Rotown can be many different things: a bar, a restaurant, a cafe, a music venue. To me, the Monday…read morenight performances are where it's at. The venue itself is not too big but, in this case it adds to the atmosphere. The staff is very friendly behind the bar as well as at the door. The prices are okay, standard for most bars in town. The crowd is a good mix of young and old, but it depends on the night as well as the particular performance. The sound system in this venue is okay, but loud performances are just a little bit too big for venues like this. The price of admission to a music performance is cheap (in this case 12 euros) for a music performance, and you often get a warm-up act to go with it. All things considered, I'll be back here whenever they have some other good artists coming up!

Super chill place to hang out, well stocked full bar, good music. Servers are nice and relaxed, and…read morethe seating is spacious and comfortable. Outside seating also available! Great music when they've got concerts going on, and everyone is down to have a good time.

Really chill place to go solo or with friends or a date. Friendly vibe from the wait staff and…read moreexcellent view overlooking the city. Drinks aren't bad either...

The suicide club wants to be a bit mysterious and exclusive by telling you that you have to be a…read moremember to be able to make a reservation. To become a member they need some personal information and they would like to know your life philosophy. Wow! That makes me feel special if I am granted a membership. But once inside the place is so INclusive. Which is great. No wannabees, nothing pretentious, just passionate and friendly people in the kitchen and at the bar. The guests are not snobs at all, which you might expect from the way they present themselves on the website. Why then not cut this crap and just present the place as the trendy inclusive place you have to visit in Rotterdam? Probably because it is pretty hard to find and before you have this word going around you need something extra. The club is situated on the 8th floor of the Groothandelsgebouw. You have to enter into the main hall, past the night receptionist and then into the inner garden where you'll find the entrance totally unexpected. After a welcome from the doorman and leaving your coat at the hostess you are summoned to take the goods elevated to the 8th floor where you enter the place through the kitchen. Just check out the photo's for an impression of great food, drinks and atmosphere.

The food here left much to be desired. The menu seemed okay, but we were told they were out of half…read morethe things we ordered. What we did receive was quite bland, and the pizza crust was not good at all. The patio did seem nice and lively; if you're stopping here simply for a drink you may enjoy it. If you are looking for a place to eat, I suggest you find another place.

I love this place. Very nice and cozy bar. Had glasses from Netherlands. The staffs are so friendly…read moreso I had so much fun to talk to them! I'd 100% recommend this place.

Best pub in town, with great music, an awesome atmosphere, good beers…read more They display on screens a lot of soccer and rugby matches (see schedule on their website). But you can also enjoy a quiet drink if you want. A true Irish pub in the center of Rotterdam, I would not miss this place if I were you !

Paddy's is my favorite bar and I'm not even that much of a bar person. I'd rather go to an event,…read moreconcert or the movies. But Paddy's to me is a fun place. In the weekends they have live music. People are jumping and singing along like there is no tomorrow. This is a nice bar to let loose and forget about the little stuff. No special clothing rules either. Just come as you are. Everyone is laid back. And sometimes you can see people act really funny when they're drunk. You see the most crazy stuff out here. The music selection in itself is not really spectacular. It's middle of the road music and lots of top 40 music, new and old (mostly old) Every favorite song by the likes of Nirvana, Bob Marley, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson, etc is song and performed by a live band that knows how to generate energy. The people behind the bar are real fun too. Some of them walk around to serve your drinks. If you and your friends are in a silly mood, they love to play along. There is this one kid everyone hits on and he likes it. I wonder on how many mobile photo's he has appeared. It one fun mad house. Don't mind the wood chips on the floor. Part of the unique atmosphere. I heard it makes it easier to soak op and clean spilled alcohol after closing time, hhmmmm.....smart though. You'll see every kind of people from all walks of life. Rugged sports men, girly girls, party animals, shy flowers who where dragged along by their friend and the plain weird but super fun people. Sports lovers can watch football and rugby on big screens and have greasy food and beer to go with it. Paddy's is the bar that everyone knows and eventually ends up.

Great music. Great beer. Food too - lunch and early evenings. Open mic is my favorite time to go…read more Friendly, relaxed and cool.

After spending a lot of money in their Garden of Bird we went inside to have some food. We were…read moreflat out refused by the maitre'd (big bold guy) because they claimed they were full, even though we could clearly see more than half the tables free. After checking with a different waiter we were told pizzas were finished but we could have a la carte. After sitting down more friends (with whom we'd been celebrating a birthday at Garden of Bird) joined us. The Maitre'd angrily came over and basically told us to leave. When we tried to remind him that hospitality is about making people feel welcome he flat out told us that was bullshit and that Bird was 'his house'. Avoid like the plague.

My friend and I were here for DJ Jazzy Jeff, and what a great place to have events. There are…read moreseveral rooms that follow down the length of the building. Sound was good; ambiance was good and staff was friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend coming here for events/parties!

Club Cinema looks like an upscale club and can be intimidating if you see the bouncers. They like…read moreto have a more mature audience here, so dress up. The music is nice and the drinks are too. There's good music and a lot of live singers/ bands. They do a mixture of well known songs and own material. The well known songs get a nice funky twist and is trickled with the singer's own sound. I've seen and heard a couple of the singers who want to get noticed and they're pretty good. The atmosphere is nice and relaxed. But there's also an air of see and be seen. You have to be able to deal with that or this place is not for you. I liked being at Cinema that day, but I don't think this will be may homeground. I'm more of a Bird girl (see my reviews about that club) Cinema is very R&B orientated. If you're in a glam mood you can walk in. The people are nice and polite, so no barfights here!

We've had the bigger part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the hustle and bustle is…read morestill going! This is THE festival for something special, bizarre, odd, inspiring or......whatever. It's all in there. Unreal and wonderful at the same time. Where random strangers can turn into friends or at least good conversation buddies, just in passing. This micro-cosmos will have you buzzing with joy and excitement. Not many restrictions and a lot of freedom and adventure! What have I seen so far? Uhhhm..... a lot of movies (duh!) a whole lot of nice people, cool directors and four cute boys. Two visitors, one actor and one employee. And here I was thinking there wouldn't be any this year! Apart from movies in different kinds of catagories, there are debates, talk shows, live music by local artist or students from Codarts, lectures and exhibitions. One of those exhibitions is Destination: Europe. It's supposedly a museum in 2037 that looks back on the 'experiment' called Europe. It's a maze that shows you the history (real and made up) of Europe. Subjects are migration and borders, food and trade, finance and social questions. In 2017 Scotland is supposed to have joined the EU. Funny right? In the Q and A's actors and directors interact freely with the audiance. Most of the time you can bump into them at parties at the Doelen or the Schouwburg. Parties there are quite something. For the diehard party goers who love late, late night parties there is Hotel Centraal. Everyone ends up there at some point. As a volunteer you got it even better. Volunteer parties are great and you can watch movies for free!!! My favorite movies this year: - On the Edge - Mary is happy, Mary is happy - The Sacrement - Southcliffe - Swim little fish swim - happily ever after

Nice concert halls here, but my complaint as someone who performs here regularly is that it's very…read morestrange and annoying that there's no separate backstage area. If all the halls are busy, sometimes you get put in a change room that's actually next to where the public enters and exits the hall. It's not very private and also not super safe for your valuables. That being said, I've only played here and never actually attended a concert, which I'm sure is a very different experience.

From the owner: De Doelen is een veelgeroemd concertgebouw en een state-of-the-art congresgebouw…read more In de Doelen vinden jaarlijks ruim 1.200 evenementen plaats, waaronder zo'n 600 concerten in alle genres: van klassiek tot wereldmuziek en jazz. De Doelen ontvangt jaarlijks 650.000 bezoekers, waarvan 450.000 voor de culturele functie. De zeer brede programmering, van grote publiekstrekkers tot specialistische concerten voor de doorgewinterde muziekkenner, van kinderconcerten tot concerten met muziek uit diverse herkomstlanden, maakt de Doelen een echt muziekhuis voor iedereen. De Doelen is tevens een geliefde locatie voor spraakmakende internationale evenementen, waaronder het International Film Festival Rotterdam en het Gergiev Festival. Het monumentale gebouw staat letterlijk midden in de stad, naast het Centraal Station, en midden in het bloeiende stadscentrum met openbare gebouwen, kunstinstellingen, uitgaansgebieden en winkelstraten. Dit alles maakt de Doelen tot een factor van betekenis in het culturele en zakelijke leven, niet alleen in Rotterdam maar ook daarbuiten.