De Ontdekking
Utrecht, Netherlands
The read// why locals go
De Ontdekking is a daytime café in a former travel agency on Utrecht's Voorstraat, and it has kept the wanderlust. Nearly everything is made in-house, meat and eggs are organic by choice, plant milk carries no surcharge and single-use materials are kept to a minimum — the sustainability is structural rather than decorative. The menu takes its cues from wherever the cooking is interesting, at around €10 a plate, with high tea and picnic baskets to take away. Seating runs to window benches and a largest table of ten, so it stays a café. Two local sources rate it a neighbourhood favourite; vegetarians and vegans are well served.
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Voorstraat 110, 3512AV — Utrecht
The read// why locals go
De Ontdekking is a daytime café in a former travel agency on Utrecht's Voorstraat, and it has kept the wanderlust. Nearly everything is made in-house, meat and eggs are organic by choice, plant milk carries no surcharge and single-use materials are kept to a minimum — the sustainability is structural rather than decorative. The menu takes its cues from wherever the cooking is interesting, at around €10 a plate, with high tea and picnic baskets to take away. Seating runs to window benches and a largest table of ten, so it stays a café. Two local sources rate it a neighbourhood favourite; vegetarians and vegans are well served.