Utrecht
You're flying out of Utrecht Airport, you have 90 minutes to kill, and you'd like to do better than a Pret. Good news: airport drinking has improved more in the last five years than the previous fifty. Pre-flight drinks at Utrecht Airport range from chain reliability to surprisingly polished hotel-style bars in the airport hotels. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to drinking better at Utrecht's airports.
Oudegracht · $$
Heritage Belgian-beer cafe inside a former Catholic church.
Oudegracht · $$
Heritage canal-side cafe-bar at the southern point of the Oudegracht.
Vredenburg · $$
Modern cocktail bar inside the Hoog Catharijne shopping district.
Oudegracht · $$
Heritage Belgian-beer pub from 1980.
Want a real drink before flying? The fastest play is to get to airport hotels next door — most run polished bars that beat anything post-security. We list them at the bottom. If you've got 60 spare minutes pre-airport, see our shortlist of bars in Utrecht proper at the end.
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