Guidebook for Utrecht
Drinks & Nightlife
Best (craft) beer-bar of Utrecht. Of the Netherlands perhaps. The owners know their beers and are happy to share their infinite knowledge about the brews. Order their home-made shrimp-croquettes!
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De Drie Dorstige Herten
47 Lange NieuwstraatBest (craft) beer-bar of Utrecht. Of the Netherlands perhaps. The owners know their beers and are happy to share their infinite knowledge about the brews. Order their home-made shrimp-croquettes!
Café Tilt!
62 Lange JufferstraatGood terrace and good beer selection
Café Ledig Erf
3 TolsteegbrugGood terrace!
Café de Zaak
9 Korte MinrebroederstraatGood terrace!
Le Clochard
2 RidderhofstadNice big fireplace to sit around, decent meals available as well.
Local brewery with tasting facility. Bit outside of town, but the beers are highly recommended!
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Maximus Brewery
2A PratumplaatsLocal brewery with tasting facility. Bit outside of town, but the beers are highly recommended!
Food Scene
Best coffee, right around the corner! Also good for some serious (hipster) crowd-watching.
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The Village Coffee & Music
44-46 VoorstraatBest coffee, right around the corner! Also good for some serious (hipster) crowd-watching.
High-quality food and unexpected combinations. Local produce and as much as possible organic. Always plenty of vegetarian options on their menu!
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Restaurant Deeg
71 Lange NieuwstraatHigh-quality food and unexpected combinations. Local produce and as much as possible organic. Always plenty of vegetarian options on their menu!
If you are in for some home-baked pastries! Try to sit in their authentic cellar downstairs.
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Bakkerswinkel Utrecht
2 WittevrouwenstraatIf you are in for some home-baked pastries! Try to sit in their authentic cellar downstairs.
One of the most original restaurants in town. Everything fresh, everything organic, local produce and even an all vegetable menu that is completely vegetarian.
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De Keuken van Gastmaal
2 BiltstraatOne of the most original restaurants in town. Everything fresh, everything organic, local produce and even an all vegetable menu that is completely vegetarian.
Best Surinamese restaurant in the neighbourhood, order their vegetarian roti
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Restaurant Opium
80 VoorstraatBest Surinamese restaurant in the neighbourhood, order their vegetarian roti
Yumca B.V.
23 VoorstraatNice Asian fusion restaurant (shared small dishes) with lots of vegetarian options
Best Dim Sum restaurant in Utrecht! If you feel adventurous, ask for the Chinese-only menu...
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Chinese Restaurant Paradise
28 VredenburgBest Dim Sum restaurant in Utrecht! If you feel adventurous, ask for the Chinese-only menu...
Sightseeing
Dom Tower
9 DompleinClimb it!
Domtuin
DomtuinBeautiful medieval monastery garden
Old botanical garden, with nice university museum, exhibitions and old greenhouses
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Oude Hortus
106 Lange NieuwstraatOld botanical garden, with nice university museum, exhibitions and old greenhouses
Botanísk haga
17 BudapestlaanNice gardens, well kept with huge tropical greenhouses
Wilhelminapark
WilhelminaparkNice park for a Sunday stroll
Essentials
AH Voorstraat
38 VoorstraatClosest supermarket
Jumbo
46 MerelstraatSecond closest supermarket
PLUS
61 A VoorstraatAnother big supermarket with a good organic selection
SEM Super Eko Market
21 VoorstraatOrganic supermarket!
Many Turkish and Persian grocery stores: find all the spices you need and didn't know that you needed. Or just have some baklava! Specifically on Saturday it resembles a miniature version of Istanbul.
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Kanaalstraat
KanaalstraatMany Turkish and Persian grocery stores: find all the spices you need and didn't know that you needed. Or just have some baklava! Specifically on Saturday it resembles a miniature version of Istanbul.
Arts & Culture
Good concerts and highly recommended dinner menu for 12,50 euro on selected weekdays (check their website)
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Ekko
3 Bemuurde Weerd WestzijdeGood concerts and highly recommended dinner menu for 12,50 euro on selected weekdays (check their website)
Utrecht City
89 VoorstraatClosest cinema, with a good (arty) selection
Schouwburg
For some theater
Hoogt on Tour
6 NijverheidswegIndependent movies and more alternative work
Everything Else
Noorderstraat
NoorderstraatClosest recycling station (glass, paper etc)
Nice park and grass area to walk around or have a BBQ on a summer evening.
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Lepelenburg
LepelenburgNice park and grass area to walk around or have a BBQ on a summer evening.
Shopping
Roberto Gelato
93 PoortstraatBest home-made ice cream parlor in Utrecht