Berg Vis

Arlan Berg's red-white-blue fish cart, the true first stop of any Zandvoort beach day.

Since 2000 the red, white and blue cart of Arlan Berg has stood on Boulevard Barnaart, and for half of Zandvoort a beach day does not officially start until they have eaten here. This is Dutch fish culture at street level, done by a born Zandvoorter with a credo of serving everything the way he would want it himself: haring cut fresh while you watch, onions and zuur on a broodje, kibbeling and lekkerbek fried to order, plus rolmops, smoked mackerel and North Sea shrimp for the committed. There are a few reserved parking spots beside the cart and a sea view thrown in for free, and in winter locals still swear by a hot plate of fried fish here after a cold walk. He has been on national television; he would rather you judge the haring.

Broodje haring with onions and a pickle, eaten standing up facing the sea, no cutlery.

Photo: Berg Vis