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Rotterdam Food Weekend

  • ★ 4.7
  1. Day 1Markthal, Centrum, and Witte de With

    StopsMan Met Bril KoffieMarkthal RotterdamTer Marsch and CoDe Witte AapProeflokaal ReijngoudRestaurant Bazar

  2. Day 2Katendrecht, Fenix, and Delfshaven

    StopsHarvest Coffee BrewersFenix Food FactoryRipsnorter CoffeeWarung MiniStadsbrouwerij De Pelgrim

Rotterdam Michelin Star Trail

  • ★ 4.6
  1. Day 1Two Stars and a Bib

    StopsMan Met Bril KoffieRotondeParkheuvelProeflokaal Reijngoud

  2. Day 2One Stars and Fine Casual

    StopsHopper Coffee and RoasteryDe Witte Aap

Rotterdam Neighbourhood Food Walk

  • ★ 4.5
  1. Day 1Centrum and Witte de With

    StopsDudokMarkthal RotterdamTer Marsch and CoRestaurant BazarDe Witte AapDe Witte Aap

  2. Day 2Delfshaven and Surinamese Rotterdam

    StopsWarung MiniAp HalenStadsbrouwerij De PelgrimProeflokaal Reijngoud

  3. Day 3Katendrecht and Noord Craft Culture

    StopsMan Met Bril KoffieBrouwerij NoordtFenix Food FactoryRipsnorter Coffee

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

  • ★ 4.6
  • 1 day
  • First-time visitor, single day

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

  1. Day 1Day 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 Bazar on Witte de Withstraat at 19:30 for the mezze and lamb tagine, then a late beer at De Witte Aap a few doors along.

    StopsMan Met Bril KoffieMarkthal RotterdamFenix Food FactoryRestaurant BazarDe Witte Aap

Rotterdam bitterballen night: brown cafés and craft beer

  • ★ 4.5
  • 1 evening
  • Late Dutch evening, walking

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

  1. Day 1Day 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.

    StopsDe Witte AapDe Ballentent

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