De Zakkendrager ★ 4.0
13th-century guild house down a medieval alley. The conservatory overlooks a walled beech garden. French-Dutch cooking seven days for lunch and dinner.
Carmel Market is a fine-dining restaurant in Neude, Utrecht.
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern sharing plates on the Janskerkhof. Menu spans Italy, Greece, Lebanon and Malta; courtyard terrace in summer.
Address: Janskerkhof 10, 3512 BL Utrecht
13th-century guild house down a medieval alley. The conservatory overlooks a walled beech garden. French-Dutch cooking seven days for lunch and dinner.
Spanish tapas and Rioja-heavy wine list on a canal lane off the Oudegracht. Monthly pintxos evenings on the fourth Saturday. Open from mid-afternoon.
Spanish tapas bar with daily live music on the Mariaplaats. Wood-oven bread, fresh seafood and an all-day programme from noon. Very lively on weekends.
Afghan family recipes in a werfkelder on the Oudegracht, open since 2017. Qabuli palaw, mantu dumplings and slow-cooked meats under stone canal arches.
One Michelin star in the 2025 Netherlands guide. Tommy Janssen's tasting menus blend Japanese technique with Dutch terroir; vegetables lead every course.
One Michelin star, set inside a 14th-century monastery. Leon Mazairac's four-to-six-course menus rotate quarterly around seasonal Dutch produce.