Restaurants in Rotterdam
Michelin-starred dining is on the menu at Parkheuvel. Some hip restaurants, such as Café-Restaurant Rotterdam, have views of the Nieuwe Maas River. Enjoy harbour sightseeing while eating Dutch pancakes onboard the Pannenkoekenboot (Pancake Boat). Many kitchens close at about 10pm, so dine around 8pm or find a place that stays open late. Service and value-added tax are generally included but check the bill.
Amarone
Light and elegant
An open kitchen, airy dining room, luxury armchairs and open fireplace make
Amarone a relaxing escape from Rotterdam's often-hectic shopping
thoroughfare, Meent. The French-Mediterranean cuisine is prepared by Chef
Gert Blom and focuses on light flavours and excellent ingredients.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm & 6pm-9.30pm; Sat 6pm-9.30pm
Address
72a, Meent, Rotterdam 3011
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 414 84 87
Parkheuvel
Stellar French cuisine
Scenically located between the park in which Rotterdam's Euromast symbol
stands and the Nieuwe Maas waterway, Parkheuvel occupies a modern
semicircular building with tables that afford a scenic view of passing
ships. Patron and chef Erik van Loo has earned a Michelin star for
inventive, French-based cuisine with an added European dimension.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm & 6.30pm-10pm (closed Sat lunchtime)
Address
21, Heuvellaan, Rotterdam 3016 GL
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 436 0766
In den Rustwat
French country fare
A thatched farmhouse, formerly a country inn when it was built back in 1597,
together with a handsome garden, lend a rustic ambience to In den Rustwat in
Kralingen-Crooswijk. It makes a restful setting to enjoy seasonal French
cuisine prepared using organic ingredients. In summer the garden terrace
makes a fine place to dine.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12pm-3pm & 6pm-10pm (closed Sat lunchtime)
Address
96, Honingerdijk, Rotterdam 3062 NX
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 413 4110
Stadsbrouwerij De Pilgrim
Good simple food
A pub, restaurant and brewery in one, Stadsbrouwerij De Pilgrim is the
perfect location to sit back and enjoy Rotterdam's charming Delfshaven
district. Housed in a 1580 warehouse, De Pilgrim offers an assortment of
special beers including the Mayflower Tripel and provides regular tours of
its brewery. Don't leave without sampling their home-made bread.
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Opening Hours
Wed-Thu 4pm-midnight; Fri-Sun midday-midnight
Address
12, Aelbrechtskolk, Rotterdam 3024 RE
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 477 1189
Transport
Metro: Delfshaven. Tram: Schiedamseweg
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Dewi Sri
Masterful Indonesian cuisine
Housed in a merchant's house dating from 1880 beside Nieuwe Maas River,
soberly decorated Dewi Sri has been making culinary magic since 1977. There
are plenty of individual choices for those who know their way around the
menu, while for newcomers the 14-dish Sumatra rijsttafel (rice table)
affords a wide-ranging insight into traditional Indonesian cuisine.
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Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 5.30pm-10.30pm (closed Sat & Sun lunchtime)
Address
20, Westerkade, Rotterdam 3016 CM
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 436 0263
Grand Café-Restaurant Engels
1950s style
Located in the rambling Groothandelsgebouw (Wholesale Building)
business centre, across the street from the Central Station, Engels
maintains its original, graceful style of the 1950s. It offers various
drinking and dining options, from a beer and a snack to an à la carte menu
with light and elaborate meals and vegetarian dishes.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 8.15am-11pm; Sat & Sun 9am-11pm (from 10am Sun)
Address
45, Stationsplein, Rotterdam 3013 AK
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 411 9550
Café-Restaurant Rotterdam
Modern European cuisine
Perched in a tastefully converted, light-flooded old cruise-ship terminal on
Kop van Zuid peninsula, Café-Restaurant Rotterdam has great views of the
Erasmus Bridge and barges gliding down the Nieuwe Maas River. The menu
offers everything European, from pasta to shellfish, and mixes influences
from around the world.
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Opening Hours
Café Mon-Fri 9am-12am (until 1am Fri); Sat & Sun 10am-12pm (until 1am Sat); Restaurant daily 11.30am-10pm (from 10am Sun)
Address
699, Wilhelminakade, Rotterdam 3072 AP
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 290 8442
Pannenkoekenboot
Cruising with pancakes
The Pannenkoekenboot (Pancake Boat) is a romantic way to combine evening
sightseeing of Rotterdam from the water with a plain, but satisfying, Dutch
treat. Boats sail from Parkhaven dock, next to Rotterdam's Euromast
landmark. Altogether it costs a bit more than a budget meal, but the cost
does includes a three-hour harbour cruise.
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Opening Hours
Wed & Fri 4.30pm-5.30pm & 6pm-7pm; Sat & Sun 1.30pm-5.30pm
Address
Parkhaven, Rotterdam 3016 GM
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 436 7295
Dudok
Cool modern café
Named after Dutch modernist architect Willem Marinus Dudok, who designed the
building, Dudok is a cool café in the heart of town, flooded with light
through large windows. Snacks and continental meals are served at tables on
two levels. It's a popular meeting place for dining and coffee and is
renowned for its apple pie.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Wed 8am-11pm; Thu 8am-12am; Fri 8am-1am; Sat 9am-1am; Sun 10am-11pm
Address
88, Meent, Rotterdam 3011 JP
Telephone
+31 (0) 10 433 3102
