All the way on the most southern and westerly part of the Netherlands lies Pure C. Owned and founded by Dutch top-chef and entrepreneur Sergio Herman, the daily business is run by the very young and talented Syrco Bakker. It is located on the second floor of the Strandhotel (beach hotel) in Cadzand. It has…
Category: Michelin star
Olivijn – A restaurant worth two stars
Visiting restaurants over the last years, means we have quite some material to compare one place to another. How and why the ratings, reviews and stars are awarded to a restaurant do (sometimes) puzzle us, as is the case with Restaurant Olivijn. Not intending to spoil the ‘fun’ in the first paragraph, we do wonder…
Restaurant Fred – Well-deserved two stars
Being one of the three two-star restaurants in town, you could argue that competition in fine dining in Rotterdam is high. Where some restaurants make us wonder how stars are awarded, sometimes in a positive way and sometimes in a more negative sense. At Restaurant Fred there is no question. It has two stars and…
Librije’s Zusje – A perfect meal at De Librije’s little sister
With three Michelin stars, De Librije is probably one of the Netherland’s best-known restaurants. For the past five years, the owners have had an advising role in Librije’s Zusje, which is the Librije’s sibling in the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. This advising role will end on 1 January, when Lirbije’s Zusje will be renamed to Spectrum….
FG Restaurant – Top of the line food and service in Rotterdam
Many good chefs operate more than one restaurant. Heston Blumenthal has The Fat Duck (three stars) in Bray, and about 30 miles down the road his two-star restaurant “Dinner by Heston”. In Holland, we have Francois Geurts who operates his “FG Bistro” plus his one star “FG Food Labs” as well as his ‘flagship’ two…
The White Room – An excellent meal by talented young chef
The Netherlands is since 2018 home to three restaurants/chefs with 3 Michelin stars. One of these chefs is Jacob Jan Boerma (restaurant De Leest), who also operates a second restaurant in Amsterdam; The White Room. The day-to-day operations are lead by Arturo Dalhuizen, a very young talented chef. Located within the NH hotel on the Dam…
Locanda Locatelli – Stylish Italian in downtown London
Some years after eating at Zafferano Restaurant, where chef Locatelli used to work, I had the pleasure or eating his food again. For some time now, he has his own restaurant, Locanda Locatelli, based in a street parallel to the famous Oxford Street in London. When approaching the restaurant, from the outside the restaurant you…
Atelier Wilma – Casual fine dining in Frankfurt
Just south-west of the downtown area of Frankfurt, within walking distance of the big cathedral is the restaurant Atelier Wilma. It is in a nice area with some shops, away from the fancy high-rise office buildings of some of Europe’s largest banks. For some reason, the face of the building reminded me of Hansel and…
The Social Eating House – Unpretentious good food in London
When people think of good restaurants, especially Michelin star restaurants, they often associate this with a small portions in a formal setting. Also, they assume it is going to be an expensive meal using unusual ingredients. In SoHo, central london you will find a restaurant that will prove everyone wrong that has this view of…
Restaurant Sense – Lunch worthy of a star
In the south of Holland, you’ll find the carnaval (Mardi Gras) capital of The Netherlands; Den Bosch. This town is known for carnaval and the Bossche Bollen (chocolate-covered profiterol XXXXXL), but it should be noted that we have recently learned that you have some excellent restaurants there as well. One of them is for sure…