Best newcomers Gault&Millau 2025: where you want to have eaten

Tables are scarce, flavours are innovative and ambitions reach toward culinary heaven. The best newcomers to Gault&Millau 2025 have been announced. Discover five culinary hotspots in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Haarlem and Rotterdam where you want to have eaten this year.

The tables are scarce, the flavours are innovative and the ambitions reach the culinary heaven. The best newcomers Gault&Millau 2025 have been announced. The guide reveals a new generation of restaurants that immediately scores high. MASTERS selected the most promising places where you really have to sit down this year.

1. Tannay | Amsterdam 

In a charming canal house from 1560 on the picturesque Realeneiland, Tannay has taken up residence, the successor to the legendary De Gouden Reael. Chef Thomas Demuth, born and raised in the French village of Tannay in Burgundy, pays tribute to his roots here. His father is a winemaker in Tannay, and bottles from the family business can of course be found on the wine list. The cuisine is unmistakably French. There is a choice of two five-course menus – classic and vegetarian – which can also be ordered à la carte. 

2. Resumé by 6&24 | The Hague 

With its opening, Resumé immediately sets the tone in the city centre of The Hague. The team was trained under the wings of Rik van der Laar, but chef Job van den Berg puts his own stamp on the menu. His dishes are rooted in classic French cuisine, with contemporary accents. Think of slowly cooked sukade with gremolata and gherkin marinated in madras curry, finished with a jus based on buttermilk. Or cod, perfect à point, with crispy potato, carrots, allspice cream and a refined yuzu beurre blanc.

3. Europe | Amsterdam

Amsterdam-Noord is a hive of culinary creativity, and Europe is a shining example of this. The dishes are idiosyncratic, with combinations that exude both power and elegance. Think of roasted razor clams in a pine jus or stalk lettuce on a cream of oyster and yeast, with a subtle umami touch. The chefs serve themselves at the table and the natural wines flow freely here. 

4. Café Kiem | Rotterdam 

In a street behind Central Station, chef René Cogenbach and maître Co Kossmann cook at a high level with light, contemporary dishes full of pure flavours. The à la carte menu is compact, but spot on. Green beans are cooked crispy on the griddle and served with salsa verde and anchovies. The casoncelli – pasta filled with ricotta – is perfectly al dente and gets a fresh touch of lemon zest. Add to that the warm, attentive service, and you have all the ingredients for a wonderful evening in this Rotterdam gem.

5. Effervescence | Haarlem

Haarlem is strengthened with the arrival of Bruis, where Lucas Knoll, Dennis Frank and Jozua Jaring run the business together. Here the trio is fully committed to developing young talent. On the plate you can taste the love for craftsmanship and seasonal products.

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