{"id":4033,"date":"2016-04-26T13:20:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T12:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/04\/26\/waar-is-het-eten-lekkerder-op-woudestein-of-hoboken\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:14","slug":"waar-is-het-eten-lekkerder-op-woudestein-of-hoboken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/04\/26\/waar-is-het-eten-lekkerder-op-woudestein-of-hoboken\/","title":{"rendered":"Where\u2019s the best place to eat? On Woudestein or Hoboken?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mila Ivanova tussen Woudestein en Hoboken<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Mila Ivanova is a student of Medicine and writes for EM . She commutes regularly between Woudestein and Hoboken. In this section she reveals the differences and similarities between \u2018East and \u2018 West\u2019. Part 3 : Food and Drink ( Also read <\/span>part 1<\/a> en part 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Even though Woudestein has almost seven times as many students as Erasmus MC, it\u2019s noticeable that there are quite a few similarities regarding places to eat. Woudestein has a Spar on campus, while there\u2019s an Albert Heijn To Go <\/em>on Hoboken.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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De Albert Heijn To Go op Hoboken<\/span><\/p>

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Students in the east can get coffee and related items at places such as the Erasmus Paviljoen, while those in the west can get their cuppa at Dok 10. And after lectures, on Woudestein they can grab a beer at the campus caf\u00e9 In de Smitse<\/em>, which has a counterpart on Hoboken, \u2018t Vat<\/em>. And here\u2019s another similarity: the Espresso bar at Erasmus MC is comparable to the coffee corner in Woudestein\u2019s C-building, including its wide range of croissants, cakes and smoothies.<\/p>\n

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Campussupermarkt Spar op Woudestein<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Beer and pizza<\/h3>

But since Woudestein is quite a bit bigger, there are some extra options for eating out. A real Food Plaza <\/em>has been in business for a few years, offering a wide range from toasted sandwiches to noodles, from super-healthy snacks to old-school satay and everything in between. Not that there\u2019s no Starbucks at Erasmus MC, but both the coffee chain as well as all kinds of treats are available the hospital\u2019s main entrance, just that bit too far from the Education centre and from the students. This is in stark contrast to the centrally-located Food Court, or the architectural gem also right in the middle of the campus: the Erasmus Paviljoen. There, hungry students can choose from five different types of pasta and not between just two (as on Hoboken), and we\u2019ve not even started on the pizzas. And it should be said: for humanities and social science students, not only fans of Italian cuisine are in their element, the beer lovers are too. The Smitse actually has a separate beer menu, with an even bigger range than \u2018t Vat.<\/p>\n

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Coffee and cheesecake<\/h3>

However, it\u2019s not only culinary sorrow at Erasmus MC: there\u2019s unlimited free coffee, tea and chocolate milk \u2013 throughout the entire Education Centre \u2013 including special types of coffee, such as Wiener Melange. And the toasted sandwiches aren\u2019t expensive either: available at \u2018t Vat for one euro, while you can get small filled mini-baguettes at the Koffiekade. At Dok 10, you\u2019ll find many treats produced by Koekenla, the bakery that\u2019s close by: from chocolate truffle tart to cheesecake with cherries, from brownies with nuts to various types of muffins. And although there\u2019s maybe less choice than on the other side of the city, you can create your own meal at Kade 80 in the evenings, where the menu changes daily.<\/p>\n

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Op Hoboken doe je een bakkie bij Dok 10<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Conclusion<\/h3>

To summarise, the range on Woudestein is (much) greater than on Hoboken, but medical students don\u2019t need to worry about that too much: in contrast to their colleagues on the east of the city, they can be in the city centre within minutes, where they can eat and drink wherever they want.<\/p>\n

Read more of tis series <\/h2>