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Fancy a Luxurious Christmas? This Is Where You Want to Dine During the Holidays

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Have you had enough of that gourmet set chugging away at Christmas and fancy something luxurious this year? Then there’s – of course – only one place you need to be: Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. Their festive dinner schedule this year is truly a feast for the senses. 

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Krasnapolsky is beautifully decorated all year round, but at Christmas they take it up another notch. Both the restaurant and the Winter Garden are completely immersed in Christmas magic. Add the fantastic food to that (reminder: The White Room has a Michelin star!) and you know this year’s Christmas is going to be delicious. Fancy it? Here’s what’s on the agenda:

December 24, 25 and 26: Christmas Dinners

With a Christmas dinner at Krasnapolsky, you’ll truly make it the most wonderful time of the year . On December 24, 25 or 26, you can enjoy a delicious four-course dinner, complete with a stunning view of the Christmas-decorated Dam Square. The menu is a succession of highlights, beginning with caviar and champagne. You can also expect a refined combination of scallops and mushrooms, venison steak as the main course, and a finale of passion fruit, white chocolate and champagne. If you like (and you do), you can add a matching wine pairing. One thing’s for sure: you’ll be thoroughly pampered. And that’s exactly what you want at Christmas, isn’t it?

Reservations are required in advance, so be sure to book (and quickly if you want to secure a spot!). You can find more information about the Christmas Dinners at Krasnapolsky at grandcafekrasnapolsky.nl.

December 25: Anantara Wintergarden Gala Dinner

A high glass ceiling, gigantic chandeliers and Christmas decorations everywhere: you could easily call the Wintergarden the most magical room at Krasnapolsky. We celebrated our FavorFlav Food Top 100 here, and all the guests were completely enchanted by the location – and rightly so. On December 25, it becomes an extra-magical place. That’s when star chefs of years past serve a spectacular five-course Christmas dinner.

To start: a combination of kingfish, verbena, dashi and bergamot, prepared by Chef de Cuisine Tristan de Boer of The White Room. Then Executive Sous Chef Michele Cagnetta shows her skills with sea bass and kale. The third course comes from three-Michelin-star chef Jacob Jan Boerma: a surprising combination of aubergine and Jerusalem artichoke. Next is a dish that delights both the palate and the eye, featuring duck, pumpkin and pistachio, created by Executive Chef Marco van Rutten. And the finale of the evening? A festive forest berry dessert by Kras’ in-house pastry chef Maartje de Nie.

Reservations can be made via grandcafekrasnapolsky.nl.

December 31: New Year’s Eve Dinner

Christmas may be over after December 26, but the festivities at Krasnapolsky aren’t. On December 31, you can get your party outfit out of the closet once more for a spectacular New Year’s Eve dinner. Caviar, champagne, scallops, venison and a dessert with passion fruit and white chocolate are on the menu. So it’s sure to be a delicious way to round off the year. Oh, and at Krasnapolsky’s Bar The Tailor, the party simply continues, with a DJ and cocktails. Cheers!

Want more information or to make a reservation right away? Check out grandcafekrasnapolsky.nl.

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