Last Monday afternoon, 9 February, was all about the Gault&Millau award ceremony: a day filled with wonderful awards and special recognition for Dutch gastronomy. We are proud to share the highlights of this festive day.
Dutch JRE-Chefs in the Spotlight during Gault&Millau 2026
Young Chef of the Year
During the award ceremony, JRE chef Sofiane Bons from Joelia in Rotterdam received a well-deserved award. He was honoured with the title Young Chef of the Year . A special congratulations to him for this wonderful recognition of his talent, vision and craftsmanship.
Score increases
In addition, we celebrated several impressive score increases for JRE restaurants:
17 points for Spetters , Breskens – Laurent Smallegange
15 points for STEEF. , Leeuwarden – Stefan Visser
14.5 points for Tante Kee , Kaag – Kim Edwards & Raymond Reeb
14 points for Bakboord , Almere – Patty van der Meer
14 points for Éclusier , Bloemendaal – Michelle Leone & Yorick de Groot
14 points for Rura , Roermond – Naomi Haberts & Joey Remie
13.5 points for Lazuli , Enschede – Marijn Waanders & Tim Staal
Featured in the Gault&Millau Guide
At the end of the day, the new Gault&Millau guide was handed out to all guests. This guide includes restaurants awarded 16 to 19.5 points.
The following JRE Netherlands restaurants are listed:
17 points
Joelia, Rotterdam – Sofiane Bons & Pieter Timmer
Spetters, Breskens – Laurent Smallegange
16.5 points
Atelier, Gulpen – Hans & Ellen Kinkartz
ONE, Roermond – Bethany DeLong & Edwin Soumang
16 points
Orangerie de Pol, Doetinchem – Mark Captein & Marjolein van der Ham