Restaurants in Utrecht

On 't Wed, in the Dom quarter, Martijn Broekhuijse opened this French bar-bistro in 2012. Chef Rik de Jonge cooks classic French food with seasonal produce, and the menu changes almost daily. The wine…

Opened in 2021 by owner Wim Rieff and sommelier Julian Klaassen, in a historic building in Utrecht's Museum Quarter, on the edge of the centre on the quiet Lange Nieuwstraat. Star Wine List picked it …

On the Veilinghaven, not far from the Jaarbeurs, Fico occupies a striking little tower on the water, with a terrace right on the harbour. The restaurant is the successor to Restaurant de Veiling and s…

On the Biltstraat, just outside Utrecht's city centre, chef Niels van Zijl opened his own restaurant in April 2024. Van Zijl previously cooked at DeZusters in Maarssen and was named New Chef on the Bl…

In the listed Polman's Huis on the Keistraat, close to the Janskerkhof, Hemel & Aarde opened in 2021 — under the same roof as the hotel The Nox. The kitchen follows the seasons, with fermentation as a…

In the heart of Utrecht, behind the walls of a complex dating back to the fourteenth century, lies Grand Hotel Karel V — the city's only five-star hotel. The fine-dining restaurant Karel 5 is in the f…

On the Kromme Nieuwegracht, one of the quietest canals in Utrecht's old town, chef Tommy Janssen and host Vera Voorend run their own restaurant. Janssen cooks creative French food, with vegetables in …

On the Willem van Noortplein, in north-east Utrecht, stands the old municipal bathhouse from 1927, built in the Amsterdam School style. Nobody bathes here any more, but people do eat well: accessible …

In Rotsoord, just south of the city centre, stands a 37-metre water tower built in 1905–1907, a municipal monument. Since 2015 this restaurant has occupied its top floors, with a view over the city. C…

On the Lucasbolwerk, along the canal on the east side of the city centre, chef Jac Rijks and host Yora Galjaard opened this restobar in October 2022. Rijks cooks creatively and without fuss, with inte…

On the Oudkerkhof, close to the Oudegracht, San Siro occupies a listed nineteenth-century building that once housed the Noteboom tearoom. Since 2008 it has been an Italian restaurant-bar where you can…

In the Dichterswijk, on the Croeselaan, sommelier Tom Appeldoorn and chef Dijko Janssen opened their own place in early 2026. Appeldoorn was previously a sommelier at Hemel & Aarde and Karel V, and Ja…

Sleep at a Dutch vineyard or at a restaurant with a great wine list: 15 addresses in Limburg, Zeeland, Gelderland, Utrecht and beyond.

From natural wine on the Nachtegaalstraat to fifty wines by the glass by the Dom: the wine bars, wine shops and wine restaurants of Utrecht.