Guidebook for Utrecht

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Guidebook for Utrecht

Food Scene

Our favorite restaurant, just 2 minutes walking distance! Great food, cosy, low profile style. Great price for quality!
44 locals recommend
Bij Guusjes
27 Van 's-Gravesandestraat
44 locals recommend
Our favorite restaurant, just 2 minutes walking distance! Great food, cosy, low profile style. Great price for quality!
Our favorite bar, good food too!
31 locals recommend
Café Tilt!
62 Lange Jufferstraat
31 locals recommend
Our favorite bar, good food too!
Nice, kind of hidden, restaurant with terras at the waterfront.
31 locals recommend
Restaurant Blij
2 Brugstraat
31 locals recommend
Nice, kind of hidden, restaurant with terras at the waterfront.
Best coffee in town!
90 locals recommend
The Village Coffee & Music
44-46 Voorstraat
90 locals recommend
Best coffee in town!
At this beautiful place close to Utrecht you can eat pancakes, have a cup of coffee next to the water in the sun, feed the donkey and goats and take a walk in the nature afterwards. Very kid friendly!
80 locals recommend
Teahouse Rhijnauwen
16 Rhijnauwenselaan
80 locals recommend
At this beautiful place close to Utrecht you can eat pancakes, have a cup of coffee next to the water in the sun, feed the donkey and goats and take a walk in the nature afterwards. Very kid friendly!
If you want a more classy environment with corresponding quality food. http://restaurantgoesting.nl
40 locals recommend
Goesting
150 Veeartsenijpad
40 locals recommend
If you want a more classy environment with corresponding quality food. http://restaurantgoesting.nl
A fixed menu for a fixed price. Superb food. Cosy environment. http://www.restaurant-cestca.nl/restaurant/
32 locals recommend
C'est ça
142 Bollenhofsestraat
32 locals recommend
A fixed menu for a fixed price. Superb food. Cosy environment. http://www.restaurant-cestca.nl/restaurant/
Have a cup of coffee or lunch at this place next to the water.
170 locals recommend
Griftpark
129 Van Swindenstraat
170 locals recommend
Have a cup of coffee or lunch at this place next to the water.
Very child friendly place where you can have breakfast/lunch/coffee while your kids play!
17 locals recommend
Yoghurt Barn Neude
15 Vinkenburgstraat
17 locals recommend
Very child friendly place where you can have breakfast/lunch/coffee while your kids play!
Best burgers in town. No reservations. http://www.firmapickles.nl
26 locals recommend
Firma Pickles Burgers & Wines
1 Drieharingstraat
26 locals recommend
Best burgers in town. No reservations. http://www.firmapickles.nl
Great restaurant on one of the best squares in Utrecht with seasonal food, mostly veggie/Vegan. Great wine as well. https://www.lejardinutrecht.nl
33 locals recommend
Le Jardin
42 Mariaplaats
33 locals recommend
Great restaurant on one of the best squares in Utrecht with seasonal food, mostly veggie/Vegan. Great wine as well. https://www.lejardinutrecht.nl
Best Thai food by far in Utrecht. You can order up front by text message. Pick it up when ready, 5 minute walk. https://www.saowapa.nl
12 locals recommend
Saowapa
54 Bemuurde Weerd Oostzijde
12 locals recommend
Best Thai food by far in Utrecht. You can order up front by text message. Pick it up when ready, 5 minute walk. https://www.saowapa.nl

Essentials

Great Supermarket, at 30 seconds walk, has everything you need! Mon-Sat: 07:00-22:00 Sun: 10:00-19:00
160 locals recommend
Jumbo
46 Merelstraat
160 locals recommend
Great Supermarket, at 30 seconds walk, has everything you need! Mon-Sat: 07:00-22:00 Sun: 10:00-19:00
Have a cup of coffee and a nice piece of bread in this small and cosy vaulted cellar.
57 locals recommend
Bakkerswinkel Utrecht
2 Wittevrouwenstraat
57 locals recommend
Have a cup of coffee and a nice piece of bread in this small and cosy vaulted cellar.
Great stuff, all biological!
14 locals recommend
Odin - Rio de Bio
48 Adelaarstraat
14 locals recommend
Great stuff, all biological!
Free parking @ 5 minute walk. Watch the signs, as 1 street away the payed area begins. Don't leave valuables in the car.
Gisbert Bromlaan
Gisbert Bromlaan
Free parking @ 5 minute walk. Watch the signs, as 1 street away the payed area begins. Don't leave valuables in the car.
Please recycle glass and paper here. All other garbage including plastics can be placed in a different place closer by (see other location)
Draaiweg 40
40 Draaiweg
Please recycle glass and paper here. All other garbage including plastics can be placed in a different place closer by (see other location)
All other garbage including plastics can be placed in the container across the street
Valkstraat 53
53 Valkstraat
All other garbage including plastics can be placed in the container across the street

Everything Else

Liquor store, 30 sends walk, for special wines, local beers etc.
Una Más
65 Draaiweg
Liquor store, 30 sends walk, for special wines, local beers etc.
The Griftpark is at walking distance. It has a big playground, restaurants and bars, an animal farm and a skateboard park. It's allowed to BBQ in the summer! Sun until late!
170 locals recommend
Griftpark
129 Van Swindenstraat
170 locals recommend
The Griftpark is at walking distance. It has a big playground, restaurants and bars, an animal farm and a skateboard park. It's allowed to BBQ in the summer! Sun until late!
alternative cinema/bar.
44 locals recommend
Hoogt on Tour
6 Nijverheidsweg
44 locals recommend
alternative cinema/bar.
Free parking at 5 minutes walking distance. Make sure your valuables are not in sight.
Jazzalike Bigband
72-23 Willem Schuylenburglaan
Free parking at 5 minutes walking distance. Make sure your valuables are not in sight.
Nice park for the summer. Hang out, throw a frisbee, drink some wine, enjoy music on lazy sundays.
42 locals recommend
Lepelenburg
Lepelenburg
42 locals recommend
Nice park for the summer. Hang out, throw a frisbee, drink some wine, enjoy music on lazy sundays.
The best icecream in town! only open from march-oktober (unless it's cold). You can enjoy your ice-cream at the side of the sluice in the sun and watch the boats go by...
40 locals recommend
Italian ice cream parlor Il Mulino
4 Adelaarstraat
40 locals recommend
The best icecream in town! only open from march-oktober (unless it's cold). You can enjoy your ice-cream at the side of the sluice in the sun and watch the boats go by...
One of the best places around to visit with your kids. Large playing ground. Inside activities. A big animal farm. Check opening hours at http://www.utrechtnatuurlijk.nl/locaties/griftsteede/
Kinderboerderij Griftsteede
129 Van Swindenstraat
One of the best places around to visit with your kids. Large playing ground. Inside activities. A big animal farm. Check opening hours at http://www.utrechtnatuurlijk.nl/locaties/griftsteede/
Looks like a house, but its a venue for all undergound sounds. Nice vegan foods too.
71 locals recommend
Ekko
3 Bemuurde Weerd Westzijde
71 locals recommend
Looks like a house, but its a venue for all undergound sounds. Nice vegan foods too.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best winebar in town!
55 locals recommend
Wijncafe Lefebvre
2 Neude
55 locals recommend
The best winebar in town!
New York style bar, relaxed environment
60 locals recommend
STAN&CO
16A Ganzenmarkt
60 locals recommend
New York style bar, relaxed environment
Nice place to hang out. Big giraffe in the back. Check out Walden (next door) too.
8 locals recommend
Restaurant Walden
16 Domplein
8 locals recommend
Nice place to hang out. Big giraffe in the back. Check out Walden (next door) too.
Fun eclectic Bar with a giant Giraffe inside and a perfect terrace next to the Domtower
12 locals recommend
Grand Cafe Lebowski
17 Domplein
12 locals recommend
Fun eclectic Bar with a giant Giraffe inside and a perfect terrace next to the Domtower

Sightseeing

Tourist info with a lot of info (yes, really) but also a lot of nice local products to take home or give to friends. Get tickets here for the Dom Tower ascension, or Dom Under (www.domunder.nl)
243 locals recommend
Utrecht
243 locals recommend
Tourist info with a lot of info (yes, really) but also a lot of nice local products to take home or give to friends. Get tickets here for the Dom Tower ascension, or Dom Under (www.domunder.nl)
Supercool thing to do: rent a canoe or a little electric boat and discover the city! Cool for kids too. Maps and routes available.
66 locals recommend
Canoe rental Utrecht
275 Oudegracht
66 locals recommend
Supercool thing to do: rent a canoe or a little electric boat and discover the city! Cool for kids too. Maps and routes available.
Must-eat in Utrecht: 'broodje Mario' (take away bread roll). You can get it from the stall in front of Oudaen or at the shop on this location.
9 locals recommend
Broodje Mario
130-132 Oudegracht
9 locals recommend
Must-eat in Utrecht: 'broodje Mario' (take away bread roll). You can get it from the stall in front of Oudaen or at the shop on this location.
Quiet garden at the waterfront, privately kept, open for public.
Jan van Lingtuin
Quiet garden at the waterfront, privately kept, open for public.
The Dom tower. You can climb it! Buy tickets at the tourist info next door.
259 locals recommend
Dom Tower
9 Domplein
259 locals recommend
The Dom tower. You can climb it! Buy tickets at the tourist info next door.
The train museum. Nice for kids of all ages! http://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl
21 locals recommend
Winter Station
16 Maliebaanstation
21 locals recommend
The train museum. Nice for kids of all ages! http://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl

Arts & Culture

A museum dedicated to Dick Bruna, the man behind the world famous Miffy. For kids between 2-8 years old.
154 locals recommend
Nijntje Museum
2 Oudegracht
154 locals recommend
A museum dedicated to Dick Bruna, the man behind the world famous Miffy. For kids between 2-8 years old.
Utrecht's main museum, with a big, changing collection (Including local art like Rietveld). check http://centraalmuseum.nl/en/
179 locals recommend
Centraal Museum
1 Agnietenstraat
179 locals recommend
Utrecht's main museum, with a big, changing collection (Including local art like Rietveld). check http://centraalmuseum.nl/en/
Very nice, semi-alternative movie theater in an old Police station. It has bars and a restaurant with nice food.
168 locals recommend
Louis Hartlooper Complex
1 Tolsteegbrug
168 locals recommend
Very nice, semi-alternative movie theater in an old Police station. It has bars and a restaurant with nice food.
Concerts and club nights (Pop, rock, jazz, classic, hiphop, DJ’s, Underground)
210 locals recommend
TivoliVredenburg
11 Vredenburgkade
210 locals recommend
Concerts and club nights (Pop, rock, jazz, classic, hiphop, DJ’s, Underground)

Entertainment & Activities

The best kid's playground! Very popular, well maintained and sunny playground. Paid entrance (50 ct), coffee and snack for about 1,-.
Speeltuin de Torteltuin
70 Kwartelstraat
The best kid's playground! Very popular, well maintained and sunny playground. Paid entrance (50 ct), coffee and snack for about 1,-.
Swimming pool. Outside area, Olympic size pool, kids playground area with slides. http://www.utrecht.nl/sport-in-utrecht/zwembaden/zwembad-de-kwakel/
7 locals recommend
Zwembad De Kwakel
10 Paranadreef
7 locals recommend
Swimming pool. Outside area, Olympic size pool, kids playground area with slides. http://www.utrecht.nl/sport-in-utrecht/zwembaden/zwembad-de-kwakel/