De Gele Kanarie lands a second spot at Binnenrotte

De Gele Kanarie Cafe

In 2018 De Gele Kanarie opened its doors on the corner of Goudsesingel and Mariniersweg. The place succeeded in making a former somewhat hidden spot a popular destination. Now they open a cafe at Binnerotte.  De Gele Kanarie Café replaces the former Douwe Egberts Café and will offer the same formula as the original venue. […]

TAPT Festival transforms Heemraadsplein into a beer garden

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After a number of successful editions in cities like Amsterdam, Utrecht and Haarlem, TAPT Festival will be in Rotterdam for the first time. Together with 12 breweries, the Heemraadsplein is transformed into a beer garden August 26 and 27. The festival offers extensive dinners with delicious food, games, dancing and more. But most of all […]

Kaapse Will’ns is a new craftbeer bar by Kaapse Brouwers

Kaapse Will'ns

Tsjomme Zijlstra founded Kaapse Brouwers after he had a job at the very first Craft beer bar in England: The Rake. He started the brewery and expanded to Fenix Food Factory, opened Gastropub Kaapse Maria and now the Kaapse Will’ns bar is added. Kaapse Willn’s is located at Nieuwe Binnenweg, where Will ‘ns en Wetens […]

Stadshaven Brouwerij launches the world’s first beer cocktail tap

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Beer is a perfect start for a cocktail. At Stadshaven Brouwerij the world’s first beer cocktail tap is now in use. The idea came from Andrea Possa, a shareholder of the brewery and former world champion in cocktail shaking. This experienced bartender – with more than 10 years of brewery experience – wanted to build […]

The first Rotterdam Beerfest is at Brewpub Reijngoud

rotterdam beerfest

LocalCraftbeer Agency is a specialized agency that wants to promote independent Dutch breweries. It represents several Rotterdam-based breweries as the agency is also located in this region. To present these breweries, LocalCraftbeer Agency organizes Rotterdam Beerfest at Brewpub Reijngoud at the end of May. On Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 (from 1 PM […]

Brand and Brouwerij Noordt brew New Zealand Sunshine

brand noordt

Brouwerij Noordt has been brewing craft beers since 2015 in a former fire station in the Old North. For its new The Brand Collab Brewer Series the Brand Beer Brewery asked the local brewery to create a new beer: The New Zealand Sunshine. A refreshing beer with a tropical and fruity character. The beer perfectly […]

Stadshaven Brouwerij opens a gigantic terrace

stadshaven brouwerij terrace

In the Rotterdam Makers District, Stadshaven Brouwerij has restored a 100-year-old fruit warehouse into a craft beer brewery. This independent brewery already offers tours, beer tastings, a gastropub, and now also a terrace. It is carefully designed and built and is now completely ready to receive guests. It has room for 300 visitors. The large, […]

A Matter of Concrete is the new specialty coffee roastery in Rotterdam

A Matter of Concrete by Rokus Wilmink

Rob Clarijs is an all-round coffee professional. He’s a trained barista and roaster and even won the highly regarded Coffee Masters London 2019. In the historic Van Nelle Factory he opens A Matter of Concrete, a specialty coffee roastery. Clarijs: “In 2012 I was in Copenhagen for an internship. Coffee was nothing more than a morning […]

Locally brewed beers and burgers

Brewery Noordt is located in a renovated fire station in the North of Rotterdam. Not only is it an urban brewery, but also a meeting place for locals, beer lovers and connoisseurs. Every Friday, the terrace and draught-room are open between 4 and 9pm, for a delicious burger from the smoker and a cold glass […]

Thoms Stadsbrouwerij

Fancy tapping some home-brewed beer while you eat? Guests eat and drink among the beer tanks at this city centre brewery. They can even draw their own refreshments, with a choice of Thoms Keilen, Thoms Weizen, Thoms Hoppy Pale Ale, Thoms Brut IPA and others. Beer really doesn’t get any fresher. But if ale isn’t […]