Dutch De Nieuwe Winkel was named the best vegetable restaurant in the world at the Barcelona Gastronomic Forum last week.
The plant-based restaurant in the eastern city of Nijmegen near the German border is the first Dutch restaurant to take home the title, which is awarded every year by a jury of culinary experts.
De Nieuwe Winkel recently switched from vegetarian to purely plant-based and replaced animal products such as eggs and butter for vegan alternatives.
Chef Guus Bakker said the team will continue to be creative with their dishes.
“Very creative processes arise, which ultimately open up new opportunities,” said Bakker. “We are now making butter that is based on sunflower seed cream, for example.”
A recent pan-European study found that almost half of Europeans eat less meat than before.
As concerns about health and climate change grow, more and more people have been tricked into becoming meatless, and interest in vegetarian cuisine is growing.
Where else can European food lovers enjoy a gourmet meal with less meat?
Here are some of the other vegetarian and flexitarian restaurants in Europe that made it into the We’re Smart Top 100 rankings.
Piazza Duomo — Alba, Italy
With three Michelin stars, Piazza Duomo is a world-class culinary journey with chef Enrico Crippa at the helm. Every day, Crippa personally selects organic products from the restaurant’s vegetable garden and turns them into surprising seasonal dishes with vegetables as a focal point. Although this restaurant isn’t completely vegetarian, there are several meatless options. The fixed menu costs 290€.
Vrijmoed — Ghent, Belgium
This two-star Michelin restaurant offers a full 7-course vegetarian menu that turns products into sophisticated dishes. Each course contains a vegetable, such as the “boiled salt crust” beetroot with hazelnuts and Jerusalem artichokes. The fixed menu costs 154€.
L’Arpège — Paris, France
Chef Alain Passard took a huge risk in 2001 when he removed red meat from the menu at his 3-star Michelin restaurant in the heart of the French capital. His decision to focus on fresh produce paid off and L’Arpège retained its three stars as a vegetarian restaurant. Today, L’Arpège has reintroduced meat and fish, but vegetarian options are still plentiful.
Ricard Camarena — Valencia, Spain
Spanish chef Ricard Camarena has been experimenting with vegetarian cuisine for years. His latest restaurant, which has earned two Michelin stars, offers several vegan and vegetarian options with surprising combinations including artichokes, peanut milk, and fig leaf oil. The fixed, plant-based menu costs 155€.
Dutch De Nieuwe Winkel was named the best vegetable restaurant in the world at the Barcelona Gastronomic Forum last week.
The plant-based restaurant in the eastern city of Nijmegen near the German border is the first Dutch restaurant to take home the title, which is awarded every year by a jury of culinary experts.
De Nieuwe Winkel recently switched from vegetarian to purely plant-based and replaced animal products such as eggs and butter for vegan alternatives.
Chef Guus Bakker said the team will continue to be creative with their dishes.
“Very creative processes arise, which ultimately open up new opportunities,” said Bakker. “We are now making butter that is based on sunflower seed cream, for example.”
A recent pan-European study found that almost half of Europeans eat less meat than before.
As concerns about health and climate change grow, more and more people have been tricked into becoming meatless, and interest in vegetarian cuisine is growing.
Wo sonst können europäische Feinschmecker ein Gourmetessen mit weniger Fleisch genießen?
Here are some of the other vegetarian and flexitarian restaurants in Europe that made it into the We’re Smart Top 100 rankings.
Piazza Duomo — Alba, Italy
With three Michelin stars, Piazza Duomo is a world-class culinary journey with chef Enrico Crippa at the helm. Every day, Crippa personally selects organic produce from the restaurant’s vegetable garden and transforms them into surprising seasonal dishes with vegetables as the star. Although this restaurant isn’t completely vegetarian, there are several meatless options. The fixed menu costs 290€.
Vrijmoed — Ghent, Belgium
This two-star Michelin restaurant offers a full 7-course vegetarian menu that turns products into sophisticated dishes. Each course contains a vegetable, such as the “boiled salt crust” beetroot with hazelnuts and Jerusalem artichokes. The fixed menu costs 154€.
L’Arpege — Paris, France
Chef Alain Passard took a huge risk in 2001 when he removed red meat from the menu at his 3-star Michelin restaurant in the heart of the French capital. His decision to focus on fresh produce paid off and L’Arpège retained its three stars as a vegetarian restaurant. Today, L’Arpège has reintroduced meat and fish, but vegetarian options are still plentiful.
Ricard Camarena — Valencia, Spain
Spanish chef Ricard Camarena has been experimenting with vegetarian cuisine for years. His latest restaurant, which has earned two Michelin stars, offers several vegan and vegetarian options with surprising combinations including artichokes, peanut milk, and fig leaf oil. The fixed, plant-based menu costs 155€.