Jugendstil café Sijf on the Oude Binnenweg is probably the most beautiful café in Rotterdam. Anyway, we are not talking about the inside, but about the terraces. And the terrace of Sijf is always pleasant. The chairs are slightly more comfortable than the bar stools, and it is sometimes a bit crowded, but the corner terrace on the south often has sun.
Especially on the left side of the cafe, on the Jacobusstraat, you can supplement your vitamin D from time to time. The selection of drinks and snacks is wide and excellent and the staff are smooth and friendly.
If it is full at Sijf, there are still plenty of alternatives. Classic but often overcrowded café across the street, Melief Bender, is a household name in Rotterdam. Further west you will find beautiful terraces on the New Binnenweg, towards the south you will find the Witte de Withstraat, We would advise against walking only to the north. The terraces on the Schouwburgplein are large, busy, cheerless and moodless.
Terrace: not the most comfortable of furniture and not particularly spacious, but very cozy
Service: professional, friendly, fast
View: the cozy Oude Binnenweg and the less sunny terrace of Melief Bender on the other side ... and you can take a look at the beautiful interior every now and then
Address: Bar Restaurant Sijf, Oude Binnenweg 115, 3012 JB Rotterdam
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