Creative Dutch€€€€centrum
Maeve in Utrecht holds one Michelin star in the 2025 guide. Tommy Janssen cooks Dutch terroir with Japanese technique and locally sourced vegetables.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu
Order: Five-course tasting menu with natural wine pairings by Vera Voorend
Contemporary Dutch€€€€centrum
Karel 5 holds one Michelin star in the 2025 guide inside a 14th-century Utrecht monastery. Leon Mazairac refreshes the seasonal menu quarterly.
Signature: Four to six-course seasonal menu
Order: Five-course seasonal menu with wine pairing, Wed to Sat
Indonesian€€€mariaplaats
Indonesian restaurant on the Springweg specialising in rijsttafel, the multi-dish rice table. A Michelin Bib Gourmand venue; rijsttafel also offered vegan.
Signature: Rijsttafel (17 dishes)
Order: The full rijsttafel, also available in a vegan version
Contemporary Dutch€€€neude
Hemel en Aarde in the Michelin Guide Netherlands occupies the former gentlemen club inside Nox Hotel. Chef Rene van der Weijden, seasonal Dutch tasting.
Signature: Five to seven-course seasonal menu
Order: Hemels five-course menu with wine pairing by the glass
French vegetarian€€€mariaplaats
Le Jardin on Mariaplaats holds a Michelin Guide listing. Plant-based French tasting menus with optional fish or meat: four to six seasonal courses.
Signature: Seasonal vegetable tasting menu
Order: Four-course plant-based lunch starting at €29
Plant-based Nordic€€€mariaplaats
Kasvio in the former Metaal Kathedraal is Utrecht flagship vegan fine-dining room. Five organic seasonal courses under a cathedral ceiling. Book ahead.
Signature: Plant-based five-course menu
Order: Five-course plant-based tasting menu with wine pairing