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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
Hotels & guesthouses 578
Particularly pleasant establishments h... I to l 36
Guesthouses I 36
Bib Hotels * (Good accommodation at moderate price) 42
Wellness centre L 50
Restaurants 732
Particularly pleasant establishments ò to ö 81
Bib Gourmand = (Good food at moderate price) 102
Of which new N 17
Serving a menu under 26 euros | 108
o (Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey) 2
Of which new N 0
n (Excellent cooking, worth a detour) 16
Of which new N 3
84 m (Very good cooking in its category) Of which new N 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 ô Sergio Herman Zwolle De Librije Jonnie Boer ô
n Excellent cooking, worth a detour
Town Establishment Comfort Amsterdam Zuid en West Ciel Bleu õ Amsterdam in Ouderkerk a/d Amstel Ron Blaauw ó Breskens in Hoofdplaat De Kromme Watergang N ô Giethoorn De Lindenhof ô Haarlem in Bloemendaal Chapeau! N ô Haarlem in Overveen De Bokkedoorns õ Haarlem in Overveen ’t Brouwerskolkje ó Heeze Boreas ô Kruiningen Inter Scaldes õ Maasbracht Da Vinci ô Maastricht Rechteroever Beluga õ Rotterdam Centrum Parkheuvel õ Rotterdam in Schipluiden De Zwethheul õ Ubachsberg De Leuf ô Vaassen De Leest ô Zwolle Librije’s Zusje N ô
m Very good cooking in its category
Town Establishment Comfort Amersfoort De Saffraan ó Amsterdam Centrum La Rive õ
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Amsterdam Centrum Vermeer õ Amsterdam Centrum Vinkeles ô Amsterdam Centrum Lastage N ò Amsterdam Zuid en West Yamazato ô Amsterdam Zuid en West Le Restaurant ó Amsterdam in Amstelveen Aan de Poel ô Apeldoorn in Hoog Soeren De Echoput N ô Bennekom Het Koetshuis ô Blokzijl Kaatje bij de Sluis ó Breda Wolfslaar ó Bussum Soigné ó Cadzand in Cadzand-bad Pure C N ó Castricum Apicius ô Drachten Koriander ó Driebergen-Rijsenburg La Provence ô Eindhoven De Karpendonkse Hoeve ô Eindhoven Avant-Garde Van Groeninge ô Emmeloord Sonoy ô Etten-Leur De Zwaan ô Gorinchem Solo ô Groningen Muller ó Groningen in Aduard Herberg Onder de Linden ô Den Haag Centrum Calla’s ô Den Haag in Scheveningen Seinpost ó Den Haag in Rijswijk Niven ô Den Haag in Rijswijk Paul van Waarden ò Den Haag in Voorburg Savelberg õ Haarlem ML ó Haarlem in Heemstede Cheval Blanc ó Hardenberg in Heemse De Bokkepruik ô Harderwijk Basiliek ó Harderwijk ’t Nonnetje ó Heelsum De Kromme Dissel ô ’s-Hertogenbosch Sense N ó ’s-Hertogenbosch in Vught De Heer Kocken ó Hilversum Lakes ô
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Houten Kasteel Heemstede ô Kaatsheuvel De Molen ô Koewacht ’t Vlasbloemeken N ô Leens Schathoes Verhildersum ò Loenen aan de Vecht Tante Koosje ò Loenen aan de Vecht ’t Amsterdammertje ó De Lutte De Bloemenbeek N ô Maastricht Centrum Toine Hermsen ô Maastricht Centrum Tout à Fait ô Maastricht Centrum Au Coin des Bons Enfants ô Maastricht Centrum Château Neercanne ô Malden Le Marron ô Monnickendam Posthoorn ó Montfoort in Linschoten De Burgemeester ô Noordeloos De Gieser Wildeman ô Noordwijk aan Zee Latour õ Nuenen De Lindehof ô Ootmarsum De Wanne ô Oss Cordial ô Rijsoord Hermitage ô Roermond One ó Rotterdam Centrum Amarone ô Rotterdam Centrum IVY ó Rottterdam in Capelle aan den IJssel Perceel N ò Rotterdam in Kralingen Fred ô Ryptsjerk Frouckje State ô Santpoort De Vrienden van Jacob õ Schoorl Merlet ô Sint-Oedenrode Wollerich ô Sluis La Trinité ó Utrecht Grand Restaurant Karel V õ Venlo Valuas ô Venlo in Tegelen Aubergine ô Vreeland De Nederlanden ô Waalre De Treeswijkhoeve ô Waddeneilanden-Texel-Den Hoorn Culinaire Verwennerij Bij Jef ô
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Wageningen O Mundo ó Warmond De Moerbei ô Weert Bretelli ó Well Brienen aan de Maas ó Wilhelminadorp Katseveer ô Wouw Mijn Keuken ó Zeist in Bosch en Duin De Hoefslag ô Zuidlaren De Vlindertuin ô Zuidwolde De Groene Lantaarn ô Zutphen ‘t Schulten Hues ô
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 New Stars
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Town Establishment Breskens in Hoofdplaat De Kromme Watergang Haarlem in Bloemendaal Chapeau! Zwolle Librije’s Zusje
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Town Establishment Amsterdam Centrum Lastage Apeldoorn in Hoog Soeren De Echoput Cadzand in Cadzand-bad Pure C ’s-Hertogenbosch Sense Koewacht ’t Vlasbloemeken De Lutte De Bloemenbeek Rotterdam in Capelle aan den IJssel Perceel
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Netherlands MICHELIN guide 2012 Deletion of Stars
Deletion m
Town Establishment Aalst De Fuik Borculo De Stenen Tafel ’s-Hertogenbosch Chalet Royal
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N: New Bib Gourmand 2012
Town Establishment Alkmaar De Burgemeester van Alkmaar Alphen Bunga Melati Amersfoort Blok’s Amsterdam Centrum Zuid Zeeland Amsterdam Centrum Hoofdstad N Amsterdam Centrum Envy Amsterdam Centrum De Belhamel Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Le Garage N Amsterdam Zuid en West Roberto's Amsterdam Zuid en West Le Hollandais Amsterdam Zuid en West Serre Amsterdam Zuid en West The French Café Amsterdam Oost en Zuid-Oost Elkaar Amsterdam in Amstelveen De Jonge Dikkert Amsterdam in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Ron’s Vis van de Dag N Andelst Kromhout Anna Paulowna La Première Apeldoorn Twenty2 N Apeldoorn Sizzles N Beek De Lindeboom New Style N Beetsterzwaag Lyf’s Bennebroek Les Jumeaux Bergen op Zoom in Halsteren Het Oude Raadhuis Beverwijk de Koster Borculo De Olliemölle Breda Salon de Provence Castricum Le Moulin Cuijk Carpe Diem Deventer ’t Arsenaal Deventer Bouwkunde Drachten in Boornbergum Het Spijshuys Eersel Promessa Eijsden Vanille Epe ’t Soerel N Etten-Leur Bistro Het Lelijke Eendje Groningen Bistro 't Gerecht Den Haag Centrum Rousseau Den Haag Centrum Maxime Haarlem in Bloemendaal Terra Haarlem in Heemstede Landgoed Groenendaal Harderwijk Ratatouille Hengelo Kouwenberg's ‘s-Hertogenbosch Auberge De Veste ’s-Hertogenbosch Artisan Hilvarenbeek Auberge Het Kookhuys Hilversum Spandershoeve Holten op de Holterberg De Swarte Ruijter Holten op de Holterberg Hoog Holten N Hoorn Kroft
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Hoorn Hendrickje Stoffels Houten Cocco Pazzo Hulst Roes N Langweer ’t Jagertje Leiden Mangerie de Jonge Koekop Lisse Het Lisser Spijshuis Maastricht Centrum L’Auberge N Maastricht Rechteroever Brasserie FLO N Maastricht Rechteroever Manjefiek Maastricht Rechteroever Sofa N Maastricht in Cadier en Keer De Pastory Middelharnis Brasserie ’t Vingerling Molenrij ’t Korensant Montfoort De Schans Montfoort in Linschoten Bij Mette Nieuwerbrug De Florijn Nijmegen Plaats 1 N Nijmegen Liberty Nijmegen in Berg en Dal In Geuren en Kleuren Noorden De Watergeus Oeffelt Bloemers Oirschot La Fleurie Oirschot De Meulen Oisterwijk Maik Oldenzaal De oude Raadskelder Philippine Auberge des Moules Reusel Lucas N Rijnsaterwoude inTenz Rijsoord Brasserie Corneille Rossum De Gouden Molen Rotterdam Centrum Huson Rotterdam Centrum Asian Glories Ruurlo De Tuinkamer Schagen TOV Schinnen Aan Sjuuteeänjd Simpelveld Bellevue Sleeuwijk Brasserie BovendeRivieren Staphorst De Molenmeester Stevensweert Herberg Stadt Stevenswaert Streefkerk De Limonadefabriek Tilburg Hofstede De Blaak Tubbergen Droste’s Valkenburg Jerome Veere De Campveerse Toren N Venlo La Mangerie Venlo Brasserie Wageningen ’t Gesprek N Wamel De Weeghbrug Weesp Meyers CuliCafe Zeist in Bosch en Duin Bistro De Ruif Zenderen Het Seminar Zoetermeer Hoeve Kromwijk Zutphen Galantijn N
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Town Establishment Amsterdam Centrum Hoofdstad Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Le Garage Amsterdam in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Ron’s Vis van de Dag Apeldoorn Sizzles Apeldoorn Twenty2 Beek De Lindeboom New Style Epe ’t Soerel Holten op de Holterberg Hoog Holten Hulst Roes Maastricht Centrum L’Auberge Maastricht Rechteroever Brasserie FLO Maastricht Rechteroever Sofa Nijmegen Plaats 1 Reusel Lucas Veere De Campveerse Toren Wageningen ’t Gesprek Zutphen Galantijn
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Town Establishment Amsterdam Centrum Lastage Amsterdam Oost en Zuid-Oost VandeMarkt Domburg Mondriaan Heerlen Chardiné Middelburg Scherp Nijmegen Het Savarijn Noordwijk aan Zee in Noordwijk-Binnen Onder de Linde Scherpenisse De Gouden Leeuw Urk Mes Amis Wijk bij Duurstede Mangerie Duurstede Yerseke Oesterbeurs Zweeloo in Aalden Adema
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