Old Scuola opens second restaurant at Little C

old scuola at little c

What once started as serving pizza at major festivals such as Lowlands, North Sea Jazz and Pinkpop became a restaurant in the city center of Rotterdam. Old Scuola now also operates a second restaurant at Little C. This new spot in the Western part of town, with a terrace and a fantastic view of the […]

Beers & Barrels is open at Weena

Beers & Barrels Rotterdam

Beers & Barrels serves burgers, steaks and tasty surf & turf dishes together with a good beer or cocktail. The ideal place for a pleasant after-work drink, lunch of dinner. There now is a new location at Central Plaza at the Weena in the former spot of Mad Mick’s Breakaway Café. The new bar is […]

Borrel BV opens a pop-up in Coolhaven

Borrel BV

Borrelen is a typical Dutch affair. It’s an informal social gathering of a select (invited) group with drinks and fingerfood. Rozemarijn Rischen is a graduated architect but prefers to design and construct borrels. She started the catering company Borrel BV and now hosts a pop-up at Coolhavenstraat 3. Borrel BV already provides charcuterie boards and […]

Tres, Zalmhuis and Dodo win Entree Awards 2021

DODO wins Entree Award

There were many local concepts contending for the Entree Awards this year. But three restaurants in Rotterdam actually won a Entree Award: Tres, Zalmhuis and Dodo. The Entree Awards are organized by hospitality platform Entree. They are an important indicator of developments in the hospitality industry and are therefore also referred to as the Oscars […]

Sushito serves poké bowls and sushi burritos in Rotterdam

sushito rotterdam

Sushito will open its doors in Rotterdam at Hoogstraat 119b. Franchisee Ryan Schlink, a born and bred Rotterdammer, operates the restaurant. He wants to enrich Rotterdam with the most delicious poké bowls and sushi burritos. In Amsterdam, Sushito is a well-known supplier of poké bowls and sushi burritos with five branches already. After opening the […]

Tres, Botanero and Fitzgerald win at Gault&Millau

Renilde in Gault&Millau

Gault&Millau is a regarded restaurant guide. It was founded by two French restaurant critics, Henri Gault and Christian Millau in 1965. It has presented the new guide for the Netherlands and announced winners in several categories. Gault Millau rates on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 being the highest. The points are awarded […]

Served now has two locations on Coolsingel

Served interior

Served opened the doors of its first eaterie at Coolsingel 8 near the City Hall and Hofplein in 2018. Now there is a second hotspot at the same famous boulevard next to WTC. Everyone can go there for juices, coffee, sandwiches, and even cocktails. Despite the corona crisis and the accompanying measures, Served remained optimistic […]

The Markthal is home to the 50th De Beren restaurant

De Beren restaurant in Markthal

Iconic Feyenoord-payer and trainer John de Wolf opened the newest De Beren at the Markthal. It’s the fourth restaurant in Rotterdam. De Beren originated at the Nooordsingel and already operates restaurants at Schouwburgplein, Cor Kieboomplein and Poolsterplein. The restaurant is the 50th in the Netherlands. Founder Ad Schaap says about this historic moment: “Rotterdam is […]

MixBlik cans chances for women of the world

MixBlik

Rotterdam is a very diverse city, with a lot of nationalities. But not everybody came here by choice. MixBlik offers refugees (women of the world) a new chance by canning their locally produced meals based on traditional cuisine.  As the participants often have difficulty finding a job and by working at MixBlik they gain experience. […]

Chef Quincy brings authentic Creole-Surinamese food to Pannekoekstraat

Chef Quincy

Few cuisines are as extensive, varied, and as fragrant as the Creole-Surinamese cuisine. As of 24 February Rotterdam can taste the rich meals as Chef Quincy will open an authentic restaurant on the Pannekoekstraat in Rotterdam. Quincy Uiterloo, better known as Chef Quincy, will offer typical dishes like peanut soup and cassava soup, satay, masoesa […]