De Kromme Watergang, Two Michelin star restaurant in Hoofdplaat, Netherlands.
De Kromme Watergang is a restaurant in Hoofdplaat, a small village in the Sluis municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. It occupies a former school building, and the grounds include a courtyard, small raised areas, and a pond that give the setting a distinctive look.
The restaurant opened in 1993 in a building that had previously served as a local school, giving the structure a new purpose. Over time it earned two Michelin stars, which brought visitors from across the country and from neighboring Belgium.
The restaurant sits in the municipality of Sluis, a flat polder landscape close to the Belgian border and the sea. The cooking follows the seasons and draws heavily on what grows or lives nearby, so the food on the plate tells you where you are.
Seating is limited, so booking ahead is a good idea, particularly on weekends or during the warmer months when demand rises. Accommodation options are available nearby for those who want to stay the night after dining.
The name De Kromme Watergang translates roughly as 'the curved water channel', referring to the small drainage channels that run through the polder landscape around Hoofdplaat. These channels have shaped the look of this land for centuries, which is why the name connects the restaurant so directly to its surroundings.
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