The food available in Eindhoven is pretty simple because take-out doesn’t play the role here it does in the United States.  You may find, however, that as a result, there are more pre-processed products, such as bagged, chopped veggies, intended to make it easier to get food on the table without as much hassle.  Possibly, because Dutch refrigerators are so small, there’s not a large frozen food section. 

Food is purchased at grocery stores and specialty stores: bakeries, butchers, fish markets, cheese stores, and vegetable stores.  We have found the bakeries to be somewhat wanting, both in the varieties of breads and their actual taste.  Items that look like cakes often are just a cookie foundation with an excess of whipped cream.  Indeed, the traditional American birthday cake is hard to find here.  If you have kids and your heart is set on real cake with frosting, check out Bakkerij Ad Pepers on Hoogstraat between Baarsstraat and Hagenkampweg Zuid, about 1.5 blocks north of the ring.

Restaurants can be average to fantastic, if you’re willing to splurge for it.  We always attempt to make reservations on the weekend, even if we just call a few hours beforehand.  Be prepared for smokers; we’ve never found a restaurant with a non-smoking section.

This section is broken down into:

Food Shopping in Eindhoven
Food Shopping around Eindhoven
Take Out in Eindhoven
Checking Out
Dining Out