Panini

See photo (by Roel van Tour)

This one features the best sandwiches in town. Very, very Italian and screaming: Quality!!!

The water runs you through the mouth while you're looking at the menu. Try a slice of pizza (man!) or go for a sandwich with Tuna or mozzarella with chorizo. Or try the little Calzone's. It's all so damn tasty!

Prices are around € 3,50.

Binnewegplein 7c (a stand in the middle of the square), tel: 010 4046865

Surinam/ chinees joints with Broodje Kip

One classic Rotterdam or Dutch snack is a 'broodje kip'. It's a sandwich from Surinam with chicken marinated in a very typical curry. You can't leave the country not having tried this. At most places they are like € 2,50. Delicious!

Try them for example at Warung Mini, Witte de Withstraat 47

tel: 010 4047456

Falafel King

Like Falafel? Try this shabby-looking streetstand on Eendrachtsplein. It's the best in town. Some friendly guys from the hills of Afghanistan run this place.

Falafel sandwich: € 3,-

Pump you sandwich full of salad, olives, sauces, peppers and vegetables. As much as you like!

Eendrachtsplein (a stand in the middle of the square)

Angelo Betti

Rotterdam Classic

Kitsch and arty, the real Italian thing. Angelo Betti. Whether you come for a dinner or a takeaway pizza, you always have to wait. But here everything is definitely worth the wait! And what’s so bad about having to wait a while when you can sit in the sun with a glass of great Italian wine in front of the restaurant? The good ingredients and the classy Italian waiters make the picture complete. In one word: fantastic!

Schiekade 6a, C.S. Kwartier, Rotterdam
t. 010 465 81 74
kitchen open 16.00-22.30

Italian kitchen, with a ice salon
Cash only, real Italian pizza’s, hip/trendy, child friendly, no reservations, take away.

Pizza € 8 - Wine per bottle/glass € 16,00/2,90

Eten

Take time to sit down and have a nice dinner night at Eten. (it just means 'food' in Dutch) This pretty classic but simple decorated restaurant just outside the centre of Rotterdam is specialized in fish and wines. The personal is friendly and not exaggerating in there politeness. The food is really pure, you will notice some exotic flavours and it’s not to expensive. A plus about this restaurant are the side dishes. The fact that they just spend a little more attention to the potatoes and other veggies make your meal worth paying for!

Nieuwe Binnenweg 153, Tel: 010-4364474 - kitchen open till 22:30

Menu: starts around 28 euro. Glass of wine start with 4 euro. Bottle: 14 euro

Restaurant Cafe Lux

Rotterdam Classic

Nicely decorated Italian restaurant were you don’t just drop by for a simple pizza. As a matter of fact, they don’t even serve pizza. With the fine use of herbs, garlic and more interesting stuff that the Italian kitchen has to offer it is impossible to not like this food. The personal is professional and for what you get the prices are actually not to bad. In the summer you can eat outside (small square at the back). Sweet feature about this restaurant is that the chefs are working till 23:00, something that’s not very common is Rotterdam. For sure you’re going to love this one!

's-Gravendijkwal 133 Tel: 010-4762206 kitchen open till 23:00

Menu: starts around 30 euro. Glass of wine starts with 4 euro. Bottle of wine: 14 euro

Restaurant Soit

When you follow the Nieuwe Binnenweg towards the west-side of Rotterdam and u take a left on the ‘s-Gravendijkwal you don’t expect to find a nice cosy restaurant like Soit. This restaurant is well known for there good personal. The smile of the hostess towards her costumers is genuine; she knows that there going to enjoy there dinner. It’s not really cheap and can be compared with Eten. There have a nice mix of French, Dutch, and Asian food. Defiantly a good place for romantic dinners. Don’t forget to make a reservation!

's-Gravendijkwal 136B, Rotterdam Tel: 010 - 436 31 14 - kitchen open till 22:30

Menu starts around 35 euro. Glass of wine starts with 4 euro. Bottle of wine: 15 euro

Restaurant Foody's

Warning: Expensive!

Remember the internet bubble, and the backstreet boys? Another left over from the 90’s is restaurant Foody’s, considering there interior. The restaurant is owned by the same guy as restaurant ‘De Engel’, one of Rotterdam most famous restaurants. This restaurant is much cheaper, but really suitable for business diners. The choice of wines is enormous (abound 80 different bottles, and 40 by the glass), and they have a different (but small) menu almost every day. When you want to want to have some changes or you have some suggestions on the course of your choice they will be pleased to do so. Don’t let the static environment scare you!

Nieuwe Binnenweg 151 Tel: 010-4365163 - kitchen times 18:00-23:00

Menu starts around 40 euro. Glass of wine starts around 5 euro. Bottle of wine: start abound 20 euro

Lokanta Dunya

The first floor is much like a Turkish market square. It’s fully decorated and cozy, the fake balcony and window pane complete the market square. Through a small staircase you reach the ‘living room’. Tip: Enjoy the fresh baked bread before you start your dinner. They have a wood-heated oven that gives the food that extra authentic taste; some great wood-heated meals are stuffed zucchini and stuffed kofte.

This place can be compared with the famous restaurant/hotel Bazar. But if you are looking for more intimacy, real good and honest food and quality in service and kitchen…this place is where you want to go!)

Proveniersstraat 40a, C.S. Kwartier, Rotterdam
t. 010 243 06 69
kitchen open 12.00-23.00, za-zo no lunch
Turkish / Vegetarian kitchen
takeaway, catering, no parking fee
cheapest menu € 6,50
Wine per bottle/glass € 14,25 / 2,15

www.dunyalokanta.nl

Stalles

This café at the Nieuwe Binneweg offers pizza's for € 4,-- on Mondays and Tuesdays. The atmosphere in the restaurant is relaxed and friendly.

The menu furthermore features salads, sandwiches, tapas and more...

Nieuwe Binnenweg 9, tel: 010 4361655

Rotown

Rotterdam Classic

This is 'the' place in town for creative people. Or it used to be, because lots of people now go to the next-door café's Stalles and Parket.

Rotown has a restaurant with decent food for a decent price. The daily changing menu (meat, fish and vegeterian) costs around € 9,-- and usually you'll get something nice. After eating you can go watch a band or drink your drink in the café.

Nieuwe Binnenweg 19, tel: 010 4362669

Café Restaurant Sijf

Very nice old-looking bar. They also serve food for a reasonable price. Try the grilled beef with Spanish pepper and garlic! Wanna have a nice Belgium beer that gets u all fuzzy? They have a awesome Belgium beer called “la Chouffe”(the midget) on draft…Tasty!!! In weekend open till 2:00. A good start for the evening.

Wanna get all shaky, goovy, wasted, or just wanna have a nice glass of wine? The following bars are the places to get craaazy!

READ THE SPECIAL ABOUT CAFÉ'S AND BARS IN ROTTERDAM

Stalles

Small bar in the hart of Rotterdam. This nice place for young people is well know for it’s good music, and friendly staff. Every night can be different, u never know what to expect. Take your cigarettes (or not), sit sown, and see the variety of people that walks in. Don’t feel uncomfortable if you get a bit drunk, everyone in here is! In weekends open till 2:00. Cheers!

Nieuwe Binnenweg 9

De Consul & Volcano bar

Just before u feel like going to Will’ns en Wetens (see further down this page), u have to go to Café de Consul. Nobody can say no! Sometimes way to loud heavy metal music, really wasted people, and a Dutch beer on draft that’s famous for giving u a headache the next morning…but…take a look upstairs and make a wicked dance in they Volcano-bar, order a nice cold bottle of Hertog-Jan beer (without the headache), and find a nice boy or girl who is willing to take you home, or who just wants to share a taxi. Check out there funky-alternative beer-garden in the back! Don’t make to much trouble, they have bouncers! Open till 4:00!

Westersingel 28

Will’ns en Wetens

Forgot your name, can hardly walk, and had so much beer that you can’t see the difference between your socks and underpants? No worries! When all bars are closed you can always go to the Will’ns en Wetens. You don’t wanna be around there when your sober, u don’t wanna be around there when u hate drunk people and maybe even under the influence of other products, but u DO wanna be aound when u like burping, like whiskey (40 kinds), like weird conversations, and like Heineken! Open till the last person walks out.

Nieuwe Binnenweg 111-A

Grand café Westerpaviljoen

Rotterdam Classic

Rotterdammers like to read there newspaper here. For a solid breakfast (Dutch “wentelteefjes”), good lunch, or a fast meeting Westerpaviljoen is a perfect place. Hang out on

there huge and fantastic terrace, drink a nice glass of Amstel or Hoegaarden White beer. Open till 2:00 in the weekend.

Nieuwe Binnenweg 136

Le Vagabond

Old bar in Rotterdam were u can find characteristic “Rotterdammers” It is a “u-have-to-know-people”-bar, but the life music is worth a visit. Have a drink, and enjoy there old-school bar style. A bar how a bar has to be! Open till 2:00, but often later….

Nieuwe Binnenweg 99

De Stoep

Are you a college’s student, and u want to hang out with other college students? Then the bif bar De stoep (means, the sidewalk) is your meeting place for a nice young boy or girl. Don’t dress to alternative, get drunk, en see how grazy Erasmus students are. In weekends open till 2:00, during the week till 1:00

Oostzeedijk 334,336,342

Pol Bar

Nice looking bar with modern solid patio. Crowd can be sort of posh sometimes, but don’t let that scare u to much. Right next to the market (Thuesday and Thursday), and they won some prices With there sandwiches. In weekends open till 2:00.

Meent 46-48