Belgisch Biercafe Olivier is a belgian restaurant in Mariaplaats, Utrecht.
Former hidden Catholic church from 1860 with vaulted ceilings and pipe organ intact. Belgian food and an extensive beer list. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Signature dishes: Belgian mussels, Stoemp, Belgian beer selection
Must order: Classic moules with Belgian Trappist beer
Address: Achter Clarenburg 6A, 3511 JJ Utrecht
Spanish tapas cafe with daily live music in a historic Mariaplaats building. Walk-in tables in front, reservation rooms at back. Open from 14:30 weekdays.
Signature: Pintxos, Iberian cured meats, Seafood
Order: Daily catch from the seafood bar with a glass of Albariño
MezeBar and RakiBar steps off the Oudegracht serving daily fresh cold and warm meze, charcoal-grilled kebabs and dry-aged steaks. Family recipes from the same team that ran Saffraan.
Signature: Cold and warm meze, Grilled lamb chops, Dry-aged kebabs
Order: Mixed meze board with grilled lamb chops and raki
13th-century guild house on a medieval alley, with a conservatory garden under a walled beech tree. French-Dutch cooking seven days, lunch and dinner.
Signature: Seasonal Dutch market dishes
Order: Asparagus special in season or the daily fish main
Spanish tapas cafe with daily live music in a historic Mariaplaats building. Walk-in tables in front, reservation rooms at back. Open from 14:30 weekdays.
Signature: Pintxos, Iberian cured meats, Seafood
Order: Daily catch from the seafood bar with a glass of Albariño
Mediterranean sharing plates from Italy to Lebanon on the Janskerkhof square. Large courtyard terrace in summer; all-day kitchen at weekends.
Signature: Mediterranean mezze, Lebanese small plates
Order: Mixed mezze to share with a carafe of house wine
Open-fire kitchen and in-house Lavett bakery in a former forensic centre on Gansstraat. Wild and craft beers, natural wines; weekend lunch from noon.
Signature: Open-fire grilled plates, Lavett sourdough
Order: Open-fire main with a natural wine or craft beer pairing
Gault-Millau recognised wine bar on the Weduwe canal. Two hundred and fifty bottles, 30 by the glass and a seasonal kitchen. Terrace on the water.
Signature: Seasonal small plates, 250-bottle wine list
Order: Seasonal chef's choice small plates with glass wine
