Just a little bit different and just a little bit more fun, that's lunchroom Confetti on the Prinsenstraat. Both the interior and the menu are a treat. Pastel colors on the wall, glitter, disco balls and vintage. Everything you dreamed of when you threw a party as a child and things that still make us happy. Just like the candy chains on the counter. The menu includes things like goat cheese sandwiches with grilled peach and toast with peanut butter, fried banana and chocolate shavings. Coffee comes from Ief & Ido Koffiebranderij and is specially roasted for Confetti. Where's the party? Here's the party.

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Photo: Sascha Gorter

The youngest of the bunch: PLENTY in the Zeeheldenkwartier. Where there used to be a shoe store, there is now this coffee and lunch shop, which has been furnished by the two owners with new furniture and vintage finds. Result: cozy seats by the window, flowers on the table, everything fresh and nice. The kitchen is 100% plant-based and that sounds like an excuse to us not to have to choose. So we don't do that either. Cinnamon rolls, pancakes and carrot cake with coffee from Giraffe, a small roastery from Rotterdam. Not in the mood for something sweet? That's crazy, but the choice is also huge for you. Toast with mushrooms, fresh bagels with avocado. Everything to take with you, by the way, if, like us, you are often passing through when you cycle through the Piet Hein.

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Stadsvilla Mozaic is located within walking distance of the center. A boutique hotel located in two monumental buildings in the Archipelbuurt. Not often have we slept as heavenly as here. Because oh those beds, the fluffy blankets, the soft but not too soft pillows. Refueling-deluxe and for that reason alone an address to return to again. All rooms are spacious and some have a semi-open bathroom. The setting has something nostalgic and the service is personal with a capital P.

Hotel Stadsvilla Mozaic