Young lightly cured North Sea herring, cleaned and brined at sea, served whole with raw onion and pickled gherkins. The quintessential Dutch street food, consumed by holding the fish by the tail.

2 editor picks for Hollandse Nieuwe Herring in Rotterdam, ranked by editorial score. All Rotterdam signature dishes · Hollandse Nieuwe Herring across every city.

Also in: Amsterdam, Utrecht.

Markthal Rotterdam ★ 4.8

€MarketCentrum

Europe's first indoor food market hall with a 40m-high arched ceiling and a giant food mural. Located in Centrum. At Dominee Jan Scharpstraat 298.

Binnenrotte Market ★ 4.5

€MarketCentrum

Rotterdam's largest open-air market fills the Blaak square twice weekly with fresh produce, flowers, fish, Dutch street food. Located in Centrum.

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