Thai€€centrum
Yum Saap keeps a tight Thai menu on the Twijnstraat: hot-sour soups, stir-fries and curries made with organic meat and sustainably caught fish.
Signature: Tom yam kung, Pad krapow kai, Mango sticky rice
Order: Tom yam kung and green curry to share, finish with mango sticky rice
French Dutch€€€centrum
De Zakkendrager hides down a medieval alley in the former sack-carriers guild house. Conservatory beside a 200-year beech tree, French-Dutch menu daily.
Signature: Seasonal Dutch market dishes
Order: Asparagus in season or the daily fresh-catch main
Spanish€€oudegracht
Tapasbar Vintage on the Drieharingstraat serves classic Spanish tapas and a Rioja-and-Cava wine list. Monthly pintxos evenings pack the canal-side room.
Signature: Spanish tapas, Pintxos
Order: Monthly pintxos evening on the fourth Saturday
Spanish€€mariaplaats
Paloma on Mariaplaats combines a 120-seat tapas cafe with daily live music. Wood-oven bread, Iberian charcuterie and fresh seafood from noon to late.
Signature: Pintxos, Iberian cured meats, Fresh seafood
Order: Daily catch from the seafood bar with a glass of Albariño
Asian fusion€€rotsoord
LE:EN at Heuveloord in Rotsoord serves Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Thai sharing plates from a former industrial building with outdoor terrace.
Signature: Asian sharing plates
Order: Three to four sharing plates per person from the seasonal menu
Belgian€€mariaplaats
Cafe Olivier occupies a former hidden Catholic church from 1860, with original vaults, altar and pipe organ still in place. Belgian food and beer daily.
Signature: Belgian mussels, Stoemp
Order: Moules frites with a Trappist beer from the house selection