Amarone (restaurant)
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Michelin Guide| Amarone | |
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.jpg) Amarone Restaurant (Rotterdam) | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | September 2006[1] |
| Head chef | Jan van Dobben |
| Food type | French with Japanese influence[2] |
| Rating | Michelin Guide |
| Location | Meent 72a, Rotterdam, 3011 JN, Netherlands |
| Seating capacity | 50 |
| Website | Official website |
Amarone is a restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2008–present.[3][4][5][6][7]
The original head chef of Amarone was Gert Blom.[8] Chef Blom and maître Harry Baas were co-owners of the restaurant from 2006 until Baas left in 2015.[9] 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.[10] A year later, in July 2018, he completely took over the restaurant from Mr Blom.[11] 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.[12]
In 2019, Restaurant Amarone situated on the 60th place in the "Lekker 500" [13]
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.[14]
