Diego's rebrands as gourmet street food restaurant

Mar 20, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 20 March 2023 – Diego's rebrands as a gourmet street food restaurant as Rotterdam's king of burgers is forging a new…

The James Hotel Rotterdam is celebrating its fifth anniversary

Mar 20, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 20 March 2023 – The James Hotel is celebrating its fifth anniversary and celebrating with its guests. Everyone will be…

Residential and commercial area Müllerpier Rotterdam nears completion

Mar 20, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 20 March 2023 – Area developers AM and Blauwhoed (Müllerpier C.V.) mark the topping out of Dok & Kaai residential and…

CityLab010 2023 underway! Apply now with a good idea

Mar 16, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 16 March 2023 - Rotterdammers with initiatives to make the city greener, more social or safer can apply again for…

Construction files 1948-2010 available for digital viewing

Mar 16, 2023

The City Archive of Rotterdam has 3.5 kilometers of paper construction files that are being digitized. To ensure better…

The best delivery restaurants in South Holland 2022

Mar 13, 2023

Thuisbezorgd.nl Awards 2022 crowns best local delivery restaurants in Zuid-Holland. In Rotterdam, Burgers & Frites took the…

Rotterdam offensive against youth crime

Mar 10, 2023

Prevention with Authority (Preventie met Gezag) is the name of Rotterdam's current offensive against youth crime. Since 2022,…

Baby starter kit reduces stress for parents with money worries

Feb 23, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 23 February 2023 – Rotterdam children born into a family affected by poverty will receive a package of baby gear this…

Festive restaurant Grace opens its doors in Rotterdam

Feb 16, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 16 February 2023 – Star chef Marco Prins brings worldly flavors to the Coolsingel in Rotterdam with new festive…

Flink groceries now available to order via Uber Eats in Rotterdam

Feb 11, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 27 January – Groceries from fast food delivery company Flink can now also be ordered via Uber Eats in Rotterdam.…

Rotterdam primary school recycles and donates proceeds

Feb 06, 2023

Primary school Kindcentrum De Heijberg collected discarded appliances for recycling and Stichting Jarige Job. Old appliances have…

Reopening of Dirk supermarket Bentinckplein Rotterdam

Feb 01, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 1 February 2023 – Balloons, music and a queue of customers. Schepenstraat in Rotterdam was privy to the reopening of…

Design hotel Motel One opens doors in the heart of Rotterdam

Jan 24, 2023

ROTTERDAM, 24 January 2023 – Motel One, a successful budget design hotel group from Munich, recently opened the doors of its new…

Local entrepreneurs take up fight against vitamin deficiency

Dec 27, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 16 December 2022 – Rotterdam entrepreneurs open clinic for personalized vitamin infusions through IV Booster…

Stadshaven Brouwerij opens terrace at Merwehaven Rotterdam

May 06, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 6 May 2022 - Fancy a freshly tapped beer on the largest terrace in Rotterdam's Merwehaven? The Stadshaven Brouwerij…

Meet dinosaurs at Jurassic Encounter in Beatrixpark Schiedam

Apr 21, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 21 April 2022 – Always wanted to meet lifelike dinosaurs? This summer you'll have your chance in the Beatrixpark in…

Euromast Rotterdam opens new coffee bar and concept store

Apr 13, 2022

With the grand opening of a brand-new coffee bar and gift shop, the Euromast offers a place for city visitors and locals to…

Female leadership improves Rotterdam entrepreneurial climate

Apr 13, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 13 April 2022 - Five years ago, Melissa Ablett-Jordaan (36), who is American by birth, launched the American Cambridge…

You can now rent high fashion from Bijenkorf in Rotterdam

Apr 13, 2022

Style is for rent. Bijenkorf has introduced a new sustainable service in its Rotterdam store under the name Stijlstudio. Fans of…

56% of South Hollanders want coffee and cake at funeral

Apr 07, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 7 April 2022 - The inspiration and possibilities around the last farewell are almost endless. Yet 78% of people in…

Rotterdam's Tanaruz delivers 3D-printed sustainable yachts

Apr 07, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 7 April 2022 - Tanaruz will today deliver its first 3D-printed, 4.5-metre pleasure yacht to a customer. The…

Het Nieuwe Instituut announces epic summer rooftop stage

Mar 11, 2022

Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam launches eleven-week summer stage on its rooftop, designed by MVRDV. Het Podium opens in June…

5 years of Cambridge Innovation Centre (CIC) in Rotterdam

Mar 11, 2022

ROTTERDAM - The Cambridge Innovation Center moved into the Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam over 5 years ago. CIC chose Rotterdam…

New Fork introduces lunch pick-up points for hybrid workers

Mar 10, 2022

ROTTERDAM - Even with the pandemic behind us (sort of), employees are continuing to work partly from home and companies are…

Picnic grocery launches sustainable food forest in Rotterdam

Feb 21, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 21 February 2022 - More than two hundred Picnic customers, colleagues and partners kicked off the online supermarket's…

Have coffee with a cop at this McDonald's in Rotterdam Zuid

Feb 15, 2022

McDonald's restaurant Rotterdam Groene Hilledijk introduces Coffee with a Cop. Every second Monday of the month, neighbourhood…

Witte de Withstraat safer after speed reduction to 30 km/h

Feb 10, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 10 February 2022 - As of today, Witte de Withstraat is a 30 km/h street for cars and trucks. The famous Witte de…

Motel Mozaïque Festival announces MOMO Art Motel, new names

Feb 01, 2022

Motel Mozaïque Festival announces MOMO Art Motel and more new names. During the 20th edition of MOMO Festival, from 21 to 23…

Heerenhuyskamer concerts in Het Park every Sunday morning

Jan 30, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 30 January 2021 - On Sunday, 30 January, a double celebration was held for the Heerenhuyskamer Concerts in Het Park:…

Rotterdam gets 320 extra GO Sharing electric shared bikes

Jan 06, 2022

ROTTERDAM, 6 January 2022 - Shared transport company GO Sharing has announced the placement of 320 extra electric shared bikes in…

VAIMOO expands Rotterdam fleet to 500 electric shared bikes

Dec 21, 2021

ROTTERDAM, 21 December 2021 - VAIMOO, an originally Italian company that took over the e-bike sharing service in Rotterdam in…

Rotterdam World Trade Center low-rise given A++ energy label

Dec 21, 2021

In what's being hailed as a milestone in revitalization, the monumental low-rise WTC Rotterdam transitions from energy label G to…

Motel Mozaïque Festival expands line-up for 20th edition

Dec 14, 2021

ROTTERDAM, 14 December 2021 - The Motel Mozaïque (MOMO) festival line-up is starting to take shape with a new series of names.…

ABN AMRO WTT confirms Gaël Monfils, Felix Auger-Aliassime

Dec 07, 2021

Gaël Monfils and Felix Auger-Aliassime will be seen in action in Rotterdam Ahoy in February. Both finalists of the 2020…

SAWA winner at World Architecture Festival 2021

Dec 06, 2021

During the World Architecture Festival 2021, which took place online from 1 to 3 December, both the wooden residential building…

OH MY! Festival Announces First Names: Lil Baby and Lil Durk

Dec 02, 2021

OH MY!, the R&B, hip-hop, rap & afrobeats festival held in The Netherlands moves from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and turns into a…

AM to start construction of BABEL complex in Rotterdam

Nov 25, 2021

AM signals start of construction of contemporary BABEL with stacked family homes in Rotterdam. Rotterdam, 25 November 2021 - Area…

Official start of Lloyd Yard Rotterdam residential project

Nov 09, 2021

The construction of Lloyd Yard officially started at the beginning of November 2021. Lloyd Yard consists of 136 new dwellings and…

Ghost Island solo exhibition by photographer Lisandro Suriel

Aug 06, 2021

Ghost Island, a new solo exhibition by Caribbean photographer Lisandro Suriel will be on display from 9 October 2021 onwards at…

Dutch Dukes English gastropub opens its doors in Rotterdam

Aug 03, 2021

Rotterdam's first English gastropub opens its doors. Dutch Dukes brings relaxed English pub atmosphere to Witte de Withstraat.…

Open call for performers & gardens for Struinen in de Tuinen

Jul 16, 2021

Acts and garden owners still have two weeks to register for the hospitable Struinen in de tuinen festival. The deadline is 1…

JOHN REED Fitness Music Club opens its doors in Rotterdam

Jul 08, 2021

The Berlin-based fitness and lifestyle brand JOHN REED expands its international presence and opens first Dutch club in…

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra presents season 2021-2022

Jul 08, 2021

After a concert year full of limitations, 2021-22 will be a season of plenty for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The…

Counterbodies pop-up exhibition at Art Rotterdam 2021

Jul 03, 2021

Counterbodies presents the female perspective on the body. Check out the pop-up exhibition during Art Rotterdam 2021.…

Stadshaven Brouwerij Rotterdam officially opened

Jul 01, 2021

ROTTERDAM, 1 July 2020 - This morning the Stadshaven Brewery was officially opened. Six new Rotterdam craft beers were unveiled…

Zero Waste Cup system launches in Rotterdam

Jun 30, 2021

With the launch of the Zero Waste Cup, a smart, reusable cup system for 'on the go', entrepreneurs and consumers can now choose a…

AM, Heijmans deliver 133 Rotterdam homes in Imagine project

Jun 18, 2021

AM and Heijmans sell 133 homes to Vesteda in Imagine project in Rotterdam. Rotterdam, 18 June 2021 - Area developer AM and…

Motto by Hilton to make its European debut in Rotterdam

May 24, 2021

Motto Rotterdam Blaak will be the brand's first location in the Netherlands and Europe when it opens in 2022. ROTTERDAM, 24 May…

Start of new sailing season for whisper boats in Schiedam

May 21, 2021

ROTTERDAM, 20 May 2021 - Tuesday 1 June sees the start of the new whisper boat sailing season in Schiedam. Until 31 October, you…

Bolt taxi service in Rotterdam now allows pets on board

May 20, 2021

ROTTERDAM, 20 May 2021 - Bolt taxi service now allows pets on board. Pet owners in Rotterdam are now able to use the 'Pet…

GO introduces electric 45km/h shared scooters in Rotterdam

May 18, 2021

18 May 2021 - GO Sharing is installing 120 additional electric shared scooters in Rotterdam. The new shared scooters have a…

Plaswijckpark Rotterdam introduces new interactive games

May 17, 2021

Interactive games replace the burnt-down theatre at Plaswijckpark in Rotterdam. Generous donations of over €200,000 made the…

Kahmann Gallery announces new location in Rotterdam

May 13, 2021

Rotterdam, May 13, 2021 – Kahmann Gallery will move into a new location in Rotterdam, on June 26, 2021. In addition to the…

Stayokay and Marines Museum introduce 'Marines hotel room'

May 11, 2021

The Marines room is a joint initiative by Stayokay and Marines Museum in Rotterdam. The room includes a family ticket to the…

SAWA Rotterdam wins international Green GOOD DESIGN Award

Apr 22, 2021

SAWA, the all-wood residential building being built in Rotterdam, has won the Green GOOD DESIGN Award 2021; an international prize…

Primark opens new flagship store in Forum Rotterdam

Apr 21, 2021

Rotterdam's new flagship store is Primark's 21st location in the Netherlands. The retailer is known for offering fashion,…

New escalators unveiled at World Trade Center Rotterdam

Apr 13, 2021

On 13 April 2021, brand-new escalators at WTC Rotterdam were taken into use for the first time. The outdoor escalators move both…

Two new coronavirus testing locations in Rotterdam

Apr 09, 2021

Getting tested for COVID-19 is now easier for Rotterdammers as Spoedtest.nl opens two new rapid testing facilities in the city.…

Rotterdam successful in 'resetting' debt assistance approach

Apr 07, 2021

Rotterdam's revised approach to consumer debts has resulted in improved accessibility of debt assistance and better reach among…

Uber competitor Bolt expands taxi services to Rotterdam

Mar 11, 2021

After a successful launch in Amsterdam, Bolt is now available in Rotterdam. The taxi service is a direct competitor to Uber and…