Stories

On gyoza's, ramen and Witte de Withstraat.

• Lychee Spritz or Toki Highball — which one do you like better? — Two of our lightest drinks, both € 13, and still completely different. What goes in, how they are made, and which one suits you.
• Lunch at GYŌZA BAR Rotterdam — gyoza's, ramen and bites from 12:00 — Thursday to Saturday we open at 12:00. What to order, how to share it, and why you do not need to book.
• Friday afternoon drinks on Witte de Withstraat 77A — On Friday we are open from 12:00 to 23:00 and the kitchen stays open until 23:00. Japanese cocktails, bites to share and no booking needed.
• Christmas drinks or an end-of-year party in Rotterdam — how to arrange it at GYŌZA BAR — Christmas drinks or an end-of-year party on Witte de Withstraat. What is included, when to start planning, and how a request works.
• What is gyoza? The Japanese dumpling, explained — Where gyoza comes from, why it is crisp on the bottom and soft on top, and how it differs from a Chinese jiaozi.
• Gyoza, dumpling or dim sum — what is the actual difference? — Dumpling is the umbrella term, gyoza is one kind, and dim sum is not a dumpling at all but a way of eating. A short guide.
• Ramen and mazemen: the difference is the broth — Ramen is built from four layers, and mazemen is the same bowl without the broth. Why that is a choice rather than a shortcut.
• Witte de Withstraat: why all of Rotterdam eats here — One street under five hundred metres long, with art on one side and half the city's restaurants on the other. How it got that way.
• What is an izakaya? The Japanese pub where the food matters — Not a restaurant and not a bar, but exactly the thing in between. Where the word comes from, how you order, and why you never take just one dish.
• Japanese cocktails: yuzu, shiso, sake and the highball — Why Japanese cocktails taste drier and more precise than you are used to, and what yuzu, shiso, sake and shochu actually are.