Restaurants

This former pumping station of the historic water tower housing hotel Villa Augustus sits across the complex's rambling market garden and orchard, which supplies ingredients for its menus. The multilevel space with …

Almost everything in this vast former warehouse is made locally and sold by separate vendors making their mark on the food scene. They include Booij Kaasmakers (cheese), Cider Cider (cider), Jordy's Bakery (bread an…

Quail jelly and langoustine cream; Anjou pigeon with cherry sorbet; truffle macaroni with gold leaf; razor clams with asparagus and pearl barley; lobster with parsnip and caviar; and Masia El Altet extra-virgin oliv…

Tucked down a charming alleyway with outdoor tables, Allard is a diamond find for flavour-packed creations such as tuna tartare with sun-dried tomato crème, lamb fillet with honey and fig jus, truffle risotto with w…

François Geurds' one-Michelin-star molecular gastronomy lab sits under timber and silvery pressed-tin ceilings within Station Hofplein. Dine on his evolving cuisine or even take a culinary electric-bike tour (€95) a…

A Delfshaven jewel, 't Ouwe Bruggetje has a timber-panelled interior with hefty wooden beams, seating by the iron-framed drawbridge out front, and a floating terrace on the canal for dining on dishes such as guinea …

Given the sky-high calibre of chef Patrick Brugman's cooking, In den Doofpot's prices are a veritable steal. Pork belly with smoked eel; grilled lobster with truffle butter and micro-herb salad; organic Dutch beef f…

Seafood is given the gourmet treatment at this cool, sophisticated restaurant, from scallops with leek and lobster reduction to skate wing with hazelnut crumb and beurre noisette (warm butter sauce), salmon carpacci…

New-generation Tante Nel is as tiny as a traditional frites (fries) stand but decked out with a stunning Dutch-design painted brick interior and marquee-style canopied terrace for savouring its organic, hand-cut fri…

Once home to the largest red-light district in Europe, Katendrecht is now one of Rotterdam’s culinary hotspots. The Deliplein is a small square right behind the Fenix Food Factory that houses more than 20 restaurant…