Rotterdam is a great place for shopping. As every metropolis, the city offers a diverse range of shopping streets and shopping malls. All of them have their own atmosphere and characteristics. On this page, we list the best places to shop at. Shopping in Rotterdam is possible seven days a week.
Alexandrium is a shopping area in the east of Rotterdam, that consists of three parts. There is an indoor shopping center, a range of megastores, and a living mall.
Close to train station Rotterdam Alexander you can find the Alexandrium Shopping Center, which houses both local and international brands. Outside, there is a boulevard with 17 megastores and on the other side of the boulevard, there is the indoor living mall. Inside the living mall, you will find about fifty stores. Most of them sell home interior products.
At Zuidplein, you can find the biggest indoor shopping centre in the Netherlands. The mall houses more than 150 shops. In addition, several restaurants and cafés are spread over the mall. There are also some hairdressers, nail salon's, and a photo studio. All stores at Zuidplein Shopping Mall are indoors, which makes Zuidplein a perfect shopping location on rainy days.
The most popular shopping streets can be found in the heart of Rotterdam. Here you can find shopping streets like Koopgoot, Coolsingel and Lijnbaan. The city centre of Rotterdam can be divided into the main streets or areas that we list here.
The Market Hall, 'De Markthal' is a building which houses an indoor market with delicacies and products from all over the world and has a number of apartments. In the Markthal, you can find many bars and restaurants, including Jamie Oliver's restaurant Jamie's Italian. The eye-catcher of the Markthal is the colourful ceiling, a 36.000 sq feet painting with brightly coloured fruits, vegetables, and other market goods.
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