Fresca

Top choice in Nijmegen


With a pretty terrace overlooking a tree-shaded square and an all-day menu bursting with fresh homemade salads, super-food bowls and imaginative cakes, Fresca attracts a savvy local crowd. Bread is organic with a gluten-free option, and the seasonal-veg frittata or cinnamon- and cashew-nut laced couscous are excellent vegetarian options.

Serious speciality coffee by Brinks roasters (with soya, oat or coconut milk options), flavoured iced lattes (spiced pumpkin or hazelnut latte anyone?), a daily smoothie, fresh juices and a killer ‘guilty pleasure freak shake’ (salted caramel chocolate with whipped cream, caramel fudge, mocha beans and marshmallows) all make Fresca an A-lister drinking hub too.


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