http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam Rotterdam Spotted by Locals Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:54:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-lux http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-lux#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:54:13 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/restaurant-lux Stylish and yet bohemian in style and setting, creative, season based Italian cuisine with a Sicilian twist, a chef, who has been there since the opening in 1987 and adds new dishes all the time, an attentive staff with a youthful radiating smile are the key ingredients of Lux solid reputation. Book ahead or come in [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-lux/feed 2 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/kookpunt http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/kookpunt#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:53:43 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/kookpunt It all started as the place to get your kitchen knives sharpened and maintained, but now this father to son enterprise has virtually taken over the Noordplein and has become a leading quality kitchen center in Holland and beyond. With hundreds of square meters floorspace, divided over separate theme shops it is now a one stop [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/kookpunt/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/seamans-churches http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/seamans-churches#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:51:13 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/seamans-churches Rotterdam’s long history as one of the main ports of the globe has created a need for many sailors from all over the world to seek a temporary recluse and a moment of contemplation and religious service. Nowadays with modern shipping schedules requiring immediate pulling in and out of harbors sailors lack the time [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/seamans-churches/feed 1 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-fred http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-fred#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:49:54 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/restaurant-fred Eating out can be quick and simple or a glorious pastime to be taken seriously and passionately. If good food or better superb dining as gourmet evening entertainment is your goal, Fred will fulfill your expectations. Based on the classical French cooking style, but modernized to the current lighter approach with a widening variety of tastes, [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-fred/feed 1 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/bammetje http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/bammetje#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:46:52 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/bammetje 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 [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/bammetje/feed 1 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/hotel-new-york http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/hotel-new-york#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:46:13 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/hotel-new-york 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 [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/hotel-new-york/feed 2 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/grand-cafe-prachtig http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/grand-cafe-prachtig#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:44:55 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/grand-cafe-prachtig 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 [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/grand-cafe-prachtig/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-z-m http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-z-m#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:43:24 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/restaurant-z-m 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 [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/restaurant-z-m/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/park-schoonoord http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/park-schoonoord#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:42:51 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/park-schoonoord Close to the white towering height of the Erasmus Medical Center on the Westzeedijk is a small side street – Kievitslaan – , where Parl Schoonoord has a street number “9″. This historical oasis of rest and calm and floral beauty dates back to the early 18th century and is now a 1,2 hectares square of [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/park-schoonoord/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/euromast http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/euromast#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:41:44 +0000 Marianne Ketting & Frederik Santman http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/spotters-reporting/euromast Mankind always wanted to be free, so we enjoy living in a democracy. But better still, we also want to be free and fly like the birds – an art we yet have to master. In ancient Greek mythology Icaros did not fare well by going up higher and higher, so here we present you with [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rotterdam/euromast/feed 1