2 Best Restaurants in Rotterdam, Netherlands

In a tastefully modern, semicircular building, with bay windows overlooking the Maas, this posh restaurant run by chef-owner Erik van Loo is one of the Netherlands' finest eateries—with service as effortlessly attentive as you would expect. Luxuries such as truffles are added to the freshest ingredients, with the day's menu dictated by the availability of the best produce at that morning's markets.

On an elegant riverfront terrace, the charming "Sea Salt" mirrors the freshness of its oceanic menu, with crisp linens and a spotless open kitchen where the bustle of the staff whets your appetite. A large fish mosaic on the wall looks out across the river to the floodlighted Erasmus Bridge; a window awning adds to the romance of the view.