Where to Eat in Tilburg

Last Updated: January 9th 2025.

Tilburg is a fun city in the south of The Netherlands. It’s a favorite town for people to go shopping, or a city trip. Since Tilburg has the venue 013 where artists come to perform, it’s easy to combine a day out with a concert. In this blog I will list our popular places to eat in Tilburg.

Options to Eat in Tilburg

The combination of Tilburg having a university and being placed in the province of Noord-Brabant, makes for plenty of options to eat in Tilburg. A university in a city means lots of students making for a vibrant night life and plenty of cheap(er) places to eat. Noord-Brabant is a province in the south, known for it’s Burgundian lifestyle, which makes it a paradise for foodies.

Ijssalon Intermezzo

A place where they have delicious ice cream, waffles, milkshakes and hot drinks. The ice cream shop has 2 venues in downtown Tilburg. We visited the one on Heuvelring 31.

They make their own Italian ice cream every day. This way you have fresh ice cream and the flavors of the season. There’s plenty of choice in flavors and in the way of serving the ice cream. In a cup, on a cone or as a milkshake. It’s all possible.

They have places to sit in- and outside and a fun setting. The shop is decorated in bright colors which gives a cheery feeling.

So if you crave Italian ice cream in Tilburg visit Intermezzo.

Address:

Heuvelring 31 or Heuvelring 226

5038 CJ Tilburg or 5038 CL Tilburg

Mercure Bar

It’s the restaurant which is placed inside the Mercure hotel. But you don’t have to be a guest at the hotel to have dinner here or to sit down for a drink.

We had a lovely high tea here and found the food excellent. There were several courses to the high tea, savory as well as sweet. The presentation was on spot and the flavors good. A nice touch was that you got to pick you’re own petit fours in a large ‘green house’ like display cabinet.

The ambiance in the Mercure Bar is great to sit down for a while and read or to have a nice conversation with friends.

Address:

Heuvel 37

5038 CP Tilburg

Gember & Sereh

We’ve eaten already a few times here over the years. First time I ate here with Paul is a long time ago and we always remembered that they had different flavors of satay. Then I “found” it again years later with a friend and since then Paul and I have been back a few times.

The restaurant serves authentic Indonesian food and also Thai cuisine. They have different satay’s, but also other classics like rendang, pepesan and babi ketjap.

We’ve loved the food every time we’ve eaten here. Gember & Sereh is one of Paul’s favorite restaurants and we highly recommend this restaurant if you have to eat in Tilburg.

Address:

Korte heuvel 3

5038 CN Tilburg

Stadscafe De Spaarbank

This restaurant has a terrace with a great view. It’s located on a crossing of several streets and there’s always something happening. We liked the food here. You can sit down for a drink or lunch. We sat down on a beautiful summer day for something to drink and a couple of days later for lunch and liked our experience Stadscafe De Spaarbank both times. The building is a monumental building, dating from 1910.

Address:

Noordstraat 125

5038 EH Tilburg

Bikken & Bakken

A bakery with a terrace outside on the dock and it has a lunchroom. There’s a small harbor in Tilburg. We sat down at a picnic table and had tea and a cold drink during a warm summer day. They have all sorts of delicious bread and pastries made in the bakery in the back of the store. Bikken & Bakken is worth a (short) stop.

Address:

Piushaven 20a

5017 AN Tilburg

Vapiano Tilburg

An Italian restaurant that has delicious pasta’s, salads and pizzas. We’ve both had take away from here as well as sat down inside. You can pick which pasta you take, the sauce and the ingredients. We liked it. Vapiano is a chain that has restaurants throughout the Netherlands.

Address:

Piusplein 64

5038 WP Tilburg

Silk Road Tilburg

A restaurant with central Asian cuisine. It was so good and delicious. We only ate once here, but will definitely return a second time. The restaurant uses family recipes from the central Asian region, their chefs have been trained at the houses of these families. To make sure the flavors are authentic. You pick several dishes, which make a complete meal together. Silk Road Tilburg is a new favorite of ours in Tilburg.

Address:

Heuvelring 112

5038 CL Tilburg

Taco Bell

A chain that has locations in several countries. Our first acquaintance with Taco Bell was in Tilburg. It’s a fastfood chain that sells tacos, burritos and nachos.

Address:

Heuvel 35

5038 CP Tilburg

BackWERK

They’re a chain that has locations all over the Netherlands. They sell sandwiches, luxury buns and pastries. We love them a lot. We’ve had lunch and breakfast at the location in Tilburg. We have sat down in the store and have had take away from BackWERK. They’re a bakery-cafe.

Address:

Heuvel 30

5038 CP Tilburg

Bagels & Beans

Another chain that has stores all over the Netherlands. They sell bagels and you can have a delicious hot drink here. I love their chai latte. They also have cake, which goes well with a cup of coffee or tea. Bagels & Beans is located on a square in Tilburg and on Kingsday when we sat down here, we had a Marching Band come by, and stopping for a while, which added to the atmosphere that day.

Address:

Oude Markt 2

5038 TJ Tilburg

Eetbar De Wagon

At last not a chain, but a unique concept to Tilburg, a restaurant inside two train wagons from 1900. They’re across from the train station in Tilburg. You can either dine inside or outside on the terrace. Eetbar De Wagon is perfect for lunch or dinner. When it’s dark the terrace is illuminated with strings of lights, only adding to the cute atmosphere.

Address:

Burgemeester Brokxlaan 1041

5041 RP Tilburg

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11 Fantastic places to eat in Tilburg. Two where you can have dinner or lunch and one where they have delicious ice cream.

This is the third blog in the “where to eat” series, more will follow. The first one is about the Dordogne and the second one about Granbury

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