Guidebook for Rotterdam
Food Scene
For a drink or a dinner, inside or on the terrace, De Machinist is a good spot to chill with friends. My special tip: try out the lemon pie!
39 locals recommend
De Machinist
45 Willem Buytewechstraat For a drink or a dinner, inside or on the terrace, De Machinist is a good spot to chill with friends. My special tip: try out the lemon pie!
Here you can eat excellent home made burgers and then have a drink while playing pool or enjoy the terrace next to the canal during summer time!
8 locals recommend
Poolcafé Delfshaven
45B AelbrechtskolkHere you can eat excellent home made burgers and then have a drink while playing pool or enjoy the terrace next to the canal during summer time!
Few of their burgers have been elected best burger of Holland and one of them has been finalist of the world's best burger election few years ago. If you like burgers, you should definitely check this out!
30 locals recommend
Ter Marsch & Co
70 Witte de WithstraatFew of their burgers have been elected best burger of Holland and one of them has been finalist of the world's best burger election few years ago. If you like burgers, you should definitely check this out!
Bazar is one of the most popular restaurant in town. They serve oriental food for a reasonable price. Our suggestion: go there for a brunch during the weekend and order a Uitgebreide Lunch or large lunch in English (for minimum 2 persons). The decor is cool and the food very good!
58 locals recommend
Bazar
16 Witte de WithstraatBazar is one of the most popular restaurant in town. They serve oriental food for a reasonable price. Our suggestion: go there for a brunch during the weekend and order a Uitgebreide Lunch or large lunch in English (for minimum 2 persons). The decor is cool and the food very good!
Drinks & Nightlife
Stadsbrouwerij De Pelgrim
12 AelbrechtskolkSightseeing
The Historical Delfshaven is one of the only neighborhood that has not been destroyed by the bombardmeent of Rotterdam in 1940. You will love the cute lttle streets, the windmill as well as the artisanal brewery!
68 locals recommend
Delfshaven
The Historical Delfshaven is one of the only neighborhood that has not been destroyed by the bombardmeent of Rotterdam in 1940. You will love the cute lttle streets, the windmill as well as the artisanal brewery!
This is the TV tower of Rotterdam and there is a restaurant on top of it. But the most amazing is actually to take the rotating elevator on a sunny day to see the city 360° from more than 150m high!
Last but not least: if you are a fan of extreme sensations, you can also try out abseiling from the top of the tower.
352 locals recommend
Euromast
20 ParkhavenThis is the TV tower of Rotterdam and there is a restaurant on top of it. But the most amazing is actually to take the rotating elevator on a sunny day to see the city 360° from more than 150m high!
Last but not least: if you are a fan of extreme sensations, you can also try out abseiling from the top of the tower.
Parks & Nature
This park is 10min walk from our place and is nice to lay on the grass and relax during summer time. There are couple of various festivals taking place in this park over the year.
93 locals recommend
Het Park
2 Baden PowelllaanThis park is 10min walk from our place and is nice to lay on the grass and relax during summer time. There are couple of various festivals taking place in this park over the year.
Shopping
This is the central mall with every famous chains (H&M, Zara, etc.) and various Dutch shops. Part of it is outside so it's cool to chill out if you like to do shopping!
Beursplein
BeurspleinThis is the central mall with every famous chains (H&M, Zara, etc.) and various Dutch shops. Part of it is outside so it's cool to chill out if you like to do shopping!
This the indoor local market of Rotterdam. The building is impressive and opened its doors at the end of 2014. You can taste any kind of Dutch and international food, tipical cheeses, flowers and even "chocolate kebab"! There are shops and restaurants. It's a bit pricy but it's definitely worth to check it out!
Right in front of it, only on Tuesday and Saturday, there is the Blaak market wich is the traditional market. You can find literally everything from food to clothes, tools, flowers and all kin of local specialties and all this for a reasonable price.
144 locals recommend
Markthal
Verlengde NieuwstraatThis the indoor local market of Rotterdam. The building is impressive and opened its doors at the end of 2014. You can taste any kind of Dutch and international food, tipical cheeses, flowers and even "chocolate kebab"! There are shops and restaurants. It's a bit pricy but it's definitely worth to check it out!
Right in front of it, only on Tuesday and Saturday, there is the Blaak market wich is the traditional market. You can find literally everything from food to clothes, tools, flowers and all kin of local specialties and all this for a reasonable price.
Essentials
AH Sint-Jobsweg
116 Sint-JobswegJumbo
77A HillelaanErasmus MC
The main hospital of Rotterdam
Getting Around
This is the closest metro stop from our place, about 5min on foot.
15 locals recommend
Rotterdam, Coolhaven station
This is the closest metro stop from our place, about 5min on foot.
This is the other metro station near our place. If you come from schiedam, this stop is more convenient.
7 locals recommend
Delfshaven station
This is the other metro station near our place. If you come from schiedam, this stop is more convenient.