Tuscan cuisine. Great food and atmosphere. Weekly specials offer an excellent and reasonably priced 3- or 4-course menu. Make a reservation if you plan to eat after 18:00 as it can get busy.

Boccaccio

Aussie pub in Groningen and the meeting place for expats. Mostly international staff.

The Pacific

Irish pub. Great place to watch football. Every Wednesday live jam sessions.

O'Malley's Pub

Van der Ley is one of the best cheese stores in the world. Look for local organic varieties, such as green pesto cheese or farmers crumblecheese (boerenbrokkelkaas).

Kaashandel van der Ley

A small Irish pub with good atmosphere; the place people go to play a bit of Irish folk in the evening.

O'Cealleighs