Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Rotterdam
Cool has Vineum, Joelia and The Millèn, all with exceptional wine programs and sommelier-led service in our guide. Stadsdriehoek has exceptional programs at Amarone and Héroine, while Kralingen Oost has In Den Rustwat and In de Keuken van Floris. Fred in Waterstad has an extensive Burgundy-dominated wine list.
Vineum curates over 1,750 wines and uses Coravin for rare pours by the glass. Joelia has a cellar of over 9000 bottles, visible through the floor. Vineum and The Millèn hold Star Wine List recognition, and The Millèn has an international wine list. River Bar in Nieuwe Werk holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and has a wine program running to 4,500 bottles.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Amarone
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Amarone holds a Michelin star at the €€€ tier on Rotterdam's Meent, where chef Jan van Dobben fuses classic French technique with Japanese ingredients, Wagyu, umeboshi, rice vinegar, alongside high-quality Dutch produce. Hostess and sommelier Yoshiko manages a wine list shaped around the kitchen's cross-cultural logic. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Friday, dinner only on Saturday.
De Prins Van Terbregge
Deep wine list
De Prins Van Terbregge occupies a singular position along Rotterdam's northern waterways, where the Rotte river bends through a quieter register of the city than the harbour district commands. Set against the green corridor of Bergse Plassen, it sits apart from the dense €€€€ tier clustered downtown, offering a different sensory proposition from venues like FG or Parkheuvel without competing on the same urban terms.
FG - François Geurds
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
A two-Michelin-star address in Rotterdam's Katshoek district, FG operates in the upper tier of Dutch fine dining with a vegetable-forward creative menu that La Liste has rated 89 points across consecutive years. The price-to-experience ratio at this level is notably sharp, particularly on the Vega tasting menu, which delivers multi-course precision without the pricing ceiling typical of comparable starred kitchens.
Fred
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
Fred holds two Michelin stars and a Les Grandes Tables du Monde listing at its Boompjes address on Rotterdam's waterfront. Chef Fred Mustert works within a Creative French framework at the €€€€ tier, earning 91 points from La Liste in both 2025 and 2026. Thursday to Saturday evenings are the core service window, with lunch available Thursday and Friday.
Héroine
Deep wine list
Héroine occupies the mid-premium tier of Rotterdam's dining scene, sitting a clear step below the city's two-star houses while outpacing the neighbourhood bistro category.
In de Keuken van Floris
Deep wine list
In de Keuken van Floris sits on Honingerdijk in Rotterdam's east, where chef Floris Versluijs runs an eight-course menu with matched wines through a format built around direct, table-side explanation. Vegetables and fruit anchor the kitchen's approach, processed whole, skins, seeds, roots and all, into sorbet, foam, brine and preserved forms. A full vegetarian menu and a juice pairing are available alongside the wine arrangement.
In Den Rustwat
Deep wine list
In Den Rustwat holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, placing it in Rotterdam's mid-to-upper modern cuisine tier, a tier below the city's three two-star houses but well above casual dining.
Joelia
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Joelia occupies a grand address on Coolsingel in the heart of Rotterdam, serving Modern French cuisine with clear French classical foundations and Asian-inflected intensity under chef Sofiane Bons. The 12,000-bottle wine collection and open kitchen set the tone for a formal yet energetic dining ritual. Ranked #419 by Opinionated About Dining's Classical in Europe list in 2025, it sits comfortably in Rotterdam's top tier of destination restaurants.
Parkheuvel
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
Rotterdam's two-Michelin-star benchmark since the 1990s, Parkheuvel occupies a riverside position in the city's Heuvellaan quarter and carries a 92-point La Liste score into 2026. The kitchen, led by Erik and Juliën van Loo, works in a classical modern register that has made it the reference point for special-occasion dining in the Netherlands' second city. Booking ahead is strongly advised.
River Bar
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
A Michelin Plate-recognised Modern French restaurant on Rotterdam's Westerkade waterfront, River Bar pairs chef Patrick Gilmartin's kitchen with a wine program running to 4,500 bottles and a $25 corkage policy. The collaboration between the cooking team and wine director shapes a mid-range French address that punches above its price bracket in a city where fine dining tends to cluster at the four-euro-sign tier.
The Millèn
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A Michelin-starred address inside Rotterdam's landmark Millennium Tower, The Millèn earns its star through clean, spice-driven modern cooking overseen by chef Wim Severein. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the central station below while an international wine list, recognised with a White Star by Star Wine List in 2025, matches the ambition on the plate. Open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner.
Vineum
Deep wine list
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in consecutive years and a three-time Star Wine List finalist, Vineum occupies a specific position in Rotterdam's dining order: modern French cooking at mid-market prices, with a wine program serious enough to attract list specialists. Located a short walk from Centraal station on Eendrachtsweg, it addresses a gap the city's €€€€ French houses leave open.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Rotterdam
- Which neighbourhoods are best for wine restaurants in Rotterdam?
- Cool has Vineum, Joelia and The Millèn, all with exceptional wine programs and sommelier-led service. Stadsdriehoek has exceptional programs at Amarone and Héroine, and Kralingen Oost has them at In Den Rustwat and In de Keuken van Floris. Nieuwe Werk has Parkheuvel and River Bar.
- Which Rotterdam wine restaurant has the biggest listed cellar?
- Joelia in Cool has a wine cellar of over 9000 bottles, visible through the floor. The restaurant has an exceptional wine program with an extensive list and sommelier-led service. Chef Sofiane Bons serves modern French cooking with Asian influences from an open kitchen.
- Which Rotterdam restaurant has Wine Spectator recognition?
- River Bar in Nieuwe Werk holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2025, the only Wine Spectator award in our Rotterdam guide. Its wine list runs to 4,500 bottles, and the restaurant has an extensive wine list.
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