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       GRONINGEN: Flinders Café   €€  MAKKUM: De Prins   €  RODEN: Cuisinerie
       International   Map D1  Traditional   Map C2  Mensinge    €€
       Nieuweweg 2/Schuitendiep 54,    Kerkstraat 1, 8754 CN  French   Map D2
       9711 TD             Tel (0515) 231 510   Closed Tue;    Mensingheweg 1, 9301 KA
       Tel (050) 737 0242   Closed dinner  Mon & Wed lunch  Tel (050) 501 3149   Closed Mon &
       Located in Noorderplantsoen   Established in 1760, De Prins has   Tue
       park, this ship-shaped Art Deco   been run by the same family for   The coach house and stables
       pavilion serves breakfast, lunch,   three generations. The taproom   of a 600-year-old manor tucked
       snacks and dinner. Diners can   features hand painted tiles on the   away in a nature reserve now
       choose from soups and salads to   walls. Old-fashioned Dutch dining.  house a wonderfully romantic
       full-fledged meals.                     bistro and restaurant. No à la
                           SNEEK: Cook & Ny   €  carte at dinner.
       NOORDLAREN:         International   Map C2
       De Waterjuffers bij Vos   €€  1e Oosterkade 24, 8605 AA  RODERESCH: Herberg
       Regional      Map E2  Tel (0515) 433 019   Closed Mon  van Es   €€
       Osdijk 4, 9479 TC   This eatery has everything to   International   Map D2
       Tel (050) 711 9310   Closed winter:   attract diners: a sleek interior, an   Hoofdweg 1, 9305 TD
       Mon–Fri             international-sounding name   Tel (050) 501 2660   Closed Mon &
       This restaurant with a waterside   and great tapas, from patatas   Tue
       terrace is set on the banks of the   bravas and vegetable-filled filo to   The natural area surrounding this
       Zuidlaardermeer in a nature   garlic snails and catfish saté.  restaurant is popular among hikers
       reserve. Serves eel and zander          and bikers. Extensive menus for
       straight from the lake, but also        lunch and dinner, and a game
       vegetarian and meat dishes.             menu (in season) featuring deer,
                           Drenthe             hare, boar and more.
                           ASSEN: Touché    €€  ZUIDLAREN: De Vlindertuin  €€€
       Friesland           Fusion        Map D2  French       Map E2
                           Markt 20, 9401 GT   Stationsweg 41, 9471 GK
                           Tel (0592) 769 069   Closed Mon  Tel (050) 409 4531   Closed Sun &
        DK Choice          The chef cooks up modern takes   Mon
                           on traditional dishes here, such
                                               The Michelin-starred “Butterfly
        HARLINGEN: Anna    as slowly braised duck glazed   Garden” is one of Drenthe’s finest
        Casparii       €€  with hoisin sauce and star anise.   restaurants, serving refined French
        Seafood     Map C2  Set in the town’s prettiest square.   food with a modern twist in a
        Noorderhaven 67–71, 8861 AL            300-year-old farmhouse. Order
        Tel (0517) 412 065   DK Choice         the eight-course tasting menu.
        Housed in a historic building
        dating back to the 18th century,   BORGER: Villa van Streek  €€
        this traditional in-house restau-  Regional   Map E2
        rant of Hotel Anna Casparii   Torenlaan 13, 9531 JH  Overijssel
        offers an extensive selection of   Tel (0599) 657 007  Closed Mon
        fresh seafood and an impressive   In the dolmen capital of Drenthe,
        range of beers. The attractive   a former Royal Marshals barracks   DK Choice
        canalside setting provides    now houses this artistically
        the ideal backdrop to enjoy    decorated eatery. Open all day   DE LUTTE: De
        a leisurely meal.   for brunch, lunch and dinner,    Bloemenbeek   €€€
                            it offers a changing menu of   French   Map E3
                            regionally harvested dishes at   Beuningerstraat 6, 7587 LD
       HEERENVEEN: Het Ambacht  €€  affordable prices. The adjacent   Tel (0541) 551 224
       International   Map D2  shop and tourist info sells maps   Located in the gently rolling
       Burg. Falkenaweg 56, 8442 LE  for touring the nearby dolmens.  landscape of the Dinkel valley,
       Tel (0513) 232 172   Closed Sun &        Michelin-starred “The Flower
       Mon; Sat lunch                           Stream” is a fine dining restaurant
       Chef Henk Markus, dubbed “the            attached to a country house
       Frisian Jamie Oliver”, transformed a     hotel. The cuisine is a delightful
       century-old technical school into        amalgamation of French and
       a trendy restaurant that employs         Dutch styles, but the extensive
       disadvantaged youth. Sample              and well-chosen wine list is
       local delicacies like monkfish,          very French.
       wagyu beef and ringneck dove.
       LEEUWARDEN: De Walrus   €                DEVENTER: Jackies
       International   Map D1                  NYCuisine         €€
       Gouverneursplein 37, 8911 HH            International   Map D3
       Tel (058) 213 7740                      Grote Poot 19, 7411 KE
       Spreading over three floors, this       Tel (0570) 616 666
       grand café is a go-to place for         This contemporary eatery is
       dinner or just drinks. The menu         inspired by the style of Jackie O
       is international, ranging from pop-     and the cuisine of New York City,
       ular Dutch staples to Thai-style        including Chinatown. Spot on,
       curries. Welcoming pavement   Smoked salmon, one of the dishes that   with great food and attentive
       terrace and lively atmosphere.  visitors can sample in Friesland  service in a stylish setting.
                                     For more information on types of restaurants see page 402
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