Guidebook for Rotterdam
Food Scene
A nice terrace on the square, good Italian food, friendly people. www.restauranttosca.nl
1e Pijnackerstraat 120B
A nice terrace on the square, good Italian food, friendly people. www.restauranttosca.nl
Combination of Trattoria and Traiteur. Good homemade cooking, prepared with care, very affordable. Also open for late lunch and take-away. www.westerkaatje.nl
Benthuizerstraat 60A
Combination of Trattoria and Traiteur. Good homemade cooking, prepared with care, very affordable. Also open for late lunch and take-away. www.westerkaatje.nl
Raampoortstraat
RaampoortstraatJazz podium and restaurant with ‘urban terrace’. bird-rotterdam.nl/restaurant
Noordplein 1
Lunchroom run by Russian mother and daughter with homemade sweets and lunch.
Raampoortstraat 34
Coffee and lunch under the ‘Hofbogen’. Run by friendly Guido with big glasses.
Benthuizerstraat 94A
Run by friendly couple. Relaxed place for coffee and lunch.
Proveniersstraat 33
Small place with good coffee, fresh sandwiches and cakes. Terrace in the sun.
Proveniersstraat 38
Spanish tapas, run by friendly Iranian named Reza.
Proveniersstraat 40A
Turkish/Middle eastern food.
Anthoniestraat
AnthoniestraatVegan Bistro food in old train with nice garden.
French Bistro in living room setting, honest cooking, prepared with care, intimate, small menu, run by chef himself and his partner. Reserve in advance, only open few days a week.
Gerard Scholtenstraat 37
French Bistro in living room setting, honest cooking, prepared with care, intimate, small menu, run by chef himself and his partner. Reserve in advance, only open few days a week.
Botersloot 44A
Good coffee, small selection of lunch, very small place, but well-known in Rotterdam.
Nieuwe Binnenweg 79A
Great cookies, cakes and coffee and quite well known in Rotterdam.
Take the water taxi from the Erasmus Bridge and have a lazy brunch here. Nice view over the Maas.
Koninginnenhoofd 1
Take the water taxi from the Erasmus Bridge and have a lazy brunch here. Nice view over the Maas.
French bistro with tiles and nice terrace in the sun. Go for coffee / lunch / drink. Dinner is also possible, but not great.
Pannekoekstraat 38A
French bistro with tiles and nice terrace in the sun. Go for coffee / lunch / drink. Dinner is also possible, but not great.
One of the classics in Rotterdam. Swimming pool acoustics, but a place to have seen. Breakfast/coffee/lunch/drinks/dinner, but due to the acoustics I wouldn’t go for dinner.
Meent 88
88 MeentOne of the classics in Rotterdam. Swimming pool acoustics, but a place to have seen. Breakfast/coffee/lunch/drinks/dinner, but due to the acoustics I wouldn’t go for dinner.
A nice little square with several good restaurants. Pleasant walk from Hotel New York.
10 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Delistraat
DelistraatA nice little square with several good restaurants. Pleasant walk from Hotel New York.
Special location, restaurant in a sea container overlooking the water. (orange dot on map is not accurate). Only go if it's good weather and you can sit out on the terrace.
Loods Celebes
Special location, restaurant in a sea container overlooking the water. (orange dot on map is not accurate). Only go if it's good weather and you can sit out on the terrace.
Coffee cracks. A nice place to buy and drink coffee.
58 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Man met bril koffie
70 VijverhofstraatCoffee cracks. A nice place to buy and drink coffee.
Zaagmolenkade 15
15 ZaagmolenkadeVegan lunch en breakfast
Zwaanshals 476
476 ZwaanshalsNice spot to have a perfect cup of coffee and some sweets to eat.
Essentials
Eudokiaplein 12
Albert Heijn, drug store, little postoffice...
Small Turkish supermarket, good for quick groceries. Open till at least 19.00 and open on Sundays too.
Jacob Catsstraat 87
Small Turkish supermarket, good for quick groceries. Open till at least 19.00 and open on Sundays too.
Fresh market outdoors, every Saturday and Tuesday. It is supposed to be the largest in Holland. Get your fresh vegetables, Dutch cheese, fruit, fresh fish. Open from early morning till about 16/16:30
20 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Binnenrotte
BinnenrotteFresh market outdoors, every Saturday and Tuesday. It is supposed to be the largest in Holland. Get your fresh vegetables, Dutch cheese, fruit, fresh fish. Open from early morning till about 16/16:30
Large organic supermarket/health food store in Rotterdam with good butcher next door as well. Get all your special lactose and gluten friendly food here!
Mariniersweg 1
Large organic supermarket/health food store in Rotterdam with good butcher next door as well. Get all your special lactose and gluten friendly food here!
Drinks & Nightlife
Proveniersstraat 33A
Wine bar and dinner.
Old cruise ship is now open for public. Sip cocktails on the sundeck with great view over the city. Do a tour or just go in and stroll around yourself (free entrance!). www.ssrotterdam.com
3e Katendrechtse Hoofd
3e Katendrechtse HoofdOld cruise ship is now open for public. Sip cocktails on the sundeck with great view over the city. Do a tour or just go in and stroll around yourself (free entrance!). www.ssrotterdam.com
Berkelselaan 2A
Friendly neigborhood café with little terrace in the evening sun.
Everything Else
Zwaanshals 317
Ice cream!! Mmmmm
Coolsingel 195
195 CoolsingelTourist information. Buy your Rotterdam Welcome Card here and get lots of discounts.
Shopping and Beer.
'Groos' sells Rotterdam design (good gifts), 'Biergarten' for your beer and bbq.
Schiekade 203
Shopping and Beer.
'Groos' sells Rotterdam design (good gifts), 'Biergarten' for your beer and bbq.
Shopping
Noordplein 29
Large shop with cooking utensils.
Ceramic Design Studio:
Pretty porcelain jewelry, ceramic designs by friendly lady Suus Notenboom. Get all your breakable gifts here!
Zwaanshals 299
Ceramic Design Studio:
Pretty porcelain jewelry, ceramic designs by friendly lady Suus Notenboom. Get all your breakable gifts here!
Etos
147 VierhavensstraatDrug store. You can get things like diapers, shampoo, vitamins, paracetamol...
Entertainment & Activities
Botersloot 173
This kids store has wonderful Dutch books and toys.
Westzeedijk 345
Especially fun for kids, but also enjoyable for the big!
A playground for kids with slides and swings etc, run by volunteers. It has a small entrance fee (1 Euro, I believe).
Speeltuin Vereniging Crooswijk
74 SchutterswegA playground for kids with slides and swings etc, run by volunteers. It has a small entrance fee (1 Euro, I believe).
Large open park with lake. Walk full circle around the lake, swim, play, picknick, enjoy the great skyline from a distance.
139 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Kralingen Lake
Large open park with lake. Walk full circle around the lake, swim, play, picknick, enjoy the great skyline from a distance.
Sightseeing
Take a water taxi! Go to Hotel New York for instance. See www.watertaxirotterdam.nl for all the other places you could go.
Willemskade
WillemskadeTake a water taxi! Go to Hotel New York for instance. See www.watertaxirotterdam.nl for all the other places you could go.
Rotterdam's newest eye catcher, the huge market hall with fresh produce and some cafe's and restaurants.
15 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Markthal Rotterdam
298 Dominee Jan ScharpstraatRotterdam's newest eye catcher, the huge market hall with fresh produce and some cafe's and restaurants.