After orientation, every first year student will know Café de Fuik, Tweekeerbellen and the El Sombrero. But Nijmegen has more to offer you. So: where does every student have to go at least once? Today: the places to go for a nice drink.

#1 In de Blaauwe Hand Hidden in the shadow of the Stevenskerk is the oldest café in Nijmegen: In de Blaauwe Hand. An old-fashioned café according to tradition. Try a Rooie Tieptop beer, which can only be found here. And if you want to train your arm muscles, you can drink your golden friend from a stone tankard.

#2 Café Jos In 2009, this café in Nijmegen-Oost was nominated best café in the Netherlands. Café Jos offers an impressive range of beers and whiskeys. With 200 bottled beers and 33 beers on tap you are bound to find something to your liking.

#3 The Shamrock Do you want to see with your own eyes how Feyenoord make a fool of themselves in the Champions League? Or our Arnhem neighbours get thrown out of the European League? Then you should come to Irish pub The Shamrock. During football games the atmosphere here closely resembles that of a churning Kuip stadium.

#4 Café Wunderkammer A cabinet of curiosities, that’s the best way to describe this new café in the Houtstraat. Among art objects from around the globe you can enjoy drinks (lots of interesting beers) from all corners of the world. Café Wunderkammer may very well turn into Nijmegen’s new hotspot.

#5 Café Maxim In Bottendaal, one of the cosiest and nicest little districts of Nijmegen, you can find Café Maxim. There is always a bit of a crowd, and the terrace is sunny most of the day. You can combine your visit with a picnic at the Thieme Park, where many students come to eat dinner and play drinking games.