Guidebook for Rotterdam
Food Scene
Urban Espresso Bar
263 Nieuwe BinnenwegBest coffee in town, just around the corner
Lovely place on the roof in the heart of Rotterdam. They grow their own veggies on the roof. For lunch not dinner.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
DakAkker
189 SchiekadeLovely place on the roof in the heart of Rotterdam. They grow their own veggies on the roof. For lunch not dinner.
One of the best delicacy shops with nice bread, delicious cheeses, meat goods, wines and takeaway food
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Vermeyden Delicatessen
335A Nieuwe BinnenwegOne of the best delicacy shops with nice bread, delicious cheeses, meat goods, wines and takeaway food
Nice restaurant in fabulous old building. If you love seafood, you should definitely go!
245 Einheimische empfehlen
Hotel New York
1 KoninginnenhoofdNice restaurant in fabulous old building. If you love seafood, you should definitely go!
Lokaal 1e klas koffie
34 B RaampoortstraatParqiet
20 Baden Powelllaan For a lovely cup of coffee in the park
Lilith
125 H Nieuwe BinnenwegNice coffee bar, they have nice pancakes
Jordy's Bakery
97A Nieuwe BinnenwegOne of the best bakerys in Rotterdam
Vlaamsch Broodhuys R'dam Meent
8A MeentNice bakery
This small-scale food hub is located in the Fenixloods, a former warehouse, at the Katendrecht peninsula. Here you can enjoy artisanal food and products from among others the Kaapse Brouwers brewery, Booij Kaasmakers cheese, the Firma Bijten butchers, Jordy’s Bakery and Rechtstreex fruit and vegetables. The Kaapse Kitchen serves affordable dishes from different Rotterdam chefs that vary weekly.
228 Einheimische empfehlen
Fenix Food Factory
1025 Nico KoomanskadeThis small-scale food hub is located in the Fenixloods, a former warehouse, at the Katendrecht peninsula. Here you can enjoy artisanal food and products from among others the Kaapse Brouwers brewery, Booij Kaasmakers cheese, the Firma Bijten butchers, Jordy’s Bakery and Rechtstreex fruit and vegetables. The Kaapse Kitchen serves affordable dishes from different Rotterdam chefs that vary weekly.
Drinks & Nightlife
Stirr
29B EendrachtswegReally nice cocktailbar in Rotterdam
This street and sidestreets are covered with bars, restaurants and even some fashion shops
324 Einheimische empfehlen
Witte de Withstraat
Witte de WithstraatThis street and sidestreets are covered with bars, restaurants and even some fashion shops
If the sun is shining, this is a nice place to go. Big piles of beer, in the middle of the city
101 Einheimische empfehlen
Biergarten
18 SchiestraatIf the sun is shining, this is a nice place to go. Big piles of beer, in the middle of the city
Rotown
19 Nieuwe BinnenwegWith live music
The Suicide Club
45 StationspleinIf you like cocktails, this is a nice posh place to go
Arts & Culture
Here are some of the best museums in Rotterdam: Boijmans van Beuningen, NAI (Netherlands Architecture Institute), Kunsthal (modern art)
79 Einheimische empfehlen
Museumpark
22 MuseumparkHere are some of the best museums in Rotterdam: Boijmans van Beuningen, NAI (Netherlands Architecture Institute), Kunsthal (modern art)
Futuristic residential building which opened in 2014 and incorporates an incredible arched muralled ceiling over its enormous market hall. At an unbelievable 11,000 square meters in size, some have pointed to this mural as the largest artwork in the Netherlands.
144 Einheimische empfehlen
Markthalle
Verlengde NieuwstraatFuturistic residential building which opened in 2014 and incorporates an incredible arched muralled ceiling over its enormous market hall. At an unbelievable 11,000 square meters in size, some have pointed to this mural as the largest artwork in the Netherlands.
Among Europe's finest museums, the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen has a permanent collection spanning all eras of Dutch and European art, including superb old masters. Among the highlights are The Marriage Feast at Cana by Hieronymus Bosch, the Three Maries at the Open Sepulchre by Van Eyck, the minutely detailed Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, and Portrait of Titus and Man in a Red Cap by Rembrandt.
308 Einheimische empfehlen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
18 MuseumparkAmong Europe's finest museums, the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen has a permanent collection spanning all eras of Dutch and European art, including superb old masters. Among the highlights are The Marriage Feast at Cana by Hieronymus Bosch, the Three Maries at the Open Sepulchre by Van Eyck, the minutely detailed Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, and Portrait of Titus and Man in a Red Cap by Rembrandt.
It's a merger of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, and e-culture institute Virtueel Platform, presenting exhibitions on architecture, design, digital culture and fashion.
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MuseumparkIt's a merger of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, and e-culture institute Virtueel Platform, presenting exhibitions on architecture, design, digital culture and fashion.
Included in the admission price is a ticket to Huis Sonneveld, designed by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt and an outstanding example of the Dutch New Building architectural strain (also known as Dutch functionalism). This 1933 villa has been lovingly restored, with furniture, wallpaper and fixtures present and correct – it is an astonishing experience, almost like virtual reality.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Huis Sonneveld
12 JongkindstraatIncluded in the admission price is a ticket to Huis Sonneveld, designed by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt and an outstanding example of the Dutch New Building architectural strain (also known as Dutch functionalism). This 1933 villa has been lovingly restored, with furniture, wallpaper and fixtures present and correct – it is an astonishing experience, almost like virtual reality.
Kunsthal Rotterdam
341 WestzeedijkNice museum with modern art
Erasmusbrücke
ErasmusbrugBeautiful famous iconic bridge of Rotterdam
Shopping
Lovely concept store with Scandinavian fashion and furniture accessoires
6 Einheimische empfehlen
PLEK
178 Nieuwe BinnenwegLovely concept store with Scandinavian fashion and furniture accessoires
Groos
Lovely store with design stuff made in Rotterdam, nice for gifts.
In this street you'll find some nice clothing shops: from Skotch & Soda, Samsoe & Samsoe, American Vintage and shoe shops
73 Einheimische empfehlen
Meent
MeentIn this street you'll find some nice clothing shops: from Skotch & Soda, Samsoe & Samsoe, American Vintage and shoe shops
Nice shopping street with fashion and interior design shops. A little bit high end.
15 Einheimische empfehlen
Pannekoekstraat
PannekoekstraatNice shopping street with fashion and interior design shops. A little bit high end.
Essentials
AH Nieuwe Binnenweg
288 B Nieuwe BinnenwegSupermarket nearby
Ekoplaza
236-242 Nieuwe BinnenwegBiological supermarket nearby
Etos
147 VierhavensstraatDrugstore
Marqt
77 BinnenrotteBiological grocery store
Getting Around
Rotterdam Centraal Station
2 StationspleinThis is the main railway station of Rotterdam