A thin peninsula just south of Rotterdam’s centre, Katendrecht was once at the heart of the world’s busiest port, home to continental Europe’s first Chinatown and a lively sailors’ quarter. Where to eat and drinkView image in fullscreen Deliplein in Katendrecht. Farther down the waterfront, the newly opened Nederlands Fotomuseum is also in a renovated warehouse – formerly used to store coffee from Brazil – and is topped with a modern anodised aluminium structure. Where to shopIn the Bay House development, close to the Nederlands Fotomuseum, there are a number of designer fashion and vintage furniture stores. Don’t missVerhalenhuis Belvédère is perhaps the best place to get a sense of where Katendrecht has come from.