8x restaurants with terrace in Maastricht

Overlooking the square 'Op de Thermen', the spot where a Roman thermal complex once stood, dine or lunch at Vino&Friends. Here you will travel to Italy with your senses for a moment and try new Italian specialities. The menu features pure dishes with vegetables, fresh herbs and fruit from their own kitchen garden and additionally the best quality ingredients from Italy. On Saturdays only, have lunch on the sunny terrace with a 2-, 3- or 4-course a la carte menu. You will taste, for example, charcoal-grilled courgette with black sweet onion cream or ravioli stuffed with green asparagus. The dinner menu includes homemade pasta, seafood and fish and meat specialities. Wine lovers order one of Italy's 500 best wines to go with it. Found a nice wine? Get a bottle for home straight away in the wine shop.

At Harbour Club, the historic inner harbour 't Bassin meets the industrial Sphinx Quarter. For lunch or dinner, find a table behind the big old doors that lead to the tastefully renovated indoor area. Or take a seat under the large parasols on the waterfront terrace. Especially on sunny summer days, enjoy a sumptuous meal here while overlooking the beautiful water and the rocking pleasure boats in the harbour. Choose one of the dishes from the menu, or let yourself be surprised with a 4, 5 or 6-course menu. Here at the port, fish dishes take centre stage, of course, but for meat lovers there is plenty of choice too. There is also an extensive vegetarian menu. Whatever you choose, the dishes are served as true works of art.

For lunch or dinner at Sofa, you swap the cosy city centre for a nature reserve on the River Maas. On SOFA's terrace, alongside the water and sheltered by a canopy of plane trees, it is more than pleasant to stay here. This trendy restaurant is located next to the marina and Kasteel de Hoogenweerth. Whether you fancy a sandwich or a combination of several courses: this is the place to be. For example, order a salad with burrata, Parma ham and pomodori salsa or puffed celeriac with fried oyster mushroom, tempura vegetables and a curry sauce. All dishes incorporate as much local produce as possible and there are also goodies on the menu for those with special dietary requirements. After dessert, take a walk along the Maas or stroll past the boats in the harbour.

Maastricht's first eatery opened in 1982: Café Sjiek. The home-style restaurant is a household name among Maastricht locals. Not only because the menu features traditional zoervleis, but also because it is a meeting place for Maastricht people. The menu features simple, Burgundian dishes such as videeke (chicken pie), but also steak tartare and oysters. The chef also draws inspiration from abroad, as you can order pasta truffle or gravad lax. The menu changes every day, so be surprised on the spot. On the romantic outdoor terrace, enjoy your delicious dishes over a glass of wine with views over the historic city park. Put on your summer polo shirt or airy dress and experience Maastricht life at its best. In bad weather, take a seat inside. Small, but nice.

Hip and cosy: that's Noon. On the quay of the river Maas, at the foot of the Wilhelmina Bridge, you lunch or dine in the trendy restaurant or on the waterside terrace. Not for nothing has Noon long been in the terrace top 5 of Limburg. At the end of a summer day, the sun sets slowly behind the historic skyline. During the day, you enjoy the sun on your skin in a lounge sofa on the terrace. Always listening to the tasty beats that always sound from the music system here. The menu features European dishes with an Asian twist. Think boneless ribs with bao bun, bean sprouts and hoisin or prawns with coconut milk, peppers and rice. Also delicious: the 'shared bites'. Order several small dishes that are easy to share with your company.

Enjoy Michelin-starred dishes on a sunny castle terrace? You can do so at Château Neercanne on an estate just outside the city. From the elevated terrace you have views over the UNESCO World Heritage baroque garden and the green Jeker valley. Step inside the castle and you'll feel like royalty in the opulent dining room, with candles in the chandeliers and ornate curtains along tall windows. Waiters serve French dishes with seasonal local produce from their own gardens. Choose one of the ever-changing 5-, 6- or 7-course menus and order an award-winning wine to go with it. Tip: stay like royalty in one of the seven exclusive suites of the 17th-century castle to complete the experience.