Zeytindali Olijftak is a turkish restaurant in Centrum, Utrecht.
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 dishes: Cold and warm meze, Grilled lamb chops, Dry-aged kebabs
Must order: Mixed meze board with grilled lamb chops and raki
Address: Zakkendragerssteeg 25, 3511 EE Utrecht
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
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
Calabrian Italian werfkelder on the Oudegracht. Handmade pasta, slow-cooked secondi and aperitivo. The Utrecht original pre-dates Seattle and Lisbon branches.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Calabrian aperitivo, Slow-cooked secondi
Order: Seasonal handmade pasta with a Calabrian red wine
