Excelsior (restaurant)

Excelsior is a defunct restaurant located in Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin stars for the period 1957-1970 and for the period 1987–1992.[3][4][5][6]

Excelsior
Hotel de l'Europe with restaurant Excelsior on the left hand side.
Restaurant information
Head chef	Richard Van Oostenbrugge
Food type	French
Rating	Michelin Guide
Street address	Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14[1]
City	Amsterdam
Postal/ZIP Code	1012 CP
Country	Netherlands
Seating capacity	44[2]
Other information	Closed down in 2010

Restaurant Excelsior closed in 2010 and was replaced by "Restaurant Bord'Eau" in February 2011.[7]

Head chefs

Amongst others:

• B. Koeleman 1938-1940[8][9]
• Gerard Dresscher 1979-1989[10][11]
• Imko Binnerts 1989-1994[12][13]
• Jean Jacques Menanteau 1994-2009[14][15]
• Richard van Oostenbrugge 2010[16]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands

References

1. Hotel de l'Europe Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
2. (in Dutch) Smulweb.nl - Excelsior
3. Brandligt, Vivie (16 October 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1957 t/m 1964" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1957-1964]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
4. (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 1965 t/m 1970 Last visited 24 July 2011
5. Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1986-1990]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
6. Brandligt, Vivie (19 June 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 1991-1996]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
7. (in Dutch) Excelsior closed for renovations Last visited 25-8-2011.
8. "Vermaarde gerechten... Hoe en waar zij bereid worden" [Renowned cuisine ... how and where they are prepared]. Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 23 October 1938. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
9. "advertentie" [advertisement]. Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 23 October 1940. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
10. Huygens, Stan (14 March 1979). "Vrouwen in de keuken van bekend restaurant" [Women in the kitchen of well known restaurant]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
11. Huygens, Stan (25 May 1989). "Sieto Hoving als "digestief"" [Sieto Hoving as "digestive"] (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
12. Huygens, Stan (25 May 1989). "Sieto Hoving als "digestief"" [Sieto Hoving as "digestive"] (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
13. Huygens, Stan (26 May 1994). "Toch liever eigen bedrijf" [Prefers their own company] (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
14. Jansen, Will (2007). Culinaire grootmeesters. Het heilige vuur van twaalf topkoks (in Dutch). Utrecht: Uitgeverij Het Spectrum. p. 128. ISBN 9789027455314.
15. Bluiminck, Nathalie (7 June 2010). "Hotel de L'Europe verliest topkok Menanteau". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 January 2013.
16. Kok, Richard (28 September 2010). "Van Oostenbrugge nieuwe chef l'Europe". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 January 2013.

External links

• (in Dutch) History of the hotel and restaurant