The centre of Groningen has many nice little cafes or restaurants where you can eat. Groningen is a real university city, so there are plenty of cafe-restaurants where you can eat for about €10.
De Balk, Thomassen Thuessinklaan 7. Got a prize for "Best Eetcafe".
De Zevende Hemel (Seventh Heaven), Zuiderkerkstraat 7 (north of the centre, near the Nieuwe Kerk). Excellent food and wine but quite pricey; a good place to go treat yourself. �
Eeterie De Globe, A-Kerkhof 22, 3 different main courses each day (one meat, one fish, one veg.) for €6.50 or €7.50 per course. Many customers eat here several times per week.
Eetcafé 't Koetshuys, Blekerstraat 22-24, ☎ +31(0)50 310511, . 17:00 till 21:30. A nice little restaurant at only 5 minutes away from the Fishmarket (vismarkt). Great food, for a nice price. Prices vary from €9.50 for the dish of the day to €16 for the house specialty, Moroccan style marinated tenderloin. Main courses come with fries, a salad and depending on your dish, warm veggies. �
FEBO, Grote Markt 34 (On the corner of the Grote Markt, near the Drie Gezusters pub), ☎ +31 (0)50-313-3102, . Opening hours vary; min. 1pm - midnight (Sun.), max. 11:30am - 7am (Sat.). In case of emergency! If you've left it too late before heading out for food and the restaurants have closed their kitchens, you can get all your deep-fried nutritional needs met at the FEBO automat.€1.50 - €2.70. �
Fuji-Tei, Poelestraat 39-41 (200m down Poelestraat from the Grote Markt), ☎ +31(0)50-318-9696, . 14:00-23:00 Mon-Sun. Respectable, tasty Japanese and Korean food. The all-you-can-eat deals are excellent value for money. Fuji-Tei is somewhat cheaper than its sister restaurant Fujiyama, a teppanyaki restaurant on the corner of the Grote Markt - though if you want showmanship with your dinner, Fujiyama is the place to go. �
Humphrey's, Vismarkt 42, . avg. price 3 courses à la carte €18.
Land van Kokanje on Oude Boteringestraat for big and great lunch-salads (less than €10).
Mr. Mofongo's, Oude Boteringestraat 26 (from Grote Markt walk towards the western end en turn right into Oude Boteringestraat. Mr Mofongo's is on the left hand side after aproximately 150 meters.), ☎ +3150 3144266, . 11 am-10pm. Fusion-style restaurant with very good dishes for a reasonable price. May get crowded in the summer and during midterms and endterms since the University's library is around the corner. Also a nice place to have drink later at night. �
PUUR! (Natural Food), Folkingestraat 13, ☎ 050-3116175 (), . A hip café that offers amazing food and drinks. On sunny day, you can sit outside in the back garden. It gets quite crowded on Saturdays. �
Spring's, Grote Markt 30/33, . avg. price 3 courses à la carte €15.
't Feithhuis, Martinikerkhof 10, ☎ +31(0)50-313-5335, . 10.30AM-10.30PM. Close to the Martini tower and Grote Markt, this cafe-restaurant is sited in a historic building, and serves excellent locally sourced food.Dinner around €40 per head including drinks. �
't Pannekoekschip, Schuitendiep 1017 (It's a masted sailing ship moored on the inner side of the Schuitendiep canal - you can't miss it), ☎ +31(0)50-312-0045, . 12:00-21:00 Mon-Sun. Unashamedly touristy, the Pannekoekschip ("pancake ship") is an old sailing ship that's been turned into a pancake restaurant, serving huge and delicious Dutch pancakes.€8.50 - €13 for a savoury or sweet pancake. �
Thai Jasmine, Schuitendiep 78 (On the outer side of the Schuitendiep canal, roughly opposite the Pannekoekschip), ☎ +31(0)50-312-3416. Kitchen open 17:00-22:00 Mon-Sun. A fantastic, authentic little Thai restaurant just outside the inner canal ring. Often very full, but you can often wait at the bar until a table becomes available. �
Ugly Duck, Zwanestraat 28, . Main courses including bowl of salad, baked potatoes, vegetables from €10.50. Really good!
Lambik, Grote Kruisstraat 73, This small restaurant serves one meat dish or fish dish and one vegetarian dish and both dishes change every day. It is located next to the Noorderplantsoen, which makes it a good spot in the summer.
De Kleine Moghul, Nieuwe Boteringestraat 62, . This tatty-looking small Indian restaurant has an all-indian staff, you can only pay cash and there is no English menu. The food is stunningly good, well worth a visit.
Vroom & Dreesmann department store , Grote Markt 21, has a cafeteria "La Place" on the top floor with an outdoor terrace.
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