Paco Ciao

Absolutely love everything about this place! The secret entrance makes you feel like you’re embarking onto some kind of adventure and the interior design looks beautiful. Also friendly staff and the dishes are look and taste delicious! Recommend 💯

It is a hidden spot in Leiden. Building is monumental and impressive. All the rooms are aesthetically pleasing and vintage decorated. What we ate were all delicious and staff was friendly. I can’t say they have a huge variety in the menu but I am super happy with my experience

A magical entrance to the most beautiful building. Certainly a Narnia vibe! Layout, decor, and furniture fit the aesthetic perfectly, keeping in tune with the old building.

Service is brilliant, friendly, and attentive staff. Food tastes great, with a variety to choose from depending on flavour, dietary requirements and mood!

This is definitely the nicest brunch place in the whole Netherlands! Such a special place to dine in! Even if it is huuuge and super crowded, the service was really fast. The food and coffee were also amazing, we loved our whole experience here!

Later edit: we came again and we had the same amazing experience!

Wow, this place is absolutely wonderful. The interior design is cute and quirky, staff is friendly and the food is good. I can't recommend the Korean chicken burger enough, SO good!

Wonderful place. The atmosphere is stunning, the service extremely friendly and welcoming and the Asian fusion food and the cocktails made it a perfect evening.

I went to Paco Ciao on my first evening in Leiden, was absolutely fascinated and kept going there every evening of my stay! It is by far my favorite place in the Netherlands with its incredibly unique interior design and character of each corner in every room! The food was exquisite! The cocktails were top-notch! It gets very busy and the waiters have so many people to attend to but I still got great service. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars!!

Easily one of my favourite places in the Netherlands. Beautiful ambiance, good food, nice staff and service. It’s a bit difficult to find the entrance though 😛 we tried the red velvet cappucino, pink pancakes and avocado toast which were all great.

It's a breathtaking place and every time you can end up in a different room with a completely different atmosphere and its amazing. It's like you're in an old fancy house with plants and fascinating stuff.
And the food is really good too and the drinks too. It's a nice mix of different cuisines and they have good vegetarian and vegan options too. But for the meat lovers out there, their meat and fish dishes are amazing too.

What an amazing and hidden (literally) place this is!! The entrance is like you are entering
“The Chronicles of Narnia”……

You walk up the stairs (so unfortunately… this does mean that people that are in a wheelchair, they can NOT enter this place), turn to the left
and you are in a different world!!

The vibe of the interior is amazing and the place is just absolutely beautiful!! During my first visit, I had the tasty and delicious 2 Poached Eggs on toasted bread with avocado, feta, sumac, pomegranate seeds, radish and added some crispy bacon.

During my second visit, I had the tasty Bao Buns with Sticky Tempeh, Sriracha mayo, cucumber, carrot, white cabbage, coriander and soya-mirin dip. And I had the tasty Bao Bun Crispy with chicken as well.

Just a tip for the kitchen crew and personnel, serve the soya-mirin dip separate from the bao buns. Some of the sauce overflowed and completely soaked the bao buns on the bottom, they completely fell apart when I tried to pick them up.

The personnel is friendly, genuine and helpful.
It is highly recommended to make a reservation in advance, just in case! Usually it is really busy here!

This place is absolutely wonderful! Everything was perfect: the atmosphere, the service, the food. Precise, delicious, beautiful dishes in one of a kind setting. This place is a must when visiting Leiden!

Beautiful building , great interior. There is a secret entrance to the restaurant. Try to find it 😃!. Ordered vegan bao sticky tempeh. Excellent!!! My daughter a yoghurt bowl with fresh fruit and crusli. Also very tasty. Definitely worh re-visiting !
12th of march 2024. Again great food and super service. Friendly waitresses and quick service. PM

Beautiful place. The interior is insane, starting from the entrance I just wanted to make a picture of everything ☺ the menu is not very waste, but food is tasty and service is great! Definitely recommended!

Very beautiful and delightful place! Liked the atmosphere there and brunch was amazing!
Highly recommend!

What a surprise! From the Narnia-like entrance through the wardrobe, to the monumental staircase, the cosy atmosphere and the delicious dishes. The chicken Bao, the lentils soup and avocado toast were all delicious, as were the fresh juice. Really cool place.

Very charming and original place up to the toilet and a Narnia vibe entry ! Loved it ! I really recommend their salted dishes and fresh juices but not the sweetened meals (too much sugar)

Fine dinning experience… friendly stuff … already here few times …Lost my black umbrella near the window seat today🤣Find always lovely place to meet friends !

Incredibly beautiful place with some interesting little quirks (queue to the disco button in the bathroom). The atmosphere is unique and the staff really friendly. The food is also really good. Can recommend the Poached Egg Avocado, Bao Crispy Chicken and the perfectly spiced Bloody Mary.

Find the secret entrance to this amazingly designed place and let them seat you in any of the uniquely designed rooms. If you’re lucky you will get a seat in a bed 😁

The food is unique and well made. Service is with a smile.

Make sure you visit the toilets and DO press the special button. Enjoy the surprise.

Amazing atmosphere inside. Polite service. Nice snacks and beers 🍻 calamari was very soft inside and crispy outside.

They gave us to taste falafel and lemonade. Both were very nice as well.