hangover in rotterdam
WHERE TO SUMMON IT
Or what is the same: terraces, bars and clandestine clubs where to carry out that wonderful transition from evening to night.
ALOHA BAR
Dress with Polynesian motifs, this joint seems to live in a continuous summer thanks to a terrace from where the river Maas is drawn with more paradisiacal brushstrokes. To this we must add the fact that it is a total bar where you can have breakfast, lunch, after work and start any party (open until 01:00). All this seasoned with the good vibes of the local parishioners They use this space to travel to warm coordinates without taking a plane.
a continuous summer
DOCTOR ROTTERDAM
The process is as follows: request an appointment on the web for a treatment, telephone confirmation of the consultation, sending an SMS with a mysterious address (which will not be revealed here), a little riddle to find the door of this particular outpatient and initiation of therapy. What seems like just another episode dealing with social security is the quintessential speakeasy in town. To the medical theme and its "healing" concoctions, its bar has the incentive to offer unique cocktails in town, a lot of tranquility (groups of more than 6 people are not allowed) and an ending with a recipe included that summarizes the ingredients of the cocktail in order to continue the treatment in any bar on the planet.
BALLROOM
If any street is going to be a Trending Topic in this sample, it will be Witte de With. And it is, above all, for capitalizing on youth and being deservingly global, with a mixture of art galleries and, above all, bars, that convince revelers from all over the world. One of the last distilled attractions that this artery has is the Ballroom, a place where adults play again, although this time with their cocktails. **Amazing is its extensive gin menu (more than 50) **, something unusual in a city much given to punishing the liver with wine and, above all, beer. But also its ability to mutate from a cool restaurant to a cheeky party bar.
Good selection of gins
bar tender
One of the absolutely wonderful things about Holland is its ability to turn any nightlife tawdry into a religion. Sex and drugs aside in this space what can be sublimated is the shot as an end and not as a means to reach drunken dancing and amnesiac awakening. And it is that above the music, the local sexyness or the decoration here, what you have to look at first is its menu. They are warned.
To dance!
WHERE TO MAKE IT PROFITABLE
Night addresses, tireless and popular where to stoke that fire that is carried inside at certain late hours.
SUICIDE CLUB
The new mecca for night owls in this city is camouflaged behind the concept Private club in order to enlarge its myth. It can be a bit cutting to have to apply to become a member, but from there the rewards are great. In addition to having the stimulus of being only for the chosen ones with class (and with a good wardrobe), this restaurant-nightclub is accompanied by a delicate decoration with an art gallery included and views over the magnificent train station.
A private club with a restaurant
WITTE DE WITH'S ESSENTIALS
We go to the nougat, to the epicenter, to the street where we end up under any circumstance. Cheered by the semi-artistic neons that adorn what a Christmas light and by the bustling terraces that here have an open bar during hours and even music, Witte de With it is a succession of joys and atmospheres. Its most emblematic place is the Witte Aap , the most global bar in the whole country where the more than 150 nationalities of the city converge as well as your tastes. It has the gift of being iconic, of honoring Snowflake in its logo and of spreading its good vibes to everyone who crosses its threshold.
For its part, the ** NRC Café plays with its double day and night life ** to end up convincing all kinds of vampires, those who have been involved and those who go out to get involved. The last ‘must’ on this list is located on its perpendicular, on the aspiring legend Schiedam Street. The ** Blender ** also has the ability to encourage the diners who come to dinner to dance when it changes to a night club (around 11:00 p.m.) and everything turns upside down. In addition, the fame of its good DJs and a minimum age of 25 means that only the parishioners of the good party come here.
A cafe with a double life
TECHNO ADDICTION
Rotterdam's nightly music is not too different from the rest of Central Europe. Techno reigns supreme and manage to raid any night building in the city. One of his most charismatic temples is the ** Toffler **, the club par excellence that manages to make of itself every night a space with little frivolity and a lot of respect for this musical genre.
More fanciful and anecdotal (although just as partying) is the ** Maassilo **. Its rooms occupy the walls of an old and gigantic silo at the foot of the port , in what a few decades ago was the city's unrecognized dodgy neighborhood . High ceilings, versatile spaces, absolute absence of neighbors and a devoted public they end up being a deliberately uncontrollable and addictive cocktail. Be welcome.
techno addiction
FROM APRÈS SKIHUT
The description of this joint can be put off, but perhaps it is part of the charm of it. It is a cabin in the middle of the city, a bar that aims to simulate the classic mountain pub for skiers who want to party more. This decontextualization is not made to scare or to cajole foreigners, but to awaken the most uninhibited cells of the body and join improvised carnivals, congas and all kinds of old choreographies. They are warned, although in the end one has a good time.
WHERE (AND HOW) TO DEAL WITH IT
Plans for when the headache is mixed with the need to leave the hotel and do, at least, some tourism.
**COFFEE FOR COMPASSION (AND FOR QUALITY) **
option number one : return to some of these joints because in the morning they recover their sanity and serve a coffee that, without being wonderful, helps with the views and the momentary flashes of lucidity to fill gaps. Option number two: go in search of the best caffeinated concoction in town at two coffee shops who are not only cute, but also worship the quality of their hot drinks. Both Het ** Man Met Bril Koffie ** and ** Hopper Coffee ** are born from the need to offer a good awakening to the city and from the young and intrepid sophistication of a new generation for whom coffee is not only a restorative tonic or a morning necessity. In addition, in the Hopper it is tested one of the best croissants this side of the Mississippi.
Good coffee for a hangover
TO THE OTHER OF THE ERASMO BRIDGE
Pilgrimage to the other side of the river is a considerable walk with the river as a pain reliever. The reward is as mythical as breakfast at the Old School Hotel ** New York **, the oldest in the city, or getting lost among the new cafes with impossible tones and a friendly smile from the Cape . Along the way, the photography studio of ** Paul Posse ** opens the doors to share with him not only a talk about whether or not he is a hipster icon in the city, but also a good espresso, his another great vice. of the ( next to the vintage bikes… ) .
Art and a good espresso
**THE MARKTHAL (OR DISNEYLAND FOR 'CHIC' HANGOVERS)**
The new icon of the city is, indeed, a futuristic food market which, on a hangover day, acts as a gastronomic paradise. Well, the rest of the days too. It is impossible to keep only one of the endless greasy (and healthy) delights that its stalls offer. However, a perfect plan involves snacking on something sweet delifrance or in klok , have a juice in Heavenly Smoothies or end up trying, out of sheer greed, Messar's mega-seasoned hamburgers.
The futuristic Markthal
IN SEARCH OF FRENCH FRIES
The grace of this activity is not just dirtying your fingers and gobbling up as if there were no tomorrow (or yesterday), but also following the trail of the best Food Truck in the city. The Haute Friture Fritez It does not have a fixed site, but on its Facebook they announce their stops, where their most loyal fans and also circumstantial curious go. Its success is its Belgian recipe and its different sauces that they get not look like a supine dirty shop, but rather a delicacy. The hangover also helps it.
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