At the Hofbogen lots of nice, new shops popped up a while ago, also another excellent coffee bar, Lokaal Espresso. They serve a very good cup of coffee, also delicious bread and sweets in a stylish setting. My personal favorit? Their carrot cake, yum!
Lokaal Espresso Raampoortstraat 34-b 3032 AH Rotterdam 010-4666665
Open: Mon - Fri 08.00 - 17.00 hrs, Sat 09.30 - 17.00 hrs.
Wed 22 May
You don’t wanna miss this! Elit celebrates its anniversary…
Wed 22 May
In Current Values, Maarten Frens, neuro-science professor at…
Wed 22 May
A series of shorts and very shorts: commercials, semi…
Thu 23 May
Wok+Wine is very excited to finally be launching in Rotterdam on…
Thu 23 May
Within the framework of our collaborative project we would like…
Thu 23 May
This is the 11th Rotterdam lecture organized by the Erasmus…
Thu 23 May
Home Grown is BIRD’s new breeding ground for musical talent. An…
Thu 23 May
Together with the Leeszaal, Kriterion Rotterdam presents the…
Thu 23 May
See Me Hear Me presents “The Secret Disco Revolution”, a…
Thu 23 May
Quote: ‘stay mostly at a distance, because that fat frontman…
Thu 23 May
Weekly live Jazz & Jam-sessions. From 22:00 hrs several…
Thu 23 May
The one and only Weekender! is back with more…
Fri 24 May
In partnership with Woonbron housing corporation, Tussentijd…
Fri 24 May
Drinks, tunes, photo expo and an especially one-of-a-kind…
Fri 24 May
Next Friday Night Special, we proudly present one of our…
Fri 24 May
Opening of the solo exhibition by Dico Kruijsse - Friday May…
Fri 24 May
A band event at Frauduleus.
Fri 24 May
Remember the nineteennighties? Damn, those where the days. WAVE…
Thu 23 May
Wok+Wine is very excited to finally be launching in Rotterdam on Thursday, 23 May.
As always spaces are limited and events fill up fast on a first-come, first-served basis. Please spread the word and share this event with people you know who would enjoy the Wok+Wine experience.
Food
Want to eat a crispy baguette or delicious croissant without having to go to Paris? Easy, go to Jan Bussing Bakery on Rotterdam and enjoy! For your information, I’m French and I know what I’m talking about ;-)
Sat 25 May
Did you know that a great amount of food is wasted because of its looks? The initiative Kromkommer (= crooked cucumber) brings wonky fruits and veggies back to your plate. These crops would otherwise have been wasted because of their color, shape or size. On Saturday May 25th Kromkommer organizes a guerrilla event at Beursplein, demonstrating the funny looks and tastefulness of wonky veggies.
Fri 24 May
Next Friday Night Special, we proudly present one of our favourite dishes, the famous CURRY!
Sun 26 May
Rotterdam has a new Marketplace for local products! On May 26th 2013 the creative hotspot ‘Mini Mall’ in Rotterdam Hofbogen opens its doors for the second time to Moes District.
Wed 15 May
Everybody likes food or cooking and nobody likes to eat alone! Thinking of that we decided to organize a Food Swap. Bring your best homemade jam, chutney, pies, bread, anything edible to swap and eat together with us. Bring your favorite wine and swap that too. We will have the tables ready and with good music we will enjoy our meal together.
Sat 18 May
How to get rid of all the weeds in your garden? It’s simple: just eat them! They sure are tasty… On May 18th, Rotterdamse Oogst are hosting a Weeds Dinner, in cooperation with the brand new, freshly opened Fish restaurant KAAP, and Caroline Zeevat, who wrote a book on weeds. They’ll be serving plants and unstoppable produce from the water, i.e. oysters, crayfish and the like.
Food
Lovely desem bread by Jordy. You can take your bread and sandwiches out or eat them inside and have a drink with it. Baking bread runs through Jordy’s blood. His grandfather is a well known baker in Rotterdam.
Sun 28 April
On Sunday April 28th Youth Food Movement_Rotterdam invites you to their second eat-in: the ‘Koningsmaal’! Bring your own food, enjoy music and guest speakers who will share their view on pure, honest and delicious food.
Sat 27 April
Eetbaar Rotterdam presents a morning of inspiring workshops for aspiring urban farmers & farming initiatives.
Wed 01 May
To celebrate the opening of the asparagus season we serve a delicious asparagus menu from the first of May till the 12th of May.
Food
Following the trend of major cities around the globe, burger bar Hamburg is fully dedicated to making hamburgers of top quality.
Sun 31 March
What better way to celebrate Easter Sunday than to enjoy live music and brunch buffet in the sun ?
Sat 06 April
After a succesfull first edition, and a more then excellent review from the popunie, RAAF is once again joining forces with Cakes&Concepts and Mevrouw Zoetekauw for the Melange á Trois part deax High Tea (and other drinks)!
Thu 28 March
Easter Weekend at TheKitchen Vol.1 : Eggciting Time! Let`s start off our Easter celebration in great style. Easter Weekend brings you sounds of DJ JAZZMOND! With the vibe of his music you will quickly feel this long Easter Weekend approaching! Forget about school, work or heartache for this night and let yourself flow with the sounds of jazz, house and chill out!
Sun 31 March
Enjoy a cosy and delicious traditional Italian Easter brunch with family and friends on the first Easter day, Sunday the 31st of March, at Gusto.
Sun 17 March
Rotterdam has a new marketplace for local products! As of 17 March 2013 the creative hotspot ‘Mini Mall’ in De Hofbogen opens its doors to a new initiative: Moes District. Moes District is a bimonthly, indoor local market with products from the region and far beyond.
Food
Schot Koffie is a newly established speciality coffee roasting company with a strong focus on quality. Schot Koffie selects and purchases it’s (unroasted) green coffee beans with care and roast the coffee using a drum roaster.
Sun 03 March
Watch a movie while eating exactly the same food that is being eaten in the movie! Not one after the other, but at the same time. So you can taste what you see, and see what you taste. That’s Culinary Cinema. Last month people enjoyed Tampopo, but for those who missed it: Next Sunday 3 March and 7 April there will be plenty of cinematic cooking going on in Bird again.
Sat 16 February
Along with Mevrouw Zoetekauw and Cake & Concepts, RAAF is organising an afternoon full of laughter and joy. Come and enjoy our High Thea, but with a somewhat different approach.
