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.

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

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 made a great impression as our first night in Rotterdam. The elevator goes up and…read moreopens into the kitchen. The place is spacey enough to accommodate larger parties inside and out. It has nice views and is just a great place to chill and grab a drink. I believe reservations can be made for free, I wouldn't pay to just to get in.

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.

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

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!

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.

Techno lovers will feel well at Toffler. It's not my kind of music and I find the venue quite small…read morebut the visitors are interesting. They're kind of tech hippies. Most people don't really look like the average club goer. Things are more alternative here. The club itself has the shape of a narrow tunnel. It used to be part of the tube station system. The DJ booth is really small, but he and the club goers don't mind. The bouncers are friendly and caring and people won't bother you. No misbehaving by bad boys. The decoration is mainly metallic. It looks and feels like you're in a industrial zone. Some people like that raw and gritty stuff. But I'm just not feeling the vibe and the music. Sorry.

Good techno club in Rotterdam. Surprised at how relaxed the people are. The club is very narrow, so…read moreif it is full, you are standing far away from the dj, however the (very good) sound system extends through the entire hall, so it is still loud and clear. Also there is a (small) smoking room, because in the main room smoking is banned due to the Dutch laws. Drinks are €2.75 for a good sized beer, maybe more for mixed drinks. They run with tokens, so the bar can go at a far faster pace then other places. One thing to note is I would recommend to buy musicians earplugs as it is very loud, but then again, almost all nightclubs and even a lot of bars have music at a very high volume, it's up to you I guess.

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.