Unique and unconventional dining amid industrial heritage in North Brabant

At the spot where Philips’ final products rolled off the factory assembly line back in the 1990s, you can now dine amid the industrial heritage. Eindhoven shows its most innovative side at Strijp-S and the hospitality venues certainly live up to that. At the Pastry Club, you can descend into the former machine room and be amazed by ‘sweet design’, made mainly with ecological ingredients. Or go the other way and climb up to the rough and ready Radio Royaal. Further along, you can savour the exceptional ice  cream flavours at the candy pink Intelligentia ICE.

The NRE-terrein, on the other side of the city, has a long history as a former gasworks site and has changed shaped several times since its establishment in 1899. It is now the location of several design studios and Fifth NRE, a restaurant where you can enjoy wonderful food, often accompanied by live jazz music, in a stunning industrial setting.

The Tramkade in ’s-Hertogenbosch is the place to find cool hospitality venues. Entrepreneurs who like to do things that bit differently welcome you among the silos at this former industrial site. And that provides exceptional concepts. Combine comfort food and beer with retro games at Barkade, visit the Bossche Brouwers (brewery) and discover the inspirational formulas at De Lekkere Man and Restaurant Van Aken. Van Aken is housed in the pink Werkwarenhuis design lab. Here, you eat amid the socially sustainable Social Label design collection. The passion of the entrepreneurs is tangible at Tramkade, and you can always count on a menu with a good story.

What was once the industrial epicentre of Tilburg is now the ultimate culinary promenade. Progressive Tilburg gives its own interpretation of gastronomic delights at the Piushaven. At walking distance from the centre, you can enjoy lunch, dinner or drinks in a charming  restaurant, on the patio or even on a boat. Enjoy the delicious products they work with at De Graanhandel or RAK. And in the trendy and raw Spoorzone, you can enjoy in style at Restaurant De Houtloods, for example, where they cook following the seasons in the former National Railway workshop. Or at Gourmet Market Central Station, RAW or in Eetbar De Wagon, a bistro for food lovers housed in a train carriage from 1930.

From the historical centre of Breda, you go past BAAI on your way to Haveneiland. BAAI’s stunning waterside patio offers views of the canals, and you can also hire a boat or go stand-up paddleboarding. Here, you can savour street food, delicious wines and Breda’s speciality beers. Want to enjoy a beer with your feet in the sand? You can do that and more at STEK. For example, go to the relaxed city beach Belcrum Beach, where you will discover the faces behind the innovative STEK. De Kolenmeesters grill like masters using sustainable produce. Based on the idea of ‘fewer rules, more creativity’, the businesses at this ground-breaking site have the opportunity to make their dreams come true. And you can feel and taste that.

A hundred-year-old cattle feed factory in Veghel is a popular food and cultural hotspot nowadays. Where farmers once worked together, businesses now collaborate on exceptional flavour experiences. You can indulge yourself at De Proeffabriek, for example, in the city brewery or at an altitude of 32 metres at Sillyfox, recommended by the Michelin Guide. Furthermore, at Noordkade there’s something to admire wherever you look. Reused factory machines, lamps made of grain funnels and rooms with intriguing names such as the Afzakkerij and the Koekbouw tell this story of this unique place.