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412      TR A VELLERS ’  NEEDS

       CADZAND: Pure C   €€€                   island, shrimp from the Wadden
       Mediterranean   Map A5                  Sea and fish from the North Sea,
       Boulevard de Wielingen 49, 4506 JK      cheese from a nearby sheep farm
       Tel (0117) 396 036  Closed Mon & Tue    and locally brewed beer.
       Latest venture of celebrity chef
       Sergio Herman, this restaurant
       was awarded a Michelin star              DK Choice
       soon after opening. Great food,          VLIELAND: Uitspanning Het
       relaxed atmosphere.                      Armhuis        €€€
                                                International   Map C1
        DK Choice                               Kerkplein 6, 8899 AW
                                                Tel (0562) 451 935  Closed Mon &
        DOMBURG: Het                            Tue
        Badpaviljoen   €€€                      This monumental 17th-
        Seafood     Map A5                      century almshouse once
        Badhuisweg 21, 4357 AV                  sheltered orphans, the elderly,
        Tel (0118) 582405  Closed Tue &         the poor and the needy. It is
        Wed                                     now home to the island’s best
        In a fairytale turn-of-the-century      restaurant. A bistro by day,
        bathing pavilion on a dune top,         it serves three- or four-course
        this fine-dining restaurant has    Lovely table setting at Herberg Onder    set menus for dinner. Enjoy
        a clean-cut interior and serves   de Linden, Aduard  refined, classically cooked
        anything fishy, from the freshest       dishes either indoors or
        Zeeland oysters and mussels    superb views of the surrounding   outside in the garden.
        to North Sea crab and whole   creeks and the Oosterschelde.
        lobsters. Order a seafood plate   Serves mainly seafood.
        for two and dine alfresco on
        the seaside terrace.
                                               Groningen
                           West Frisian Islands
       GOES: Jan        €€                      ADUARD: Herberg Onder
       Seafood       Map A5  AMELAND: Boerenbont   €€  de Linden   €€€
       Bierkade 3A, 4461 AV  Modern Dutch   Map C1  French    Map D1
       Tel (0113) 219 974  Closed Tue & Wed  Strandweg 50, 9163 GN Nes  Burg. van Barneveldweg 3, 9831 RD
       This fish restaurant in the old   Tel (0519) 542 293  Tel (050) 403 1406  Closed Sun–Tue
       harbour features a chic interior.   A mix of old and new: the cuisine   The chef has kept his Michelin
       The chef’s speciality is classically   is traditional – with a touch of the   star rating for nearly three
       cooked shellfish: oysters, crab and   modern – served on the classic   decades, so expect good quality
       clams galore. Quayside terrace.  painted crockery from which the   and prices to match. Limited but
                           restaurant takes its name. Old   mouth-watering set menus.
       HOOFDPLAAT: De Kromme   Dutch texts on the walls temper
       Watergang       €€€  the contemporary decor.  GRONINGEN: Het
       Regional      Map A5                    Goudkantoor       €
       Slijkplaat 6, 4513 KK  SCHIERMONNIKOOG:   Mediterranean   Map D1
       Tel (0117) 348 696   Closed Mon &   Ambrosijn   €€  Waagplein 1, 9712 JZ
       Tue; first two weeks in Jun; last week   Regional   Map D1  Tel (050) 589 1888   Closed Sun
       Sep–first week Oct  Langestreek 13, 9166 LA  dinner
       Adventurous cooking with an   Tel (0519) 720 261  The “Gold Office” is where taxes
       emphasis on seafood is the high-  This intimate place serves salads   were collected during the
       light of this two-star restaurant   and sandwiches by day, and   Golden Age. It now houses
       located in a hamlet called Slijkplaat,  three- to five-course set menus   a fine restaurant, serving
       or “mud plate”. Food comes straight  for dinner. “Ambro” is the name of   Mediterranean fare for the
       from the silty clay of Zeeland.  the wild apples that grow all over   local palate.
                           the island, and which the restau-
       MIDDELBURG: Scherp   €€  rant puts in its crunchy apple pie.  DK Choice
       Regional      Map A5
       Wijngaardstraat 1–5, 4331 PM  TERSCHELLING: Loods   €€  GRONINGEN: WEEVA   €
       Tel (0118) 634 633 Closed Sun & Mon;   International   Map C1  Regional   Map D1
       end Jul–mid-Aug; end Dec–mid-Jan  Willem Barentszkade 39, 8881 BD  Gedempte Zuiderdiep 8–10,
       Chef Scherp serves dishes such   Tel (0562) 700 200   9711 HG
       as Zeeland oysters with wasabi   Comfort food is dished up in a   Tel (050) 588 6555
       cream, cucumber, passion fruit   light-flooded dining room with   This “Living and Eating House
       foam and chardonnay vinegar.   an industrial feel. Scaffolding   for All” retains the original
       Regional delicacies, some meat   wood tables, designer chairs and   atmosphere of the 1871
       and game, but mainly seafood.  large metal lamps constitute the   soup kitchen it once was,
                           interior. Pleasant seaview terrace.  even though the clientele
       OUWERKERK: De Vierbannen €€€             is greatly changed. It serves
       French        Map A5  TEXEL: Topido   €€  good comfort food, prepared
       Weg van de Buitenlandse Pers 3,    Regional   Map B2  with regional and healthy
       4305 RJ             Kikkertstraat 23, 1795 AA De Cocksdorp  ingredients, at affordable
       Tel (0111) 647 547  Closed Mon & Tue  Tel (0222) 316 227   Closed Mon  prices – such as the dish of
       Housing a brasserie and restau rant,   Head here to get a taste of Texel:   the day for under €10.
       this building has a terrace with   lamb, goat and beef from the
       Key to Price Guide see page 406
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