These restaurants can now call themselves a Michelin restaurant

The Michelin stars for 2022 were awarded today at DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. These restaurants received their first star.

Today was an important day for gastronomic Netherlands. In the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam the Michelin stars awarded before 2022. Many chefs waited anxiously to see whether their restaurant would receive an (extra) Michelin star. These restaurants welcomed them with enthusiasm today first star: an ode to the culinary newcomers at the top.Text: Patrick Stoffer

Restaurant Flore

Chef Bas van Kranen was the only one allowed directly with his restaurant Flore two Receiving Michelin stars. Last year he replaced the Bord'Eau restaurant in the De l'Europe hotel (one Michelin star) for the new Flore concept, which mainly uses light and local products.

The Jeweler in Amsterdam

Restaurant De Juwelier can be found on Utrechtsestraat in Amsterdam. The bistro is owned by chefs Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot, who are no strangers to a number of Michelin stars to their name. Restaurant 212, also on Utrechtsestraat, has no fewer than two stars. As of today, the Jeweler can officially call itself a Michelin restaurant.

Pikaar in Hilvarenbeek

The young chef Cas Pikaar already received a Young Chef Award in 2020 for his culinary services at Doyy in Eindhoven, but now he can also receive a star for his own restaurant in Hilvarenbeek.

Attic in Amsterdam

Once again a restaurant in the Utrechtsestraat wins prizes: restaurant Zoldering. The modern French restaurant has excellent wines and three sommeliers. In the lively neighborhood bistro you can enjoy excellent French dishes, such as a vegetarian interpretation of filet American or red mullet.

Studio in Gulpen

At Atelier you never really get what you expect. Chef Hans Kinkartz knows how to link recognisability to excitement and surprise in every dish. You are absolutely assured of culinary customization at this French restaurant.

Alma in Oisterwijk

Since November 2019, chef Wouter van Laarhoven and his partner Malou Hagenaars have been running restaurant Alma in the historic De Swaen building in Oisterwijk, where famous chef Cas Spijkers was once awarded two Michelin stars. In their fine dining restaurant everything revolves around quality and hospitality. At the bottom of the building, the catering couple runs a second bistro-style eatery, Alma bodega.

Lars Amsterdam

On the Danzigerkade in Amsterdam you will find Restaurant Lars, hidden on a floor of the Moxy Hotel. A warm and homely fine dining restaurant, where you can enjoy a seasonal menu. A catering concept developed by Lars Scharp and Floor Wiggers, who met a few years ago at Restaurant Aan de Poel ** in Amstelveen.

Vigor in Vught

At Vigor nothing is superfluous, every ingredient supports the balance of flavors. This is a total experience, designed by chef Lars Albers and host Randy Bouwer, two friends who are well attuned to each other and it shows.

't Ganzennest in Rijswijk

Erik Tas, also known from Bib Gourmand Bij Erik in Leidschendam, is at the helm of 't Ganzennest. He retained the authentic allure of the building and refreshed the restaurant with the necessary elegance during corona time. Now he has been awarded a Michelin star for this.

Noor in Groningen

Restaurant Noor works exclusively with seasonal products, which on the plate result in dishes that are sometimes unorthodox, brutal or idiosyncratic, but always have depth and are refined. De Nieuwe Winkel in Nijmegen and Julemont in Wittem are also newcomers from restaurants with two Michelin stars, but they previously received one star.

De Kas in Amsterdam

Restaurant De Kas in Amsterdam East has been around since 2000, but since 2018 it has been owned by Wim de Beer and Jos Timmer, who previously worked at Rijks and Vermeer, among others. The focus is on local and sustainable. With vegetables in the leading role, which are harvested in the morning and are on your plate during lunch or dinner. The restaurant was designed in collaboration with interior designer Piet Boon.