Ciel Bleu
Arjan Speelman
Two stars since the 2008 guide, after one from 2005. Michelin calls Arjan Speelman's cooking "technical and creative".
Michelin presented its 2026 Dutch selection on 5 October at the MECC in Maastricht, and Amsterdam came away with nothing new. No new star, no promotion. Kokswereld had named 212 a favourite for a third star and also mentioned Ciel Bleu; both keep two, and De Librije in Zwolle remains the only Dutch three-star. The new two-star restaurants are Azurite in Delft and SUIS in Schin op Geul, and the seven new one-stars all went outside the city.
The count went down. Spectrum, Sidney Schutte's two-star in the Waldorf Astoria, closed at the end of May after twelve years. De Juwelier, the Utrechtsestraat bistro of the 212 duo, lost its star. So did Daalder, which moved back to the Lindengracht in June and was taken into the guide again in September without one. Amsterdam goes from 23 starred restaurants to 20, the first time in ten years the city has lost any. Nationally the total stays at 119.
Below are all 20: four with two stars, sixteen with one, each band ordered by how long the restaurant has held its current stars, from Yamazato in 2002 to CUE and Choux in 2025. Each entry carries a line from Michelin itself, translated from its Dutch text. Entries in our guide link to our review; the rest link to Michelin or the restaurant's own site. After that come this year's changes and all 14 Amsterdam Bib Gourmands, three of them new since 28 September. Oriole lost its Bib this year.
Ten of the 20 are in our guide and carry an EatStreet score next to the name. That score is ours and is set independently of Michelin: a star does not raise it and a lost star does not lower it, which is why Daalder and De Juwelier keep their pages and their numbers. The other ten are not in our guide yet, so they appear here with Michelin's verdict only.
Arjan Speelman
Two stars since the 2008 guide, after one from 2005. Michelin calls Arjan Speelman's cooking "technical and creative".

Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot
Two stars since March 2021. Michelin calls it culinary theatre starring "extraordinary products and the talent of two friends". Tipped for a third star this year; it kept two.
Bas van Kranen
Two stars since 2022. Michelin says Bas van Kranen "gets to the very core of his ingredients and brings emotion to the plate".

Jurgen van der Zalm
First star in 2010, second in 2023. Michelin calls Jurgen van der Zalm "a master saucier".

Japanese, starred since 2002 and the longest-held star in the city. Michelin: "the first traditional kaiseki restaurant outside Japan to be awarded a Michelin star". Same address as Ciel Bleu.
Ron Blaauw
One star since the 2014 guide. Michelin: here "the flavours of world city Amsterdam come to life".

Alexander Ioannou
One star since the 2015 guide. Michelin says Alexander Ioannou "brings east and west together".

Luc Kusters
Starred since the 2017 guide and has since moved to the Rembrandtpark. Michelin calls Luc Kusters "a founding father of Dutch Cuisine".

Egon van Hoof
One star since the 2017 guide, filed by Michelin under creative French. Michelin calls the location, on the tip of the IJdok, "unique".
Joris Bijdendijk
One star since the 2017 guide. Michelin: "version 2.0 of Dutch gastronomy". Joris Bijdendijk also holds a star at Wils.
Tristan de Boer
One star since the 2018 guide. Tristan de Boer is chef de cuisine. Michelin: "an international story with modern finesse as the guiding thread".

Tim Golsteijn
One star since the 2019 guide. Michelin calls every visit "a fascinating voyage of discovery".
Joris Bijdendijk
Joris Bijdendijk's second starred kitchen, since March 2021. Michelin: "At no moment does the kitchen let go of you, and the fire least of all."
Wim de Beer and Jos Timmer
One star since 2022, filed by Michelin under organic. "From plant to plate" has always been the motto, Michelin notes.

Lars Scharp
One star since 2022, with Floor Wiggers as host. Michelin: "European and Asian flavours form a remarkable unity".
Tomas Bron
One star since 2022. Michelin promises that at Zoldering "the roof comes off every time".

Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot
The 212 duo's fish bistro, starred since 2023. Michelin: "This fish cooking is next level. Retro. Original. And all of it à la carte!"

Dorus Floris
One star since October 2024. Michelin calls Showw "the symbiosis of two passionate creatives": Dorus Floris in the kitchen and sommelier Lendl Mijnhijmer.
Van Berlo
Starred since 2025, modern French. Michelin: "This is a kitchen with an identity. Deep, lively and headstrong."
George Kataras
Starred since 2025. Michelin: "At CUE you come to enjoy a true festival of flavours, laid-back."
Spectrum · Sidney Schutte's two-star restaurant in the Waldorf Astoria on the Herengracht closed at the end of May 2026 after twelve years, and the hotel plans a new dining concept for 2027.
De Juwelier · The Utrechtsestraat 51 bistro of Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot lost the star it had held since 2022 and stays open, in Michelin's selection without a distinction.
Daalder · Dennis Huwaë's restaurant, starred since 2021, moved from Het Sieraad back to Lindengracht 90 in June 2026, was taken into the guide again in September and came out of 5 October without a star.
Restaurant 212 · Kokswereld named 212 a favourite for a third star alongside Brut172 in Reijmerstok; it keeps two, and De Librije in Zwolle stays the only Dutch three-star.
Ciel Bleu · Kokswereld also mentioned Ciel Bleu in its third-star preview. Lekker ranks it 12th and GaultMillau gives it 19 points. It keeps the two stars it has held since 2008.
Michelin's award for good cooking at a moderate price.
New on 28 September 2026. Barentszstraat 171, in the guide since February. Michelin: "What a fun place this is!"
New on 28 September 2026. Rokin 26. Michelin: "a kitchen you would rather share with your tablemates".
New on 28 September 2026. Lekstraat 11. Michelin: "Japanese intensity, nicely casual, impossible to resist".
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