Karel 5 is a contemporary dutch restaurant in Centrum, Utrecht.
Karel 5 holds one Michelin star in the 2025 guide inside a 14th-century Utrecht monastery. Leon Mazairac refreshes the seasonal menu quarterly.
Signature dishes: Four to six-course seasonal menu
Must order: Five-course seasonal menu with wine pairing, Wed to Sat
Address: Geertebolwerk 1, 3511 XA Utrecht
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
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
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
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
Feu on Veilinghavenkade cooks entirely over open flame in a converted warehouse. Gault-Millau recognised. Open Thursday to Saturday from 18:00.
Signature: Open-flame seasonal plates
Order: Chef's selection of fire-cooked plates with paired beers
WT Urban Kitchen in the Heuveloord water tower serves four to six-course tasting menus with panoramic views of Utrecht. Gault-Millau recognised.
Signature: Water tower tasting menus
Order: Six-course tasting menu with city panorama on the upper floor
