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''Le Restaurant'' is a
restaurant
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in
Amsterdam
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,
Netherlands
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. It is a
fine dining restaurant that was awarded one
Michelin star
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for the period 2010–present.
GaultMillau
Gault et Millau () is a French restaurant guide. It was founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault and Christian Millau in 1965.
Points system
Gault Millau rates restaurants on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 being the highest. Restaurants given ...
awarded the restaurant 16 out of 20 points.
Head chef
A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads a kitchen and its cooks. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef is a chef that manages multiple kitche ...
of ''Le Restaurant'' is owner
Jan de Wit
Johannes Marijnus Antonius Maria "Jan" de Wit (born 10 May 1945) is a former Dutch politician and lawyer. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP from 19 May 1998 to 1 April 2014. He focused on matters of judici ...
. Previously
Graham Mee was also a head chef, but he left in 2016 to start his own restaurant.
Chef Patron Jan de Wit opened the restaurant in 2008.
On 3 December 2016 the restaurant closed its doors, due to problems with the tenancy contract. Jan de Wit announce at that time that he was looking for another location.
See also
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List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
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References
Michelin-starred restaurants in Amsterdam
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