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Restaurant 212
★★ Michelin 2026
Two-star counter dining on the Amstel — every seat faces the open kitchen, every course arrives from the chef's hands.
212 abolished the distance between kitchen and guest: the restaurant is one long counter wrapped around the pass, where chef Richard van Oostenbrugge's team plates two-star cooking at arm's length — langoustines, sea bass with crisped scales, an oyster ice cream that regulars name-check for years. The format makes dinner a performance you're seated inside rather than in front of. Lunch on weekdays is the accessible entry; evenings are the full production. Book well ahead and come curious.
Where to find it
Amstel 212, 1017 AH, Amsterdam
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