Rotterdam offers a huge variety of cafés restaurants and bars to suit all tastes.
In no particular order, our personal top 10 are:
Spirit
Fantastic self-service vegetarian restaurant. Choose from a huge range of mezzo-style dishes. You pay according to weight. This is our favourite restaurant!
Vapiano
Cheap and cheerful self-service Italian food next to Central Station. Lively atmosphere, sometimes difficult to find a seat.
Van Leeuwen Wine & Kitchen
Unpretentious café/restaurant overlooking the picturesque Oudehaven offering a good range of traditional Dutch dishes, plus some more unusual ones.
Brasserie Pierre
Great café/restaurant with an authentic Parisian brasserie atmosphere.
‘t Ouwe Bruggetje
Friendly hospitable restaurant on the picturesque Delfsehaven. Excellent range of fine wines, all of which are also available by the glass.
Little V
Great Vietnamese restaurant next to the imposing Laurenskerk church. The profusion of enormous potted plants give the restaurant a tropical jungle atmosphere!
Restaurant Fitzgerald
Smart but pricy restaurant close to the picturesque Oudehaven. Modern international decor, modern international cuisine.
Parqiet
Homely café set in the middle of a beautiful park close to the Euromast.
Ayla
Close to the Central Station
Bazar
Atmospheric hotel and restaurant on a lively tree-lined street.