Guidebook for Utrecht
Food Scene
Nicely decorated trendy place which is very nice for a nice lunch or some drinks.
60 locals recommend
STAN&CO
16A GanzenmarktNicely decorated trendy place which is very nice for a nice lunch or some drinks.
Very nice place for dinner. Great food and superb wines. Really recommendable.
22 locals recommend
Restaurant San Siro
9 OudkerkhofVery nice place for dinner. Great food and superb wines. Really recommendable.
Unique place in a very cozy hidden alley. Here they serve quality burgers and great wines.
26 locals recommend
Firma Pickles Burgers & Wines
1 DrieharingstraatUnique place in a very cozy hidden alley. Here they serve quality burgers and great wines.
You can have a nice lunch or dinner here right at the Neude square, the most famous square of Utrecht. The food is good, but not special. But especially when the terrace is open it's nice to experience the square here.
Le Journal
32-34 NeudeYou can have a nice lunch or dinner here right at the Neude square, the most famous square of Utrecht. The food is good, but not special. But especially when the terrace is open it's nice to experience the square here.
Just next door to the apartment you can find the SUMO sushi restaurant. Here you can order 'all you can eat' sushi. The food is nice and the concept makes it great.
33 locals recommend
Sumo
26 VijzelstraatJust next door to the apartment you can find the SUMO sushi restaurant. Here you can order 'all you can eat' sushi. The food is nice and the concept makes it great.
Just around the corner you can find tapas restaurant El Mundo. Often crowded but it has a cozy interior and nice tapas.
10 locals recommend
Tapasbar El Mundo
18 VoorstraatJust around the corner you can find tapas restaurant El Mundo. Often crowded but it has a cozy interior and nice tapas.
Situated at the cozy 'Ledig Erf' square you can find several restaurants and a special beer cafe. Including the "De Poort" diner. Simple but tasty food like ribs and steak against a good price. Don't forget to visit a good movie at the cozy "Louis Hartlooper" cinema afterwards.
31 locals recommend
Eetcafé de Poort Utrecht
2 TolsteegbarrièreSituated at the cozy 'Ledig Erf' square you can find several restaurants and a special beer cafe. Including the "De Poort" diner. Simple but tasty food like ribs and steak against a good price. Don't forget to visit a good movie at the cozy "Louis Hartlooper" cinema afterwards.
McDonald's
136 OudegrachtFor the fast food lovers, at the Oude Gracht you can find a 24/7 opened McDonalds.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cafe 'Vrienden' (formerly known as Lieve Lust) is a unique place in Utrecht. In the evenings a pianist is playing and singing songs at request. It always brings a sing a nice sing-a-long party vibe.
13 locals recommend
Grand Café De Vrienden
8-10 NobelstraatCafe 'Vrienden' (formerly known as Lieve Lust) is a unique place in Utrecht. In the evenings a pianist is playing and singing songs at request. It always brings a sing a nice sing-a-long party vibe.
Just around the corner you can find Back & Fourth. During the week they sometimes have nice bands and jazz artists. In the weekends you can have a great party here till 5 in the morning.
6 locals recommend
Back and Fourth
4 Loeff BerchmakerstraatJust around the corner you can find Back & Fourth. During the week they sometimes have nice bands and jazz artists. In the weekends you can have a great party here till 5 in the morning.
This wine bar has been named the best of Holland. It's not my personal favourite but it does have great wines and is cozy.
25 locals recommend
WIJNBAR VINVIN
19 PredikherenstraatThis wine bar has been named the best of Holland. It's not my personal favourite but it does have great wines and is cozy.
Great winebar had a great location. At this little square you can find several restaurants and cafes. This winebar is among the best of them. Small and cozy place with superb wines.
37 locals recommend
Talud9 Koffie en Wijn
9 Donkere GaardGreat winebar had a great location. At this little square you can find several restaurants and cafes. This winebar is among the best of them. Small and cozy place with superb wines.
If you are a beer lover this place is highly recommandble. It's situated in a old church and serves a lot of different kind of special beers.
132 locals recommend
Belgisch Biercafé Olivier Utrecht
6A Achter ClarenburgIf you are a beer lover this place is highly recommandble. It's situated in a old church and serves a lot of different kind of special beers.
This cafe maybe has the largest beer menu in Utrecht. Looking for a great beer, you'll find it here.
69 locals recommend
Café België
196 OudegrachtThis cafe maybe has the largest beer menu in Utrecht. Looking for a great beer, you'll find it here.
Just around the corner you can find cafe "De Voortuin". A cozy bar where you can chill down in one of the relaxing chairs at day or experience the Utrecht vibe on a crowded friday night.
13 locals recommend
Café Voortuin
4 VoorstraatJust around the corner you can find cafe "De Voortuin". A cozy bar where you can chill down in one of the relaxing chairs at day or experience the Utrecht vibe on a crowded friday night.
Very nice bar especially at day time. The terrace has been named the best terrace of Utrecht. Inside you can play boardgames. The square its situated is cozy and atmospheric.
41 locals recommend
Café de Zaak
9 Korte MinrebroederstraatVery nice bar especially at day time. The terrace has been named the best terrace of Utrecht. Inside you can play boardgames. The square its situated is cozy and atmospheric.
Ubica is situated at the same square as De Zaak. A cozy and atmospheric square. Ubica has basic but nice food and some very nice beers.
8 locals recommend
Ubica Utrecht
24 GanzenmarktUbica is situated at the same square as De Zaak. A cozy and atmospheric square. Ubica has basic but nice food and some very nice beers.
Entertainment & Activities
Great filmhouse cinema. Not the biggest blockbuster but the best film/arthouse movies has to offer. Theres a cozy restaurant inside and you even get to take your glass of beer inside of the cinema. Each movie starts with a short introduction of one of the employees (mostly in dutch) who tell something about the movie or director. Must go!
168 locals recommend
Louis Hartlooper Complex
1 TolsteegbrugGreat filmhouse cinema. Not the biggest blockbuster but the best film/arthouse movies has to offer. Theres a cozy restaurant inside and you even get to take your glass of beer inside of the cinema. Each movie starts with a short introduction of one of the employees (mostly in dutch) who tell something about the movie or director. Must go!
A bit closer by then the Kinepolis Cinema you can find the Rembrandt cinema. Just a 2 minute walk away from the apartment you find this cinema at the canals. It's a smaller 4 rooms cinema but they always show the newest movies.
62 locals recommend
Pathe Rembrandt
73 OudegrachtA bit closer by then the Kinepolis Cinema you can find the Rembrandt cinema. Just a 2 minute walk away from the apartment you find this cinema at the canals. It's a smaller 4 rooms cinema but they always show the newest movies.
Parks & Nature
Just a 10 to 15 minutes walk away you can find my favourite park. Here you can sit in the grass during summer, play some games or have a BBQ. Cozy and nice vibe on those summer days. Sometimes bands are playing on the little stage at the start of the park.
32 locals recommend
Park Lepelenburg
Just a 10 to 15 minutes walk away you can find my favourite park. Here you can sit in the grass during summer, play some games or have a BBQ. Cozy and nice vibe on those summer days. Sometimes bands are playing on the little stage at the start of the park.
A great and unique way to experience Utrecht is to rent a canoe and paddle trough the canals.
66 locals recommend
Canoe rental Utrecht
275 OudegrachtA great and unique way to experience Utrecht is to rent a canoe and paddle trough the canals.
Getting Around
The biggest station of the Netherlands. From here you can leave to all directions. The big cities can all be reached within an hour and trains are leaving at least 4 times an hour. You can walk to the station from the apartment within 10 minutes or take a bus at the busstop right in front of the door.
251 locals recommend
Utrecht Central Station
305 StationshalThe biggest station of the Netherlands. From here you can leave to all directions. The big cities can all be reached within an hour and trains are leaving at least 4 times an hour. You can walk to the station from the apartment within 10 minutes or take a bus at the busstop right in front of the door.
Right in front of the door a bus stops that takes you to the station. You can also walk here in 10 minutes. Be aware that you need a public transport card to enter the bus. You can buy a anonymous one and charge it at the train station in one of the yellow machines or at the service desk. You also need this card for taking the train.
121 locals recommend
Neude
NeudeRight in front of the door a bus stops that takes you to the station. You can also walk here in 10 minutes. Be aware that you need a public transport card to enter the bus. You can buy a anonymous one and charge it at the train station in one of the yellow machines or at the service desk. You also need this card for taking the train.
Essentials
This supermarkt is just around the corner a 5 minute walk away. It's on most day open from 8.00 till 22.00 except for sundays (it opens around 12.00 and closes at 20.00). Here you can buy all the groceries you need.
42 locals recommend
AH Voorstraat
38 VoorstraatThis supermarkt is just around the corner a 5 minute walk away. It's on most day open from 8.00 till 22.00 except for sundays (it opens around 12.00 and closes at 20.00). Here you can buy all the groceries you need.
This pharmacy is just around the corner a 5 minute walk away. Here you can buy all kinds of basic health and care products like soap, shampoo, bandaids, asprines etc.
Etos
42 Burgemeester ReigerstraatThis pharmacy is just around the corner a 5 minute walk away. Here you can buy all kinds of basic health and care products like soap, shampoo, bandaids, asprines etc.
Shopping
Not to expensive and nice clothes. The mens departement is situated in the shopping mall close by.
9 locals recommend
ZARA
89 Hollandse TorenNot to expensive and nice clothes. The mens departement is situated in the shopping mall close by.
When you walk to the station you pass through the Hoog Catherijne shopping mall. It recently has been rebuilt and now houses a lot of nice shops. Recommendable to taak a look.
72 locals recommend
Hoog Catharijne
54 GodebaldkwartierWhen you walk to the station you pass through the Hoog Catherijne shopping mall. It recently has been rebuilt and now houses a lot of nice shops. Recommendable to taak a look.
De Oude Gracht is one of the main attractions of Utrecht. You can set next to the canals at one of the restaurant. But there's also a lot of big and nice shops located like H&M, Men at Work, Urban Outfitters and Pull & Bear
137 locals recommend
Oudegracht
De Oude Gracht is one of the main attractions of Utrecht. You can set next to the canals at one of the restaurant. But there's also a lot of big and nice shops located like H&M, Men at Work, Urban Outfitters and Pull & Bear