This Petrol Station Is Truly Worth the Detour: a Paradise for Foodies
Anyone who often drives along the A27 may already know it: Scheiwijk Petrol Station, the most culinary petrol station in the Netherlands. Forget the lukewarm minced-meat snack or soggy toasted sandwich you usually find at a petrol station; here, you can have a lunch that even foodies would detour for. Think juicy burgers from the barbecue, fresh rolls with a homemade meatball or beef teriyaki, and creamy soups that smell as if you’ve ended up in a bistro.
Scheiwijk Petrol Station: no ordinary motorway snack
Culinary reviewer Hiske Versprille once wrote in de Volkskrant about how happy this petrol station made her, like a child. Owner Ingrid de Wagenaar and her brother René found the quality at many petrol stations appalling and decided to do things radically differently. Their mission: fresh products, local ingredients and genuinely good coffee. The result: a menu that resembles that of a good lunch café more than a motorway stop.
The burger worth detouring for
My former colleague calls it ‘the FC Barcelona of petrol stations.’ And even the always critical Snackspert couldn’t contain his enthusiasm. His favourite? The Big Boss Double Burger from the Big Green Egg: thin, tender meat, crispy bacon, heavenly chilli mayonnaise and a sprinkling of Parmesan. His conclusion: “This is the best petrol-station sandwich in the Netherlands.”
Coffee that actually makes you happy
The average cup of coffee along the motorway is often dishwater. Not here. At Scheiwijk, you get cappuccino made with freshly ground beans, optionally accompanied by a warm filled biscuit or a pastel de nata. Suddenly, a pit stop becomes something to look forward to.
Why you really should stop at Scheiwijk
Whether you’re on your way to your holiday destination or simply craving good food: Scheiwijk proves that stopping at a petrol station can be more than filling up quickly and driving on. Alongside food and drinks, you’ll find cookbooks, gifts, baby slippers, olive oil, soy sauce… It’s a bit like walking into a lovely delicatessen, only at a petrol station.
Exact location
So hop on over to Scheiwijk Petrol Station, along the A27, on your way to or from your holiday destination. You’ll find Scheiwijk voor Fijnproevers in two locations, near Eemnes and Hoogblokland along Rijksweg A27.
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Image: Scheiwijk voor Fijnproevers
