Annechien’s guidebook
Food scene
Great Italian place with cute outside terrace, just round the corner from my home!
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Restaurant Tosca
120B 1e PijnackerstraatGreat Italian place with cute outside terrace, just round the corner from my home!
Fine French dining in this cute little restaurant, just up the street from my apartment!
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mevrouw Meijer
37B Gerard ScholtenstraatFine French dining in this cute little restaurant, just up the street from my apartment!
Easy going place for coffee, breakfast and lunch
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hopper Noord
474 ZwaanshalsEasy going place for coffee, breakfast and lunch
The best high tea in town! Scones, cakes, petit fours, pie, sandwiches, and of course unlimited tea! Also great for a regular lunch!
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lof der Zoetheid
1 NoordpleinThe best high tea in town! Scones, cakes, petit fours, pie, sandwiches, and of course unlimited tea! Also great for a regular lunch!
brewery Noordt
46 ZaagmolenkadeBrewery with a great sunny courtyard!
Pub with great food and too many to choose from beers and wines! Lovely terrace to sit outside!
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Nord
33A ProveniersstraatPub with great food and too many to choose from beers and wines! Lovely terrace to sit outside!
For coffee and croissants, just a stone's throw from central station!
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Booon
31 ProveniersstraatFor coffee and croissants, just a stone's throw from central station!
Man met bril koffie
70 VijverhofstraatFor coffee and cakes!
Proeflokaal Faas
248 ZwaanshalsPub
Low key Italian restaurant with tasty pizza's which are ready in no time, to eat in or take out!
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Speck
134A 1e PijnackerstraatLow key Italian restaurant with tasty pizza's which are ready in no time, to eat in or take out!
On Saturdays there is a harvest market at the Noordplein, you can enjoy food and drinks there or buy fresh produce for a home cooked meal!
Noordplein
NoordpleinOn Saturdays there is a harvest market at the Noordplein, you can enjoy food and drinks there or buy fresh produce for a home cooked meal!
GaleriAAA by Mangiare
124 ZaagmolenkadeBeautiful Italian! Try the pasta parmigiana :p
The Harvest
36a ProveniersstraatLow key healthy food for eat in or take out!
Sans frou frou
29A ProveniersstraatAmazing French restaurant run by a lovely couple! Reservation necessary.
Low key eatery for eat in or take out, not even a 5 minute walk form the apartment!
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wes Eettentje
94a BenthuizerstraatLow key eatery for eat in or take out, not even a 5 minute walk form the apartment!
Westerkaatje Noord
60-D BenthuizerstraatTraiteur with lovely food!
Diner with the best waffles in town (blueberry peanut-butter maple syrup is my favorite)! Unlimited coffee refill. If you want to celebrate enjoy your food on the sunny terrace and add a mimosa!
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
by Jarmusch
Diner with the best waffles in town (blueberry peanut-butter maple syrup is my favorite)! Unlimited coffee refill. If you want to celebrate enjoy your food on the sunny terrace and add a mimosa!
Great lunch spot in the tranquil City Triangle (Stadsdriehoek)
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Harvest Coffee Brewers
105-107 GlashavenGreat lunch spot in the tranquil City Triangle (Stadsdriehoek)
Middle Eastern bar with great cocktails and a sunny terrace just round the corner from the bustling China town/street!
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ayla
153 KruispleinMiddle Eastern bar with great cocktails and a sunny terrace just round the corner from the bustling China town/street!
Food court in one of the old warehouse buildings on the 'Kop van Zuid' just next to the famous Hotel New York. Great place for a drink and some small bites!
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Foodhallen Rotterdam
58 WilhelminakadeFood court in one of the old warehouse buildings on the 'Kop van Zuid' just next to the famous Hotel New York. Great place for a drink and some small bites!
Hotel New York: the place from where the old cruise ships would leave to NYC! Gorgeous hotel which has retained its character. Enjoy the outside terrace in the summer. It's an absolute must and tradition to take the water taxi (small boat) from the other side of the river to Hotel New York!
245 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hotel New York
1 KoninginnenhoofdHotel New York: the place from where the old cruise ships would leave to NYC! Gorgeous hotel which has retained its character. Enjoy the outside terrace in the summer. It's an absolute must and tradition to take the water taxi (small boat) from the other side of the river to Hotel New York!
L’Ouest
139 Van OldenbarneveltstraatWine bar where all the locals go to enjoy a wine after a long day's work!
Historical pub with many beers to choose from and great food!
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bar Restaurant Sijf
115 Oude BinnenwegHistorical pub with many beers to choose from and great food!
Italian (from the same owner as GaleriAAA) with the best Pasta Parmigiana in town!
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mangiare
150 Van OldenbarneveltstraatItalian (from the same owner as GaleriAAA) with the best Pasta Parmigiana in town!
Vegan restaurant in an old train!
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Restaurant Gare du Nord
2 AnthoniestraatVegan restaurant in an old train!
The best Italian pizza restaurant in town with amazing ice cream! (it's not possible to reserve a table)
43 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Angelo Betti
6B SchiekadeThe best Italian pizza restaurant in town with amazing ice cream! (it's not possible to reserve a table)
Spirit Rotterdam
9 MarinierswegCanteen with delicious vegan food!
Check the website of the restaurant to see when they have lobster week or mussels week!! In the summer there's a pop up fish restaurant outside by the water!
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
De Machinist
45 Willem BuytewechstraatCheck the website of the restaurant to see when they have lobster week or mussels week!! In the summer there's a pop up fish restaurant outside by the water!
Weena
202 WeenaBar where all the workers from the local business district enjoy after work drinks!
What's in a name: this cute little lunch spot is literally on the roof of the Schieblok, with its own produce garden and bee hives! Enjoy the sun whilst looking out over the city skyline!
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Op Het Dak
189 SchiekadeWhat's in a name: this cute little lunch spot is literally on the roof of the Schieblok, with its own produce garden and bee hives! Enjoy the sun whilst looking out over the city skyline!
This 'beer garden' is the place where all the young gather for a beer in the sun, relaxed atmosphere.
101 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Biergarten
18 SchiestraatThis 'beer garden' is the place where all the young gather for a beer in the sun, relaxed atmosphere.
Delicious French food in this cute little chique restaurant located in the hip and up and coming West neighborliness!
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bistro Belén
16A MiddellandpleinDelicious French food in this cute little chique restaurant located in the hip and up and coming West neighborliness!
Juffrouw van Zanten Rotterdam West
27 2e MiddellandstraatGreat lunchspot!
Fenix food court in one of the old warehouses! Enjoy your local beer on the side of the dock and watch the water taxi boats shoot by!
Fenix I
15 VeerlaanFenix food court in one of the old warehouses! Enjoy your local beer on the side of the dock and watch the water taxi boats shoot by!
Lovely lunch spot with old beach chairs on the lawn to lookout over the park!
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parqiet
20 Baden PowelllaanLovely lunch spot with old beach chairs on the lawn to lookout over the park!
Sightseeing
On this old cruise ship you may feel like Jack & Rose! One of the old ships which used to sail between Rotterdam and NYC! Now converted in to a restaurant, museum and hotel. Great tours. You can take the water taxi (small boat) from the city centre to the SS Rotterdam to complete the experience!
89 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
ss Rotterdam
25 3e Katendrechtse HoofdOn this old cruise ship you may feel like Jack & Rose! One of the old ships which used to sail between Rotterdam and NYC! Now converted in to a restaurant, museum and hotel. Great tours. You can take the water taxi (small boat) from the city centre to the SS Rotterdam to complete the experience!
The colourful Market Hall: a great indoor food court with delicacies from all over the world: great for having a drink and some small bites or buying fresh produce for your home cooked meal! Stroll through the bustling hall and wonder about the immense and colourful picture on the ceiling!
304 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mercado del Salón
298 Dominee Jan ScharpstraatThe colourful Market Hall: a great indoor food court with delicacies from all over the world: great for having a drink and some small bites or buying fresh produce for your home cooked meal! Stroll through the bustling hall and wonder about the immense and colourful picture on the ceiling!
One of the old warehouses which now contains several restaurants with terraces right on the side of the marina with the large yachts.
Entrepotgebouw
One of the old warehouses which now contains several restaurants with terraces right on the side of the marina with the large yachts.
Enjoy a quiet stroll through the gorgeous park just beneath the Euromast (tower), pretty any time of the year!
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Het Park
2 Baden PowelllaanEnjoy a quiet stroll through the gorgeous park just beneath the Euromast (tower), pretty any time of the year!
This neighborhood contains the old harbour, great views over the river and quaint little restaurants! Definitely worth a walk through!
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nieuwe Werk
This neighborhood contains the old harbour, great views over the river and quaint little restaurants! Definitely worth a walk through!
Park between Boijmans museum and the Kunsthal! Quiet space amid the city centre.
79 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museumpark
22 MuseumparkPark between Boijmans museum and the Kunsthal! Quiet space amid the city centre.
Dancing
Live music, dance, outside terrace to enjoy a beer in the sun. Walking distance from the apartment.
99 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
BIRD (podium, club, restaurant)
24 RaampoortstraatLive music, dance, outside terrace to enjoy a beer in the sun. Walking distance from the apartment.
Shopping
Volle Kast
329A ZwaanshalsGreat little shop with pretty second hand designer clothes for women, men and children!
Little gift shop with everything you never knew you wanted!
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Keet Rotterdam
2a OppertLittle gift shop with everything you never knew you wanted!
Clothes and gifts: pretty and simplistic fashion and furnishings!
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hutspot
317 Karel DoormanstraatClothes and gifts: pretty and simplistic fashion and furnishings!
Going out
Bar meets Jeu de Boules! No longer a game just for oldies, this place is for the young and hip!
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mooie Boules Rotterdam
45 VijverhofstraatBar meets Jeu de Boules! No longer a game just for oldies, this place is for the young and hip!
Bar for the alternative/hipsters. Walking distance from the apartment.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
MONO
15 VijverhofstraatBar for the alternative/hipsters. Walking distance from the apartment.
Poing
201 SchiekadeBar meets arcade (table tennis, air hockey, pacman, jenga, board games and more)!
Pinball museum where you actually get to play on the machines!
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Pinball Holandés
12 VoorhavenPinball museum where you actually get to play on the machines!