Live Jazz at Bird
Bird is a fairly new concert venue, club and restaurant that was opened in 2015, but its connection to jazz, funk and soul goes back to the previous century when the first generation of immigrants from Surinam came to Holland and introduced these musical styles to the area. Bird was named after American jazz saxophone […]
Old Scuola
Old Scuola, as the name suggests, makes old-school pizzas. Old-school Naples that is, with a thin base and a high, fluffy crust that is often a bit charcoaled around the edges due to the extreme heat of the wood-fired ovens. This restaurant, just like its bearded, tattooed pizza cooks, is cool. Outside on the high-windowed […]
Essentiel Antwerpen
From now on, you no longer have to travel all the way to our neighbouring country to buy Belgian fashion brand Essentiel Antwerp, because you can now find this beautiful clothing store at De Meent in the centre of Rotterdam. At this women’s clothing store, you’ll find colourful items, often with prints, made from beautiful […]
De Tuin
If Rotterdam is Manhattan on the Maas (a name it often gets called), then the Kralingse Bos is its Central Park and, with a little stretch of the imagination, the Kralingse Plas is the famous New York park’s rowing lake. De Tuin van de Vier Windstreken, shortened by Rotterdammers to De Tuin, is one of […]
Café Rose Rouge
You know these dark hotel bars from nostalgic films, where a beautiful girl or guy spends the evening nursing a glass of whisky? Well, we now have one in Rotterdam, just without the hotel attached – and it’s not all that gloomy either. The stylish Café Rose Rouge in Rotterdam-Noord, styled on hotel bars, is […]
Kunstblock Kunstavond
Feeling artsy? Every Friday night, the venues of Rotterdam’s art district Witte de Withkwartier organise an open night during which you can visit MAMA, TENT Rotterdam, WORM Rotterdam, V2_Lab and Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art for free! Don’t know where to start? Then join the free tour and let one of the guides […]
RSI The Attraction
RSI THE ATTRACTION For almost 40 years now, Rotterdam Sport Import (RSI) has been specialising in rollerskates, iceskates, stuntsteps, skateboards, longboards and snowboards. The store has the largest collection of stuntsteps in the country in fact, and also sells cool clothing and footwear, yoyos, diabolos, kites and pogosticks. Witte de Withstraat 57
Marlies Dekkers
MARLIES DEKKERS World-famous Rotterdammer Marlies Dekkers’ work is exhibited in a number of museums and her creations are worn by the rich and famous, including Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Rihanna. Her distinctive lingerie brand combines lines, layers, and subtle cut-outs in unexpected places. You’ll find her latest collection of lingerie and swimsuits in the […]
Ballroom
Ballroom Ballroom has balls on its snack menu, including the Dutch favourite, bitterballen, prepared here with a beetroot twist. There’s more on offer as well, such as bruschetta fungi porcini, but the main attraction really is the drinks. Believe it or not this place has 162 different gins to choose from. Enjoy one out on […]
Ter Marsch & Co
Ter Marsch & Co Ever heard of wiedewiet sauce (weed sauce)? At this burger bar, it is quite normal to order organic (and harmless) cannabis sauce with your award-winning Scottish Angus or Japanese Wagyu beef burger. This hip bar also sells dry-aged meat and pulled pork rolls. The owners have a second larger establishment, Café […]