Jasmijn en Ik ★ 4.3
Organic vegetarian cafe on the Voorstraat with daily grain bowls and soups at accessible prices. Lunch under €13; produce from certified Dutch farms.
Try: Daily organic grain bowl with seasonal vegetables
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The dishHand-cut organic fries with aioli or Dutch curry sauce
Location
Address: Vinkenburgstraat 10, 3512 AB Utrecht
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Don Kounosuke ★ 4.3
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Stadsbrouwerij Utrechts Bier ★ 4.2
Utrecht's original city brewery taproom on the Paardenveld. A bitterballen plank with a pint of the house Bisschop amber ale costs under €12 at the bar.
Try: Bitterballen plank with a pint of Bisschop amber ale
Boerenmarkt Snack Stalls ★ 4.5
The Saturday boerenmarkt on Vredenburgplein is the cheapest eating in Utrecht. Fresh haring, warm bitterballen and stroopwafel baked on the iron cost €2-5.
Try: Haring with raw onion, bitterballen and fresh stroopwafel
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Jasmijn en Ik ★ 4.3
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Try: Daily organic grain bowl with seasonal vegetables
Don Kounosuke ★ 4.3
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Try: Japanese don rice bowl with fresh fish and miso soup
Belgisch Biercafe Olivier ★ 4.2
Former 13th-century chapel turned Belgian beer cafe in the Clarenburg. Lunch mussels and beef stew with frites under €16 in an unbeatable historic setting.
Try: Belgian beer-battered mussels or beef stew with frites
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Try: Bitterballen plank with a pint of Bisschop amber ale
KEEK Springweg ★ 4.4
KEEK bakery on the Springweg makes Utrecht's best-value lunch. Open-faced sandwiches on sourdough with Dutch cheese, hummus or seasonal toppings for €5-7.
Try: Open-faced sandwich on fresh-baked bread with Dutch cheese or hummus
Boerenmarkt Snack Stalls ★ 4.5
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Try: Haring with raw onion, bitterballen and fresh stroopwafel