
Guests are recommended to make a walk to local restaurants and cafes of the city - many dining facilities here can be considered true gastronomic attractions. The menu of Courzand Café restaurant offers dishes from French, Scandinavian and Mediterranean cuisines. This place is particularly popular among visitors, who enjoy seafood. Your visit to Courzand Café restaurant will be a real sea voyage, because its hall is decorated with beautiful wooden furniture and navigational instruments, and the walls of the restaurant are full of various old marine maps.
As Rotterdam is widely famous for elite shopping complexes and entertainment for adults, it might not be easy to find a suitable place to relax for families with children. However, such …
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Safir, the restaurant devoted to Moroccan cuisine, is located in one of the historical buildings of the city. This place will conquer visitors by delicious oriental dishes. Guests will be also amazed by beautifully decorated halls of this place. Among the specialties of the institution are roasted lamb with vegetable salad, mashed eggplants and Taktouka peppers. The restaurant Odyssee serves Greek cuisine and is notable for richest choice of wine. You should definitely not forget to order lamb curry, veal with cheese sauce and crispy bread that is baked in accordance with an old Turkish recipe.
The fans of Italian cuisine will surely like Cafe Lux restaurant. In addition to traditional pasta and pizza, visitors of this place are recommended to try beef and fish dishes, as well as delicious fruit desserts. The restaurant named Light of India is quite an exotic place. As you can guess from its name, the restaurant specializes in Indian cooking. The restaurant is known far beyond the country. This is a permanent place of rest of world celebrities. Angelo Betti restaurant is simply the best choice for a family vacation. This place specializes on Italian cuisine. Among the specialties of this place is home-made pizza. We also suggest trying wonderful ice cream with nuts and chocolate. Fans of more cheerful pastime are recommended to visit the café named Dizzy, which often hosts performances by famous jazz musicians. When it comes to the café’s menu, it is truly diverse - from vegetable soups and salads to unusual seafood and unforgettable desserts. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
Rotterdam is the second largest city in the country and the largest port of Europe. From 1962 to 2004, the Rotterdam Port was also one of the busiest in the world, until Shanghai intercepted …
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In Rotterdam, just like many other cities in the Netherlands, it is easy to find small food carts with fish. They offer traditional sandwiches with herring and a ton of other interesting and unusual dishes that have become usual and everyday food for local people. Fans of hot dishes will also find something suitable at such kiosks. To their service, there is fried cod that is cooked in a delicious batter and then served with various sauces. This fast food dish can easily become a nutritious lunch because the fried cod often comes with potato garnish and a fresh salad. Street food carts also offer fried prawns, squid, and many other types of seafood.
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Smoked eel is, perhaps, the most sophisticated food that one can find at street food carts. Despite quite a simple cooking method, smoked eel is incredibly delicious. National cuisine restaurants offer a wide range of fish appetizers and various soups with seafood. Steaks are a mandatory item in the menus of all restaurants specializing in the national cuisine. Local chefs make steaks not only from meat but also from fish. High-class and upscale restaurants in Rotterdam also offer tuna steak. Some steaks are not roasted but baked in the city.
Rotterdam can offer its guests widest choice of interesting excursions and entertainments. Many attractions are located in the port area. From an architectural point of view the so called …
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Pastries and desserts also have some distinctive features in Rotterdam. If you are in the mood for something sweet, consider trying Poffertjes pancakes. The recipe implies quite a generous use of sugar that is added to the dough. Before serving, hot pancakes are covered with sugar powder, so sweet crispy crust forms on the surface. It is possible to find this delicious dessert in virtually any local café.
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Apple pie is one more dessert that is incredibly popular with local people. The recipe of this pie is very simple. Nowadays, this pie is widely famous in many countries of the world under the name Charlotte. It is believed that English Queen Charlotte, who had large apple gardens, invented the recipe of this pie. During its hundred-year history, the recipe of the pie has changed a lot. Nowadays, the majority of cafes in Rotterdam offer this fragrant apple pie in accordance with signature recipes.
Cycling rides remain one of the main entertainments for guests of the city. During such ride you can visit many really interesting places. A special rental office near Schaatsbaan railway …
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Rotterdam markets are full of gastronomic discoveries. One of the best markets is located not far from the Blaak Station. It is a great place to shop for seasonal fruits and vegetables, cheese and sausages from local farms, and delicious national food and snacks. At this market, visitors can try Turkse fish pizza or the popular Kibbeling snack that is cooked from different kinds of seafood. Many interesting delicacies sold at the market would make great souvenirs for friends and family.