Snacks – All our local tips

It certainly is not hip, nor trendy, nor a lounge bar, nor a VIP place, it is just the place where everybody and anybody comes. It breathes the genuine Rotterdam harbour spirit, where the suit and tie types meet the artists, housewives and harbour labourers. On the walls many artifacts of the famous Holland America Line – their former head-office and departure pier just across the river -.

From the in and outside terrace all the action on the river can be watched at ease. Awarded twice as best harbour pub of the year, in part because of the famous meatballs and beer on tap  (take their do-it-yourself beertapping course from the website and impress friends like a pro).

Old fashioned harbour songs, singalongs, live music add to the easygoing congeniality of this old fashioned pub. Have a beer and have a ball!

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Ballentent | Bars, Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Snacks
Parkkade 1 | Center | +31104360462
09:00 – 23:00 daily

Skip breakfast in your hotel or hop over for lunch and enjoy the ultimate freshness of bread baked right under your feet. The orange juice is equally freshly squeezed and so are the espressos brewed and cappuccinos steamed…

Bammetje is a nice little artisan bakery, run by the owners couple, with a tempting variety of breads, rolls, cakes, pies, sweets, baguettes and croissants. The door is always open as the bakery is keeping it pleasantly warm all day.

A tight entrance shows you the split level shop with the ovens and bakers working area in full sight on the lower level and the eating section just above. Discuss your choice of delicacies – made to order – at the counter and hop upstairs for your food and beverages to arrive.

As the stimulating smell of freshly baked bread seeps up, endure the tantalizing wait – it is well worth it! Sit and relax, read your paper here or plan your further wandering around town and realize that you are just a few footsteps away from the art cinema center Lantaren Venster (check the Lantaren Venster article) just around the corner, featuring mostly foreign films in undubbed version.

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Bammetje | Coffee & tea, Shopping, Snacks
Nieuwe Binnenweg 65 | Center | +31102250188
Tue – Fri 07:30 – 17:00, Sun 09:00 – 16:00

In the past the Nieuwe Binnenweg connected Delfshaven with Rotterdam. Nowadays it’s reckoned to be the longest shopping street in the Netherlands.

Why not bike from the city centre all the way down to Marconiplein, through West to Delfshaven. Or hop on and off tram 4? On your way you’ll find many interesting shops, bars and resto’s from all over the world.

One of them is traiteur-catering Chez Mo-i, which was recently opened by Monica van Leeuwen at number 302. Opposite Verheyden where we used to do our luxury food shopping for special occasions when we still lived close. Now Chez Mo-i gives us a new reason to go West.

Monica acquired her chef experiences as caterar and her colleague Catrine Bakken in the Zwetheul kitchen. Having her own traiteur – catering shop was a dream come true for Monica.

The place is light, spacious, cosy and beautifully styled with a mixture of 60ties furniture, nicely integrated in the total design done by Wouter Roeterin

k. In the back ther is a reoom where you can eat or drink and read in books about Rotterdam and food.

Upstairs is also a nice room specially for kids to play! In the front they sell Vlaamsch Broodhuys bread, in the middle freshly made sandwiches, pies, delicious grilled vegetables, couscous-, chicken- and tuna salads, olives, pasta, salt, oils and more mouth watering things to eat in or to go. Different Bionade lemonade available too! That presentation is important for Monica is obvious as everything looks tasteful.

Fans of Vlaamsch Broodhuys and cook books like Moro, The River Café and Ottolenghi amongst others can eat their heart out at Chez Mo-i.

The only thing I regret is that they don’t use fresh milk for the cappuccino.

In the summer you can sit outside in the garden!

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Chez Mo-i | Coffee & tea, Shopping, Snacks, Restaurants (Bread)
Nieuwe Binnenweg 302 | West | +31104771578
Tue – Sat 10:00 – 17:00

Not far from the market square and the central library there are some streets with quaint shops, restaurants, cafes and bars.

One of them is SOHO Bar which is located in the Pannekoekstraat and is partially sharing a corner with the Nationaal Onderwijs museum (National museum of Education).

When approaching from the museum side, you will see the all white interior in this tiny bar. During summer season it’s extended outside with a nice round terrace with white lounge seats, gas heaters and fleece blankets for when the drinks don’t keep you warm anymore.

They serve the usual but are also known for their cocktails. Having won an important Cocktail making award, they have to keep up their high standards. The cocktails don’t come cheap but indulge yourself with one or more when you have money to burn.

Spanish and Portuguese style tapas as finger food is also available when you’re starting to feel the munchies.

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Cocktailbar SOHO | Bars, Snacks | Tapas from € 3.50
Pannekoek 53 | Center
Sun &Tue – Wed 16:00 – 01:00, Fri – Sat 16:00 – 02.00

The Groene Passage is a paradise for Eco(friendly)lovers.

Vanbinnen, Natuurlijk Wonen at number 1.
They sell natural quality products for the interior. Have a look or get advise how to make your home greener. It’s expensive but I do enjoy every minute sleeping between my organic Damai sheets.

Part of my daily shopping is at number 9.
Gimsel is the largest biological supermarket in Rotterdam with a wide range of fresh EKO products. Vegetables can be found here, you can’t buy anywhere else.
I love the dried herbs from Het Blauwe Huis. Try the Arabic mix on your pumpkin dish! On sale is also delicious sour dough bread by famous Menno ‘t Hoen!
I always like the wall full of containers with products that come in bulk: dried mushrooms, nuts, cereals. Anything from your choice which can be weighed and packed by yourself.

In the middle of the shop you will find beauty products like Aveda. Ask the ladies for advice, they’re amazing!

Upstairs is the Wereldwinkel which sells Fair Trade global gifts and presents.
The Oost West Centre is for workshops.

Downstairs is bar-lunchroom/restaurant Spirit. I go there for a coffee or self-service salads. It’s not really a cozy place but good enough for when you have an appetite or as a meeting point. They serve good inexpensive biological foods and drinks.

Himalaya, a spiritual bookshop, is next to it.

De Groene Weg is at number 33, in my opinion the best biological butcher in town.

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De Groene Passage | Coffee & tea, Shopping, Snacks, Restaurants (Biological)
Mariniersweg 1-33 | Center | +310102331933
Mon – Fri 08:00 – 20:00, Sat 08:00 – 18:00

I get good vibes at this no-nonsense Rotterdam style Deli Bird Thai restaurant and Take Away.

The chatty owner is very welcoming and the chefs smile behind the pots cause they know they can cook.

Some may already know the take away at number 44A, but since mid January they openen a restaurant next door,. It’s only divided by the shared open kitchen.

Deli Bird Restaurant is family friendly and has a no-nonsense interior with some nice features like a sun set behind bamboo.

For those who never been to Katendrecht, it’s a pier in the harbour area. I truly recommend you to go and discover it by bike, over water or walking. Deliplein is surrounded by some of my favourite restaurants, Walhalla, tattoo bob and a cultvideotheek amongst many other things. This square is the place to at Katendrecht and you’ll meet mainly locals here of whom from different cultures, many creative professionals and young families.

You don’t like to wait, try to get a hold of the menu and place your order at the Take Away by phone 010-4854004, so the food will be ready when you arrive. They also sell Hottie sambals here.

I recommend to eat in at 44 B-C, for freshly (no ve-tsin used!) made Thai soups, Curry’s, salads, wok dishes and more. My favourite dishes are Moo ping and Kaend phed with a cool Singha beer. Till the summer you order from the Take Away menu, but it gives you a taste of the future when the restaurant. Different dishes to share, just like in Thailand.

Let the water taxi bring you to Katendrecht. It’s just a small walk to Deliplein.

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Deli Bird Thai Kitchen | Shopping, Snacks, Restaurants (Thai) | Starters € 3.75
Delistraat 43 A-C | Zuid | +310104854004
Tue – Sun 17:00 – 21:30

A great location for watching all the action on the river, while lounging, drinking and eating. See the Rhine barges, tankers, yachts, ferries, wherries, tugs, tourist and speedboats, watertaxi’s and just about anything that floats go up and downstream.

Half hidden under the southern section of the Erasmus bridge the Swan – its popular name) with a huge panoramic all glass double gabled front, this grand café offers a wide view across its huge terrace over the river, the “Noorder eiland” and the line up of the tall and magnificent architecture of the office and residential towers along the river Maas waterfront.

Prachtig = “beautiful / gorgeous” – aims to offer happy drinking and eating just about all day and evening long. Simple “bitterballen” and luxurious snacks – why not some oysters or lobster tail with a crisp Chardonnay ? – and sandwiches throughout the day, or lunch or dinner with good waterfront food like bouillabaisse or fruits de mer.

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Grand Cafe Prachtig | Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Intern.) | Lunch € 10
Willemsplein 77 | Center | +31102130640
11:30 – 23:30 daily

This may be the most uncommon entry on the Rotterdam blog, but especially for those non-Dutch visiting Rotterdam, the HEMA is a must visit.

Why? The Netherlands are famous for their Dutch design. However, the majority of those products come with a price-tag and aren’t available beyond exclusive shops. However, being a designer myself, I would like to argue that real Dutch design should be affordable so the majority of people can benefit from good functionality and pleasant aesthetics. This promise is fulfilled by HEMA. They turn everyday products into beautiful things and experiences; with a Dutch twist -and it is damn cheap! If you want to shop presents for those at home, go here.

The HEMA department store is located on Beursplein (metro Beurs) and has multiple stories. Head for the toys department and stationary department (check the postcards and gift paper -it is beautiful) downstairs, personal care and fashion on ground floor. And don’t forget first floor because there you find home decoration and furniture.

Anyhow, just wonder around a bit, but before you leave, go downstairs again and get yourself a rookworst, also known as a HEMA-worst. Or go all the way upstairs for a tompouce -a pastry, traditionally bought at HEMA.

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Hema Rotterdam | Art & culture, Shopping, Snacks | Sandwich rookworst € 2.00
Beursplein 2 | Center
Mon 11:00 – 18:00, Tue – Thu & Sat 09:00 – 18:00, Fri 09:00 – 21:00, Sun 12:00 – 17:30

In the last century at the end of the Wilhelminapier the Holland America Line had its head office and passenger terminal for the regular line service to New York. The company now operates mostly from the USA and the historic building is now being dwarfed by the surrounding towers built on this peninsula.

However the hotel New York will keep its open view to the West over a wide terrace and grass field with cross paths named after famous Manhattan streets; here thousands of immigrants once left for a future in the Americas.

Entering from the terrace you pass the seafood section, where the famous seafood platters are made up, and you face a very large multi-level high ceiling café and restaurant area with over a hundred tables still in the century old ornamental style. It is always busy and it hums with the activity of brisk walking waiters and a broad mix of people, hotel-guests, locals, tourists and day trippers.

The huge reading table is a favorite reading or meeting place for friends, partner or blind date ( here I met my wife ).

These days the ever more glamorous hyper-modern cruise liners will regularly moor up along the nearby passenger terminal, but Hotel New York still makes you feel like and long for the old times.

This place offers everything food and drink-wise, whereas the view on the river and the city skyline is mesmerizing day and night.

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Hotel New York | Bars, Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Grand cafe)
Koninginnenhoofd 1 | Center | +31104390555
07:00 – 00:00 daily

I discovered this bakery filled with homemade cookies, bread and other mouth-watering goodies some years ago when I attended school nearby.

One day during a break, I browsed the streets and as I have a flavour for savoury food I was immediately drawn towards the window where these freshly baked buns with feta cheese and tomato were displayed.

That was my first contact with the Kaya family, the second generation of a bakers family, originally from Hatay, Antakya in Turkey. They have their shop since 1982 in this busy street in Rotterdam. It’s still a nice place to visit from time to time to either get that feta cheese bread or many other yummy things.

Kaya refurbished the shop some time ago and now you’re able to sit there too and have a cup of çay or coffee accompanied with a nice piece of baklava or whatever your choice is.

Their sweet and sticky goodies like the baklava come in several flavours and shapes with exotic names like Dolama and Havuç (bigger pieces of baklava).
Other sweet stuff are Lokum (Turkish fruit), Bülbül Yuvasi (unfilled airy pastry) and Dilber dudagi (pastry dough with nuts).

The wide range of cookies always look attractive and inviting to eat. Do try the Peynirli Börek (Kaya bun with cheese), a simple Simit or even the Turkish pizza, Lahmacun.

Turkish wines are also for sale.

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Kaya Pastanesi | Coffee & tea, Shopping, Snacks | From € 1.50
1e Middellandstraat 123 | West | +310104772319
Mon – Thu 10:00 – 18:30, Fri 10:00 – 21:00, Sat 10:00 – 17:00

As I’m from a former Dutch colony, Suriname, I still have a craving for real Suriname cuisine.

What is ‘Surinam cuisine’, you may ask?
It’s hard to define but I’ve heard of an interesting research about the origins of the dishes we have. From some it’s easy to tell like the nasi and bami goreng (fried rice and noodles) as they are from my other roots, Indonesia. Roti comes from motherland India, and there’s even a Jewish dish known as ‘pom’.

Digging into the history of these dishes gives you an interesting tale and history of how this country has shaped itself through its inhabitants and mixing not only their cultures but also their cooking.

A nice place to experience it yourself and challenging your taste buds is Kiem Foei at the West- Kruiskade near central station. West-Kruiskade is known as ‘China Town’ but the Surinam toko’s (shops) also dominate the street.

Kiem Foei’s interior doesn’t look hip but nobody cares as it’s all about the food here, which is partly Surinamese and partly Antillean. Eat in or to go. Mingle with the crowd and try choosing a snack or dish. Buns filled with either vegetables, meat or shrimps are more for snacking. But whatever you choose, get ready for some interesting flavours.

The Suriname kitchen is a good choice in variety if you’re on a tight budget but don’t feel like cooking.

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Kiem Foei | Snacks, Restaurants (Surinam) | Snacks from € 3.00
West-Kruiskade 29 | Center | +31104139983
12:00 – 23:00 daily

I can write a lot about this cute little bakery, but there’s only one thing important.

Koekela has got the best cakes and cookies in town and I dare say, maybe even the country!

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Koekela | Shopping, Snacks | Lemon merinque € 9.50
Nieuwe binnenweg 97a | Center | +31104364774
Mon – Sat 08:30 – 17:30

This lunchroom is very near to where I work. So I come here often when I have a long break, or after work with a colleague. But have been coming here for some years before. I think they got a new owner, since there was always this tall man walking around, and now there are two women. The quality is still very good.

I have been eating all kinds of things here, like omelets, pancakes, salads, pasta… And it all tastes very good. The only problem I have is choosing what I would like every time I come there. I think the prices and the portions are very reasonable. Also you do not have to wait too terribly long for you meal to arrive, except on some crowded hours when all the shops nearby are having their lunch break, or dinner break on Fridays, since there is always shopping night on Fridays.

On the menu there is also ’soup of the day’, but there are usually two or three kinds. So be sure to ask what it is, if you like a cup of soup. They also sell fresh mint tea, my very own addiction.

What I like about this lunchroom, is the fact that it has an open kitchen. So even when you have to wait for a while, you know they are working on it. But the main reason is that there is no better joy, then watching some one else working, while you’re sitting on your behind.

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La Corbeille | Snacks, Restaurants (Lunch)
Aert van Nesstraat 24 | Center | +310104332550
Kitchen Mon – Thu 07:45 – 18:30, Fri 07:45 – 20:30, Sat 08:30 – 17:30, Sun 10:30 – 16:30

Check out the area where the weekly Tuesday and Saturday market crosses the Meent.

At a corner you will find one of the popular bars of Rotterdam, Café Pol.
Across Pol is cafe-restaurant Boudoir where the Beau Riche wine, dine and lounge.
Kookpunt (check the Kookpunt article) next door is for small presents, crockery, cutlery and great bargains in the basement. Coffee Studio for coffee and lunch. For Interior, colour advise and murals: duo MishMash at Lombardkade 53A.

In the middle of all these nice places you will find a typical small Italian supermarket-caterer, named Little Italy. Officially located at the Lombardkade 51A, they use the back entrance to enter which you will find at the Binnenrotte.

Little Italy is a pleasure to shop for delicious, affordable and authentic delicacies or for a quick bite, get a pizza slice or sandwich. As they’re specialized in Italian Food and not too busy, the staff is very helpful in giving tips. I like to joke that in Little Italy size does matter, well, when you are looking for the right size spaghetti.

A good place to snoop around and anything you can think of, you will find here for your Italian cooking. Cheeses, cold cuts, wide range of red, white, sweet, bubbling wines and if you look closely you will find some biological ones too, pasta´s, different kinds of olives, olive oils, truffles, herbs, mouth watering antipasti’s like the dried tomatoes, sea fruits, grilled eggplant and tapenades.

No time to cook?
Get their fresh Lasagna and heat it up at home. Do try their Tiramisu, available in small and large portions!

The only down side of Little Italy is paying with cash only!

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Little Italy | Shopping, Snacks
Lombardkade 51/A (entree Binnenrotte) | Center | +310104139609
Mon – Thu 09:00 – 18:15, Fri 09:00 – 21.00, Sat 09:00 – 17.00

Since November on Friday, Saturday and Sunday creative mother Eleanora and daughter Anastasia open the doors to Lof der Zoetheid.

An AMAZING un-Rotterdam place for breakfast, lunch and sweet things.

They are located at Noordplein 1, next to Kookpunt ~ the shop where you can buy everything for the kitchen.

Some may know Lof der Zoetheid by their original delicious catering, others maybe by their amazing presentation at Kunsthal Kookt. But for those who don’t know them yet, go and experience it! Great hospitality, everything is either home made or purchased at the best places in town.

Eleanora bakes the cakes, pies, sweets and bread. Anastasia the rest. If you doubt what to choose from the menu and you are with two, they offer you a tasting with the soup of the day, different home baked bread, cheeses, cold cuts and side kicks like pumpkin marmelade, onion-cherry – and tomato chili jam and more for only €9,50 a person. Pie with salad, Soup of the day with bread, Beef stew with Leffe and bread. For those who love sweets, try their home made chocolate or their famous cheese cake. Every detail is special at Lof der Zoetheid, the record player, the crockery with Anastasia’s designs, the high tea in a box ~ a great present, the old school furniture, the open kitchen, the special teas.

Be warned!

If you go once and let them spoil you with DELICIOUS food and GREAT coffee, tea, freshly made hot chocolate or home made lemonade and ice tea, you’ll end up finding excuses to go there every weekend.

All I hope for is they open more days in the week;)

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Lof der Zoetheid | Art & culture, Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Sweet)
Noordplein 1 | Noord | +31102650070
Fri – Sat 10:00 – 17:30, Sun 10:00 – 17:00

Facing the Veerhaven, close to the river with a great view of the Erasmus Bridge and the regularly visiting ocean-liners moored on the Wilhelmina Pier Rob and Emmy – versatile veterans in the Rotterdam culinary scene – run their latest addition with a terrace, wine bar and restaurant in a pleasantly stylish and relaxed two floor former warehouse.

You enter either through the wine bar that doubles as restaurant if reservations add up or through the delicatessen store with a variety of vegetables, olive oils and dressings, fresh French cheeses and sausages.

Take the stairs in the back, passing the all French wine store imported by the owner and find yourself in the restaurant featuring fresh often biological food. Seafood platters, great salads, seasonally cooking with a delicate, rural French twist , savoury herbs and wines – even by the glass – to suit your lunch and dinner.

Or as an alternative for a hot day: make up your own picnic with the goodies from the delicatessen store and walk up to the river and enjoy your food at the tables right next to the waterside in the shade.

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Restaurant Z & M | Bars, Snacks, Restaurants (French) | 3-course dinner € 30.00
Veerhaven 13 | Center | +31102800980
Tue – Sun 12:00 – 22:00

At the South end of the Lijnbaan – the pedestrians only – shopping street with the regular mix of chain stores for fashion and clothing a book lovers paradise merits your attention, even if it is part of a chain aswell. Other than 6 floors of books and books and books, it has a video and a DVD shop, a coffee shop with great bagels, salads and cakes, a large, very internationally based magazine section, an outlet section and a reading theatre in the cellar.

For the travelling tourist from abroad the foreign languages section – English, French, German – will be of interest there, aswell as the map shop.

Take the elevator to the top floor and slope down – stop at the Bagel and Beans coffee shop and – weather permit – enjoy your food and drink from the outdoor terrace overlooking the busy shopping street.

The huge selection effectively arranged by well listed departments is the principal reason to go wandering here, while the open space corkscrew concept of downsloping floors with the elevator shaft in the center makes it a most pleasurable space to be in.

Look around and sample, withdraw in a chair for a quick read and I am sure you will have no trouble finding the items of your interest. Still at a loss?: information booths throughout the store manned by veritable specialists will be your expert help.

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Selexyz | Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Shopping, Snacks
Lijnbaan 150 | Center | +31104132070
Mon 11:00 – 18:00, Tue – Thu 09:30 – 18:00, Fri 09:30 – 21:00
Sat 09:30 – 17:00, Sun 12:00 – 17:00

The HUB is a place for working, meeting, innovating, learning, for people who sees and do things differently, where ideas originate that might change the world a little.

It was only a matter of time, but finally The HUB ROTTERDAM opened a SHOP in at the Nieuwe Binnenweg 195B, a concept where HUB members sell their fair trade or organic products and services.

If you are hip, authentic and involved, THE HUB shop is definitely a must go!

What they sell is as diverse as the HUB members are, what makes this a unique place. Shakshulca is an original baby-line, Ecocouture for elegant woman’s wear made of bamboo, Streethip Ecokatoen t-shirts and boxer shorts with great prints, original bike handglovers from Colores, support starting jewelery designers from Chili, swap clothes or buy for only €5,00 a piece, be beautiful with Isabella pearls, cool with wooden furniture made by Niels Verwey, learn you can fight poverty, isn’t doing business all about flirting or find a light in a jar and more …

I found some original presents for Sinterklaas that will be great for X-mas too. A stylish bouncing ball of elastics, a car as ‘key chain’ made in Madagascar of old can, a bottle of wine with a story. All around €5,00 each. Got a good laugh and a poem for free. These are things you are hoping for when you are stressing around to get ready in time.

It’s typical for THE HUB SHOP, meet interesting people, find time for humor, a story, inspiration, exchange ideas and activities.

This all happens in a spacious, nicely designed shop ran by Mila, Cathelijne and Ursel.

Upstairs they welcome you for cake and drinks. Via the shop-blog you can vote which cake they’ll bake next week.

For the latest news check the THE HUB SHOP ROTTERDAM blog.

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The HUB Shop | Art & culture, Coffee & tea, Shopping, Snacks | From € 2.50
Nieuwe Binnenweg 195B | West
Tue – Fri 10:00 – 18:00, Sat 10:00 – 17:00

In the upcoming trendy section of town East of the main Tuesday – Saturday Open Air Market on the Binnenrotte the Urban espresso Bar is located parallel to the market on the Botersloot – this is where farmers used to sell their butter and dairy products from their barges – . UEB provides you with the kick start for a day packed to go in good spirits.

Sit either outside on the small terrace on the street side or on the large one out in the morning sun on the other side on a pedestrians only square. On the inside the smell of organic coffee, the cakes and goodies display, a cosy reading table, a large sitting bench and tables and an artistic video lounge in the basement.

This is where owner and Australian born Jo MacCambridge introduced Rotterdam to the Sydney favorite: a ” Flat White”: 2 shots of espresso with a fine layer of foamed milk – just a tad more milk than a macchiato, and a lot less than a capuccino – Whatever you fancy, it is all there.

The all day urban breakfast on the weekend is served till 12.00 on weekdays, but a great selection of bread, open and closed sandwiches, croissants and baguettes, as well as cakes, tarts and muffins should take care of any need throughout the day for a good bite.

As the day passes on, when your need for coffee and tea transforms into a desire for something with more of a punch, simply switch to beer, cocktails and liqueurs.

Good news: Go West young man – have gun – will travel, as the old slogan for exploring the Great Wild West goes, is now adapted to a more peaceful mission to accomodate the coffee aficionados in Rotterdam West. In hopefully the early spring of 2010 the Urban Coffee Shop West will open in the Nieuwe Binnenweg

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Urban Coffee Shop – UEB | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Fair € 2,00
Botersloot 44a | Center | +31102130768
Tue – Sat 09:00 – 17:30, Sun – Mon 11:00 – 17:30

The picture shows the unorthodox non conventional style of Wine or Water: the chef at ease peeling potatoes, the old rowing boat on the left functions as the herb garden, the terrace hidden behind and embraced by the surrounding containers, a ship moored along the quay.

Originally planned as a temporary restaurant, this wonderfully creative place still is where it was and hopefully it will remain. The architect put this unique restaurant together by gathering up several sea containers, connected them, put them on top of each other, and voilà. A quiet place, on the edge of the waterway leading to the North Sea , with a staggering view, especially at night from the large terrace.

Good cooking (fusion, Italian, French), reasonably priced, with a nice wine list or the option to let the wines by the glass suit your choices. This is the place to be on a warm summer night overlooking the river or on the inside for a cosy tete-a-tete.

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Wijn of Water | Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Fusion) | Dinner € 25.00
Loods Celebes 101 | Delfshaven | +31104778454
Terrace (open if at least 18 degrees C ) Wed – Sun from 12:00, dinner Wed – Sun from 17:30