Guidebook for Rotterdam
Food Scene
Great restaurant with very taste food, also vegan. Aloha is situated in a abandoned swimming pool, right at the river, with a great terrace and dito view of the Meuse and Rotterdams famous bridges.
66 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aloha Rotterdam
102 MaasboulevardGreat restaurant with very taste food, also vegan. Aloha is situated in a abandoned swimming pool, right at the river, with a great terrace and dito view of the Meuse and Rotterdams famous bridges.
Situated in the former Fenix halls, this food factory serves everything from stroopwafels to beer brewed by Rotterdam brewers, cheeses straight from the farmer, great meats and breads plus a whole lot of dishes. Think street market meets hipster meets food court - right on the river bank!
228 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fenix Food Factory
1025 Nico KoomanskadeSituated in the former Fenix halls, this food factory serves everything from stroopwafels to beer brewed by Rotterdam brewers, cheeses straight from the farmer, great meats and breads plus a whole lot of dishes. Think street market meets hipster meets food court - right on the river bank!
Great and cozy little place with tasty pies! Femke also runs a shop with everything she likes, from baby clothing to plants and small furniture.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Maak-Rotterdam
81A MathenesserwegGreat and cozy little place with tasty pies! Femke also runs a shop with everything she likes, from baby clothing to plants and small furniture.
Farm restaurant with a terrace that merges into allotment gardens. This is Rotterdam West for you: the farm grows its own vegetables, raises chicken and is situated in a harbour area!
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Uit je Eigen Stad
39 MarconistraatFarm restaurant with a terrace that merges into allotment gardens. This is Rotterdam West for you: the farm grows its own vegetables, raises chicken and is situated in a harbour area!
One of a kind AND the best Indonesian food you could possibly get your hands on in Rotterdam! Albert and Marjolein are great hosts, and worth visiting even without the food. Do try their homemade alcohalfree bir pletok - it's a classic!
Ap Halen
412 c MathenesserdijkOne of a kind AND the best Indonesian food you could possibly get your hands on in Rotterdam! Albert and Marjolein are great hosts, and worth visiting even without the food. Do try their homemade alcohalfree bir pletok - it's a classic!
Great spot, this farm garden on top of an office building right in the middle of Rotterdam. A little difficult to find, so extra special :-) Good vega and vegan menu too!
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Op Het Dak
189 SchiekadeGreat spot, this farm garden on top of an office building right in the middle of Rotterdam. A little difficult to find, so extra special :-) Good vega and vegan menu too!
Lovely little cafe smack in the middle of city park Vroesenpark. Do a little sporting and playing on the grass and enjoy your morning paper and coffee!
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Vroesenpaviljoen
60 VroesenlaanLovely little cafe smack in the middle of city park Vroesenpark. Do a little sporting and playing on the grass and enjoy your morning paper and coffee!
the best place to drink coffee in any Rotterdam urban park. Great staff, beautiful building, right in the middle of the best park in Rotterdam Area.
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parqiet
20 Baden Powelllaanthe best place to drink coffee in any Rotterdam urban park. Great staff, beautiful building, right in the middle of the best park in Rotterdam Area.
This is the ice cream parlour of the famous vintage burger tent Gracy's. Go here for the best ice cream experience in the city! Gracy's serves up good quality ice cream in exiting flavours - in fried bao buns or bubble waffles (sort of a crossover between een wafel en poffertjes :-)).
Gracy's is situated on a rather unassuming little square, but turn the corner and your on the lively Schouwburgplein. Last time we where there, we took our Bao Icecream to watch a hip hop battle. Only in Rotterdam!
Gracy’s Sweet House
22 MauritsplaatsThis is the ice cream parlour of the famous vintage burger tent Gracy's. Go here for the best ice cream experience in the city! Gracy's serves up good quality ice cream in exiting flavours - in fried bao buns or bubble waffles (sort of a crossover between een wafel en poffertjes :-)).
Gracy's is situated on a rather unassuming little square, but turn the corner and your on the lively Schouwburgplein. Last time we where there, we took our Bao Icecream to watch a hip hop battle. Only in Rotterdam!
Parks & Nature
Europes longest rooftop park. Has its own sheep herd (well, 5 sheep :)) and the well known Watertrap. In between the fruit harbour and the city, this park is worth visiting!
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dakpark Rotterdam
79 VierhavensstraatEuropes longest rooftop park. Has its own sheep herd (well, 5 sheep :)) and the well known Watertrap. In between the fruit harbour and the city, this park is worth visiting!
Rotterdams herb garden, run by a bunch of great people. Do visit for their home grown mint tea (10+ types of mint!) and shop for Rotterdamgrown herbs and spices.
Rotterdamse Munt
2 Brede HilledijkRotterdams herb garden, run by a bunch of great people. Do visit for their home grown mint tea (10+ types of mint!) and shop for Rotterdamgrown herbs and spices.
Arts & Culture
Boijmans is a beautiful museum, which is part of the Museum Park. Beautiful art and great temporaray exhibitions. Also a nice coffee corner and gift shop!
308 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
18 MuseumparkBoijmans is a beautiful museum, which is part of the Museum Park. Beautiful art and great temporaray exhibitions. Also a nice coffee corner and gift shop!
Shopping
This street is filled with indie shops, offering everything from clothing to design, coffee, kitchen utensils and more. Also great coffee places and Lof der Zoetheid - my favourite place for everything sweet...
Rotterdam, Zwaanshals station
This street is filled with indie shops, offering everything from clothing to design, coffee, kitchen utensils and more. Also great coffee places and Lof der Zoetheid - my favourite place for everything sweet...
The HEMA is a typically dutch department store, very good a mixing design with low prices. Nowhere else in the world, so worth a visit!
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
HEMA
2 BeurspleinThe HEMA is a typically dutch department store, very good a mixing design with low prices. Nowhere else in the world, so worth a visit!
Great place to score your local food products: jams, mustard, pickles and much more! Also great place for fresh food, like soups, salads, sandwiches and more.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Buiten
67 Zwarte PadGreat place to score your local food products: jams, mustard, pickles and much more! Also great place for fresh food, like soups, salads, sandwiches and more.
Essentials
Open from 8 am till 10 pm, this supermarket offers everything you need.
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AH Mathenesserplein
76 MathenesserpleinOpen from 8 am till 10 pm, this supermarket offers everything you need.
Wasserette "Mathenesse"
22-B MathenesserwegSimple but good. Do have a coffee at Maak Rotterdam while you wait.
Budget supermarket, and a little closer by compeared to Albert Heijn.
37 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lidl
26 BergwegBudget supermarket, and a little closer by compeared to Albert Heijn.
Erasmus MC
Ziekenhuis met EHBO-afdeling
Pharmacy Beukelsdijk
105a BeukelsdijkEntertainment & Activities
Indie movietheatre, a Rotterdam classic. Great selection of films, indie and arthouse, and the occasional quality blockbuster. Nice restaurant and bar, so be sure to be too early.
48 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
KINO Rotterdam
129-133 GouvernestraatIndie movietheatre, a Rotterdam classic. Great selection of films, indie and arthouse, and the occasional quality blockbuster. Nice restaurant and bar, so be sure to be too early.
The Zuiderpark is a huge park in the South of Rotterdam. We like to go there for kayaking or frisbeeing. It has a little beach and a big playground. Also: it's a good reason to visit the south of Rotterdam, which is often neglected by tourists.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zuiderpark
The Zuiderpark is a huge park in the South of Rotterdam. We like to go there for kayaking or frisbeeing. It has a little beach and a big playground. Also: it's a good reason to visit the south of Rotterdam, which is often neglected by tourists.
Sightseeing
Great neighbourhood with lots of nice food places and sights. Also home of SS Rotterdam and Fenix Food Factory. Right next to Wilhelmina-pier, with its film houses and musea, and of course Hotel New York.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Katendrecht
Great neighbourhood with lots of nice food places and sights. Also home of SS Rotterdam and Fenix Food Factory. Right next to Wilhelmina-pier, with its film houses and musea, and of course Hotel New York.
A must-visit when in Rotterdam-West! The Euromast, a rotating glass elevator that takes you no less than 185 meters into the air, gives a great view of the best city in the world. On clear days you can enjoy a view that stretches as far as 30 km into the distance. In the evening it even looks as though the stars come to life...
The Euromast was built in 1960and back then the highest tower in the Rotterdam. Ofcourse, nowadays, it's somewhat dwarfed by the Rotterdam skyline, but it is still the highest tower that is open to the public.
The cafe is fine, but it's much nicer to go into the adjacent park and have a coffee at Parqiet, the best park cafe in the city!
352 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Euromast
20 ParkhavenA must-visit when in Rotterdam-West! The Euromast, a rotating glass elevator that takes you no less than 185 meters into the air, gives a great view of the best city in the world. On clear days you can enjoy a view that stretches as far as 30 km into the distance. In the evening it even looks as though the stars come to life...
The Euromast was built in 1960and back then the highest tower in the Rotterdam. Ofcourse, nowadays, it's somewhat dwarfed by the Rotterdam skyline, but it is still the highest tower that is open to the public.
The cafe is fine, but it's much nicer to go into the adjacent park and have a coffee at Parqiet, the best park cafe in the city!
Hotel New York is a classic. Both the inside (check out the cute little guest/pastryshop and the gigantic seafood bar, and the rather famous wall art by Jules Deelder) and the outside, with it's beautiful view of the Meuse, Katendrecht, the Erasmusbrug. There's also a playing ground, so bring your kids and hang out here for a bit!
245 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hotel New York
1 KoninginnenhoofdHotel New York is a classic. Both the inside (check out the cute little guest/pastryshop and the gigantic seafood bar, and the rather famous wall art by Jules Deelder) and the outside, with it's beautiful view of the Meuse, Katendrecht, the Erasmusbrug. There's also a playing ground, so bring your kids and hang out here for a bit!