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The anchor of Rotterdam's most famous bar street since 1973, beloved for craft Dutch beers, late-night energy, and free live music every weekend.
De Tuin van de Vier Windstreken is a bar in Kralingen, Rotterdam.
A grand cafe and brasserie housed in an 1867 mansion between the De Lelie and De Ster windmills at the Kralingse Plas. The summer terrace running out to the water is one of the largest in the city, making it the default Kralingen sundowner stop.
Address: Plaszoom 354, 3062 CL Rotterdam
The anchor of Rotterdam's most famous bar street since 1973, beloved for craft Dutch beers, late-night energy, and free live music every weekend.
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