3 japanese places in Utrecht we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Utrecht | Japanese across every city.
Japanese dining in Utrecht spans an everyday donburi counter and the upper reaches of the Michelin guide. Japanese Don Dining Kounosuke on the Westerkade builds rice bowls topped with fish, meat or vegetables in house-made dashi, one of few don-dining rooms in the Netherlands. Maeve, on the Kromme Nieuwegracht, holds one star in the 2025 guide and blends Japanese technique with Dutch terroir.
Japanese Don Dining Kounosuke ★ 4.2
centrum · Westerkade 27, 3511 HC Utrecht
Kounosuke on the Westerkade specialises in donburi: a deep bowl of steamed rice topped with fish, meat or vegetables and house dashi broth. Tue to Sun.
Japanese Don Dining Kounosuke ★ 4.2
centrum · Westerkade 27, 3511 HC Utrecht
Donburi kitchen on the Westerkade. Rice bowls topped with fish, meat or vegetables in house-made dashi. One of the few don-dining rooms in the Netherlands.
Maeve ★ 4.8
centrum · Kromme Nieuwegracht 18, 3512 HH Utrecht
One Michelin star in the 2025 Netherlands guide. Tommy Janssen's tasting menus blend Japanese technique with Dutch terroir; vegetables lead every course.