Food and drinks

You can find our welcoming bistro at the Gedempte Zuiderdiep in the city centre of Groningen. We are open every day until late and you can come to us for a nice cup of coffee, a good lunch, a tasteful dinner or simply for a good cold beer at our big terrace. We love chicken and beer. That's why we have a big chicken grill in our open kitchen. Our kitchen staff knows how to make the best dishes with chicken. And unique for Groningen: you can actually tap your own beers at our beer pump tables!

Come to Groningen and discover the Hooghoudt recipe. Groningen Hooghoudt is a particular company with many contrasts. For more than 125 years, Hooghoudt has provided its customers and consumers with surprising, authentic and an increasing variety of innovative high-quality products. If you are curious about the Hooghoudt recipe, You are more than welcome to come and discover our distillery and enjoy the fascinating world of spirits and conclude your exploration with some sampling in the public house. Original, surprising and exclusive: these are only some of the words that describe the exploratory expedition through Hooghoudt distillery. Come and take your friends, relatives or colleagues to discover the Hooghoudt secret for a modest compensation. For business get-togethers also. Make a reservation via  hooghoudt.nl/bezoek-ons  or contact us via 050 542 00 00.

Hotel-restaurant In de stallen (in the stables) is situated in the middle of the quiet and rural Oldambt area, at the A7 national trunk road. Housed in an Oldambt period farmhouse, the original state has been preserved as much as possible. This hotel consists of ten rooms, each with a shower, toilet, colour television, hair drier, trouser press, and telephone.

The Haren Hortus Botanicus (botanical gardens) is located a few kilometres south of the city of Groningen, and provides a varied selection of themed gardens on a terrain of no less than 20 hectares. Be surprised by the magnificent Chinese Garden, enjoy the fabulous view from the rock garden, explore the secrets of the Celtic garden, wander the heath and admire the giant sequoia in the Laarmantuin. Children can participate in treasure hunts, and the gardens include various catering facilities for a drink and snack.  

Buckshot Café opened its doors on 15 October 1999. Owners Maarten Burger and Marc Groenewoud run two floors with two bars and two different ambiances. The ground floor has a relaxed atmosphere, where guests see what they are doing and hear what they are saying, while on the first floor you can easily imagine yourself in the 1970s or 1980s. Music is important to us, so we play the latest jazz, soul, funk, jazz dance, nu jazz, lounge, funk, fusion and jazz rock, and every Sunday there is live music on the ground floor stage. We hold Buckshot Specials on a regular basis: special evenings featuring special music. Refer to the concert calender  for dates of live music and specials.

This hypermodern hotel-café-restaurant is located in one of the smallest villages in the Groningen countryside, close to Roodeschool, and includes 24 rooms, all with colour TV, telephone, shower and toilet. The hotel also has a honeymoon suite: free for bridal couples celebrating their wedding here. Hotel Ekamper has a restaurant serving daily menus and an extensive choice of à la carte dishes. Guests can also enjoy a quiet drink in the attractive bar with lounge. The modern hotel-café-restaurant Ekamper is located in the typical countryside décor of north Groningen near the Eemshaven, the Netherlands’ most recent harbour complex.

NOW ALSO: ELMER'S CAKES AND MORE........ Elmer’s serves delicious lunches, various high teas and homemade cakes, all prepared freshly and with great care. The cakes proved to be popular enough for a neighbouring premises to be put in use in 2014 to expand the selection with gluten-free and sugar-free cakes, bonbons and ice cream. Lunches are served in a magnificent and completely renovated building from 1630. When the sun is shining, the multicoloured stained glasses ensure a cheerfully coloured rim on the floor and tables. Elmer’s design is somewhat rural with natural materials and the many guests experience a homey atmosphere. In addition to the homey feel, Elmer’s is strongly supportive of sustainability, integration and sociability. OPENING HOURS: Tuesday through Friday from 10 am until 5.30 pm, Saturday from 10 and until 5 pm and Sunday from noon until 5 pm (closed on Mondays).