Places Around Maastricht: Koestraat

Type of Place: side-street of restaurants.

Location: Koestraat, near the Onze Lieve Vrouw Square and Cathedral; 6211 Maastricht

A little something different for this week’s “Places”, Koestraat is not a single location, but rather a short, foot-traffic only street lined with restaurants. If you’ve grown tired of the tourists at the Vrijthof and want something a little different than the classic Dutch fair on the Onze Lieve Vrouw square, Koestraat offers a quiet, more intimate setting for dinner or drinks.

Dan and I typically head to Koestraat to eat at Thai Ichi, one of our favorite Thai restaurants in Maastricht, but this narrow street has a nice variety of other eateries available. There is an Indonesian restaurant, tea shop, a couple pizzerias, and more. Of particular note, although we haven’t eaten there yet, is the Beluga Nxt Door. This cocktail bar and restaurant is the “little sister” of the Beluga, a well-known 2 Michlien Star restaurant here in Maastricht. Most of the retaurants also have a little outdoor seating, which narrows the cobblestone street further and keeps foot traffic slow and (most) bikes out.

At the end of Koestraat, you’ll find the Bisschopsmolen, an active water powered grain mill and bakery.  Pop inside for a tour or just to see the large waterwheel in the back. Seeing the mill is free, although the tour may not be.

Enjoy!

5 Responses to “Places Around Maastricht: Koestraat”

1. A Touch of Dutch blog says:

   July 23, 2010 at 10:42 am

   Thanks for sharing this! I still have yet to visit Maastricht, but I see & hear so much about it. I really like the charm it seems to have, so your blog really has been helping me “prepare” for a trip down.

   I wish you a nice weekend
   [Ik wens je {or jullie} een prettig weekend!]

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   • Amanda says:

     July 23, 2010 at 10:53 am

     Happy to be of assistance.

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2. Gemma says:

   July 23, 2010 at 11:34 am

   The cobbled streets look very beautiful, it reminds me of some we have in London, and so many eateries on one street. Thanks for teaching me a bit about Koestraat

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   • Amanda says:

     July 23, 2010 at 11:59 am

     If you like cobbled streets, you’ll like Maastricht. Tons of streets here are cobbled. It makes biking in the rain or snow…interesting.

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     • Judy says:

       July 23, 2010 at 10:41 pm

       I think my adrenals just gave out, thinking about riding a bike in the snow!

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