfully friendly owner. You can choose from his private collection, and this is no ordinary collection. After that, all you have to do is sit back and enjoy.

Coffee (city centre) | The coffee is perfectly okay here, but I mainly go there because of the lovely courtyard garden: De Kazerne. If you’re looking for a quiet spot in the middle of the city, this is the place to go.

Coffee (near the city centre) | Just outside the city centre, in Philipsdorp (near the football stadium), you’ll find Het Koffiehuisje. This building used to be Philips’ staff shop, where employees could buy their groceries at lower prices than in regular shops. Today, it’s one of the cosiest places in Eindhoven to have a coffee.

Coffee (outside the city centre) | If you don’t mind walking for about fifteen minutes, head to Koffie Keuten at Geldropseweg 144A. Although it’s a little outside the city centre, it’s always busy. That’s thanks to the great atmosphere and delicious coffee. There’s also a play corner for young children.

It’s not difficult to find the shops in Eindhoven. Walk along the Demer and the Rechtestraat, and head to the Piazza and the Heuvel Galerie. The shops are open 7 days a week.

Unique shops at Strijp-S | Not in the mood for the big retail chains but looking for small, local concept stores instead? Then walk a little way out of the city centre to Strijp-S. On this former Philips factory site, you’ll find Urban Shopper on the ground floor of Building Anton at Torenallee 60-02. It houses 18 smaller units in one large hall, selling all kinds of unusual and unique products.

Vintage | If you love vintage, go and look for Yatva Vintage. As well as vintage women’s and men’s clothing, you’ll find vinyl records and beautiful garments made from African fabrics. The owner’s enthusiasm alone is reason enough to visit. As she regularly changes location, it’s best to check her website to see where she’s based this time.

Sewing supplies | Do you enjoy making your own clothes and get excited about fabrics, buttons and other sewing supplies? Then don’t miss Het Smitje. If you’re looking for yellow elastic with green dots and blue stripes, this is probably the place where you’re most likely to find it. Don’t be fooled by the size of the shop when you first walk in. It may look small, but every time you’ll discover another little corner filled with different goodies.

Top Choice | Eindhoven’s most famous museum is the Van Abbemuseum. If you’re a fan of contemporary art, you should definitely go there, but personally, I feel you can find contemporary art everywhere. I would choose the DAF Museum, the Philips Museum, Next nature museum or Museumpark Vonk instead.

Visit the future | Have you already seen the enormous spaceship on the outskirts of Eindhoven? I haven’t been to Next Nature Museum since it became a museum again, but the building itself is already worth seeing. For a while now, it has housed a museum again—one that explores our (technological) future. You’ll find it at Noord Brabantlaan 1A.

Vintage cars | One day, when I was bored, I went to the DAF Museum with very low expectations. I have no particular interest in cars. What a surprise this museum turned out to be! I really enjoyed the old workshop, the memories that the vintage cars brought back, and a replica of an old village square complete with little shops and a cosy café. You can walk there from the city centre: Tongelresestraat 27.

Light bulb moment | The Philips Museum is a small museum that, for me, was mainly a wonderful trip down memory lane: the old radios and TVs, and the 1960s living room. You’ll learn about the history of Philips, the company that every Eindhoven resident is proud of. You’ll find the museum in the place where it all began: Emmasingel 31.

From Prehistoric to Middle Ages | At Museumpark Vonk, you’ll travel through 10,000 years of history. Step back in time to the prehistoric era and the Late Middle Ages. It’s partly an open-air museum, and there is also a beautiful new building with a collection of objects from the past to the present day. This museum is a little way outside the city centre, at Boutenslaan 161B.

From the city centre to Genneper Parken | From the city centre, it’s easy to walk to Anne Frankplantsoen. If you’d like to take a longer walk, follow the Dommel river to Lex en Edo Hornemannplantsoen, then cross the road to Dommelplantsoen.

Want to go even further? Cross the ring road to reach Genneper Parken. This is the largest park in the area, and you can enjoy some beautiful walks here. There’s also a real urban farm and a large restaurant and café.

Former Philips estate | Landgoed De Wielewaal was owned by the Philips family for many years. Since the end of 2025, the urban forest has been open to the public. You can access the estate via one of the entrances at Elburglaan 12, Elburglaan 2 or Oirschotsedijk 3.

Family park | If you’re in Eindhoven with children, head to Henri Dunant Park. It’s a large park with walking paths and ponds.

Children’s paradise | And most importantly: Speelpark De Splinter is also located at the Henri Dunant Park. It’s a paradise for children, where they can enjoy playing outdoors with sand, water and lots of wooden play equipment.

Annual light festival | Are you in Eindhoven during the second week of November? Then you definitely won’t want to miss GLOW, the city’s annual light art festival. See also the photos at the bottom of this page.

Getting around | Eindhoven has two train stations, and buses run to destinations all over the city and beyond. You can easily plan your public transport journey using 9292.

Of course, walking around is more fun because you get to see much more. And if you want to go a little further, you can also rent a bike:

1. At the train station, you can rent an OV-fiets.
2. Throughout the city, you can use shared bikes and e-scooters. The providers vary from time to time, but you’ll spot them easily, and you can find out how they work by scanning the QR code on the vehicle.
3. Rent a bike for a full day or longer from Velorent (Gasfabriek 3), a 10-minute walk from the city centre. You’ll find the rental shop behind the cycling café de Cyclist.