Witte de Withstraat, city center, Rotterdam

The Wereld Eethuis Bazar is a very popular place to eat.

If you want to have a bite of one of the fantastic world dinner, first make a reservation.

Most dishes are based on North African receipes; the meat is halal.

A modern, spacious restaurant. Opened in 2006.
Kitchen is a mix of Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese...
Opened daily from 12-23 hours (Monday closed).

Favorite Dish: Excellent Thai soup and an array of Asian 'tapas' makes this a very good lunch for under € 18 per person (including a pot of tea and a coffee).

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Imagine a chilly, damp morning. You emerge from Rotterdam train station and are confronted by steely grey skies and sulking skyscrapers. Your back already aches from carrying your pack, it's 10am and the museum you're here to see doesn't open for an hour. Time for breakfast!

After wandering the pavements, we came to a slice of Africa spliced into this Dutch port, the Hotel Bazar. Steel oil drums sit outside, while indoors it's a riot of colourful Turkish tiles and Morrocan lamps. Open very early to very late like any great diner should be!

Favorite Dish: HUGE breakfast platters...Turkish yoghurt with honey, fresh fruit, Algerian pancakes, bread and butter, cold cuts, exotic dipping sauces, apricot jam and soft cheese spread. All with strong coffee (or tea or juice).

I wasn't too keen on some of the cold cuts as a couple slices were too cold and chewy, but everything else was delicious!

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The interior of the the Bazar is an exciting mix of North African and Middle Eastern . It's like you are in Africa or the Middle East. I enjoyed this special atmosphere, relaxed and lifely at the same time, as a lovely oasis in the modern citylife of Rotterdam. Except indoors at two floors, you can sit at the sidewalks as well.

Favorite Dish: The food is a delicious mix of Middle Eastern and (North) Africran dishes. Almost all the dishes are my favourite. There are soups, salads, main courses, snacks. You can have your breakfast or lunch here as well. For lunch we had falafel with salad, humus, tunisian soup.

This is food from Surinam and the Caribbean. You can get a dish where you get about 15 small pots, filled with different kinds of meat, fish and veggies made the Caribbean way. It's really nice, because you can get a taste of different things. The service is a bit slow (but hey isn't everything in Latin America?), so don't go there if you're in a hurry. The people are really nice though and so is the restaurant.

Favorite Dish: Switie mama is my favourite dish. It's got different kinds of meat, fish and vegies made the way people from Surinam do, it's really good. The desert Coco Rico is really good if you like coconut.

This is a very trendy restaurant at the moment, so you might want to make a reservation. The restaurant is very colourful and busy. You can eat food from North Africa and the Middle East. The food is really nice and the people serving you are nice to. It's opened every day:
Monday to Thursday: 08.00 to 23.00
Friday: 08.00 to 24.00
Saturday: 09.00 to 24.00
Sunday: 09.00 to 23.00

Favorite Dish: I've always liked a mixed grill, just so you can get a different taste of what they can make.

This area is famous for it's restaurants. You can find all kinds of restaurants here...
But what sets this place apart...for the locals this is the destination of choice for people with the need of a midnight snack or who has the munchies after a night of enjoying the nightlife.

It's just great to come here after a night out clubbing. Even at 3/4 am in the morning you have plenty of choices.
The wellknown Warung Mini is a great choice. But there is also a chinese restaurant and of course a kebabshop(shoarma).
The atmosphere is relaxed and mellow...people come here to chill out . A great end to a nightout IMO and I think a really typical rotterdam experience. Must visit.

Favorite Dish: The chinese restaurant is OK. Not great...but the food is perfectly edible this late/early. This place opens the latest of all the restaurants in the strip. I have eaten here as late as 4/5am.

But the place of choice IMO is the Warung Mini. They serve surinaam cuisine...this is a totally eclectic mix of different cuisnes. Influenced by the difference cultures in Suriname and they come up with truly surprising combinations.
For example ever wondered how a Cha sieuw sandwich taste like? Or salted fish(aka ikan asin) sandwich? Or chicken curry sandwich? They have all this and more.
They are famous for saoto soup...aka soto ayam(indonesia)..if you dont know it. Prepare to taste one of the best chickensoups ever.

One warning though...they serve as a condiment a chili/sambal...yellow stuff. Be VERY carefull...this is so spicy and hot. Seriously...it's nearly chemical in it's hotness.

This restaurant was really a great discovery. We where looking to eat just a snack, but when we saw all the people eating all the nice dishes we couldn't resist to order a whole meal. If I ever go back to Rotterdam I surely will go back there. Above the restaurant is also a hotel.