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PRESS RELEASE Boulogne, France – November 28, 2011
MICHELIN guide Netherlands 2012 A great deal of talent and potential
The selection in the new MICHELIN guide Netherlands 2012 confirms the positive trends and the high potential of the Dutch hospitality industry across all categories, from small bistros to the best “starred” restaurants and from family-run inns to luxury hotels. With three restaurants earning their second star – De Kromme Watergang in Breskens, Chapeau! in Bloemendaal and Librije’s Zusje in Zwolle – the Netherlands has more two-star restaurants than Belgium for the first time in the history of the MICHELIN guide. In this category, the MICHELIN guide inspectors have noted a constant improvement in day-to-day quality and a commitment to excellence that points to a very promising future for the country’s gourmet dining scene. The new stars in the MICHELIN guide Netherlands 2012 underscore the rich diversity of Dutch haute cuisine. One example is Pure C in Cadzand, which offers distinctly contemporary cooking made with marvelous ingredients from the surrounding sand hills and low-lying land reclaimed from the sea. The restaurant’s very young chef – the country’s youngest “starred” chef – honed his skills at Oud Sluis and has developed a highly personal culinary style. De Echoput in Hoog Soeren – once a leading name in Dutch gastronomy – has regained a star thanks to the spirit and dynamism of the new kitchen team. Lastly, Perceel in Capelle aan de IJssel has been awarded a first star in recognition of the elegant yet natural cuisine developed by the young couple in charge. The MICHELIN guide Netherlands 2012 features a selection of more than 600 hotels and 700 restaurants in all comfort and price categories. MICHELIN inspectors visit all establishments anonymously, pay their own bills and make their decisions independently. Stars are awarded on a consensus basis according to five criteria that are the same everywhere around the world: product quality, preparation and flavors, the chef's personality as revealed through his or her cuisine, value for money, and consistency over time and across the entire menu. These criteria are adapted to each type of cuisine. Anonymous visits, independence, consistency and identical selection criteria in all countries enable the MICHELIN guide to direct its readers to high-quality establishments, year after year. These are the values that – since 1904 – have made it the indispensable reference guide when choosing a restaurant or hotel. Today, the collection comprises 27 guides covering 23 countries. In all of them, readers will find the same diversity and quality criteria, from starred restaurants to small neighborhood eateries and from luxury hotels to simple, family-run inns. Because it satisfies the desires and demands of its readers, the MICHELIN guide is truly for everyone. Whether looking for a romantic setting, a friendly place to dine with friends or a good restaurant near the office for lunch with a colleague between two meetings, readers are always sure to find what they want in the MICHELIN guide.
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The Michelin Guide Netherlands 2012 in a few figures: A total of 1,310 establishments, of which 578 hotels and 732 restaurants. ● 102 starred restaurants: - 2 three-star restaurants - 16 two-star restaurants, of which 3 just awarded their second star - 84 one-star restaurants, including 7 newly promoted ● 102 Bib Gourmand restaurants, of which 17 newly awarded the label ● 42 hotels awarded the Bib Hôtel label ● 36 guesthouses The guide goes on sale on December 1 for €19.95 in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 Summary = = =
Selected establishments
1 310 578
Hotels & guesthouses Particularly pleasant establishments h...I to
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Guesthouses I
36
Bib Hotels * (Good accommodation at moderate price)
42
Wellness centre L
50 732
Restaurants Particularly pleasant establishments ò to ö Bib Gourmand = (Good food at moderate price) Of which new N Serving a menu under 26 euros |
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(Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey) Of which new N
n (Excellent cooking, worth a detour) Of which new N
m (Very good cooking in its category) Of which new N = =
36
81 102 17 108 2 0 16 3 84 7
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 Starred establishments N : New star in 2012
o Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey Town
Establishment
Comfort
Chef
Sluis
Oud Sluis
Sergio Herman
Zwolle
De Librije
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Jonnie Boer
n Excellent cooking, worth a detour Town Amsterdam Zuid en West
Establishment Ciel Bleu
Amsterdam in Ouderkerk a/d Amstel
Ron Blaauw
Breskens in Hoofdplaat
De Kromme Watergang N
Giethoorn
De Lindenhof
Haarlem in Bloemendaal
Chapeau! N
Haarlem in Overveen
De Bokkedoorns
Haarlem in Overveen
’t Brouwerskolkje
Heeze
Boreas
Kruiningen
Inter Scaldes
Maasbracht
Da Vinci
Maastricht Rechteroever
Beluga
Rotterdam Centrum
Parkheuvel
Rotterdam in Schipluiden
De Zwethheul
Ubachsberg
De Leuf
Vaassen
De Leest
Zwolle
Librije’s Zusje N
Comfort
õ ó ô ô ô õ ó ô õ ô õ õ õ ô ô ô
m Very good cooking in its category Town
Establishment
Comfort
Amersfoort
De Saffraan
Amsterdam Centrum
La Rive
ó õ
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Amsterdam Centrum
Vermeer
Amsterdam Centrum
Vinkeles
Amsterdam Centrum
Lastage N
Amsterdam Zuid en West
Yamazato
Amsterdam Zuid en West
Le Restaurant
Amsterdam in Amstelveen
Aan de Poel
Apeldoorn in Hoog Soeren
De Echoput N
Bennekom
Het Koetshuis
Blokzijl
Kaatje bij de Sluis
Breda
Wolfslaar
Bussum
Soigné
Cadzand in Cadzand-bad
Pure C N
Castricum
Apicius
Drachten
Koriander
Driebergen-Rijsenburg
La Provence
Eindhoven
De Karpendonkse Hoeve
Eindhoven
Avant-Garde Van Groeninge
Emmeloord
Sonoy
Etten-Leur
De Zwaan
Gorinchem
Solo
Groningen
Muller
Groningen in Aduard
Herberg Onder de Linden
Den Haag Centrum
Calla’s
Den Haag in Scheveningen
Seinpost
Den Haag in Rijswijk
Niven
Den Haag in Rijswijk
Paul van Waarden
Den Haag in Voorburg
Savelberg
Haarlem
ML
Haarlem in Heemstede
Cheval Blanc
Hardenberg in Heemse
De Bokkepruik
Harderwijk
Basiliek
Harderwijk
’t Nonnetje
Heelsum
De Kromme Dissel
’s-Hertogenbosch
Sense N
’s-Hertogenbosch in Vught
De Heer Kocken
Hilversum
Lakes
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Houten
Kasteel Heemstede
Kaatsheuvel
De Molen
Koewacht
’t Vlasbloemeken N
Leens
Schathoes Verhildersum
Loenen aan de Vecht
Tante Koosje
Loenen aan de Vecht
’t Amsterdammertje
De Lutte
De Bloemenbeek N
Maastricht Centrum
Toine Hermsen
Maastricht Centrum
Tout à Fait
Maastricht Centrum
Au Coin des Bons Enfants
Maastricht Centrum
Château Neercanne
Malden
Le Marron
Monnickendam
Posthoorn
Montfoort in Linschoten
De Burgemeester
Noordeloos
De Gieser Wildeman
Noordwijk aan Zee
Latour
Nuenen
De Lindehof
Ootmarsum
De Wanne
Oss
Cordial
Rijsoord
Hermitage
Roermond
One
Rotterdam Centrum
Amarone
Rotterdam Centrum
IVY
Rottterdam in Capelle aan den IJssel
Perceel N
Rotterdam in Kralingen
Fred
Ryptsjerk
Frouckje State
Santpoort
De Vrienden van Jacob
Schoorl
Merlet
Sint-Oedenrode
Wollerich
Sluis
La Trinité
Utrecht
Grand Restaurant Karel V
Venlo
Valuas
Venlo in Tegelen
Aubergine
Vreeland
De Nederlanden
Waalre
De Treeswijkhoeve
Waddeneilanden-Texel-Den Hoorn
Culinaire Verwennerij Bij Jef
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Wageningen
O Mundo
Warmond
De Moerbei
Weert
Bretelli
Well
Brienen aan de Maas
Wilhelminadorp
Katseveer
Wouw
Mijn Keuken
Zeist in Bosch en Duin
De Hoefslag
Zuidlaren
De Vlindertuin
Zuidwolde
De Groene Lantaarn
Zutphen
‘t Schulten Hues
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 New Stars From
m to n
Town
Establishment
Breskens in Hoofdplaat Haarlem in Bloemendaal Zwolle
De Kromme Watergang Chapeau! Librije’s Zusje
m Town
Establishment
Amsterdam Centrum Apeldoorn in Hoog Soeren Cadzand in Cadzand-bad ’s-Hertogenbosch Koewacht De Lutte Rotterdam in Capelle aan den IJssel
Lastage De Echoput Pure C Sense ’t Vlasbloemeken De Bloemenbeek Perceel
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 Deletion of Stars
Deletion m Town
Establishment
Aalst Borculo ’s-Hertogenbosch
De Fuik De Stenen Tafel Chalet Royal
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 Bib Gourmand = N: New Bib Gourmand 2012 Town Alkmaar Alphen Amersfoort Amsterdam Centrum Amsterdam Centrum Amsterdam Centrum Amsterdam Centrum Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Zuid en West Amsterdam Zuid en West Amsterdam Zuid en West Amsterdam Zuid en West Amsterdam Oost en Zuid-Oost Amsterdam in Amstelveen Amsterdam in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Andelst Anna Paulowna Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Beek Beetsterzwaag Bennebroek Bergen op Zoom in Halsteren Beverwijk Borculo Breda Castricum Cuijk Deventer Deventer Drachten in Boornbergum Eersel Eijsden Epe Etten-Leur Groningen Den Haag Centrum Den Haag Centrum Haarlem in Bloemendaal Haarlem in Heemstede Harderwijk Hengelo ‘s-Hertogenbosch ’s-Hertogenbosch Hilvarenbeek Hilversum Holten op de Holterberg Holten op de Holterberg Hoorn
Establishment De Burgemeester van Alkmaar Bunga Melati Blok’s Zuid Zeeland Hoofdstad N Envy De Belhamel Le Garage N Roberto's Le Hollandais Serre The French Café Elkaar De Jonge Dikkert Ron’s Vis van de Dag N Kromhout La Première Twenty2 N Sizzles N De Lindeboom New Style N Lyf’s Les Jumeaux Het Oude Raadhuis de Koster De Olliemölle Salon de Provence Le Moulin Carpe Diem ’t Arsenaal Bouwkunde Het Spijshuys Promessa Vanille ’t Soerel N Bistro Het Lelijke Eendje Bistro 't Gerecht Rousseau Maxime Terra Landgoed Groenendaal Ratatouille Kouwenberg's Auberge De Veste Artisan Auberge Het Kookhuys Spandershoeve De Swarte Ruijter Hoog Holten N Kroft
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Hoorn Houten Hulst Langweer Leiden Lisse Maastricht Centrum Maastricht Rechteroever Maastricht Rechteroever Maastricht Rechteroever Maastricht in Cadier en Keer Middelharnis Molenrij Montfoort Montfoort in Linschoten Nieuwerbrug Nijmegen Nijmegen Nijmegen in Berg en Dal Noorden Oeffelt Oirschot Oirschot Oisterwijk Oldenzaal Philippine Reusel Rijnsaterwoude Rijsoord Rossum Rotterdam Centrum Rotterdam Centrum Ruurlo Schagen Schinnen Simpelveld Sleeuwijk Staphorst Stevensweert Streefkerk Tilburg Tubbergen Valkenburg Veere Venlo Venlo Wageningen Wamel Weesp Zeist in Bosch en Duin Zenderen Zoetermeer Zutphen
Hendrickje Stoffels Cocco Pazzo Roes N ’t Jagertje Mangerie de Jonge Koekop Het Lisser Spijshuis L’Auberge N Brasserie FLO N Manjefiek Sofa N De Pastory Brasserie ’t Vingerling ’t Korensant De Schans Bij Mette De Florijn Plaats 1 N Liberty In Geuren en Kleuren De Watergeus Bloemers La Fleurie De Meulen Maik De oude Raadskelder Auberge des Moules Lucas N inTenz Brasserie Corneille De Gouden Molen Huson Asian Glories De Tuinkamer TOV Aan Sjuuteeänjd Bellevue Brasserie BovendeRivieren De Molenmeester Herberg Stadt Stevenswaert De Limonadefabriek Hofstede De Blaak Droste’s Jerome De Campveerse Toren N La Mangerie Brasserie ’t Gesprek N De Weeghbrug Meyers CuliCafe Bistro De Ruif Het Seminar Hoeve Kromwijk Galantijn N
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 New Bib Gourmand =
Town Amsterdam Centrum Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Amsterdam in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Beek Epe Holten op de Holterberg Hulst Maastricht Centrum Maastricht Rechteroever Maastricht Rechteroever Nijmegen Reusel Veere Wageningen Zutphen
Establishment Hoofdstad Le Garage Ron’s Vis van de Dag Sizzles Twenty2 De Lindeboom New Style ’t Soerel Hoog Holten Roes L’Auberge Brasserie FLO Sofa Plaats 1 Lucas De Campveerse Toren ’t Gesprek Galantijn
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Town Amsterdam Centrum Amsterdam Oost en Zuid-Oost Domburg Heerlen Middelburg Nijmegen Noordwijk aan Zee in Noordwijk-Binnen Scherpenisse Urk Wijk bij Duurstede Yerseke Zweeloo in Aalden =
Establishment Lastage VandeMarkt Mondriaan Chardiné Scherp Het Savarijn Onder de Linde De Gouden Leeuw Mes Amis Mangerie Duurstede Oesterbeurs Adema