There are so many choices in Groningen when it comes to coffee-places, cafes, bars and restaurants, that it’s impossible to try them all out. Certainly not when you are just visiting the city once a year, like myself.
It really was a cold, cold weekend, the last time I visited Groningen!
That does not stop me from helping you out though! Here are my tips for where to eat and drink in Groningen.
Where to eat and drink in Groningen
To make it easy for yourself, choose your F&B-places in and around the same area where you go for shopping and walking during your city-trip to Groningen.
Bottom left: Mexican restaurant Four Roses. Other three pictures: News Cafe.
Here are the main streets :
- Folkingestraat
- Herestraat
- Vismarkt
- Grote Markt
- Oude Kijk in t Jatstraat
- Kromme Elleboog
- Oosterstraat
- Zwanestraat
- Kleine Peperstraat
10 Bars and restaurants to check out
- Da Mino - Italian
- Hanasato - Japanese
- Muller - serious cuisine
- Bistro t Gerecht - serious cuisine
- Eetcafe Schuitendiep - serious cuisine
- Prinsenhof - they have both a grand-cafe and a restaurant
- No 25 - lunch, juices, coffee
- De Uurwerker - work, coffee, beer, food
- Pernikkel - fresh & local
- De Drie Gezusters - this characteristic grand cafe, bar and restaurant has been around since forever. On a prime location and in summer with a huge outdoor area. Make sure to at least peek inside or have a drink here.
Click here to get a complete overview (by Iens) and make reservations. TripAdvisor has a top 10 list too.
11 Good places to grab a coffee
Good quality coffee and barista’s are a global trend that you also see in Groningen. There are at least 30 places in town where you can get a good cuppa coffee.
P.S. cafe in Groningen
Photos on the left side of this collage are inside P.S. cafe. Love the mosaic and the colorful decor. On the right: top - Club Sandwich, bottom - Black & Bloom.
Some offer breakfast and lunch as well, some limit your choices to pastry and cakes, other stick to purely coffee.
- Black & Bloom - hipster
- Doppio Espresso Groningen - it’s all about the coffee
- Cafe Hooghoudt - good F & B in a retro environment, also good coffee
- No 25 - coffee, lunch, juices and smoothies
- De Kosterij - coffee, tea, smoothies in a historic setting
- Coffee Break - coffee, what else?!
- Goud Heerlijk - coffee, lunch, shop - health food
- Croissanterie Pigalle - good bread and coffee
- Holtbar - conceptstore - coffee, design, lifestyle
- Bij Britta - lunch, coffee, tea
- Coffee United - espresso-bar
Click here for more coffee-bars.
Maybe you’re not a coffee-lover, but more of a tea-aficionado. Then check out Toet, that specializes in tea and dessert. Koko T Bar is focussed on tea as well.
Oh, and don’t make the mistake to look for coffee in a ‘coffeeshop’, especially not if you see signs or colors that have to do with rastafarians or weed-leafs. Their merchandise is weed, NOT coffee!
This coffeeshop does NOT sell coffee;-)!
Recommended: Osteria Da Vinci
During my stay a local friend took me to Italian restaurant Osteria Da Vinci.
I had been walking in the snow, hence the red face. The food and company were good and we had fun.
The food is great and the staff was warm and personal.
Usefull links for F&B ideas in Groningen
- Check out the map I made from Groningen with all the hotspots on it. Handy!!!
- IENS: restaurants, reviews and reservations
- Tripadvisor
- Lonely Planet
Glossary:
- F&B= Food and Beverage= bars, restaurants, cafes and coffee-places
- serious cuisine: I made that up. Meaning: more on the high end, both in quality as in price. Often more formal setting, limited menu choices, multiple courses.
Do you have any coffee bars, restaurants, cafes or clubs in Groningen to add to my list?
But what were you wearing on your head?? Did you kill that animal yourself haha?
Greetje
PS Will a visit to Groningen be feasable in July/August? Or next time you are here?
Nope, I’m not a hunter, dear;-)!
Let’s visit Groningen together when I’m in Holland; good plan!