Niven (restaurant)

Niven is a restaurant in Rijswijk, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2011–present.[3][4]

Niven
Restaurant information
Established11 May 2009[1]
Closed1 April 2020[2]
Head chefNiven Kunz
Food typeFrench
Rating Michelin Guide
Street addressDelftweg 58-a
CityRijswijk
CountyHolland
Statezuid Holland
Postal/ZIP Code2289 AL
CountryNetherlands
Seating capacity60
WebsiteOfficial website

GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 14 out of 20 points in 2012, two points less than in 2011.[5]

Head chef of Niven is Niven Kunz.[6]

The restaurant is a member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise.[7]

Chef Niven Kunz was formerly part owner of the Michelin starred 't Raethuys in Wateringen.[8] A business conflict with his parents, also part owner of the restaurant, forced him to leave. After a stint at De Librije, where he had trained before, he opened Niven in the building that used to house Michelin starred 't Ganzenest. The official opening was performed by then mayor of Rijswijk mrs. G.W. van der Wel-Markerink on 11 May 2011.[9]

Niven was the first Michelin starred restaurant in the Netherlands to land a deal with discount-website Groupon.[10] Besides being highly successful for chef Kunz, he sold 3500 covers in ten hours, it paved the way for other Michelin starred restaurants to land deals with Groupon.[11]

On the first of April 2020 it was announced that Niven went bankrupt. This happened during the COVID19-Crisis in 2020 although the crisis and its subsequent lock-down didn't cause Niven to go bankrupt it was the straw that broke the camels back. [12]

See also

References
  1. Kok, Richard (21 April 2009). "Nieuw restaurant Niven Kunz open op 11 mei". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. van Gruijthuijsen, Michiel (1 April 2020). "Met Michelinster bekroond restaurant Niven failliet verklaard". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. Brandligt, Vivie (22 November 2010). "Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2011" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2011]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. (in Dutch) Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2012 Last visited 29 November 2011
  5. Bluiminck, Nathalie (1 November 2011). "Niven Kunz daalt twee punten in GaultMillau 2012". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. (in Dutch) Knoopjelos - Niven
  7. Kok, Richard (29 April 2009). "Niven Kunz direct weer Alliance-lid". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. Kok, Richard (29 April 2009). "Niven Kunz direct weer Alliance-lid". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  9. Kok, Richard (21 April 2009). "Nieuw restaurant Niven Kunz open op 11 mei". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  10. Bluiminck, Nathalie (30 January 2012). "Groupon: 3.500 couverts voor Niven Kunz". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  11. Bluiminck, Nathalie (14 May 2012). "Niven* over Groupon-actie". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  12. van Gruijthuijsen, Michiel (1 April 2020). "Met Michelinster bekroond restaurant Niven failliet verklaard". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2020.


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