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The country still has one three-star. It is not in Amsterdam.
De Librije kept the highest rating in the Dutch guide at the October ceremony in Maastricht, months after the death of Jonnie Boer. Twenty-one years at the top, and the address is still Zwolle.
Amsterdam has the most stars. Zwolle has the last word.
There are 122 starred restaurants in the country and the capital holds more of them than anywhere else. Yet the only three-star sits two hours east. We mapped the whole selection to work out where the Dutch map of flavour really runs.

What to eat in Zwolle: 9 dishes and where to find them
Balkenbrij, Zwolse mosterd, sugar balletjes and a three-Michelin-star tasting menu: nine addresses for what to eat in Zwolle, with 2026 prices and hours.

Zwolle keeps the country's only three Michelin stars
Michelin confirmed De Librije's three stars again on 5 October, eighteen months after the death of the chef who built it. The rest of this Hanseatic town has had two decades to catch up.
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