Utrecht wine tips

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…

On 't Wed, close to the Dom and the Oudegracht, Bar Bet opened in early 2024 on the site of the old café De Vriendschap. It was set up by Robin Zwijnenburg, Sjef Stelling and chef Jeroen Brouwer, who …

Jacob's Wine & Gastrobar is part of Union House, with a view of the former Tivoli music venue on the Oudegracht. In this stylish, cosy setting there's a wide choice of bites and small dishes. The wine…

On the Nieuwegracht, in the stretch traditionally known as Onder de Linde, is this tasting bar that until recently was called Rubens Proeflokaal. The new old name refers to the tasting bar and liquor …

On the Donkere Gaard, a little street between the Domplein and the Oudegracht, this coffee and wine bar has been open since 2012, in an old building with wooden beams and a long bar. The list has more…

On the Lange Jansstraat, between the Neude and the Janskerkhof, there used to be a beer café; now it is a small wine bar with old wooden cabinets and warm lighting. You can drink wine by the glass, ca…

In the Winkel van Sinkel on the Oudegracht, opened in 1839 as the first department store in the Netherlands, the wine bar VINO has been open since 2021. Beneath a spiral staircase and rows of hanging …

Just round the corner from the Neude and the Oudegracht is VinVin, often described as Utrecht's first real wine bar. Owner Julian has run it since 2016 and has even seen it voted the best wine bar in …

Named the best wine bar in the Netherlands in 2015. 27 different wines by the glass in three price categories, plus beer from Utrecht's De Leckere brewery. Bites: charcuterie, cheese, Flammkuchen and …

On the Nachtegaalstraat, in Utrecht-Oost, Chatobi has had a permanent shop since September 2025. TV maker Tobias Camman started Chatobi as an online shop, opened a pop-up on the Twijnstraat at the end…

On the Hardebollenstraat, a side street of the Voorstraat close to the Neude, Julian Cleton opened this wine and tea shop in September 2024. Cleton also owns the wine bar VinVin, a few metres away, an…

Behind the Dom, a few steps from the Dom Tower, this wine shop has been open since 2014. The range runs from special, exclusive wines to affordable everyday bottles, with a wide choice of organic wine…

On the Nachtegaalstraat, in Utrecht-Oost, is the Utrecht shop of Vleck, an importer of natural wine that also has shops in Amsterdam and Zwolle. The wines come directly from small winemakers in France…

On the Lange Smeestraat, between the Oudegracht and the Singel, Nicole and Nicolai run this wine and delicatessen shop. They have been wine importers since 2017 and buy directly from the winemakers, n…

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.