Where can you eat and drink in Schiedam?

In Schiedam you mostly eat and drink around three spots in the old city centre: the Lange Haven with its terraces on the water, the Grote Markt by the Town Hall, and the Hoogstraat1. S'DAM lists dozens of places, from traditional brown cafés and lunchrooms to sushi, Greek, Spanish and French1. A special one is restaurant De Noordmolen, inside a working windmill23.

Busy terraces with wicker chairs outside a traditional brown cafe on the Koemarkt in Schiedam, seen from a bridge.
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In short, find a terrace on the Lange Haven, or eat in a windmill or an old distillery.

Where can you sit by the water in Schiedam?

Most of the waterside terraces are on the Lange Haven. 1714 Drinks & Bites has a terrace on the harbour there in summer, and café Juan les Pins calls itself the little café on the harbour111. At the Oude Sluis, next to the Zakkendragershuisje, is eetcafé Sjiek with a terrace1. According to S'DAM, De Provenier on the Overschiesestraat also has a terrace on the water, and a French kitchen1.

If you combine a terrace with the whisper boat or a windmill visit, you see the harbours from two sides. See the page about the historic city centre.

Can you eat in a windmill in Schiedam?

Yes. Windmill De Noord at Noordvest 38, the tallest old windmill in town, houses restaurant De Noordmolen23. It started as a tasting room shortly after the restoration in the 1970s and grew into a restaurant3. S'DAM describes the cooking as French-Dutch, with lunch and dinner, and a room on the first floor for parties of up to 40 people2. More about the windmill itself under the windmills of Schiedam.

Where can you eat in an old distillery?

In more places than you might think, because many cafés and restaurants occupy buildings from the jenever era. 1714 Drinks & Bites is in a former distillery on the Lange Haven11. Further along the Lange Haven an old malt wine distillery is now the chocolate shop De Bonte Koe; you can still see the vats in the floor, and above the door is a gable stone from 172456. The function room Hoppe on the Nieuwe Haven was also a jenever distillery1.

You taste jenever in the tasting bar of the Nationaal Jenevermuseum or at Jeneverie 't Spul on the Hoogstraat78. Everything about that is on the page about jenever and distilleries.

Which local produce can you taste?

The flour from windmill De Vrijheid. The traditional milling business there supplies Vlaamsch Broodhuys and the Nationaal Jenevermuseum, among others4. According to S'DAM, Yokohama Ramen Saito on the Parkweg makes its noodles with flour from the same windmill1. You can buy flour yourself in the windmill shop at De Walvisch, open Wednesday to Saturday from 11.00 to 17.009.

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1714 Drinks & Bites

Cocktail bar and restaurant in a listed building from 1714 on the Lange Haven, with cocktails, wine and small dishes10. According to S'DAM it used to be a distillery, and in summer there is a terrace on the water11.

Brasserie Stadhuis

Brasserie in the old town hall on the Grote Markt, a national monument12. The menu is classically French in outlook with a contemporary touch, for lunch and dinner1213. According to its own site, the brasserie is open seven days a week from 10.0012.

Brasserie De Eenling

Brasserie in a listed corner building on the Grote Markt, once home to the music café Van der Wal141. Head chef Marnix Benschop runs the kitchen, with a menu for lovers of fish and meat and for vegetarians14.

La Bella Rosa

Italian restaurant on the Hoogstraat15. According to S'DAM, the owners came from Italy to the Netherlands to open the restaurant1.

De Markies

Restaurant on the Buitenhavenweg with a shared dining concept, small dishes to share with meat, fish, shellfish and vegetarian options116.

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Frequently asked questions

Where are most of the restaurants in Schiedam?

Most restaurants and cafés are in the old city centre, on the Lange Haven, around the Grote Markt and along the Hoogstraat. There you find terraces on the water, brasseries in listed buildings and small places with their own kitchen. Outside the centre there are restaurants near the Buitenhaven and in Schiedam-Noord, among other places.

Can you eat with a view of the windmills in Schiedam?

Inside windmill De Noord itself you eat at restaurant De Noordmolen, at Noordvest 38. From the Noordvest you can also see De Vrijheid and De Palmboom. If you want to see the harbours and the windmills together, combine a terrace on the Lange Haven with a trip on the whisper boat during the sailing season.

Where can you buy real Schiedam flour?

You buy real Schiedam flour in the windmill shop at De Walvisch, Westvest 229, open Wednesday to Saturday from 11.00 to 17.00. The flour is ground at windmill De Vrijheid. The same windmill also supplies bakers and the Nationaal Jenevermuseum, Stichting De Schiedamse Molens reports.

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  14. Brasserie De Eenling, accessed 12-11-2026: deeenling.nl
  15. Ristorante La Bella Rosa, accessed 12-11-2026: www.labellarosa-schiedam.nl
  16. De Markies Schiedam, accessed 12-11-2026: demarkiesschiedam.nl

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