The Utrecht City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: which canal cellars deserve a table, how to climb the Dom Tower without losing your slot, where students drink on a Thursday and which castles and old towns sit a short ride away. Each guide is a tight, opinionated list that gives you the reason to go, what to order or look at and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Utrecht City Guides
- 155 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Utrecht guides
Food guide
28 places
Wharf-cellar classics on the Oudegracht, the sandwich the whole city queues for, Indonesian rijsttafel, Lombok bakeries, weekly markets and serious coffee.
Things to do guide
25 places
The Dom Tower climb booked the smart way, the Rietveld Schröder House, a windmill that still saws timber, forest estates and two castles you reach by bus.
Family guide
26 places
Miffy’s home town with children, trains to climb aboard, free city farms, lake beaches, rainy-day plans and a pancake cellar.
Nightlife guide
28 places
Bars in the canal cellars, beer cafés with long lists, small cocktail rooms, five live-music venues and the döner that rescues you at 3 am.
Day trips guide
24 places
Castles within cycling distance, swimming lakes, the North Sea about an hour away and seven old towns less than 40 minutes by train.
Budget guide
24 places
Free cloisters, galleries and parks, lunch for under €8 in Lombok and by the canal, and the only two tickets worth the money.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Restaurant Blauw Utrecht
Springweg 64, centre
The city’s yardstick for Indonesian cooking, with a Michelin mention and a dining room that fills every night. Order the rijsttafel, a dozen small dishes around a bowl of rice, and take the fish version; staff are honest about the heat. From the food guide.
Rietveld Schröder House
Prins Hendriklaan 50, Utrecht Oost
Gerrit Rietveld’s 1924 house for Truus Schröder, De Stijl turned into rooms and now on the UNESCO list. Small groups go round with an audio guide while staff slide the upstairs walls to turn one open floor into bedrooms. From the things to do guide.
Huis Doorn
Doorn, 25 km east, bus 50 from Utrecht Centraal
The manor where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile from 1920 to 1941, left exactly as it was, with his mausoleum in the garden. The hour-long guided tour is the only way in, and the mood is unlike any other Dutch castle. From the day trips guide.
Play the trail, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Utrecht scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour lead you through the historic centre. The guides take over when the game ends: a sandwich on the canal steps, a beer in a wharf cellar, a bike ride out to the Amelisweerd woods or a train to a castle the next day.
Questions about the Utrecht guides
What do the Utrecht City Guides include?
Six guides with 155 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth going, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
When do I receive the guides?
Straight after payment the links show up on your order page and in the confirmation email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Utrecht?
Yes. Load each guide once while you are online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. The map links need mobile data.
Which languages are available?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can change the language inside the guide whenever you like.
How much does one guide cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99. If you also book a World City Trail game, the food guide drops to €3.99 and all six to €14.99.
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