This week ‘nederland ⇄ bauhaus – pioniers van een nieuwe wereld’ (pioneers of a new world) will open, with more than 800 Bauhaus objects. It is the last major exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen before a major renovation. On Saturday 9 February, the day of the opening, the museum is free for everyone! 2019 will mark…
Rotterdammers love satay – small pieces of marinated meat cooked on a wooden skewer. Chicken satay ajam is a particular favourite! For the tastiest chicken and other satay options, we suggest trying these places… Words: Ellen Scholtens IndonesiaA local newspaper once named this family business as the ‘best satay’. With both a pop-up restaurant at…
A little over 100 years ago, Kralingen was an independent village where good money was being made in the peat extraction business. It was a place where the elite built retreats and almshouses for widows and elderly maidservants. Words: Evelien Baks You may often hear locals describing something old as being ‘as old as the…
Walking past the shop of Cor and Tonia de Graaf, you can catch the mouth-watering smell of roasted nuts. Step inside to discover a rich assortment of national traditionally-made cheeses such as Boerenkaas (farmer’s cheese) from Krimpenerwaard, “Gouda cheese” from The Groene Hart, and cheese from North Holland. Great foreign cheeses and matching wines are…
Experience Rotterdam in a unique way: in the moving tram restaurant RotterTram. While you slowly take in the city’s skyline and highlights, you’ll be served a four-course gastronomic meal with matching wines. RotterTram is a crowdfunded dream come true of Suzanne Knegt, who used to work for RET, the city’s public transport operator. A historic…