Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Utrecht for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Utrecht for grown-ups.
13 places
Drink Delirium Tremens on draught, 200-bottle cellar list
The longest beer list in Utrecht: 200 Belgian bottles and 20 draught lines in a canal-side werfkelder. Open until 04:00 on weekends. A city institution.
Drink Heineken on draught with a Dutch bitterbal
Utrecht favourite waterside terrace, packed April to October. Tables line the Tolsteegplein quay. Dutch bar food and draught beer; no reservations.
Drink Playground IPA on draught from the Utrecht brewery
vandeStreek Brewery taproom on two floors with a werfkelder and canal terrace. Twenty taps of Utrecht-brewed ales, IPAs and session beers on tap.
Drink Chimay Bleue served at cellar temperature
Former hidden Catholic church from 1860 with original vaulted ceilings and pipe organ. Belgian beer list and food in the most warm-lit bar room in Utrecht.
Drink House pilsner with a bowl of traditional Dutch borrelnoten
Arthouse cinema and brown cafe on Springweg, open since 1885. Two film halls with world cinema, a loyal local crowd at the bar and a street-side terrace.
Drink Maximus Brutus IPA on draught, fresh from the tank
Maximus Brewery taproom in Leidsche Rijn on 20 taps. Brutus IPA and seasonal wheat beers are the flagship pours. Brewery tours on Saturday afternoons.
Drink Oproer Session IPA and seasonal sour ales
Oproer plant-based taproom in Overvecht, inside a converted industrial building. All beers brewed on-site; food menu entirely vegan from the open kitchen.
Drink World wines by the glass with a view of the Oudegracht
Mediterranean sharing-plate bar-restaurant on the Oudegracht with a cocktail bar, a canal terrace and a centuries-old warehouse cellar dining room.
Drink House pilsner with Dutch bitterballen
Utrecht institution since 1996 in four distinctive red buildings on the Neude square. Lunch, dinner and drinks with a busy pavement terrace facing the square.
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B&B Utrecht City Center
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Hotel-Chao.nl
Located in Utrecht, Hotel-Chao.nl is within a 15-minute walk of Oudegracht and Dutch Waterworks Museum. The...
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BUNK Hotel Utrecht
A stay at BUNK Hotel Utrecht places you in the heart of Utrecht, steps from TivoliVredenburg and 7 minutes ...
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Bastion Hotel Utrecht
With a stay at Bastion Hotel Utrecht in Utrecht (Zuidwest), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Holland Ca...
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Drink Seasonal cocktail from the tower's rooftop terrace
Bar at the top of the Heuveloord water tower with a panoramic rooftop view over the whole city. Cocktails, wine and craft beer; no reservation needed.
Drink Sommelier's weekly pick by the glass from the 250-bottle list
Gault-Millau recognised bar-restaurant on the Wed square under the Dom. A 250-bottle list, 30 wines by the glass and a seasonal kitchen. Open terrace.
Drink Local craft beer and Dutch jenever from the pre-gig bar
The bar inside Utrecht's main music venue, Tivoli Vredenburg. Five concert halls from Dutch pop to jazz. The ground-floor bar is open without a ticket.
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