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The winners of the Gault&Millau Awards 2023 have been announced

Guido Braeken

This afternoon (Monday, February 13, 2023), the new Gault&Millau guide 2023 was launched. Under the watchful eye of the top names in Dutch gastronomy, all the winners were honored on the stage of Tivoli/Vredenburg. From the best Asian restaurant to the finest cocktail bar, according to Gault&Millau, this is where you need to be.

Foto van culinair journalist Sharon van Lokhorst

Gault&Millau restaurant guide is the main competitor of the Michelin Guide. Like Michelin, the guide contains restaurant reviews. Gault&Millau does this using symbolic chef’s hats, with the ratings broadly meaning:
– 10, 11 and 12: Restaurant of a fair to interesting standard
– 13 and 14: Good, well-presented table, reliable and sometimes original
– 15 and 16: Restaurant or brasserie offering a special cuisine
– 17 and 18: Very high-class table, memorable experiences
– 19 and 20: The undisputed top tier

The biggest difference between Michelin and Gault&Millau lies in the details. For example, Gault&Millau inspectors also take into account the cuissons (the cooking of meat or fish), flavor and presentation, the welcome, wine recommendations, opening days and whether or not the chef is present in their assessment. They also consider the attention, timing, atmosphere and even the chairs. Michelin looks more at the bigger picture.

This year, Gault&Millau once again appeared as a printed guide in the traditional manner. It lists 74 restaurants in the Netherlands that received 16 points or more. The rest of the more than 850 restaurants and their scores can be found online at gault-millau.nl.

(Young) Chef of the Year

Gault&Millau also presents several awards. This time, the ‘Chef of the Year’ award went to Jan Sobecki of Tribeca in Heeze. He was praised for his burning ambition and balanced flavor combinations. The ‘Young Chef of the Year’ award was presented to Guido Braeken. According to the jury, his highly refined dishes with contemporary twists reveal immense passion for the kitchen and an abundance of class. Will he get a Gault&Millau tattoo in addition to his two stars?

Sharon van Lokhorst (FavorFlav) Guido Braeken
Sharon van Lokhorst (FavorFlav) and Guido Braeken

The ‘Highest Newcomer of the Year’ category even has 2 winners this year: SAAM Restaurant in Amstelveen and Yano in Rotterdam, both immediately earning 14.5 out of 20 points and two chef’s hats.

List of all winners:

Chef of the YearJan SobeckiTribeca, Heeze
Young Chef of the YearGuido BraekenJulemont, Wittem
Hostess of the YearCaroline Berends-ProotDe Nederlanden, Vreeland
Sommelier of the YearMargot LosCafé Parlotte, Amsterdam
Wine List of the YearJoey de KruijfCentral Park, Voorburg
Best Value of the YearHarry’sMaastricht
Terrace of the YearVistaWillemstad
Craftsman of the YearMartin KruithofDe Lindenhof, Giethoorn
Asian Restaurant of the YearTaikoAmsterdam
Vegetable Restaurant of the YearDe KasAmsterdam
Bistronomer of the YearPutaineRotterdam
Discovery of the YearRosieUtrecht
Lifetime Achievement AwardPaul FagelFormer Chef/patron of restaurant het Arsenaal
Dessert of the YearOllie SchuilingKasteel Heemstede, Houten
New Chef on the blockYornie van DijkBasiliek, Harderwijk
Pop of the YearKlaproosAmsterdam
Best Dutch Chef AbroadNick BrilThe Jane, Antwerp
Highest Newcomers of the Year 1SAAM RestaurantAmstelveen
Highest Newcomers of the Year 2YanoRotterdam
Cocktail Bar of the YearLaw&OrderAmsterdam

These restaurants are among the absolute top in the Netherlands, according to Gault&Millau

NAMELOCATIONPOINTS 2023POINTS 2022
De LibrijeZwolle19,519,5
Inter ScaldesKruiningen19,519,5
Ciel BleuAmsterdam1919
TribecaHeeze1919
Brut 172Reijmerstok18,5 (+1)17,5
SpectrumAmsterdam18,518,5
212Amsterdam18 (+0,5)17,5
De Groene LantaarnStaphorst1818
De Kromme WatergangHoofdplaat1818
De LindehofNuenen18 (+0,5)17,5
De LindenhofGiethoorn1818
Pure CCadzand Bad1818
’t NonnetjeHarderwijk1818
VermeerAmsterdam1818
Aan de PoelAmstelveen17,5 (+1)16,5
De BokkedoornsOverveen17,5 (+0,5)17
De TreeswijkhoeveWaalre17,517,5
FG RestaurantRotterdam17,5 (+0,5)17
FloreAmsterdam17,5 (+0,5)17
FredRotterdam17,517,5
JoeliaRotterdam17,517,5
MeliefsteWolphaartsdijk17,5 (+0,5)17
MerletSchoorl17,517,5
ParkheuvelRotterdam17,517,5
SaberoLeende17,517,5
Bij JefTexel (Den Hoorn)17 (-0,5)17,5
De LeufUbachsberg1717
De NederlandenVreeland a/d Vecht1717
JulemontWittem17 (+1,5)15,5
Kasteel HeemstedeHouten1717
La ProvenceDriebergen-Rijsenburg17 (+0,5)16,5
Le RestaurantAmsterdam1717
RIJKSAmsterdam1717
TaikoAmsterdam1717
VinkelesAmsterdam17 (-0,5)17,5
ZarzoEindhoven1717
Aan de ZwethSchipluiden16,516,5
AtelierGulpen16,5 (+0,5)16
Da VinciMaasbracht16,516,5
De Nieuwe WinkelNijmegen16,5 (+1,5)15
De VlindertuinZuidlaren16,516,5
FG Food LabsRotterdam16,516,5
NoorGroningen16,5 (+0,5)16
OlivijnHaarlem16,516,5
ONERoermond16,516,5
PerceelCapelle a/d Ijssel16,516,5
RijnzichtDoornenburg16,516,5
Ratatouille Food & WineHaarlem16,516,5
SminkWolvega16,516,5
SpettersBreskens16,516,5
’t AmsterdammertjeLoenen a/d Vecht16,5 (+0,5)16
BAKAmsterdam1616
BoleniusAmsterdam1616
BridgesAmsterdam16 (+0,5)15,5
Château NeercanneMaastricht1616
ChouxAmsterdam1616
CodiumGoes1616
De BurgemeesterLinschoten1616
De Heeren van HarinxmaBeetsterzwaag1616
De KasAmsterdam16 (+1)15
FitzgeraldRotterdam1616
Graphite by Peter GastAmsterdam1616
Herberg Onder de LindenAduard1616
Het KoetshuisBennekom1616
Karel 5Utrecht16 (+0,5)15,5
KatseveerWilhelminadorp1616
LatourNoordwijk aan Zee1616
MOS AmsterdamAmsterdam16 (+0,5)15,5
PUUR ZEE by Imko’sWijk aan Zee1616
RantréeMaastricht1616
Tout à FaitMaastricht1616
VigorVught16 (+1)15
WiesenEindhoven16 (-0,5)16,5
WolfslaarBreda1616

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Table of winners courtesy of Misset Horeca, dish image Guido: SpecialPixels

 

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