Cafe De Beurs is a bar in Neude, Utrecht.
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.
Food program: Dutch cafe classics, lunch and dinner
Tip: The terrace on the Neude is one of the liveliest in the city centre; arrive early on a warm afternoon for a square-facing table.
Address: Neude 37-39, 3512 AG Utrecht
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.
Signature drink: Seasonal cocktail from the tower's rooftop terrace
Food: Small bites and bar snacks from the kitchen below
Tip: Sunset on a clear evening from the upper deck is one of the best views in Utrecht. Arrive 30 minutes before.
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.
Signature drink: Sommelier's weekly pick by the glass from the 250-bottle list
Food: Gault-Millau recognised seasonal small plates
Tip: The bar opens at 16:00; arrive then to claim a canal terrace seat before the kitchen opens at 17:00.
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.
Signature drink: Local craft beer and Dutch jenever from the pre-gig bar
Food: Bar snacks and light bites pre-show
Tip: The bar is open for non-gig-goers from 16:00 during weekday drink hours. Check the evening programme first.
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.
Signature drink: Delirium Tremens on draught, 200-bottle cellar list
Food: Belgian snacks, bitterballen, mussels
Tip: The Trappist shelf behind the bar has 40 bottles; ask the barman to pull one with a glass-rinse ritual.
Utrecht favourite waterside terrace, packed April to October. Tables line the Tolsteegplein quay. Dutch bar food and draught beer; no reservations.
Signature drink: Heineken on draught with a Dutch bitterbal
Food: Dutch snacks and bitterballen
Tip: Arrive before 17:00 on warm days or you will be standing. The quay terrace has the best canal view in the city.
vandeStreek Brewery taproom on two floors with a werfkelder and canal terrace. Twenty taps of Utrecht-brewed ales, IPAs and session beers on tap.
Signature drink: Playground IPA on draught from the Utrecht brewery
Food: Bar snacks, cheese boards and shared plates
Tip: The Playground IPA and the seasonal sour rotate most often; ask what just came in from the Nieuwegein brewery.
