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Amarone (restaurant)
Restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amarone is a restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2008–present.[2][3][4][5][6]
Amarone | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | September 2006[1] |
Head chef | Jan van Dobben |
Food type | French with a touch of Japanese |
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Street address | Meent 72a |
City | Rotterdam |
Postal/ZIP Code | 3011 JN |
Country | Netherlands |
Seating capacity | 50 |
Website | Official website |
The original head chef of Amarone was Gert Blom.[7] Chef Blom and maître Harry Baas were co-owners of the restaurant from 2006 until Baas left in 2015.[8] Present owner and head chef of Amarone is Jan van Dobben. Chef van Dobben worked together with Gert Blom for six years and became the co-owner of the restaurant in 2017.[9] A year later, in July 2018, he completely took over the restaurant from Mr Blom.[10] Chef van Dobben, together with his wife, Yoshiko Takayama-van Dobben, restaurant-manager Jasper Verhagen and sous-chef Yuri Wattimena, retained his Michelin-star in December 2018.
GaultMillau awarded the restaurant in 2019 with 15 out of 20 points.[11]
In 2019, Restaurant Amarone situated on the 60th place in the "Lekker 500" [12]
On August 22, 2019, Amarone had to close its doors after a major fire. There was a short circuit in a wall socket in the basement. After a renovation, the restaurant reopened on February 21, 2020.[13]