New Michelin Three-Star Restaurant in Netherlands 2018 Red Guide

Inter Scaldes is the third three-star restaurant in the Michelin Nederland / Netherlands 2018 Hotels and Restaurants red guide.

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The Michelin Netherlands (Nederland) 2018 red guide added Inter Scaldes as the third three-star restaurant in the Netherlands. A further 16 two-star restaurants and 89 one-star restaurants (6 new) bring the number of Michelin-star restaurants in the Netherlands to a new high of 108. The Michelin Gids Nederland 2018 evaluates nearly a thousand establishments in both Dutch and English.

Michelin Nederland / Netherlands 2018 Red Guide

The Michelin Guide Netherlands 2018 describes 965 establishments including 261 hotels and 704 restaurants. Michelin stars were awarded to 108 restaurants while a further 135 received the Bib Gourmand for good quality food at a reasonable price. Michelin praised the wine selection of 96 Dutch restaurants.

New Michelin Three-Star Restaurant in Netherland 2018

In De Michelin Gids Nederland 2018, restaurant Inter Scaldes in Kruiningen in Zealand became the third Michelin three-star restaurant in the Netherlands. Inter Scaldes received its first Michelin star four decades ago and was upgraded to two stars in 1984. Inter Scaldes chef Jannis Brevet has been in control of Inter Scaldes since 2001.

The other two Michelin three-star restaurants in the Netherlands maintained their top rating for 2018:

  • De Leest in Vaassen in Gelderland with chef Jacob Boerma
  • De Librije in Zwolle in Overijssel with chef Jonnie Boer

Michelin Star Restaurants in Netherlands 2018 Red Guide

Michelin Guide Netherlands 2018Michelin awarded 16 restaurants with two stars in the Netherlands 2018 red guide. This is three less than a year ago: Inter Scaldes moved up to three stars while Bord’Eau in Amsterdam and Da Vinci in Maasbracht were downgraded to a single star. No new two-stars restaurants were added in 2018.

The number of Michelin one-star restaurants increased by two to 89 in the Netherlands 2018 hotel and restaurants guide. Six new restaurants were added while four were removed.

The number of Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Netherlands 2018 Michelin guide increased to 135 of which 20 are new additions. Bib Gourmand restaurants must offer a good quality-price ration with a complete menu costing less than €37.

Although all three Michelin three-star restaurants in the Netherlands are in the provinces, Amsterdam clearly remains the first choice for gourmet eating in Holland. Amsterdam has 4 two-star, 15 one-star and 13 Bib Gourmand restaurants. Rotterdam, Maastricht and Eindhoven also have a large number of Michelin choice restaurants.

Buying the Michelin Netherlands 2018 Red Guide

The Michelin Nederland Gids/ Netherlands 2018 hotel and restaurants red guide is written in both Dutch and English. It retails for around €25 and is available from Amazon Germany but may be significantly cheaper once available from Amazon UK or Amazon US.

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