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't Oude Pothuys
Small and dark, this basement pub has nightly music - usually jam sessions with locals trying their hand at rock and jazz, but touring pro bands also feature. The sound system is tops.
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Café het Hart
This is the apex of the A-list of the Utrecht bar scene, with bleeding-edge beats plus stacks of magazines and board games. Try Trivial Pursuit with questions in Dutch after a few 9% Belgian beers.
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Café Ledig Erf
This classy pub overlooks a confluence of canals at the southern tip of town. Patrons gather on tables around the oversized chessboards on the terrace, and the place is always packed in warm weather. Inside, the beer list and the bar snacks keep everything groovy. It's a cosy and intimate winner.
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Kafé België
This lively bar is an absolute must for beer-lovers. It stocks examples of most of Benelux's brewers and has a revolving guest-beer policy. It also keeps a large inflatable shark suspended from the ceiling to keep watch over its patrons.
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Springhaver Theater
This Art Deco complex houses intimate cinemas that screen art-house and independent films.
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Tivoli
This former monastery, now a cavernous dance hall with medieval chandeliers, remains highly popular and a fixture on Utrecht's student-oriented music scene, whether it's for old rockers like REM, DJs or big-band jazz.
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Vredenburg
The main performing arts complex, with superb acoustics. A quick flip through its diverse monthly calendar might reveal flamenco, marionette theatre, Ellington or Weber.
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Winkel van Sinkel
This stately early-19th-century building houses a grand café, a nightclub and a restaurant in an absolutely divine interior. It was once the Netherlands' first department store, inspiring this popular Dutch ditty (according to a Guardian reader: 'At the big shop of Sinkel's, all things can be bought/Sweeties and shandies, undies for dandies/Needles for knitting, and tablets for shitting'.
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