Best restaurants in Rotterdam
From Witte de With to Katendrecht and Kralingen. Rotterdam changes fast, so this list does too.
All spots in Rotterdam
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't Meisje
€€From the team behind De Matroos en het Meisje and Héroine. Homemade classics, and part of the room is saved for people without a booking.
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Bar Kruk
€€Snails in truffle butter at a round bar in Blijdorp. Good wine, and plenty for anyone not drinking.
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Bistro Blendd
€€Inside De Doelen, so handy before or after a concert. Open since September 2026, with starters at 15 euros and mains at 27.50.
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Bistro Mus
€€Cucina povera from organic seasonal produce, in the old Bergweg station. Friday and Saturday it's chef's menu only, and Sunday means a roast.
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Colette
€€Share French plates with Italian and Spanish touches, or just have steak frites at the bar. From the family behind Vicini, looking out over the arboretum.
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De Otter
€€Just behind Centraal on a corner of the Spoorsingel, open from breakfast till late. Oeuf mayo and entrecote at a big bar.
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Glasz
€€€Fish and shellfish cooked over open fire, with a nod to Brittany. From the River Bar and Bar Bù team, in the marina on the Bergse Voorplas.
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Lucia
€€€The team behind Louise Petit, gone Italian on the Rotte. A lot of it is cooked over open fire, and you can see straight into the open kitchen.
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Tiel
€€€The savoury tompouce is the signature. Otherwise it's Mediterranean plates built around sommelier Tom Tieleman's wine list, on the Oudedijk.
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Bar Ayla
€€A front garden, a back garden and a tapas bar in between, on Kruisplein. Spanish plates to share, most of them 7 to 13 euros.
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Bar Berta
€€Pata Negra croquettes and sweetbreads at the counter or a high table, with a vermouth on the side.
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Bar Bù
€€€Cantonese food and dim sum downstairs, strong cocktails in the lounge bar upstairs. It's a townhouse by the marina, and Sunday is Dim Sunday.
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Bar di Vicini
€€Osteria Vicini's little sister, with antipasti off the chalkboard and fresh pizza. The terrace feels like a small Italian square.
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Bazar
€€Always full, from breakfast till late. Middle Eastern and North African food, halal meat throughout, and friendly prices.
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Bistro Eddie
A different menu of French classics every week. It's a narrow room on Calandstraat, pouring natural and classic wines.
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Bistrot-Bar Frère
€€Everything on the chalkboard comes small or large. Natural wine to go with it, out on the Statenweg.
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Brasserie Pierre
€€Monday and Tuesday mean La Grande Bouffe, with unlimited small plates. Classics include boeuf bourguignon and coq au vin, on Pannekoekstraat until late.
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Broei
€€French at heart with Asian and South American touches, inside the Westerpaviljoen. A short menu, and mains from 22 to 32 euros.
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Café Courage
€€It floats in the Rijnhaven, where Putaine used to be. Oysters and martinis at night, coffee and lunch during the day.
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De Machinist
€€The old maritime school on the Coolhaven, now a big grand café. Lunch by day, and in the evening the food comes off the grill.
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Diepnoord
€€Natural wine or a cocktail with small seasonal plates to share. On a corner of the Bergweg, and open late at weekends.
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Grace
€€On the corner of Stadhuisplein and Coolsingel, with food from Tokyo to Buenos Aires. On Fridays and Saturdays it turns into a night out, with cocktails and a DJ.
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Het Eigendom
€€Oysters and short rib to share alongside a long wine list. A wine bar that takes its food seriously, with DJs at weekends.
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Hotel New York
€€The old Holland America Line headquarters, with a maritime interior and the Maas outside the windows. The menu is French brasserie, heavy on seafood.
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Le Nord
€€Smoked ribeye and oysters for the table, in a beer and wine café in the Provenierswijk. Sit at the bar or up on the mezzanine.
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Locale Kaap
€€Fish you don't often see on a menu, and lots of vegetables. Rustic French cooking on the Deliplein, with natural wine to drink.
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Louise Petit
€€€Escargots and côte de boeuf, the Paris bistro classics, with the Veerhaven right outside.
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NOTK
€€€The wine comes first and the kitchen cooks to match. Over 370 European wines, and they bake their own sourdough.
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On Cru
€€€Dutch seasonal produce cooked the French way, on the Haringvliet by the Oude Haven. The café next door works for a drink too.
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River Bar
€€An oval pavilion on the Maas, looking straight at the cruise ships. European food on a French base and lots of wine by the glass.
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