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Holten

De Swarte Ruijter

$$$$Restaurant · Modern Cuisine

Why we point you here

Holten's Michelin-starred modern kitchen, charted for 2025, puts refinement on the map in eastern Netherlands.

De Swarte Ruijter brings one Michelin star modern cuisine to Holten, a corner of the eastern Netherlands where serious cooking isn't always expected. The 2025 recognition confirms what locals already knew: precision and polish have found a home here, worth the detour into quieter country.

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Charted by Michelin Guide· Last verified 2026-07-11