Day-by-day eating plans for Rotterdam. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Rotterdam Food Weekend ★ 4.7

  1. Day 1: Markthal, Centrum, and Witte de With

  2. Day 2: Katendrecht, Fenix, and Delfshaven

Rotterdam Michelin Star Trail ★ 4.6

  1. Day 1: Two Stars and a Bib

  2. Day 2: One Stars and Fine Casual

Rotterdam Neighbourhood Food Walk ★ 4.5

  1. Day 1: Centrum and Witte de With

  2. Day 2: Delfshaven and Surinamese Rotterdam

  3. Day 3: Katendrecht and Noord Craft Culture

Rotterdam Markthal day: market, design district, Witte de With ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, single day1 day

A Rotterdam architecture-and-food day from the Markthal through the Witte de With strip.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Markthal to Witte de With

    Morning
    Coffee at Man Met Bril Koffie at 09:30, then walk to the Markthal for the morning stalls: Dutch cheese, stroopwafel, herring.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Fenix Food Factory at 13:00 on Katendrecht, the Rotterdam alternative food market in a converted warehouse.
    Evening
    Dinner at Restaurant De Jong at 19:30 for the seasonal Dutch tasting menu, then a late beer at De Witte Aap on the Witte de Withstraat.

Rotterdam bitterballen night: brown cafés and craft beer ★ 4.5

Late Dutch evening, walking1 evening

A Rotterdam bitterballen and craft-beer evening through the brown cafés and the Kralingen breweries.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: De Ballentent to the breweries

    Morning
    Skip; this itinerary starts at dinner.
    Afternoon
    Aperitif at De Witte Aap on Witte de Withstraat at 18:00 for a Belgian beer and a plate of bitterballen.
    Evening
    Dinner at De Ballentent from 19:30 for the canonical Rotterdam bitterballen (the room invented them). Move to Kaapse Brouwers for a flight, then a nightcap at Stranger Bar.
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