Café Lief has always been about more than what we put on the table.
We believe people need places to gather. To meet people they might not otherwise meet. To have real conversations, share ideas, make things, laugh, eat together and feel part of something.
So we’re making a little more room for that.
Our community at Lief takes different forms. Some gatherings are light and social, others go a little deeper. Come often, come occasionally, come alone. You’re welcome here.
We can eat together. Learn from each other. Make friends as adults. Know the people in our neighbourhood. Have somewhere to go when we want company.
That’s the kind of place we want Lief to be.
Lief Village is our wider community for people who want to feel a little more connected to Café Lief and to each other.
It’s easy, informal and open. A way to stay close to what’s happening at Lief, meet other Lieferds, share food and ideas, and be part of the community growing around our little café.
Members get seasonal recipes from our kitchen, Lief perks, early access to selected events and workshops, priority for some of our limited programmes, and access to our community WhatsApp group.
But really, the point is simpler than that.
It’s nice to know your neighbours.
Our Women’s Circle is a small, intentional gathering for women who want more meaningful connection in their lives.
We meet around the table in a relaxed, intimate group. Each Circle has a loose theme to guide us, with a mixture of conversation, reflection and creative or grounding activities.
There’s no expectation to arrive with anything figured out. You don’t need to know anyone. And you definitely don’t need to be a particular kind of woman.
We come from different places, different ages and different lives.
The point is simply to make space to really meet one another.
Community doesn’t have to mean joining something.
Throughout the year we also host cooking classes, book club, workshops, language exchange and other gatherings around food, creativity, learning and connection.
Een heerlijke plek in Haarlem om te genieten van ontbijt, lunch of een borrel.
