Guide for Utrecht's Best places

Dennis
Guide for Utrecht's Best places

Coffee

Cosy hang out for a good coffee, also for delicious vegan lunches and dinners
47 locals recommend
BROEI
24 Oosterkade
47 locals recommend
Cosy hang out for a good coffee, also for delicious vegan lunches and dinners
Real coffee makers in a typical 60's / 70's living room atmosphere. A little weird place with great people.
23 locals recommend
Coffee Leute Brauhaus
30 Westerkade
23 locals recommend
Real coffee makers in a typical 60's / 70's living room atmosphere. A little weird place with great people.
Independent high quality coffee place, run by a lovely couple. Retro bikes on the wall, creative people sipping on a coffee or one of their delicious cakes
17 locals recommend
Blackbird coffee & vintage
222 Oudegracht
17 locals recommend
Independent high quality coffee place, run by a lovely couple. Retro bikes on the wall, creative people sipping on a coffee or one of their delicious cakes
Great coffee and cakes. And delicious wines!
37 locals recommend
Talud9 Koffie en Wijn
9 Donkere Gaard
37 locals recommend
Great coffee and cakes. And delicious wines!
Good vibes, very authentic and good lunches and coffee. 5 minutes from my house this venue is based in an old gasoline station. Big terrace
7 locals recommend
De Pomp Utrecht
122 Croeselaan
7 locals recommend
Good vibes, very authentic and good lunches and coffee. 5 minutes from my house this venue is based in an old gasoline station. Big terrace
The first coffee guys in town, hosting on many festivals and having a great spot. Loud rock music and tattoos guaranteed
90 locals recommend
The Village Coffee & Music
44-46 Voorstraat
90 locals recommend
The first coffee guys in town, hosting on many festivals and having a great spot. Loud rock music and tattoos guaranteed
Good coffees and pies + lunch is tasty (and veggie)
Tijm - Coffeehouse & Dinnerbar
Good coffees and pies + lunch is tasty (and veggie)

Dinner

A little more expensive, but worth every euro. Good food, educated staff and nice vibes
30 locals recommend
Fico
14 Veilinghavenkade
30 locals recommend
A little more expensive, but worth every euro. Good food, educated staff and nice vibes
My personal favorite in town, though a 30 min walk from my house. Small restaurant, like a living room, all day fresh and local food. Good wines too and nice owner (couple)
12 locals recommend
Héron Petit Restaurant
28 Schalkwijkstraat
12 locals recommend
My personal favorite in town, though a 30 min walk from my house. Small restaurant, like a living room, all day fresh and local food. Good wines too and nice owner (couple)
Just opposite of my house, don't look any further. This small upcoming chain has the best I'd say
De Pizzabakkers Brederoplein
6 Brederoplein
Just opposite of my house, don't look any further. This small upcoming chain has the best I'd say
Great restaurant in all the lists. Good food, not too pricy. Great view if you can have dinner on the 10th floor. Make a reservation in advance!
45 locals recommend
Water Tower (WT) Urban Kitchen
25a Heuveloord
45 locals recommend
Great restaurant in all the lists. Good food, not too pricy. Great view if you can have dinner on the 10th floor. Make a reservation in advance!
Always a hit for people new in town! Industrial place, Indonesian tapas, graffiti on the wall. Crazy, good, cosy. Great cocktails as well
41 locals recommend
LE:EN
140 Heuveloord
41 locals recommend
Always a hit for people new in town! Industrial place, Indonesian tapas, graffiti on the wall. Crazy, good, cosy. Great cocktails as well
Fresh meals, every week a different menu. Creative different place, you'll feel the vibes of this special place. Top 3 for me
23 locals recommend
Restaurant De Klub
26 Vredenburg
23 locals recommend
Fresh meals, every week a different menu. Creative different place, you'll feel the vibes of this special place. Top 3 for me
Very good one, on a vibrant square downtown
15 locals recommend
Bistro Madeleine
Wed
15 locals recommend
Very good one, on a vibrant square downtown
Vegetable based, excellent plates.
33 locals recommend
Le Jardin
42 Mariaplaats
33 locals recommend
Vegetable based, excellent plates.
Delicious Japanese food in the neighbourhood
18 locals recommend
Japanese Don Dining KOUNOSUKE
27 Westerkade
18 locals recommend
Delicious Japanese food in the neighbourhood
Nice Pinchos restaurant around the corner of my house. They are quite new in the neighborhood and have a stylish, cosy place in Spanish style
Gran Cafe Brava
303 Croeselaan
Nice Pinchos restaurant around the corner of my house. They are quite new in the neighborhood and have a stylish, cosy place in Spanish style
In the midst of a veggie garden, this new place is a greenhouse with veggies straight from the land. Bit outside town, but it's overloaded with good reviews
Stadsjochies
12 Rijndijk
In the midst of a veggie garden, this new place is a greenhouse with veggies straight from the land. Bit outside town, but it's overloaded with good reviews
Good Asian food. Place might look not too fancy, though, but food is just good.
17 locals recommend
Yum Saap
40 Twijnstraat
17 locals recommend
Good Asian food. Place might look not too fancy, though, but food is just good.
Very tasty Thai food (only take away !) Mini place that smells like Thai Heaven ;)
LemonGrass Thai Takeaway 1
Very tasty Thai food (only take away !) Mini place that smells like Thai Heaven ;)

Drinks

Just 7 mins away form my house, nice terrace with good views. Large bar. Not excellent in anything, but always crowded and just good
31 locals recommend
Orloff aan de kade
18 Oosterkade
31 locals recommend
Just 7 mins away form my house, nice terrace with good views. Large bar. Not excellent in anything, but always crowded and just good
Many beers on tap in this former church. Absolute beautiful spot (but not my cup of tea due to the bad acoustic inside)
132 locals recommend
Belgisch Biercafé Olivier Utrecht
6A Achter Clarenburg
132 locals recommend
Many beers on tap in this former church. Absolute beautiful spot (but not my cup of tea due to the bad acoustic inside)
Favorite cocktail bar of many of my guests. (still on my list to go to one day)
13 locals recommend
Behind Bars Cocktail
14 Hamburgerstraat
13 locals recommend
Favorite cocktail bar of many of my guests. (still on my list to go to one day)
30 THIRTY beers on tap, on walking distance from my house
Taplokaal Gist
9 Helling
30 THIRTY beers on tap, on walking distance from my house
Bar where all different people mingle smoothly
31 locals recommend
Café Orloff
8 Donkere Gaard
31 locals recommend
Bar where all different people mingle smoothly
Not hip, but just a good place where bar tenders know what beer is
13 locals recommend
De Drie Dorstige Herten
47 Lange Nieuwstraat
13 locals recommend
Not hip, but just a good place where bar tenders know what beer is
A classic, once Eddie Vedder visited before going on stage in Tivoli. Many beers and many not-mainstream people
69 locals recommend
Café België
196 Oudegracht
69 locals recommend
A classic, once Eddie Vedder visited before going on stage in Tivoli. Many beers and many not-mainstream people
Nice new hangout place with big terrace. Just 3 minutes from my house.
7 locals recommend
De Pomp Utrecht
122 Croeselaan
7 locals recommend
Nice new hangout place with big terrace. Just 3 minutes from my house.

Things to do

Nature area just outside town with good and typical bars/restaurants along the way. Try De Veldkeuken and Theehuis Rhijnauwen
75 locals recommend
Amelisweerd
75 locals recommend
Nature area just outside town with good and typical bars/restaurants along the way. Try De Veldkeuken and Theehuis Rhijnauwen
Go down the basements of the famous Dom Tower and discover some ancient Utrecht history
68 locals recommend
DOMunder
9 Domplein
68 locals recommend
Go down the basements of the famous Dom Tower and discover some ancient Utrecht history
Climb the tower up to 112 m high, with possibly a view till Rotterdam. Rooms on the first and 2nd floor in the tower are beautiful.
259 locals recommend
Dom Tower
9 Domplein
259 locals recommend
Climb the tower up to 112 m high, with possibly a view till Rotterdam. Rooms on the first and 2nd floor in the tower are beautiful.
Probably the most famous and most visited house in Utrecht
90 locals recommend
Rietveld Schroder House
50 Prins Hendriklaan
90 locals recommend
Probably the most famous and most visited house in Utrecht
Museum built in 1500's to watch the stars
37 locals recommend
Sonnenborgh Museum and Observatory
2 Zonnenburg
37 locals recommend
Museum built in 1500's to watch the stars
Fascinating building exposing changing collections
179 locals recommend
Centraal Museum
1 Agnietenstraat
179 locals recommend
Fascinating building exposing changing collections
Museum about old railways and trains. Very recommended for kids as well
172 locals recommend
Railway Museum
16 Maliebaanstation
172 locals recommend
Museum about old railways and trains. Very recommended for kids as well
Utrecht is famous for Dick Bruna's illustrations of Miffy. This Miffy Museum is very suited for kids
154 locals recommend
Nijntje Museum
2 Oudegracht
154 locals recommend
Utrecht is famous for Dick Bruna's illustrations of Miffy. This Miffy Museum is very suited for kids
Said to be one of the better and cheapest bike rental in town
William Street Bike B.V.
22 Willemstraat
Said to be one of the better and cheapest bike rental in town