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: where to go for a good lunch or a nice cup of black gold.

#1 De Mediterraanse Hoek It may be Nijmegen’s best kept secret: De Mediterraanse Hoek. Actually a Turkish fruit greengrocer, but if you walk in and ask owner Alex for a sandwich, you will be offered a fantastic lunch. And for €2.50 only!

#2 Blonde Pater For the best coffee in the Netherlands, come to the Blonde Pater. This lunch café has won tons of barista awards and offers a wide range of mouth-watering lunch dishes. Enjoy the sunny terrace, comfortable even in winter, thanks to its heated cushions!

#3 Fika More stylish than IKEA, but still very Scandinavian. That’s what lunch at Fika feels like. Here you can enjoy the best of Scandinavian cuisine. All dishes are served on smörrebröd and you can get yourself a real Aquavit Cocktail. Skål!

#4 Down Town The Nijmegen band De Staat may have a song by the same name, but that has nothing to do with the quiet and hip atmosphere of café Down Town. For early risers who want to grab a bite to eat, or for night owls who barely made it through the night. You can place your order from 8.30 am onwards.

#5 Cat café Balthazar The time has come for Nijmegen to have a cat café of its own. At Balthazar you can drink coffee or tea in the company of five cats who will be all too happy to hang out with you. You cannot bring your own dog or cat, but the cats that own the place have enough love to give to help you through your quarter-life crisis.