PUNK
TOURISM IN GRONINGEN
MAPS
Check these to get an idea of the city, distances etc. etc.
MAP
1 (including Stadspark Camping, Humsies Corner, ORKZ and some other hotspots)
MAP 2 (the citycentre
/ almost everything is on here and numbered!)
WHERE TO STAY
Stadspark Camping - Campinglaan 6 (about 3 km walk from the
city-centre).
website (select STADSPARK from the upper menu!)
Youthhostel Simplon - Boterdiep 73-2 (in a small dorm costs around
15 euros a night, also possible to rent rooms)
website
WHAT TO DO
VENUES
Squatbar Bar-A-Kade - Lage Der A (next to Waterborg shop; open at
every thursday and sunday night)
Vera - Oosterstraat 44 (youthcentr; has their famous weekly "Swingavond" on the
saturday - if you want to meet more locals you should go here after
Saturday night's basementshow; put out the 2-weekly Verakrant)
website
Simplon - Boterdiep 71 (youthcentre; used to be an infamous
punkcentre in the 80's; often concerts)
website
O.R.K.Z. - Emmastraat
(legalized squat; ex-hospital and formerly the biggest Dutch squat; 300+
inhabitants; have rehearsalcomplex, bar, concertplace, restaurant, cinema;
regular punk/hc concerts but it's outside the citycentre)
website
Het Viadukt - H.L. Wicherstraat (rehearsalcomplex
with bar, stage and studio; sometimes punk/hc and fests; home of most local
hc/punk bands)
website
La Cave - Nieuwe Weg 35 (sometimes concerts)
INFOSHOP
Boekhandel
Rosa Folkingedwarsstraat
16a, Groningen (tue&th. 12-17, sat.13-17; small street, tricky to find, upstairs, not a
usual shop; sells books, zines, records
)
RECORDSHOPS
Elpee -
Oosterstraat 24 (mostly
cds/popular, also a
fanzine section, some
punk/hc, lots of metal)
Plato - Oude
Ebbingestraat 41 (mostly cd's/popular, pretty mainstream and expensive)
De Jongens Van Hemmes - Steentilstraat 10 (mostly cd)
Headline - Steentilstraat 19 (specialised in 2nd hand vinyl - all
genres - if you're lucky you'll find some treasures)
Disk-O-Rent - Gedempte Zuiderdiep 51 (2nd hand)
Zinnebeeld - Pelsterstraat 14 (2nd hand vinyl - watch out for that
evil jehova dude)
Michel - Folkingestraat 23 (2nd hand vinyl - collector's items for
collector's prices - also sells on GEMM if you know what i mean)
Magic Buzz - Steentilstraat 8 (fair deal of punk & hardcore vinyl, alot
of bootleg albums)
RECYCLE
SHOPS
Mamamini Helperoostsingel
15-29 (di-fr: 10-18h; sa:12-17h; a BIG one, outside centre in the south)
Mamamini Noorderbinnensingel 100 (di-fr: 10-18h; sa:12-17h)
Notabene - Damsterdiep 269 (bigger)
INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT
Muziekhuis Westerhaven - A-Straat 15 (tel.050 3144444)
Tonika Muziek - Regattaweg 5 (tel.050 3120437)
FOOD/RESTAURANTS/TAKE-AWAY
(for fastfood in the nite (try EIERBAL!), I recommend the
Peperstraat area in the heart of the centre, shops open 24h)
Maoz Falafel - Zuiderdiep 23
Humsie's Corner - Riouwstraat 7
(delicious Surinam food - you SHOULD try the vegetarian ROTI! tue-sun
15-22)
Rigoletto - Nieuwe Ebbingestraat 113-115 (cheap and excellent veg
pizzas and pastas. 16-22.30)
Bienvenue - Peperstraat 27 (for if you like to dine in the night, grab
a veg pizza at 4.00 am, holy!)
Groninger Biologische Groentehandel
Hoendiep 48 (100% biological products; tue,fri,sa on Vismarkt market)
Volxkeuken Salmonella 1ste Drift Spilsluizen 2
(biological/vegan restaurant; sa.18h)
BIOLOGICAL/VEG FOODSHOPS
Groninger
Biologische Groentehandel
Vismarkt market
(100% biological products; tue+fri+sa 9-17) (#23)
De Nieuwe Weg - Nieuwe Weg 20
(biological products) (#24)
Maikel - Boterdiep 22-24 (supermarket
for biological/veg products and food) (#25)
Natuurwinkel Groningen -
Zuiderdiep 65 (supermarket for biological/veg products and food)
(#27)
Melati - Zuiderdiep 126 (this is the best toko in town, for your asian
veg products, SAMBAL!) (#26)
ZINES
Alternatieve
Stadsgids Groningen
Postbus 2107, 9704 CC Groningen (in Dutch; alternative city guide)
Boekberichten P.O.Box 7007, 9701 JA Groningen (brief descriptions of new
books including 2nd hand thematic catalogue + newsletter; 3-4 times a year, also
online)
De Riepe P.O.Box 1577, 9701 BN Groningen (in Dutch; streetmagazine for
Northern Netherlands; once a month; sold by homeless only)
Driftig! P.O.Box 1649, 9701 BP Groningen (in Dutch; politics, 6 issues
each year)
TOURISM
There is plenty interesting to do and visit.
Climb the Martinitower for a marvellous view, visit the anatomic museum or
rent/borrow a bike and discover the region (it takes only 15 minutes to
bike to the middle of nowhere and escape citylife).
also check
this site for more info or mail us for any questions.