Guidebook for Rotterdam
Arts & Culture
Super food and Jazzclub/podium in rustic Monumental old railway track arches 'de Hofbogen'
99 locals recommend
BIRD (podium, club, restaurant)
24 RaampoortstraatSuper food and Jazzclub/podium in rustic Monumental old railway track arches 'de Hofbogen'
Rotterdam Festivals
45 StationspleinLook at: www.rotterdamfestivals.nl for all local festivals.
Theatre with a big hall for plays, ballet and concerts, small hall for smaller performances, studio for tryouts with public. The front area is a spacious indoors public space where you can flex work or have a drink.
21 locals recommend
Theater Rotterdam Schouwburg
25 SchouwburgpleinTheatre with a big hall for plays, ballet and concerts, small hall for smaller performances, studio for tryouts with public. The front area is a spacious indoors public space where you can flex work or have a drink.
Very friendly little hidden theatre in a 400 years old chapel. Very nice owner, who also programs a very interesting series of jazz concerts.
Theater 't Kapelletje
176 Van der SluysstraatVery friendly little hidden theatre in a 400 years old chapel. Very nice owner, who also programs a very interesting series of jazz concerts.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice pub round the corner of my house. Sunny terrace, good finger food and super beers. Friendly people. Neighborhood café
Van der Kolk
2A BerkelselaanNice pub round the corner of my house. Sunny terrace, good finger food and super beers. Friendly people. Neighborhood café
Big outside bar open in the summer. Located in the special gorilla location 'SCHIEBLOK'
Fantastic beers, super BBQ food crowdy hipster place, often with DJ
101 locals recommend
Biergarten
18 SchiestraatBig outside bar open in the summer. Located in the special gorilla location 'SCHIEBLOK'
Fantastic beers, super BBQ food crowdy hipster place, often with DJ
Street with design shops, galleries, bars, restaurants, musea etc. Mainly cultural orientated.
324 locals recommend
Witte de Withstraat
Witte de WithstraatStreet with design shops, galleries, bars, restaurants, musea etc. Mainly cultural orientated.
Shopping
Old small street with lots of design- and vintageshops. Nice pubs and restaurants.
19 locals recommend
Zwaanshals
ZwaanshalsOld small street with lots of design- and vintageshops. Nice pubs and restaurants.
Food Scene
If you seek 'taste explosions' then this is the place to be. Super friendly owner/chef and lovely food and wines. Terrace on the Zwaanshals with lost of nice little shops in sight.
14 locals recommend
Bistro Zino
265 ZwaanshalsIf you seek 'taste explosions' then this is the place to be. Super friendly owner/chef and lovely food and wines. Terrace on the Zwaanshals with lost of nice little shops in sight.
Nice owners prepare tasteful Turkish dishes on 5 min walk from my house.
14 locals recommend
Restaurant Sahlan
56A RodenrijselaanNice owners prepare tasteful Turkish dishes on 5 min walk from my house.
Handmade cakes and sweets are sold and a few tables and small terrace to have a lovely coffee from 'man met bril'
Fingerpicking good pastries and cakes.
Located in the monumental 'Hofbogen' railroad track arches from round 1900
28 locals recommend
Urban Bakery BV
217-219 VoorburgstraatHandmade cakes and sweets are sold and a few tables and small terrace to have a lovely coffee from 'man met bril'
Fingerpicking good pastries and cakes.
Located in the monumental 'Hofbogen' railroad track arches from round 1900
Man met Bril also has a shop in the Hofbogen: Vijverhofstraat 70. Super self imported and roasted coffee, to buy or to drink.
58 locals recommend
Man met bril koffie
70 VijverhofstraatMan met Bril also has a shop in the Hofbogen: Vijverhofstraat 70. Super self imported and roasted coffee, to buy or to drink.
Nice place with a funny combination of trades. Thea are a coffee bar, bus also a Bicycle repair shop. The two are in separated areas. Super cakes and sweets, have not tried other food yet. Lost of home made stuff.
32 locals recommend
COPPI Coffee & Cycling
316 BergwegNice place with a funny combination of trades. Thea are a coffee bar, bus also a Bicycle repair shop. The two are in separated areas. Super cakes and sweets, have not tried other food yet. Lost of home made stuff.
Parks & Nature
Local park with big fields where in the summer lost of people set up their BBQ
Also the location of the Vroesenpaviljoen.
97 locals recommend
Vroesenpark
181 StadhouderswegLocal park with big fields where in the summer lost of people set up their BBQ
Also the location of the Vroesenpaviljoen.
Essentials
AH Eudokiaplein
12 EudokiapleinBudget friendly reasonable amount of afordable organic products.
41 locals recommend
Dirk van den Broek
115 1e MiddellandstraatBudget friendly reasonable amount of afordable organic products.
Very well assorted Bio- Organic- and Health-food shop since the 1970. Lots of knowledge in the house. Also homeopathic medicines etc.
Reformhuis W. van Mastrigt
Very well assorted Bio- Organic- and Health-food shop since the 1970. Lots of knowledge in the house. Also homeopathic medicines etc.
Everything Else
Big centre for all sorts of outdoor sports and activities, like bootcamping, kayaking, supping, climbing, mountain biking, walking etc.
6 locals recommend
Outdoor Valley
141 HoeksekadeBig centre for all sorts of outdoor sports and activities, like bootcamping, kayaking, supping, climbing, mountain biking, walking etc.
'De Hofbogen' is a monumental old railroad track which runs 2,5 km from the citycentre to the north ring road. Under the arches you find lots of small and medium businesses, designshops, artisans, studios and artists.
The track is being restored and there are plans to build a park on the roof, where the tracks used to be.
Hofbogen B.V.
104 Insulindestraat'De Hofbogen' is a monumental old railroad track which runs 2,5 km from the citycentre to the north ring road. Under the arches you find lots of small and medium businesses, designshops, artisans, studios and artists.
The track is being restored and there are plans to build a park on the roof, where the tracks used to be.