Kafe Belgie
Drink Delirium Tremens on draught, 200-bottle cellar list
The longest beer list in Utrecht: 200 Belgian bottles and 20 draught lines in a canal-side werfkelder. Open until 04:00 on weekends. A city institution.
33 upscale places in Utrecht, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Utrecht: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Utrecht food.
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Hemel en Aarde
Order Hemels five-course menu with wine pairing by the glass
Hemel en Aarde in the Michelin Guide Netherlands occupies the former gentlemen club inside Nox Hotel. Chef Rene van der Weijden, seasonal Dutch tasting.
Le Jardin
Order Four-course plant-based lunch starting at €29
Le Jardin on Mariaplaats holds a Michelin Guide listing. Plant-based French tasting menus with optional fish or meat: four to six seasonal courses.
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Maximus Brewery Taproom
- ★ 4.5
- Cocktail bar
- €€€
- Leidsche Rijn
Drink Maximus Brutus IPA on draught, fresh from the tank
Maximus Brewery taproom in Leidsche Rijn on 20 taps. Brutus IPA and seasonal wheat beers are the flagship pours. Brewery tours on Saturday afternoons.
VinVin
- ★ 4.5
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Neude and Domplein
Natural wine bar on the Predikherenstraat. Low-intervention French, Italian and Spanish producers; small plates, charcuterie and cheeses from 16:00.
Restaurant Blauw
- ★ 4.4
- Indonesian
- €€€
- Mariaplaats and Springweg
Order The full rijsttafel, also available in a vegan version
Indonesian restaurant on the Springweg specialising in rijsttafel, the multi-dish rice table. A Michelin Bib Gourmand venue; rijsttafel also offered vegan.
Kasvio
- ★ 4.4
- Vegan
- €€€
- Mariaplaats and Springweg
Order Five-course plant-based tasting menu with wine pairing
Kasvio in the former Metaal Kathedraal is Utrecht flagship vegan fine-dining room. Five organic seasonal courses under a cathedral ceiling. Book ahead.
Feu
Order Chef's selection of fire-cooked plates with paired beers
Feu on Veilinghavenkade cooks entirely over open flame in a converted warehouse. Gault-Millau recognised. Open Thursday to Saturday from 18:00.
Bar Barak
- ★ 4.4
- Open-fire European
- €€€
- Overvecht
Order Open-fire main with a natural wine or craft beer pairing
Bar Barak is inside the former Pieter Baan Centrum on Gansstraat with open-fire cooking, Lavett sourdough and natural wines. Open from noon at weekends.
Ndujame
Order Seasonal handmade pasta with a Calabrian red wine
Ndujame holds a werfkelder on the Oudegracht, the original before Seattle and Lisbon opened. Handmade pasta and Calabrian secondi. Wed to Sun.
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Ledig Erf
Drink Heineken on draught with a Dutch bitterbal
Utrecht favourite waterside terrace, packed April to October. Tables line the Tolsteegplein quay. Dutch bar food and draught beer; no reservations.
vandeStreek Oudegracht
Drink Playground IPA on draught from the Utrecht brewery
vandeStreek Brewery taproom on two floors with a werfkelder and canal terrace. Twenty taps of Utrecht-brewed ales, IPAs and session beers on tap.
Oproer Taproom
- ★ 4.4
- Cocktail bar
- €€€
- Overvecht
Drink Oproer Session IPA and seasonal sour ales
Oproer plant-based taproom in Overvecht, inside a converted industrial building. All beers brewed on-site; food menu entirely vegan from the open kitchen.
Bar Bet
Drink Sommelier's weekly pick by the glass from the 250-bottle list
Gault-Millau recognised bar-restaurant on the Wed square under the Dom. A 250-bottle list, 30 wines by the glass and a seasonal kitchen. Open terrace.
SAAR Wine Bar
- ★ 4.4
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Oudegracht and Centre
SAAR doubles as a wine bar and restaurant with 34 seats, a canal terrace and a natural-wine list from small European producers. Small plates from 16:00.
Kasvio Wine Programme
Kasvio curates low-intervention and biodynamic bottles to match their plant-based tasting menu. Sommelier-led pairings available. Reservations essential.
Fico
Order Five-course menu with the house wine pairing
Fico at Veilinghavenkade has a waterfront position over the harbour. Four to six-course menus of contemporary Italian-influenced cooking. Gault-Millau.
SAAR
Order Four-course small plates with natural wine pairing
SAAR keeps 34 seats on the Catharijnesingel for small plates of intense, seasonal flavours paired with natural wines from small European producers.
Jasmijn en Ik Kanaalstraat
Order Shrimp and bamboo dumplings then a sharing main with coconut curry
Jasmijn en Ik in Lombok cooks Chinese dim sum, Vietnamese plates and Thai mains with organic meat and sustainably caught fish. Gault-Millau recognised.
WT Urban Bar
Drink Seasonal cocktail from the tower's rooftop terrace
Bar at the top of the Heuveloord water tower with a panoramic rooftop view over the whole city. Cocktails, wine and craft beer; no reservation needed.
Hemel en Aarde Wine Cellar
- ★ 4.3
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Neude and Domplein
The cellar wine bar beside Hemel en Aarde restaurant. Low-intervention bottles by the glass from a curated list. Good for a single glass, walk-in only.
Ndujame Wine Selection
- ★ 4.3
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Oudegracht and Centre
Ndujame's werfkelder pairs its Calabrian pasta and secondi with a wine list from southern Italian producers in Calabria, Sicily and Campania.
Feu Wine Cellar
Feu's drinks programme at Veilinghavenkade pairs natural wine and craft beer with open-fire cooking. Georgian orange wines match the smoked plates.
Belgisch Biercafe Olivier
Drink Chimay Bleue served at cellar temperature
Former hidden Catholic church from 1860 with original vaulted ceilings and pipe organ. Belgian beer list and food in the most warm-lit bar room in Utrecht.
Wijnbar De Wijnkelder
- ★ 4.2
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Oudegracht and Centre
Classic wine shop-and-bar in a werfkelder on the Oudegracht. French, Spanish and Italian bottles to drink in or take away; charcuterie served all evening.
Lust109
Drink World wines by the glass with a view of the Oudegracht
Mediterranean sharing-plate bar-restaurant on the Oudegracht with a cocktail bar, a canal terrace and a centuries-old warehouse cellar dining room.
Tapasbar Vintage Wine Room
- ★ 4.1
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Oudegracht and Centre
Spanish wine room on the Drieharingstraat. Best-stocked Iberian wine bar in Utrecht, focusing on Rioja, Cava and Verdejo with monthly pintxos evenings.
De Zakkendrager
Order Asparagus in season or the daily fresh-catch main
De Zakkendrager hides down a medieval alley in the former sack-carriers guild house. Conservatory beside a 200-year beech tree, French-Dutch menu daily.
Tivoli Vredenburg Bar
Drink Local craft beer and Dutch jenever from the pre-gig bar
The bar inside Utrecht's main music venue, Tivoli Vredenburg. Five concert halls from Dutch pop to jazz. The ground-floor bar is open without a ticket.
Paloma Bar
The front bar at Paloma runs all-day on Spanish wines, sherry and Cava. Walk-in only; lively at weekends with daily live music on the Mariaplaats.
De Zakkendrager Wine List
- ★ 4.0
- Wine bar
- €€€
- Oudegracht and Centre
De Zakkendrager in its walled garden is one of the most pleasant wine-with-lunch spots in Utrecht. French and Dutch bottles matched to the seasonal menu.
Springhaver
Drink House pilsner with a bowl of traditional Dutch borrelnoten
Arthouse cinema and brown cafe on Springweg, open since 1885. Two film halls with world cinema, a loyal local crowd at the bar and a street-side terrace.
Cafe De Beurs
- ★ 3.9
- Cocktail bar
- €€€
- Neude and Domplein
Drink House pilsner with Dutch bitterballen
Utrecht institution since 1996 in four distinctive red buildings on the Neude square. Lunch, dinner and drinks with a busy pavement terrace facing the square.
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