The kind of place that is effortlessly cosy without ever turning formal: Maastricht dishes, a well-stocked bar and the warmth that keeps the evening going.
Pieke Potloed is a bar-bistro in the Sporenstraat, just off the Vrijthof. A sandwich or a plenkske to share by day, Maastricht classics such as zoervleis and knien in ‘t zoer by night, and over forty beers on the menu, including our own Pieke’s Bloont. No white tablecloths, but a lively bar, drawings by Guy Olivier on the walls and staff who remember your name.
Lunch, drinks or dinner: Pieke is open all day. The kitchen cooks until 21.00 and the bar simply keeps pouring afterwards.
Maastricht and Limburg country cooking without any fuss: zoervleis, knien in ‘t zoer, unnesop and plenkskes to share. Some dishes you will remember from way back, others have a sharper edge, but all of them come in generous portions at an honest price. Order, share, and never let your glass run empty.
Mon to Wed 11.00 – 22.00
Thu to Sat 11.00 – 00.00
Sun 12.00 – 22.00, kitchen until 21.00
Sporenstraat 5
6211 EB Maastricht
Just round the corner from the Vrijthof
Behind the bar since 2016 stands Gilbèr Royen, two-time draught-beer champion and for years the face of the Struys on the Vrijthof. The name comes from Pieke Potloed, the only dialect-speaking puppet in Pieke Dassen’s puppet theatre: always up for mischief, always with a face blackened by mud or coal dust. The drawings are by Guy Olivier, made specially for Pieke.
House speciality. Tender beef, sweet and sour from apple syrup and gingerbread, with thick-cut chips.
Rabbit leg Maastricht style with apple compote. Not many places still have it on the menu.
Artisan black pudding with baked apple and onion and red port syrup.
Limburg hill-country ham, Meesters meatloaf and Maastricht mustard. Lovely with a Bloont.
Soup or bread platter, zoervleis, rabbit, fish & chips or satay, coffee or Café Limbourgeoise.
Onion soup gratinated with a thick layer of cheese, with miller’s bread. Large 9,50, small 7,95. All day, until 21.00.
Our own unfiltered blond, 6,5%, on draught. Also as a gift pack with a glass.
At the weekend the place is packed. Book in good time, especially on Friday and Saturday. Coming with six or more? Let us know in advance. Rather call? 043 – 321 59 68, we pick up between 11.00 and 21.00. Looking for a gift? Ask about the Geneetbon, our gift voucher.
