Fruits and Vegetables

Vismarkt: On Tuesdays and Fridays 

Carpets

CarpetRight, Kwantum, Gamma -- Energyweg (Bus No 7, 8, 35, 39)

Hornboch - Outhizen - Beijum (Bus no 61)

Furniture 

IKEA -- Sontweg (Bus No 22) 

Seats & Sofas,  Kwantum and many near by -- Energyweg (Bus No 7, 8, 35, 39)

Paints, Plumbing & Electrical

Gamma, Kwantum -- end of Vinkhuizen and Hoendiep (Bus No 7, 8, 35, 39)

Karwei - end of Korreweg (Bus no 1, 52)

IKEA -  Sontweg (Bus No 22)

Hornboch - Outhizen - Beijum (Bus no 61)

Household Electricals

Prijs Topper (Botterdiep) - Bus No 1, 11, 52

Media Markt (Westerhaven) Bus No. 15, 3, 8, 35 ...

Haren Schmidt

Plants and Gardens

Tuinland (Nursary) - Beijum

Second Hand shops

Mamamini -- Furniture & Electrical

Te Hoekje (Ph: 050-3143622) - Fridge, Dishwasher and Washmachines 

Herman (Oostendeweg 24, Ph: 050-5717471) - Fridge, Dishwasher and Washmachines

Transportation

Europcar

Doesburgautoverhuur

Stuur

These companies also provide a driver in case you need, but only on working days. Booking in advance is always required in that case. 

Google it with keyword "Autoverhuur"

Indian Grocery Shops

Apollo Videotheek & Toko
Riouwstraat 46,
9715BX Groningen
0505711313

Iraqi shop
keeps all indian things, also cheap)
at Poelestraat (near grote markt)

Turkish shop
at Poelestraat (near grote markt)

Toko Suradj
(Surinami indian shop, sometimes with strong smell of dried fish)
On Korreweg

Toko Malati (Indionesian shop)
On Gedempte Zuiderdiep but at the crossection with Driemolendrif

Amazing Oriental (Chinese Super Market)
Most of the Indian Groceries are available here including rare vegetables and also rice at cheaper prices than the turkish shops.

Address: Korreweg 51 9714AB, Groningen . Ph: 0505776538

Bikes

If you are coming to the Netherlands it’s very important that you learn to ride a bicycle commonly called bike. Bike in Netherlands is the most common means of transportation. Here every one owns at least one bike. Every one from a child going to nursery school till head of a department uses bike. So you will also like to have a bike.

Prices of bike here can vary from 25€ to 1500€. But more expensive the bike is more is the chance that it gets stolen. So it is advisable to bike a second hand bike. There are lots of bike shops in the city center. But the cheapest is to buy bikes from the city council. The city council or Police recovers abandoned or stolen bikes and sell them for a very modest price after repairing.

Such bikes are sold every 1^st Friday of the month in the city center.

What you have to do is follow the following steps.

1. Get up early in the morning (people stand there from 5 am) and stand in the queue at Oude Boteringestraat 8.
2. Take your number at 7:30
3. Come again to choose your bike at 9.
4. The cost of the bike may very from 25€ to 100€. Cash only.

 

I can assure you that the bikes here are four times (400%) cheaper and better than bikes bought in the commercial shops.

Enjoy your stay in Groningen.