Guidebook for Utrecht

Cees
Guidebook for Utrecht

Food Scene

Its organic and they serve great coffee and chai latte and a decent lunch. We recommend the cheese scone.
36 locals recommend
KEEK
23 Twijnstraat
36 locals recommend
Its organic and they serve great coffee and chai latte and a decent lunch. We recommend the cheese scone.
Best coffee in town, they also have cakes and good music playing.
90 locals recommend
The Village Coffee & Music
44-46 Voorstraat
90 locals recommend
Best coffee in town, they also have cakes and good music playing.
Good food, and they always have something interesting on the menu. Also vegetarian friendly.
47 locals recommend
BROEI
24 Oosterkade
47 locals recommend
Good food, and they always have something interesting on the menu. Also vegetarian friendly.
Organic food with options for everyone at a budget, a fun place to grab a bite to eat.
66 locals recommend
Gys
113 Amsterdamsestraatweg
66 locals recommend
Organic food with options for everyone at a budget, a fun place to grab a bite to eat.
Get some market style take away food or sit down in the tiny place with authentic Thai food.
12 locals recommend
Saowapa
54 Bemuurde Weerd Oostzijde
12 locals recommend
Get some market style take away food or sit down in the tiny place with authentic Thai food.
Its a little out of the way, but a great tapas style restaurant serving Japanese food, one of our favourites.
41 locals recommend
LE:EN
140 Heuveloord
41 locals recommend
Its a little out of the way, but a great tapas style restaurant serving Japanese food, one of our favourites.
High quality steak house for the meat lovers.
7 locals recommend
Gauchos
150 Oudegracht aan de Werf
7 locals recommend
High quality steak house for the meat lovers.

Parks & Nature

Utrecht is a small city and therefore so are the parks, but this one is my favourite as it has a little pond/lake with a fountain and lots of trees.
189 locals recommend
Wilhelminapark
Wilhelminapark
189 locals recommend
Utrecht is a small city and therefore so are the parks, but this one is my favourite as it has a little pond/lake with a fountain and lots of trees.
A fairly large botanic garden which is really nice on a sunny day to walk around and discover new plants, my favourite part is the outdoor bamboo section.
37 locals recommend
Botanic Gardens
17 Budapestlaan
37 locals recommend
A fairly large botanic garden which is really nice on a sunny day to walk around and discover new plants, my favourite part is the outdoor bamboo section.

Essentials

This is your normal grocery store where you can find the standard things you need. Don't forget to buy typical Dutch things like drop, stroop wafels and hagel slag though!
40 locals recommend
AH Twijnstraat
8 Twijnstraat
40 locals recommend
This is your normal grocery store where you can find the standard things you need. Don't forget to buy typical Dutch things like drop, stroop wafels and hagel slag though!
There is an organic supermarket in our street with lots of fresh produce and its nice and quiet.
36 locals recommend
Ekoplaza
36 locals recommend
There is an organic supermarket in our street with lots of fresh produce and its nice and quiet.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful art house cinema, you can take your beer or cup of tea in with you to the movie. Most of the movies are in English.
168 locals recommend
Louis Hartlooper Complex
1 Tolsteegbrug
168 locals recommend
Beautiful art house cinema, you can take your beer or cup of tea in with you to the movie. Most of the movies are in English.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of my favourite bars as it has booths, its dimly lit, its next door and they serve local beers on tap.
12 locals recommend
Cafe Lijn 4
3 Twijnstraat
12 locals recommend
One of my favourite bars as it has booths, its dimly lit, its next door and they serve local beers on tap.
If you fancy some live music they have interesting bands playing here almost every night.
210 locals recommend
TivoliVredenburg
11 Vredenburgkade
210 locals recommend
If you fancy some live music they have interesting bands playing here almost every night.
An alternative live music scene can be found here.
71 locals recommend
Ekko
3 Bemuurde Weerd Westzijde
71 locals recommend
An alternative live music scene can be found here.
Off the tourist track, not too far from the centre is a local brewery and bar, if you're lucky there might even be some live music.
7 locals recommend
Brewpub Kromme Haring
2C Europalaan
7 locals recommend
Off the tourist track, not too far from the centre is a local brewery and bar, if you're lucky there might even be some live music.
An interesting bar with a some tasty cocktails on the menu and wild decoration in the back including chandeliers and half a giraffe.
12 locals recommend
Grand Cafe Lebowski
17 Domplein
12 locals recommend
An interesting bar with a some tasty cocktails on the menu and wild decoration in the back including chandeliers and half a giraffe.

Sightseeing

The best way to see Utrecht is from the water! Don't forget to bring a little picnic with you.
66 locals recommend
Canoe rental Utrecht
275 Oudegracht
66 locals recommend
The best way to see Utrecht is from the water! Don't forget to bring a little picnic with you.

Arts & Culture

We live in the museum quarter and next to the most interesting contemporary art museum in Utrecht.
47 locals recommend
Utrecht, Centraal Museum station
47 locals recommend
We live in the museum quarter and next to the most interesting contemporary art museum in Utrecht.
The lovely thing about this museum is the old botanic gardens in the back. You can also get a separate ticket just to go there.
32 locals recommend
University Museum Utrecht
106 Lange Nieuwstraat
32 locals recommend
The lovely thing about this museum is the old botanic gardens in the back. You can also get a separate ticket just to go there.