Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise (popular: ''Alliance Gastronomique'') is a culinary association of quality restaurants in the

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. The partnership was established in 1967 as a response to the spreading taste flattening, lack of culinary products and inadequate training of chefs and other restaurant staff. By that time the Netherlands were not known for their culinary tradition, so the partnership of the 19 founding restaurateurs was a break with the past. Alliance gastronomique
/ref> At that time the "Alliance Gastronomique" stated the promotion of the culinary culture in the Netherlands as its mission.In memoriam Jaap Klosse oprichter Alliance Gastronomique
/ref> ''Alliance Gastronomique'' is by now the oldest culinary partnership in Europe. The status it has earned, makes that the name alone now serves as quality seal.

Founding members

Members of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise in 1967 # De Witte,

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...

. Head chef: Ernst Hastrich # De Boerderij,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. Head chef: Herman Wunneberg # Dikker & Thijs, Amsterdam. Head chef: H.J. van der Vecht # De Echoput,

Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. Th ...

. Head chef: Jaap Klosse # Chalet Royal,

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

. Head chef: C.A.M. van Gaalen # Carelshaven,

Delden Delden is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel and, since 2001, in the municipality of Hof van Twente. It received city rights in 1333. Twickel Castle is a famous landmark near Delden. Before it became a part of Hof van Twente in 2001, D ...

. Head chef: J.E. Kluvers # De Zwaan,

Etten-Leur Etten-Leur () is a municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally acrose: Etten and Leur. History The villages were always part of one municipality, originally ...

. Head chef: Ad Peijnenburg # Oudt Leyden,

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wi ...

. Head chef: S.M. Borgerding #

Château Neercanne __NOTOC__ Château Neercanne (also known as ''Agimont'' or ''kasteel Neercanne'') is a restaurant located in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the periods 1957-1982 and 198 ...

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. Head chef: H.P.J. Stassen # De Beukenhof,

Oegstgeest Oegstgeest () is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. Its population was in . Etymology The portion ''geest'' in the name refers to the geest lands, which were excavated in the seventeenth cen ...

. Head chef: not known # Het Oude Jachthuis,

Pesse Pesse is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Hoogeveen.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Overview Pesse is an ''esdorp'' which developed in the Middle Ages ...

. Head chef: A.H. van Doesburg # 't Koetshuis,

Rhenen Rhenen () is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost par ...

. Head chef: Marianne Frisch #

Old Dutch In linguistics, Old Dutch (Dutch: Oudnederlands) or Old Low Franconian (Dutch: Oudnederfrankisch) is the set of Franconian dialects (i.e. dialects that evolved from Frankish) spoken in the Low Countries during the Early Middle Ages, from aroun ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

. Representative: M.W. Mannes # De Witte Holevoet, Scherpenzeel. Head chef: J.C.M. Hehenkamp #

Prinses Juliana __NOTOC__ Prinses Juliana is a defunct restaurant located in Valkenburg aan de Geul in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the period 1958–2006. The last head chef was Andy Brauers. ...

Valkenburg aan de Geul Valkenburg aan de Geul (; li, Valkeberg ) is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. History Sieges and conquests ha ...

. Head chef: A. Stevens # De Nederlanden,

Vreeland Vreeland () is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was a part of the former municipality of Loenen. Since 2011 it has been part of the new formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht. It is located on the river Vecht, about 2 km north o ...

. Head chef: O.E.K. Hartung # De Kieviet,

Wassenaar Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and Dorp (town), town located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, on the western coast of the Netherlands. An affluent suburb of The ...

. Head chef: Luigi Gandini # Hostellerie De Hamert, Wellerlooi. Head chef: Jan. H.J. Grothausen # Het Poorthuys,

Zierikzee Zierikzee () is a small city in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The city hall of Schouwen-Duiveland is located in Zierikzee, its largest city. Zieri ...

. Head chef: W.E.L. te Mey Cas Spijkers,

head chef A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads and manages the kitchen and chefs of a restaurant or hotel. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef ...

De Swaen, often mentioned as one of the founders, is not mentioned in contemporary sources as founder.

Present member restaurants

(all restaurants in the Netherlands, unless stated otherwise) * Bord’Eau ( Hotel de L’Europe) -

* Ciel Bleu (

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Amsterdam) - Amsterdam (''2 Michelin stars'') * Cordial - Oss (''1 Michelin star'') *

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Maasbracht Maasbracht (; li, Brach ) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1 January 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw. History The village was first mentioned in 1265 as "de Bragth ...

(''2 Michelin stars'') * De Bokkedoorns -

Overveen Overveen is a village in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal. Overveen lies on the eastern fringe of the North Sea dunes. To the east it borders the built-up areas of Haarlem. A few kilometres to the west of the ...

(''2 Michelin stars'') * De Fuik - Aalst (''former star restaurant'') * De Gieser Wildeman - Noordeloos (''1 Michelin star'') * De Heeren van Harinxma ( Bilderberg Landgoed Lauswolt) -

Beetsterzwaag Beetsterzwaag ( fry, Beetstersweach) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 3,485 in January 2017. Beetsterzwaag is known for its estates and manor houses. History ...

(‘’former star restaurant’’) * De Leuf -

Ubachsberg Ubachsberg () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. The village was first mentioned in 1380 as "opten Berch", an ...

(''2 Michelin stars'') *

De Librije De Librije () is a restaurant in Zwolle, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that has been awarded one or more Michelin stars since 1993. It carried one star in the period 1993–1998, two stars in the period 1999-2003 and three stars sin ...

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...

(''3 Michelin stars'') * De Pastorie - Lichtaart-Kasterlee,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

(''1 Michelin star'') * De Treeswijkhoeve -

Waalre Waalre () is an affluent municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven. Population centres * Aalst * Waalre Waalre is the so-called ''Groenfontein'' (Green fount ...

(''2 Michelin stars'') * De Zwaan -

(''1 Michelin star'') * Hermitage -

Rijsoord Rijsoord is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km southeast of the city of Rotterdam, in the municipality of Ridderkerk. Rijsoord was a separate municipality until 1855, when it merged with Ridderkerk ...

(''1 Michelin star'') * Het Koetshuis - Bennekom (''1 Michelin star'') * Hotel Gastronomique De Echoput -

(''1 Michelin star'') * Hostellerie De Hamert - Wellerlooi (‘’former star restaurant’’) * Kaatje bij de Sluis - Blokzijl (''2 Michelin stars'') *

La Rive La Rive is a former restaurant that was located in the InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or more Michelin stars from 1993 to 2016. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 18.0 point ...

( InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam) - Amsterdam (''2 Michelin stars'') * Merlet -

Schoorl Schoorl is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 8 km northwest of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Schoorl was also a municipality of its own. Schoorl is a village in between the p ...

(''1 Michelin star'') *

Oud Sluis Oud Sluis is a defunct restaurant in Sluis, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that had been awarded one or more Michelin stars since 1995. It carried one star in the period 1995–1998, two stars in the period 1999–2005 and three stars ...

- Sluis (''3 Michelin stars'') * De Vlindertuin - Zuidlaren (''1 Michelin star'') * Restaurant Dorset - Borne * Restaurant Fred -

(''1 Michelin star'') * 't Nonnetje -

Harderwijk Harderwijk (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands. It is served by the Harderwijk railway station. Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe. The south ...

(''1 Michelin star'') * Niven -

Rijswijk Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also includes t ...

(''1 Michelin star'') * Restaurant Patrick Devos -

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population. The area of the whole city a ...

- Belgium * Restaurant Vinkeles - Amsterdam (''1 Michelin star'') * Sonoy -

Emmeloord Emmeloord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands. In 2019, it had a population of 26,055. Overview At the heart of the Noordoostpolder, where the three main drainage canals Lemstervaart, ...

(''1 Michelin star'') * Tout à Fait -

(''1 Michelin star'') * Wollerich -

Sint Oedenrode Sint-Oedenrode () is a town in the province of North Brabant. Sint-Oedenrode is a moderately urbanized town in the Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch, Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch. Sint-Oedenrode had an unknown population as of and has an area of . On ...

(''1 Michelin star'') * Yamazato (

Amsterdam) - Amsterdam (''1 Michelin star'')

Former member restaurants

(Incomplete list, feel free to add) *

Chapeau! Chapeau! is a defunct restaurant located in Bloemendaal in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 2003–2011. In 2012, the restaurant was rewarded two Michelin stars. The retained the two ...

Bloemendaal Bloemendaal () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Bloemendaal is, together with Wassenaar, the wealthiest place in the Netherlands. In October 2015, after persistent problems with the local governa ...

, closed (''1 Michelin star'') *

De Hoefslag De Hoefslag is a restaurant located in Bosch en Duin in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1979-1980, 1987-2005 and 2009-present. It was awarded two Michelin stars in the period 198 ...

, Bosch en Duin - 1 Michelin starMutaties binnen Alliance Gastronomique , 14 november 2009
/ref> * De Karpendonkse Hoeve, Eindhoven - 1 Michelin star * Kasteel Wittem,

Wittem Wittem (, ) is a small village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem. History The village was first mentioned in 1125 as Witham, and means "means silted land in a bend in a waterway". Wittem develo ...

, closed - 1 Michelin star * La Vilette, Rotterdam, closed - 1 Michelin star * Nolet Het Reymerswale, Yerseke, closed - 1 Michelin star * Restaurant Den Gouden Harynck,

* Ron Blaauw, Amsterdam - 2 Michelin stars * ’t Raethuys,

Wateringen Wateringen is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km southwest of The Hague. Until 2004 it was a separate municipality and covered an area of 8.93 km². The form ...

, closed - 1 Michelin star * De Bokkepruik,

Heemse Heemse (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Hiemse'') is a neighbourhood of Hardenberg and former village in the Dutch province of Overijssel.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. In 1966, it was annexed by Hardenberg. Over ...

- 1 Michelin star * De Wanne, Ootmarsum - 1 Michelin star * Chalet Royal -

(''1 Michelin star'') * Lai Sin's -

Driebergen Driebergen is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is first mentioned as Thriberghen in 1159. The former municipality of Driebergen existed until 1931, when it merged with Rijsenburg, to create the new municipali ...

(‘’former star restaurant’’) * Herberg Onder de Linden in

Aduard Aduard () is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. The history of Aduard dates back to the foundation in 1192 of the Cistercian Aduard Abbey, where famous ear ...

. (''1 Michelin star'')

External links

Official website

References

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