Guidebook for Rotterdam
Arts & Culture
This club is located in and old post office and is called the "bunker". The programme is alternating from international artists to local talent with the focus on electronic music (house/techno),
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Cultuurpodium Perron
42 SchiestraatThis club is located in and old post office and is called the "bunker". The programme is alternating from international artists to local talent with the focus on electronic music (house/techno),
Inspired by the trendy nightclubs and restaurants in Londen, Berlin and New York is BIRD the jazzpodium in Rotterdam. If you are into jazz/soul or hip hop/R&B then this is the right place for you.
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BIRD (podium, club, restaurant)
24 RaampoortstraatInspired by the trendy nightclubs and restaurants in Londen, Berlin and New York is BIRD the jazzpodium in Rotterdam. If you are into jazz/soul or hip hop/R&B then this is the right place for you.
Roodkapje, translated red riding hood, holds exhibitions with innovating art and music for the openminded. And you can drink some beers aswell.
Roodkapje
39 DelftsepleinRoodkapje, translated red riding hood, holds exhibitions with innovating art and music for the openminded. And you can drink some beers aswell.
Bars, restaurants, art galleries; you can find it all here. Check this out during weekends and especially sunny days, the terrace is packed! A must go for art lovers.
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Witte de Withstraat
Witte de WithstraatBars, restaurants, art galleries; you can find it all here. Check this out during weekends and especially sunny days, the terrace is packed! A must go for art lovers.
From arthouse to hollywood. Oldest cinema in Rotterdam. Very good ambiance and much cheaper than the Pathe cinema.
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Kinepolis Cinerama
18 WestblaakFrom arthouse to hollywood. Oldest cinema in Rotterdam. Very good ambiance and much cheaper than the Pathe cinema.
A lot of live bands and artists performed at this music cafe/poppodium. You can also grap a bite. Try the baked mushroom sandwich with spinach and parmesan cheese, yummy!
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Rotown
19 Nieuwe BinnenwegA lot of live bands and artists performed at this music cafe/poppodium. You can also grap a bite. Try the baked mushroom sandwich with spinach and parmesan cheese, yummy!
This theater offers dance, play and music for a broad adience: from kids to opera lovers. The grand cafe downstairs is a excellent meetingplace where you can enjoy your dinner with a glass of wine.
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Theater Rotterdam Schouwburg
25 SchouwburgpleinThis theater offers dance, play and music for a broad adience: from kids to opera lovers. The grand cafe downstairs is a excellent meetingplace where you can enjoy your dinner with a glass of wine.
With its extraordinary location and marvelous architecture this theater has a lot to offer. Musicals, ballet, opera, you can find it all here. The spacious foyers are a sight themselves.
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Nieuwe Luxor Theater
1 PosthumalaanWith its extraordinary location and marvelous architecture this theater has a lot to offer. Musicals, ballet, opera, you can find it all here. The spacious foyers are a sight themselves.
Food Scene
If you are waiting for the train at the Central Station or just want to enjoy a Starbucks coffee.
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Starbucks
10 StationspleinIf you are waiting for the train at the Central Station or just want to enjoy a Starbucks coffee.
With special espresso machines and very well trained baristas this coffee place gives you a good break if you are wandering through the city center.
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Coffee Company
12-14 MeentWith special espresso machines and very well trained baristas this coffee place gives you a good break if you are wandering through the city center.
Are you also a sushi fanatic? This restaurants is an all you can eat but the best in town!
Sushi Qube
646 PompenburgAre you also a sushi fanatic? This restaurants is an all you can eat but the best in town!
Hamburgers and beer. Basic concept but very tasty! You can add your own topics to your burger. If you are a vast eater order a big one.
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Hamburg
94B Witte de WithstraatHamburgers and beer. Basic concept but very tasty! You can add your own topics to your burger. If you are a vast eater order a big one.
Feeling like a late night snack after hitting the clubs? This place has the best Turkish pizza and Kapsalon (the latter one is a combo of french fries, meat, lettuce and garlic sauce, just try it!)
JAFFA SHOARMA
44 Witte de WithstraatFeeling like a late night snack after hitting the clubs? This place has the best Turkish pizza and Kapsalon (the latter one is a combo of french fries, meat, lettuce and garlic sauce, just try it!)
The oldest pizzaplace in Rotterdam. Delicious pizza and icecream since 1922. Very crowded, especially in the weekends, so prepare to wait for a bit. Reservations are not possible.
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Angelo Betti
6B SchiekadeThe oldest pizzaplace in Rotterdam. Delicious pizza and icecream since 1922. Very crowded, especially in the weekends, so prepare to wait for a bit. Reservations are not possible.
Want to read the newspaper or enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning sun? Then you are at the right address. Mostly biological and sustainable food. Recommendations: the croque monsieur.
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Picknick Rotterdam
259 MarinierswegWant to read the newspaper or enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning sun? Then you are at the right address. Mostly biological and sustainable food. Recommendations: the croque monsieur.
This cafe-brasserie embraces art, culture and is a great meetingplace. It caters for all tastes and you can have breakfast, lunch, diner or just a coffee. Don't miss out on the signature apple pie!
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Dudok
88 MeentThis cafe-brasserie embraces art, culture and is a great meetingplace. It caters for all tastes and you can have breakfast, lunch, diner or just a coffee. Don't miss out on the signature apple pie!
Livingroom styled restaurant. Cakes, savoury soups, salads, side dishes AND veggie & organic beef burgers. Note: moved from Meent 129 to the Witte de Withstraat, entrance Boomgaardsstraat 71.
The Burgertrut
Livingroom styled restaurant. Cakes, savoury soups, salads, side dishes AND veggie & organic beef burgers. Note: moved from Meent 129 to the Witte de Withstraat, entrance Boomgaardsstraat 71.
Essentials
AH Eudokiaplein
12 EudokiapleinYou can find all your groceries here, though a bit pricy!
ALDI
56c 1e MiddellandstraatCheaper alternative to the Albert Heijn, though less products.
Sightseeing
This museum offers old and new art, design and photography. The building just got renovated and has a very modern look.
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Kunsthal Rotterdam
341 WestzeedijkThis museum offers old and new art, design and photography. The building just got renovated and has a very modern look.
This is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands. A broad collection of old and modern masters, contemporary art and design.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
18 MuseumparkThis is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands. A broad collection of old and modern masters, contemporary art and design.
With 185m this is the highest tower in the Netherlands open to public. Take a ride in the glass elevator, the Euroscope, or go abseiling from the tower if you feel adventurous.
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Euromast
20 ParkhavenWith 185m this is the highest tower in the Netherlands open to public. Take a ride in the glass elevator, the Euroscope, or go abseiling from the tower if you feel adventurous.
One of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands.Asian elephants, Indian rhinoceros and Malaysian tapirs, Diergaarde Blijdorp has it all! Don't miss out the spectacular underwater tunnel Oceanium.
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Zoo Rotterdam
8 BlijdorplaanOne of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands.Asian elephants, Indian rhinoceros and Malaysian tapirs, Diergaarde Blijdorp has it all! Don't miss out the spectacular underwater tunnel Oceanium.
Shopping
Woei
44-A HoogstraatLocal store with a variety of sneakers.
Daily Rush
14 Korte HoogstraatDaily streetwear for men and women. Sneakers, clothes and accessories.
For all the hipsters among us! You can find the newest trends in this store. Variety of clothing, shoes and accessories.
Funkie House
15-A Korte HoogstraatFor all the hipsters among us! You can find the newest trends in this store. Variety of clothing, shoes and accessories.
Everything Else
Mouthwatering icecream since 1957. Familiar tastes such as strawberry, stracciatella and banana but also a lot of unique tastes such as Capriccio. Without artificial colors and flavoring.
Capri IJssalon
334 Karel DoormanstraatMouthwatering icecream since 1957. Familiar tastes such as strawberry, stracciatella and banana but also a lot of unique tastes such as Capriccio. Without artificial colors and flavoring.
Next to the cafe-brasserie Dudok you can find the patisserie with the baked goods and pies all take-away available. Try the heavenly carrot cake!
Dudok-Patisserie
52 WestewagenstraatNext to the cafe-brasserie Dudok you can find the patisserie with the baked goods and pies all take-away available. Try the heavenly carrot cake!
Take a walk through the Central Station to enjoy the amazing architecture. It is brand new as it officialy opended this year on the 13th of March.
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Centraal Station
Take a walk through the Central Station to enjoy the amazing architecture. It is brand new as it officialy opended this year on the 13th of March.