Proeflokaal Reijngoud ★ 4.5
Rotterdam's finest genever proeflokaal (tasting room), stocking over 100 Dutch and Belgian genevers in a tiled interior that has survived since the late 19th.
Spikizi Bar is a bar in Katendrecht, Rotterdam.
Hidden in Katendrecht's former sailors' quarter, Spikizi blends West African flavour profiles into its cocktail programme, pairing dark rum and mezcal with tropical.
Address: Zwarte Paardenstraat 91a, 3081 TA Rotterdam
Rotterdam's finest genever proeflokaal (tasting room), stocking over 100 Dutch and Belgian genevers in a tiled interior that has survived since the late 19th.
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