De Groene Passage is a shopping center that houses different stores selling natural and environmentally friendly products. Here you'll find this large health food market selling both food and non food products which are mostly organic, including fresh breads, fruits and vegetables, vitamins, deli. Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-8:00pm, Sat 8:00am-6:00pm, Sun 11:00am-5:00pm.
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10 Reviews
First Review by Stevie
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This shop is my life - Edit
Always go to Gimsel to get my vegan and organic groceries. Also great to top up your jarns with nuts, berries or coconut flakes.
It also has amazing vegan and sugar free tart and jummie bread!
Pros: Fresh vegan bakery , Rich assortiment of products, organic fruit and veggies
Cons: relatively more expensive
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excellent! - Edit
Incredible staff and vegan options! From raw vegan coconut spirulina granola to vegan coconut frozen yogurt this place bring up the best in me ;)
Looking foward to the next weekly shopping.
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Massive selection but expensive - Edit
This store is HUGE. This is definitely the place to go if you're looking for any specific product that you haven't been able to find anywhere else. I could spend hours in here looking at all their different products! They especially have a great organic cosmetic section that sells products I haven't been able to find anywhere else in the Netherlands.
Unfortunately a lot of their products are overpriced; they can be found for much more reasonable prices at other stores.
Pros: Huge store, Great selection, Vast organic cosmetic section
Cons: Overpriced, Overwhelmingly large store
Good products, but overpriced - Edit
Gimsel sells high-quality products, but it's quite overpriced if you compare the prices to the same products in Ekoplaza and Marqt. With their special 'Groenkaart' you can get a fair 6% discount, but because that card costs 100 euro, it's not worth it for everyone. Moreover, adding some affordable glutenfree products would be nice. Finally, you have to check your receipt every time you go there, because there are always some mistakes.
Pros: 100% organic, High-quality products, Located in De Groene Passage
Cons: Overpriced, Small space near the cash register, Receipt mistakes
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Huge choice - Edit
Not only is this shop enormous, it also has very generous opening hours... Besides, they tend to have discounted items, so I took the opportunity to acquire things such as spices that I had never seen before, for example mace, at very affordable prices.
Staff were happy to assist with translations.
By the way, the Green Passage is certainly not your average shopping mall, it's just a few shops with green ambitions under the same roof, so to speak.
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My favorite supermarket in Rotterdam - Edit
I am a fan of Gimsel I love their variety of biological and Demeter ingredients. Nowadays they have a lot of vegan treats at the bakery location, and raw and vegan options are being add regularly. The location is part of the Groene Passage which on itself is a great location to visit because of the other great shops and restaurant Spirit. I have bought a saving card at Gimsel for 100 euro which gives me 6% discount on everything inside Gimsel including vitamins, make/up, super foods and offers. If you are a regular visitor and spend more than 35 euro´s a week (including the toiletries and vitamins like B12) then it is interesting to buy a card, I got a book, which I gave as a birthday present to my friend.
Pros: lot of vegan options, great variety, great other shops on that location
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Love the bulk and faux-meat section - Edit
For vegans, this is the place to go in Rotterdam. They sell a lot of plant-based meat substitutes, and although not a health food, I love those once in a while and they are a blessing when it comes to having simple on the fly unplanned summer bbq's.
The bulk section is something else. All the goods are bio, you don't need to buy unneeded plastic packaging and for some product it can't be found cheaper anywhere else! Especially the quinoa, it is organic and very cheap.
They have ingredients you wouldn't find anywhere else, such as keltic sea salt, black garlic, all sorts of meals. They sell different sorts of organic vegan wine without added sulphite for about 7 euros and it is a lovely wine you can safely pour your guests.
And last but not least, they sell Bonvita Rice 'magnums'.
The only cons are that they sell non-vegan items such as lots of cheese and that they have a somewhat limited vegan-ice and cheese supply which both are just stuffed between the dairy verions so you need to search. They also don't have vegan make-up at all, their Lavera assortement is really lacking and they only have Urtekram vegan toothpaste.
Pros: Special items, Great bulk department, Lots of faux-meat
Cons: Too much non-veg items, Few cheese/ice options for vegans, No vegan make-up
Contributions +54
Gimsel - Edit
This is one of my favorite places to do my grocery shopping. Although they do sell products like dairy, they do offer a lot of vegan products. They have a pretty varied assortment of vegetables, but not as much fruit as I'd like to see. Friendly staff and plenty of products.
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great buffet-style place to fill up at - Edit
The grocery store is stocked with healthy vegetarian/vegan food. The restaurant serves its meals a la buffet style: you grab a tray and serve yourself, paying at the end. The Vegan options are labeled with a "V", these comprising about half the total menu. The prices are reasonable considering the quality and selection of food available. If you have to be on Rotterdam for some reason, then this place is one I recommend.
Pros: good food, healthy cuisine, friendly staff
Cons: pricey
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Gimsel, Rotterdam - Edit
Absolutely superb health food shop. 600 square metres, 12 000 products in the same shopping complex as a veggie cafe. A shame it's spoiled by a few non veggie offerings. Located easily within 10 mins walk of Stadhuis and Blaak metros.
Pros: Utterly enormous choice, Decent hours and location
Cons: Not 100% veggie
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