Guidebook for Rotterdam

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Guidebook for Rotterdam

Essentials

14 locals recommend
Lijnbaan
121 Lijnbaan
14 locals recommend
73 locals recommend
Pathé Schouwburgplein
101 Schouwburgplein
73 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Street with art galleries, restaurants and bars
324 locals recommend
Witte de Withstraat
Witte de Withstraat
324 locals recommend
Street with art galleries, restaurants and bars
home to the North Sea Jazz Festival, concerts and exhibitions.
63 locals recommend
Rotterdam Ahoy
10 Ahoyweg
63 locals recommend
home to the North Sea Jazz Festival, concerts and exhibitions.

Getting Around

14 locals recommend
Rotterdam Central Station (ATM)
14 locals recommend
free parking
Maaskade
Maaskade
free parking
metrostation for both north/south (blue) line and east/west (red) line.
14 locals recommend
Rotterdam, Beurs station
14 locals recommend
metrostation for both north/south (blue) line and east/west (red) line.

Arts & Culture

main art museum, last half hour (4.30-5) free admission
308 locals recommend
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
18 Museumpark
308 locals recommend
main art museum, last half hour (4.30-5) free admission
the place for classical music, with the famous Gergiev festival and other performances by the Rotterdam philharmonic orchestra.
47 locals recommend
De Doelen
50 Schouwburgplein
47 locals recommend
the place for classical music, with the famous Gergiev festival and other performances by the Rotterdam philharmonic orchestra.
Main theater, modern dance, classic ballet and plays. https://www.theaterrotterdam.nl/agenda?start=&end=&cityselect=Rotterdam&locationselect=allvenues&hallselect=allhalls&genreselect=allgenres#anchorFilters
Festival Schouwburg
25 Schouwburgplein
Main theater, modern dance, classic ballet and plays. https://www.theaterrotterdam.nl/agenda?start=&end=&cityselect=Rotterdam&locationselect=allvenues&hallselect=allhalls&genreselect=allgenres#anchorFilters

Sightseeing

the Markthal is the newest addition in an area. Als the cube houses, a pencil building and the main library (the building with yellow tubes on the outside) are in the area. The large market outside is on Tuesday and Saturday.
304 locals recommend
Market Hall
298 Dominee Jan Scharpstraat
304 locals recommend
the Markthal is the newest addition in an area. Als the cube houses, a pencil building and the main library (the building with yellow tubes on the outside) are in the area. The large market outside is on Tuesday and Saturday.
The little park outside the church often has performances on sundays.
39 locals recommend
Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk
27 Grotekerkplein
39 locals recommend
The little park outside the church often has performances on sundays.
Historic Delfshaven is a small area that survived the bombing from the second world war. It was from this harbour the pilgrim fathers departed to build their colony in North America.
7 locals recommend
Aelbrechtskolk
Aelbrechtskolk
7 locals recommend
Historic Delfshaven is a small area that survived the bombing from the second world war. It was from this harbour the pilgrim fathers departed to build their colony in North America.
Cross the Maas river with a boattaxi to Wilhelminapier, where the classic cruiseship SS Rotterdam has its permanent place. The watertaxi departs from several places. Veerhaven is a stately old part of town. For a longer boatcruise try the Spido, which departs here near the Erasmus bridge.
6 locals recommend
Watertaxi - Veerhaven / Binnen (57)
Veerkade
6 locals recommend
Cross the Maas river with a boattaxi to Wilhelminapier, where the classic cruiseship SS Rotterdam has its permanent place. The watertaxi departs from several places. Veerhaven is a stately old part of town. For a longer boatcruise try the Spido, which departs here near the Erasmus bridge.

Food Scene

Food court, connected with a bridge to Wilhelminapier, the port for cruise ships.
228 locals recommend
Fenix Food Factory
1025 Nico Koomanskade
228 locals recommend
Food court, connected with a bridge to Wilhelminapier, the port for cruise ships.
A social project, with affordable lunch options. Its a short walk from touristic Delfshaven into the non-touristic multicultural part of the city.
Lunchroom Oproer! (Nico Adriaans Stichting)
112B Schiedamseweg
A social project, with affordable lunch options. Its a short walk from touristic Delfshaven into the non-touristic multicultural part of the city.
We actually never go there, but if you want take a typical Dutch fried snacks out from a wall, this is the place to go. You can also find Bram Ladage in the square with the best French fries in Rotterdam. It started with one place in the market, now it has shops all over town.
Febo
35 Binnenwegplein
We actually never go there, but if you want take a typical Dutch fried snacks out from a wall, this is the place to go. You can also find Bram Ladage in the square with the best French fries in Rotterdam. It started with one place in the market, now it has shops all over town.

Shopping

Street with local shops, not the international brands.
40 locals recommend
Nieuwe Binnenweg
Nieuwe Binnenweg
40 locals recommend
Street with local shops, not the international brands.
designer stores, like the first and only Freitag store in The Netherlands
9 locals recommend
Van Oldenbarneveltstraat
Van Oldenbarneveltstraat
9 locals recommend
designer stores, like the first and only Freitag store in The Netherlands