
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
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Day 1Markthal, Centrum, and Witte de With
StopsMan Met Bril KoffieMarkthal RotterdamTer Marsch and CoDe Witte AapProeflokaal ReijngoudRestaurant Bazar
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Day 2Katendrecht, Fenix, and Delfshaven
StopsHarvest Coffee BrewersFenix Food FactoryRipsnorter CoffeeWarung MiniStadsbrouwerij De Pelgrim
Rotterdam Michelin Star Trail
- ★ 4.6
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Day 1Two Stars and a Bib
StopsMan Met Bril KoffieRotondeParkheuvelProeflokaal Reijngoud
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Day 2One Stars and Fine Casual
Rotterdam Neighbourhood Food Walk
- ★ 4.5
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Day 1Centrum and Witte de With
StopsDudokMarkthal RotterdamTer Marsch and CoRestaurant BazarDe Witte AapDe Witte Aap
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Day 2Delfshaven and Surinamese Rotterdam
StopsWarung MiniAp HalenStadsbrouwerij De PelgrimProeflokaal Reijngoud
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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.
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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.
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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.
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