Where to Eat in Maastricht

Last Updated: February 19th 2025.

Maastricht is one of my favorite cities in The Netherlands. My friend and I go shopping here almost every year. Here’s all the places to eat in Maastricht. When in Maastricht in November or December, reserve some time for a visit to Valkenburg, with it’s beautiful Christmas markets.

Options to Eat in Maastricht

There are so many restaurants to pick from in Maastricht. My friend and I have already tried out a lot of them, but there are many more. A few we’ve been to several times. Buvette ’t Piepenhoes is our standard stop every time. Down below I will list our favorite restaurants to eat in Maastricht divided into neighbourhoods.

Wyck

This is the neighbourhood roughly from the trainstation to the river Meuse. When going for a day of shopping you’ll always pass through the Stationsstraat and Wycker Brugstraat. There are already lots of shops and restaurants beckoning you to come in or sit down.

Bistrot Bar ’t Wycker Cabinet

My friend and I always start our shopping day with some tea. At Wycker Cabinet they make good mint tea and ice tea. The ambiance is industrial and fun.

They’re open from 9/10 am till 1.45/2.45 in the night. Cabinet serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, cake, apero and drinks. It’s Maastrichter authentic burgundian atmosphere with a French cuisine mixed with mediterranean and timely influences.

Address:

Wycker Brugstraat 29b

6221 EB Maastricht

De Poshoorn

We sat down here for afternoon drinks. Their terrace is perfect. Poshoorn is open from 9 am till 1 am. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, cake and drinks. There menu is diverse, lot’s of options. We ended our shopping day here with some ice tea and spritz.

Address:

Stationsstraat 47

6221 BN Maastricht

Bagels & Beans

This chain restaurant has been mentioned in other restaurant blogs and there’s also one in Maastricht. I just love the chai latte from Bagels & Beans.

Address:

Wycker Brugstraat 31

6221 EB Maastricht

Downtown

From Wyck you can cross the St. Servaasbridge, the country’s oldest pedestrian overpass. Then you’re in the downtown area. The old town has lots of shops, beautiful old and new buildings and plenty of restaurants.

Buvette ‘t Piepenhoes

Our all time favorite place to sit down and have their ‘kruisbessenschuim’ (gooseberry cake) and ‘aardbeienschuim’ (strawberry cake). We’ve also tried out their lunch and dinner, the quality is just really good. However every time we’re in Maastricht we sit down and have to have their cake.

Coming off the St. Servaasbridge, it’s right there. When the weather is beautiful, there’s a terrace next to the river Meuse. The inside is small, but cosy.

Piepenhoes is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cake and drinks in between are also possible. The cuisine is a mix of French, Dutch, ‘Limburgs’ and Belgian dishes. From ‘kroketten’to ‘zuurvlees’ and French onionsoup, they have it all.

’t Piepenhoes building started as an cigar shop, in 1985 this shop ended and the building was turned into Buvette ’t Piepenhoes.

Address:

Maastrichter brugstraat 2

6211 ET Maastricht

Spice of India

Oh, they’ve got such delicious Indian food here. Loved the ambiance with colorful drawings on the wall and friendly, helpful staff.

Spice of India serves different tandoori’s, birgyani’s and chicken, lamb and fish dishes. Next tot his I loved their kulfi and mango lassi. I’m not a fan of spicy dishes, so I had a mild flavored dish.

Address:

Achter het vleeshuis 27

6211 GR Maastricht

Familia Maastricht

A restaurant in a small, cosy street in the center of Maastricht. It’s fun to sit down on the terrace here and have some drinks and fingerfood and just enjoy life.

Familia serves Italian and Argentinian cuisine. From pasta to burgers and meat, it’s being served at Familia.

Address:

Heggenstraat 3

6211 GW Maastricht

Clichée Streetfood and Bar Maastricht

Clichée is a bar where you can sit down and enjoy the Dutch Design around you, some streetfood and cocktails. They serve an all day brunch. We sat down here to escape the rain and have a drink.

Address:

Koestraat 2-6

6211 HR Maastricht

Cafe ‘t Pothuiske

A cozy restaurant with a terrace with a view on the river. We’ve sat down here twice to have some snacks and a drink. They serve delicious bitterballen. The terrace is not level, but that doesn’t botter you one bit when you sit down. Cafe ‘t Pothuiske is in the center of Maastricht, but still a little bit secluded.

Address:

Het Bat 1

6211 EX Maastricht

Vrijthof

Vrijthof is a busy and sociable square in downtown Maastricht. It gets a separate paragraph since on this square alone are already so many choices in restaurants. They all have vibrant terraces on the square. If there’s no place to sit down on one terrace then you just move to the one next door.

Azië Tapas

They serve sushi and we loved it. You can have sushi for lunch or dinner. Further more they serve coffee with cake and traditional lunch dishes. The sushi is on an all you can eat base.

Azië Tapas has good sushi, and we’ve eaten sushi at quite a few places (not as in Japan, but no one can). We just have to visit Japan to taste the real sushi, and the rest of Asia to compare the food and chase waterfalls in Asia.

Address:

Vrijthof 11

6211 LC Maastricht

Grand café Nieuw bruin

A pub with terrace and a menu with typical Dutch pub food, nothing wrong with that. I love ‘kroketten’, ’12 uurtje’ and satay.

We sat down at Nieuw bruin for some afternoon drinks.

Address:

Vrijthof 5

6211 LC Maastricht

Basilica

Basilica has a weekly changing menu and prepares their food with fresh artisinal products. We sat down for lunch here and liked it.

 Address:

Vrijthof 15a

6211 LD Maastricht

Brasserie Vrijthof 9

Vrijthof 9 has a menu which is a mix of French and Italian cuisine. They serve food from 9 am till 11 pm. From breakfast to pasta they serve it.

Address:

Vrijthof 9

6211 LC Maastricht

Brasserie Monopole

Monopole is a vibrant restaurant which serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee. They serve sandwiches, soups, spare ribs and ‘zuurvlees’: a typical Maastrichts dish.

Address:

Vrijthof 3

6211 LC Maastricht

Markt

Another hotspot in downtown Maastricht, also a busy square like Vrijthof. Lot’s of restaurants with terraces to sit down at, centered around the town hall.

Eetcafé Jour de Fête

We’ve already sat down here quite a few times for lunch, tea or drinks. We like their terrace and sitting down there during our shopping spree. They serve ‘arretjescake’ with their tea/coffee, one of my friend’s favorite local pastries.

Jour de Fête serves local and international dishes from ‘Maastrichts zuurvlees’ to Flemmish fries and ‘Limburgse vlaai’ (cake).

Address:

Markt 32

6211 CR Maastricht

De la Bourse Maastricht

De la Bourse has an international menu with lots of choice. Nachos, spare-ribs, onionsoup and more. You can also share a plate with several options from the menu.

Address:

Markt 37

6211 CK Maastricht

Outside the downtown area

It’s a little further away from the center of the city, but there’s still a good choice of restaurants.

De jongens van de Branding

A good Indonesian restaurant, we had dinner here a few years ago and loved it. They’ve moved since then from the Koestraat to Proosdijweg.

Address:

Proosdijweg 60

6214 RN Maastricht

Marres Kitchen

You have to know this place is here, or chances are you won’t find it. However it’s a really popular place. We made reservations to make sure we could have lunch here. It did not dissapoint. We loved the food here and the ambiance. You enter through a tunnel, and then enter a spacious garden with tables and chairs. Marres Kitchen serves Mediterranean style food.

Address:

Capucijnenstraat 98

6211 RT Maastricht

That’s a Wrap on Our Restaurants in Maastricht

As you can see there are lots of good restaurants to eat in Maastricht. Whether you’re looking for breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea or drinks.

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