After Work Drinks Hoofddorp

Close the laptop. The terrace is waiting.

KASTAN is 5 minutes from Hoofddorp station, a terrace for 300 under chestnut trees, 15 beers on tap and proper food. The perfect end to a Thursday or Friday in the office.

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The best after work spot in Hoofddorp is right next to your office

Working in or around Hoofddorp and looking for a good spot to wind down after work? KASTAN is right there. Tucked between chestnut trees in Hyde Park (the new neighbourhood next to Hoofddorp station) it's the kind of place where a quick drink easily turns into a proper evening out. And that's fine by us.

Whether it's a spontaneous Thursday “borrel”, a planned Friday drinks session with the team, or a proper end-of-quarter celebration: KASTAN has the space, the drinks and the food to make it work. With a terrace for 300 guests, there's room for your whole office, and still a quiet corner if you just want two pints and some peace.

New in Hoofddorp? This is where the professionals meet

Hoofddorp is home to a large international community, expats working at companies around Schiphol, along the Taurusavenue, in Beukenhorst and at the offices coming up in Hyde Park itself. Many of them are looking for exactly the same thing: a relaxed place to unwind after work, meet people outside their immediate team and feel a bit more at home in a new city.

KASTAN has quietly become that place. On Thursday and Friday evenings the terrace fills with people from all kinds of companies and backgrounds: Dutch, international, local, just arrived. The atmosphere is easy, the bar is well stocked, and nobody is networking aggressively. It's just people enjoying a good drink at the end of the day, in a setting that happens to be genuinely beautiful.

If you've just moved to Hoofddorp or started a new job in the area, this is a good place to start building your local network, without it feeling like a networking event.

Pick your moment

Three occasions your team should be here this summer

Pre-summer drinks: before everyone disappears

The weeks before the summer holiday are the most chaotic of the year. Diaries are full, projects are rushing to close, half the team is already mentally on a beach. That's exactly why it's worth carving out one evening together before the summer scatter. Start with drinks on the terrace, let someone give a short nod to what the team has built this season, then slide into an informal dinner. Everyone leaves for their holiday with a good feeling. That matters more than most people admit.

Casual drop-in borrel: no agenda, just the long evenings

Sometimes the best team drinks are the ones with no programme at all. People arrive when they're done for the day, find a spot on the terrace, order a round and share dishes from the menu. No schedule, no speeches — just the long summer evenings, a cold beer and the kind of conversation that doesn't happen behind a desk. KASTAN is built for exactly this: come as you are, stay as long as you like.

End of quarter / season: make it feel like something

Closing a quarter, finishing a big project or wrapping up a busy season deserves more than a Slack message. At KASTAN you can combine a brief moment of ceremony — a toast, a small award, a genuine thank-you — with a specially put-together seasonal menu. The barn has room for a moment indoors if you need it; the terrace is there for the rest of the evening when no one wants to leave yet. It should feel like a mini-festival, not a meeting in the company canteen.

Thursday & Friday Drinks

Thursday is the new Friday (and Friday is still Friday)

Good news: you don't have to wait until the end of the week. At KASTAN, the terrace is open from 16:00 Monday through Friday. But let's be honest, Thursday and Friday are when it really gets going.

Thursday “borrel”
For when Friday feels too far away. Start the weekend a day early on our terrace. Order a round, share a “borrelplank” and let the week wash off. Plenty of space, no need to shout across a packed bar.

Friday TGIF
The laptop is closed, the targets are in. Time for the vrijdagmiddagborrel! The most sacred Dutch work tradition. KASTAN's terrace is the perfect place to celebrate surviving another week. See you there.

Of course, any day works. Monday to Friday from 16:00, the bar is open and the terrace is yours.

Four things that make after work drinks actually good

Combine drinks and dinner
Don't make colleagues choose between staying for drinks or going home to eat. At KASTAN, the borrel flows naturally into dinner. Shared dishes from the seasonal menu, no interruption to the evening.
Order from the season
Ask about the seasonal specials: summer vegetables from the Haarlemmermeer polder, a great steak, local cheeses or light desserts. It makes the evening feel personal and genuinely different from the last drinks you organised.
Book ahead in summer
Popular Thursdays and Fridays fill up fast around the holidays and end of quarter. Reserve a few days ahead for groups of 6 or more. It takes two minutes and guarantees your spot on the terrace or inside.
Everyone can get home
Hoofddorp station is a 5-minute walk. Amsterdam Zuidas is 12 minutes by train, Schiphol 4 minutes. Colleagues from across the region can join and actually get home afterwards.

Location

We are easier to reach than you think!

KASTAN is in the middle of Hyde Park, the new neighbourhood being built around Hoofddorp station. If your office is in Beukenhorst, along the Taurusavenue or anywhere near the station, you're already close. And for colleagues coming from Amsterdam, Schiphol or Haarlem, the travel time is shorter than most Amsterdam bars require.

Adres

Eiffelstraat 1

2132 HS Hoofddorp

(Hyde Park)

By train

5 min walking distance from Hoofddorp station

By car

Neptunusgarage 2 min walk, easy from A4/A9

Open route in Google Maps

Food & Drinks

KASTAN is a full restaurant and bar. That means you can start with a cold beer and a borrelplank, and naturally drift into a full dinner without anyone having to make a decision. No pressure, no fixed menu, just good food and good company. See menu here.

The kitchen works with local, seasonal produce from the Haarlemmermeer polder. The menu changes regularly, but always has a strong plant-based base alongside carefully selected meat and fish dishes. Something for everyone, including the vegetarians and vegans in your team.

15 beers on tap: from a crisp lager to something darker. There's always the right beer for the right moment.

Borrelplanken: Sharing boards with local cheeses, charcuterie and seasonal snacks. The Dutch way to start an evening.

Meat, fish & vegan: Seasonal kitchen with strong plant-based options. Good food for all dietary preferences.

Wine & cocktails: Not a beer person? The wine list and cocktail menu have you covered.

A green oasis between the station and the park

After work drinks work best when the location does half the job. A place that feels like a reward in itself, not a corporate function room with a buffet, not a bar where you have to shout over the music. KASTAN is neither of those things.

It's a 19th-century farmhouse barn, rebuilt between real chestnut trees in Hyde Park, right next to Hoofddorp station. Step off the train or out of the office, walk five minutes and you're on a terrace that seats 300. A fully open kitchen fully and 15 beers waiting on tap. The “borrel”, the dinner and the fresh air, all in one place, without leaving Hoofddorp.

FAQ After work drinks at KASTAN

KASTAN is the spot. Located in Hyde Park, 5 minutes on foot from Hoofddorp station, with a terrace for 300 guests under chestnut trees. Open from 16:00 Monday to Friday. You can walk in for a spontaneous borrel, or reserve ahead for a larger group.
What sets KASTAN apart: start with drinks and naturally move into dinner without going anywhere else. One location, the whole evening sorted.
Yes, and KASTAN is well set up for it. The terrace fits 300 guests and the barn has indoor space too. Room for a toast, a short speech or a thank-you, as well as plenty of space to spread out and relax afterwards.
Get in touch via reservering@kastan.nl with your group size and date. We'll make sure everything is ready when your team arrives.
One of the best, actually. Thursday at KASTAN has a great atmosphere. Lively enough to feel like an occasion, relaxed enough to actually have a proper conversation.
We are open from 16:00, just like Friday. If your team can never quite agree on a day: Thursday is often easier to fill than Friday, when people have personal plans. And the weekend still starts the next morning regardless.
Very. KASTAN is in Hyde Park, which sits directly between Hoofddorp station and the city centre. If your office is in Beukenhorst, along the Taurusavenue or anywhere near the station, you can walk here in under 10 minutes.
For colleagues commuting from further: Amsterdam Zuidas is 12 minutes by train, Schiphol 4 minutes, Haarlem around 15 minutes. Neptunusgarage is a 2-minute walk with easy access from the A4 and A9.
Yes, our kitchen is open from 16:00. Start with borrelplanken (sharing boards with local cheeses, charcuterie and seasonal snacks from the Haarlemmermeer polder), and let the evening drift into a full dinner if the group wants to stay. The menu always includes meat, fish and plant-based options. Everyone in the team is properly catered for.
It genuinely is. Hoofddorp has a large international community: expats working at companies around Schiphol, in Beukenhorst and in Hyde Park. And many of them have found their way to KASTAN on Thursday and Friday evenings.
The mix of people is broad, the atmosphere is relaxed, and there's no pressure to network. If you've just moved to the area or started a new job nearby, showing up on a Friday afternoon is one of the easiest ways to start building a local circle, without it feeling like a formal event. Come for the beer, stay for the conversation.
For small groups just coming for drinks, you can often walk in. For groups of 6 or more, and especially on Thursday and Friday evenings in the summer months, it's worth reserving ahead.

Van boer tot bord

Bij KASTAN koken we zo lokaal, onbespoten en uit het seizoen mogelijk. Het liefst ingekocht direct van de boer. Daarom werken we samen met Lolita van Teler made farm. Een biologische boerderij in de noordkop van de Haarlemmermeer.
Circulair bouwen

De oude wagenschuur stond niet altijd al bij het station van Hoofddorp. Hij is daar in 2022 opnieuw opgebouwd na een verhuizing van de originele plek. De schuur deed dienst als wagenschuur achter de Adolfshoeve aan de hoofdweg iets ten noorden van Hoofddorp, hemelsbreed 3 km van de huidige locatie. Hoe oud hij exact is, wordt nog verder onderzocht maar hij is, even na de inpoldering in 1852, gebouwd en door de in het hout gekraste initialen met jaartallen kunnen we met zekerheid zeggen dat de schuur er in 1880 stond.
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Gasloos

KASTAN is gasloos. Onze energie wordt opgewekt door 36 zonnepanelen op ons dak en de pieken in onze energiebehoefte worden opgevangen door onze 100 kWh slimme batterij.
Ons water en onze vloerverwarming worden verwarmd door een warmtepomp.