De Zakkendrager Wine List is a wine bar in Centrum, Utrecht.
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.
Food program: French-Dutch set menu, lunch and dinner
Tip: Book the conservatory table at the edge of the beech garden for the best setting with a bottle of white Burgundy.
Address: Zakkendragerssteeg 26, 3511 AA Utrecht
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.
Signature pour: Natural Chenin Blanc from Loire Valley producers
Wine focus: Natural wine, small European producers
Food: Small plates, seasonal vegetables, oysters
Tip: Walk-in at the bar is the easiest way in; the restaurant tables book out fast but bar seats are first-come.
Feu's drinks programme at Veilinghavenkade pairs natural wine and craft beer with open-fire cooking. Georgian orange wines match the smoked plates.
Signature pour: Orange wine from Georgian producers paired with smoked meats
Wine focus: Craft beer and natural wine pairings
Food: Open-fire cooking, grilled and smoked plates
Tip: The natural wine pairing with the tasting menu is curated weekly; it changes with whatever is on the fire.
Natural wine bar on the Predikherenstraat. Low-intervention French, Italian and Spanish producers; small plates, charcuterie and cheeses from 16:00.
Signature pour: Rotating orange wine by the glass from French or Italian natural producers
Wine focus: Natural wine, low-intervention European producers
Food: Small plates and charcuterie
Tip: The terrace fills fast on warm evenings; arrive before 18:00 to claim an outdoor table.
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.
Signature pour: Natural Chenin Blanc from Loire Valley producers
Wine focus: Natural wine, small European producers
Food: Small plates, seasonal vegetables, oysters
Tip: Walk-in at the bar is the easiest way in; the restaurant tables book out fast but bar seats are first-come.
Bar Bet on the Weduwe canal holds 250 bottles and 30 wines by the glass. Gault-Millau recognised kitchen; the most extensive wine programme in the city.
Signature pour: 30-bottle-by-the-glass selection, changes weekly
Wine focus: 250-bottle list, natural and conventional European
Food: Seasonal small plates, Gault-Millau kitchen
Tip: The weekly sommelier's selection of three bottles at a fixed price is the best-value route through the list.
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.
Signature pour: Champagne and petillant naturel by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention bottles, cellar bar
Food: Light small plates paired with wine
Tip: The cellar bar is walk-in; reservations for the restaurant upstairs are separate. No food minimum.
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.
Signature pour: Grand Cru Burgundy by the glass from their cave
Wine focus: Classic French and Spanish, conventional list
Food: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: The cave-temperature werfkelder is perfect for wine storage. Ask the sommelier to open a grand cru by the glass.
