212

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot left the acclaimed Bord'Eau in 2017 to open their own kitchen-counter venture. The 30-seater 212 launched the following year, billing itself as Amsterdam's first no-table restaurant. A central open kitchen allows guests and chefs to interact directly. Opt for the seven-course tasting menu to sample the team's most creative risk-taking, or choose from the tried-and-true favourites across the three- and four-course a la carte and tasting menus. Standout dishes include a delicate mackerel starter touched with smoke and finished with an extraction of tomato and elderflower and the crispy veal sweetbread accompanied by a cream of barbecued sardines with a hint of preserved orange. Save room for the signature trompe l'oeil dessert: ginger and apple sorbet styled as an apple core, with chocolate 'seeds' and a crispy salted caramel base enclosed in a clear sugarwork bubble.

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $315
• Lunch: Wed – Sat Dinner: Tue – Sat
• 31 20 334 86 85
• Visit 212's Website

Location

Amstel 212, Centrum, Amsterdam, 1017 AH