Bars and Cafes

Utrecht's nightlife clusters along the Oude Gracht and around the Neude, where the lower-level canal wharves have been colonised by terraces in summer. This is a student city — 35,000-plus undergraduates — so drinks are cheap and the pubs stay open late. The brown cafes near the Dom and the pubs on Janskerkhof are the classic stops; for a more ambitious night, Tivoli Vredenburg runs concerts across five halls almost every evening.