Dizzy Jazzcafé
Dizzy Jazzcafé
Dizzy Jazzcafé (‘s-Gravendijkwal 127, Rotterdam) — Dizzy Jazzcafé is place where you have a drink and enjoy ‘arty’ jazz music. It is also a great place for a good lunch or dinner. The menu has something to offfer everyone, including delicious vegetarian dishes. This is where you go to experience that special jazz ambiance.
Club Vie
Club Vie
Club Vie (Maasboulevard 300, Rotterdam) — Club Vie is the place for trendy, fashionable parties and famous names, offering a refreshing and unique weekly programme with national and international DJs. Collaboration with international concepts such as Pacha, MTV and Hed Kandi provides an even greater club sensation. An eclectic range of music is played in the sassy and sexy main room and clubbers can enjoy amazing guest performances, while having a drink at the wine and champagne bar. In the second room, lounge music and comfortable sofas help to create a relaxed atmosphere, where you can really unwind and enjoy the Ibiza vibe. You can also sample Vie’s tasty night menu, with dishes like sushi and oysters that will succeed in keeping any midnight munchies at bay.
Bourbon Street
Bourbon Street
Bourbon Street (Leidsekruisstraat 6-8, Amsterdam) — Music memorabilia covers the walls of this intimate club hosting live jazz, blues & soul. Inspired by New Orleans’ bar scene, this place has been going strong since its opening in 1990.
Treasure
Treasure
Treasure (Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 115-117, Amsterdam) — In a city with a passion for Indonesian food, it can be difficult to find traditional Chinese cuisine, let alone good traditional Chinese cuisine. Don’t despair — make a beeline for this legendary restaurant. It offers a wide array of classic Chinese choices in a classic Chinese setting: Lots of lanterns, watercolor paintings, and Chinese scripts adorn the place. You can eat dishes from any of the four main styles of Chinese cooking — Beijing, Shanghai, Cantonese, and Szechuan. Look for specialties such as Beijing duck, Szechuan-style shrimps (very spicy), and steamed dumplings.
Taberna Dushi
Taberna Dushi
Taberna Dushi (Pannekoekstraat 40A, Rotterdam) — Dushi means “delicious” in Papiamento (a dialect spoke in the Dutch Caribbean islands). Come discover the best of Mediterranean and Caribbean cooking. An informal eatery for a relaxed meal and drinks.
Sumo
Sumo
Sumo (Westersingel 1A, Rotterdam) — Sumo is a Japanese Sushi & Grill restaurant where you can enjoy various Japanese specialties with fresh ingredients in a stylish Asian ambiance. With the ‘all-you-can eat concept’ you can eat all the sushi and Japanese grilled dishes you want for a fixed price. For lunch you have 2 hours and for dinner you get 2.5 hours. This Sumo restaurant on the Westersingel is located near Rotterdam Central Station. Sumo has opened a second restaurant on the Binnenrotte.
Rakang
Rakang
Rakang (Elandsgracht 29-31, Amsterdam) — A meal here is a delight to more than just the sense of taste. The dishes, many of them authentic regional specialties, come in generous portions and are seasoned with Thai spices, carefully blending fierce chili peppers with delicate flavors like ginger, coriander (cilantro), and Thai basil, to suit any palate, whether the preference is for fiery or mild. Bowls of lightly perfumed pandang rice, yellow curry, light-textured sauces, and pad Thai noodles are just some accompaniments. A variety of sorbets is on hand to draw the sting from the sharpest flavors. In the dining room’s fragrant cocoon, colorful silk fabrics drape along pastel-toned walls, and chairs are swathed in cool, soft cottons. Takeout service is available.
Popocatepetl
Popocatepetl
Popocatepetl (Spaansepoort 71, Rotterdam) — In a country with a large number of restaurants from Indonesia and other exotic corners of the planet, there are not too many Mexican or other Latin restaurant in Holland. A visit to ‘Popo’ means a night of lively and exuberant Mexico. Cheerful servers, classic cocktails, authentic dishes and Latino music in a colorful cantina ensure a fun evening.
Little V
Little V
Little V (Grotekerkplein 109-111, Rotterdam) — Little V is Vietnamese food at its best. This restaurant situated next to the Laurence Church proves that Vietnamese cuisine consists of more than eggrolls. Some dishes are familiar, others are a pleasant surprise. Pure, fresh ingredients with many influences from surrounding countries, enhanced by a French cuisine. They also serve a good selection of snacks. During the Summer, they have an impressive terrace so you can enjoy your dinner outside. Do order one of the homemade ice teas.
Duende
Duende
Duende (Lindengracht 62, Amsterdam) — Dark, atmospheric, friendly — there’s no better place than Duende to experience the varied palette of small plates that are Spanish tapas. Take just one or two and you have a nice accompaniment to a few drinks; put five, six, or more together and you have a full-scale meal. Pick from dozens of choices, including tortilla española, champiñones al ajillo (garlic mushrooms), and calabacín a la marmera (eggplant/aubergine with seafood).
Accompany them with sangria, jump into the arena of friendly conversation, and before long you’ll be clapping your hands rhythmically and stamping your feet — and if not, you might want to sign up for Duende’s flamenco lessons. Bear in mind that though tapas are cheap individually, their cost soon adds up.
