At these restaurants, you won’t quite get a Michelin star, but you will eat incredibly well
One tier below Michelin-starred restaurants are the so-called ‘Bib Gourmand’ restaurants. These restaurants prove that luxury and gastronomic dining don’t have to be expensive: here, you can enjoy an amazing three-course dinner for less than forty euros. And this year, there are once again a number of excellent newcomers.
Bib Gourmand
The Bib Gourmands – derived from Bibendum, the name of the familiar Michelin Man – have been part of the Michelin Guide since 1955. It is not a star, but – to quote the guide itself: ‘certainly not a consolation prize either’. Bib Gourmands are awarded to restaurants that provide high quality at a reasonable price. In other words: a very good three-course menu, excluding drinks, for a maximum of 39 euros. According to Michelin, every award-winning restaurant guarantees ‘an irresistible balance between price, quality and pleasure.’
Initially, these restaurants were marked in the guide with a red R. Since 1997, this has been replaced by the cheerful Bib Gourmand symbol: a picture of the Michelin Man licking his lips. A restaurant cannot have both a star and a Bib Gourmand, by the way.
Seventeen newcomers
In the latest, twelfth edition of the guide, there are seventeen Dutch newcomers. According to Michelin, a clear trend can be identified: sharing, vegetables and local produce. These restaurants have been added – and they are not only favorites of Bib Gourmand’s food experts, but are also favorite spots of many star chefs! An idea for your next restaurant visit?
1. DOYY in Eindhoven
2. DiVino in Hapert
3. La Fleurie in Oirschot
4. The Green Rose in Arnhem
5. Bistro de Olliemölle in Borculo
6. Raedthuys in Doetinchem
7. Boompjes in Overloon
8. Coperto Restobar in Zwolle
9. ‘t Parkje in Bergen
10. Publique in The Hague
11. Restaurant ñ in The Hague
12. Suzie’s en Van Aken in Oegstgeest
13. Plantage 87 in Oude-Wetering
14. Klaas in Uitgeest
15. Gaar in Meerssen
16. De Beejekurf in Venray
17. Auberge Jean & Marie in Amsterdam
The complete list of Dutch Bib Gourmands
| City | Restaurant |
| Almelo | Ledeboer |
| Almere | Brasserie Bakboord |
| Amersfoort | De Aubergerie |
| Amstelveen | De Jonge Dikkert |
| Amstelveen | Kronenburg |
| Amsterdam | A-Fusion |
| Amsterdam | Arles |
| Amsterdam | Auberge Jean & Marie |
| Amsterdam | Brasserie van Baerle |
| Amsterdam | Café Caron |
| Amsterdam | Elkaar |
| Amsterdam | Oud-Zuid |
| Amsterdam | Rijsel |
| Amsterdam | Ron Gastrobar Indonesia Downtown |
| Amsterdam | Scheepskameel |
| Amsterdam | Serre |
| Amsterdam | Tempo Doeloe |
| Amsterdam | Van Vlaanderen |
| Andelst | Kromhout |
| Apeldoorn | Sizzles |
| Apeldoorn | Twenty2 |
| Arnhem | The Green Rose |
| Assen | Bij Jaap |
| Beek | De Lindeboom New Style |
| Beetsterzwaag | Bistro Nijeholt |
| Bergen | ’t Parkje |
| Berg en Dal | In Geuren en Kleuren |
| Berg en Dal | Puur M |
| Bilthoven | Brasserie Le Nord |
| Borculo | Bistro De Olliemölle |
| Borne | Dorset |
| Breda | Salon de Provence |
| Breda | De Stadstuin |
| Bussum | Faulk |
| Castricum | Le Moulin |
| Dalfsen | Herberg de Witte Gans |
| Delft | Le Vieux Jean |
| Deventer | Bouwkunde |
| Doetinchem | Lev Foodbar |
| Doetinchem | Raedthuys |
| Druten | Old Skool |
| Echt | Hof van Herstal |
| Eersel | Promessa |
| Eindhoven | DOYY |
| Eindhoven | Umami by Han |
| Eindhoven | Valenzia by Zarzo |
| Elsloo | Kasteel Elsloo |
| Etten-Leur | Bistro Het Lelijke Eendje |
| Gouda | Jean Marie |
| Groningen | Bistro ’t Gerecht |
| The Hague | Basaal |
| The Hague | Oogst |
| The Hague | Publique |
| The Hague | Restaurant ñ |
| The Hague | Tapisco |
| Hapert | Divino |
| Harderwijk | Klein Parijs |
| Heemstede | Red Orchids |
| Heerlen | Mijn Streek |
| Den Helder | C’est la Vie |
| Hellendoorn | De Uitkijk |
| ‘s-Hertogenbosch | Auberge de Veste |
| Hilversum | Spandershoeve |
| Hoeven | Pouwe |
| Holten | Hoog Holten |
| Kaag | Tante Kee |
| Lattrop | Landgoed de Holtweijde |
| Leidschendam | Bij Erik |
| Linschoten | Bij Mette |
| Lisserbroek | Het Oude Dykhuys |
| Maartensdijk | Zilt & Zoet |
| Maastricht | L’Auberge |
| Maastricht | Danyel |
| Maastricht | Harry’s |
| Maastricht | Novo |
| Maastricht | Umami by Han |
| Meerssen | Gaar |
| Meppel | Sukade |
| Middelharnis | Brasserie ’t Vingerling |
| Montfoort | De Schans |
| Muiden | De Doelen |
| Nederweert | Diverso |
| Nijmegen | Bistro Flores |
| Nijmegen | Witlof |
| Noordeloos | Bistro |
| Noorden | De Watergeus |
| Noordwijk aan Zee | Onder de Linde |
| Nootdorp | Calva |
| Oegstgeest | Suzie en Van Aken |
| Oirschot | La Fleurie |
| Ossendrecht | Jagersrust |
| Otterlo | Cèpes |
| Oudendijk | La Mère Anne |
| Oude Wetering | Plantage 87 |
| Overloon | Boompjes |
| Papendrecht | Bistro De Ertepeller |
| Renkum | Gastrobar De Oude Post |
| Rhenen | Het Oude Gemeentehuis |
| Rotterdam | Asian Glories |
| Rotterdam | Gym & Gin |
| Rotterdam | Huson |
| Rotterdam | In den Rustwat |
| Rotterdam | Kwiezien |
| Rotterdam | The Park |
| Rotterdam | Umami by Han |
| Ruurlo | De Tuinkamer |
| Simpelveld | Bellevue |
| Sint-Oedenrode | De Beleving |
| Sittard | Silvester’s |
| Sleeuwijk | Barsserie BovendeRivieren |
| Sneek | Le Petit Bistro |
| Steenbergen | In de Oude Stempel |
| Steenwijk | Bovenmeester |
| Stevensweert | Herberg Stadt Stevenswaert |
| Streefkerk | De Limonadefabriek |
| Texel (Den Burg) | Vincent Eilandkeuken |
| Tilburg | Brasserie Kok Verhoeven |
| Tilburg | Hofstede De Blaak |
| Tilburg | De Houtloods |
| Tubbergen | Droste’s |
| Uitgeest | Klaas |
| Utrecht | Héron |
| Veere | De Camperveerse Toren |
| Velp | De Watermolen |
| Venlo | Brasserie Valuas |
| Venray | De Beejekurf |
| Vijlen | Uit de Kunst |
| Voorschoten | De Knip |
| Wamel | De Weeghbrug |
| Weidum | WeidumerHout |
| Wervershoof | Oxalis |
| Zwolle | Coperto Restobar |
Image: sturgeon from restaurant DOYY
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