7 editor picks in Utrecht.
The Belgian beer cafe is a fixture of Utrecht's drinking life, and the city has some unusually atmospheric rooms for it. Belgisch Biercafe Olivier, near Mariaplaats, occupies a hidden Catholic church from 1860 with its vaults, altar and pipe organ intact, pouring Belgian beer alongside mussels and frites. Kafe Belgie on the Oudegracht runs late with its long beer list, while Ledig Erf keeps a quieter brown-cafe mood on the Tolsteegplein.
7 belgian places in Utrecht we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Utrecht · Belgian across every city.
Order Classic moules with Belgian Trappist beer
Cafe Olivier occupies a former hidden Catholic church from 1860, with original vaults, altar and pipe organ still in place.
Order Classic moules with Belgian Trappist beer
Former hidden Catholic church from 1860 with vaulted ceilings and pipe organ intact.
Try Belgian fries with andalouse sauce
Utrecht's late-night institution on the Oudegracht serving until 04:00 on weekends.
Try Bitterballen and Dutch bar snacks
Historic brown cafe on the Tolsteegplein open to 02:00 on weekends.
Try Belgian beer-battered mussels and frites
Belgian beer cafe in a 13th-century chapel serving mussels and frites to 01:00.
Utrecht's most atmospheric brown cafe on the peaceful Tolsteegplein.
Try Belgian beer-battered mussels or beef stew with frites
Former 13th-century chapel turned Belgian beer cafe in the Clarenburg.
