The Top 61 Restaurants Near Landgasthof Backers
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Rank 1. Landgasthof Backers
Regional German
A country inn in the village of Twist where venison and Diepholz geese anchor a menu that follows the region and the season closely. The family has been at it for generations, and a Slow Food membership signals where their loyalties lie. It reads as a proper sit-down dinner, the kind where guestrooms upstairs make lingering over four courses feel like the obvious choice rather than an indulgence.
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Rank 2. De Gaffel
French
A Saxon farmhouse with a thatched roof and an open fire sets the scene for this French-leaning restaurant in the Drenthe countryside. The chef grows his own vegetables on site, then runs them through contemporary technique on a four or five course surprise menu, the only choice being how much you want. Venison with a long-reduced jus is the kind of thing that ends up here. Unhurried and quietly serious about what's on the plate.
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A restobar tucked into a charming old building on Meiboomplein, where the menu runs long enough that you'll have opinions before you've ordered. The kitchen leans French but isn't precious about it, grilling entrecôte to medium-rare and finishing it with a stroganoff sauce spiked with smoked sausage. The tiramisu reportedly demands the last spoonful. Comfortable, crowd-pleasing, and selected by the Michelin Guide.
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Rank 4. Amused Food & Wine
Modern French
A French restaurant in Hardenberg where the chef grows his own vegetables and builds surprise tasting menus around them. The room is elegant and chic, and a connected wine bar next door handles the pre-dinner browsing. Expect beautifully plated courses where the pairings take unexpected turns, a grilled game-stew sandwich alongside a roe fillet, for instance. The Michelin Guide lists it, and intensity appears to be the kitchen's guiding principle.
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Rank 5. De Bloemenbeek
French
Deer may genuinely cross the fields mid-course at this country manor outside De Lutte, which sets the mood as well as any decor. De Bloemenbeek holds a Michelin star for French fine dining built around Twente game, local farmers' vegetables, and the occasional Far Eastern flourish. Dark carpet, chandeliers, and an open fireplace keep things cozy rather than stiff. Aperitifs in the lounge first; the kitchen handles the rest.
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Rank 7. Landgoed de Holtweijde
Modern French
A country estate in the Twente farmland, all wooden beams, terracotta floors, and a fire that earns its keep. The kitchen runs creative French with a Bib Gourmand and a clear preference for regional produce, so the menu shifts with what's growing nearby. Tournedos Rossini sits alongside more adventurous plates, which is a neat trick. The kind of place that makes driving into the rural Netherlands feel like a reasonable idea.
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Rank 9. de Wanne
Modern French
The terrace looks out over the grounds of the Parkhotel de Wiemsel, and inside, the linen and silverware signal that this is the kind of French-rooted fine dining room where the staff knows the menu cold. The kitchen works in the classic tradition with the occasional international detour, and the room is quiet enough that you can hear your table talk, which some people consider a feature.
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Rank 10. Ledeboer
Modern French
The dining room lives inside a former bank building, all high ceilings and elegant bones softened just enough to feel like a restaurant rather than a film set. This is a French fine dining spot where the kitchen leans into careful technique and premium ingredients, with a full set menu that also runs in a vegetarian version, or dishes ordered à la carte if a long tasting isn't the plan. Dress accordingly and expect to linger.
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Rank 11. Het Seminar
French
A former monastery outside Zenderen, converted into an upscale French restaurant where the kitchen draws almost everything from the grounds around it, including vegetables from the garden, pigs reared on site, and cheese from the neighboring creamery. The chef builds a set menu you compose yourself from classically anchored dishes, the kind of place where the sourcing does the talking and the service knows the wine list cold.
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Rank 12. De Keuken van Arragon
Contemporary French
A former inn at the edge of the Spaarbankbos, De Keuken van Arragon is a French restaurant where the cooking is seasonal and quietly confident. The room feels like someone's well-loved dining room, and front-of-house treats newcomers like they've been coming for years. The kitchen leans contemporary without making a fuss about it, letting the plate do the talking.
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Rank 14. Dorset
Modern French
A stately villa on the main street of Borne houses this French restaurant, where the lounge mood and terrace greenery make the room feel more relaxed than the cooking's ambition might suggest. The chef pairs regional lamb with beetroot, celeriac, and mustard in ways that hit earthy, sweet, and sharp in the same bite. Local produce does a lot of the heavy lifting, though exotic seasonings turn up when the mood strikes.
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Rank 15. 't Lansink
Modern French
A Michelin-starred French restaurant inside a charming old house in Hengelo's Tuindorp neighborhood, where the front-of-house team operates with the kind of attentiveness that feels personal rather than performed. The chef leans into local Twente produce, and the sauces alone make a case for the kitchen's confidence. A chef's table option exists for those who want the full show.
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The kitchen garden supplies the herbs and vegetables, and the open kitchen turns prep into theater at this Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant on the edge of Enschede. The listed building dates back a century or so, and the room carries that old-bones warmth, while the cooking leans into bright acidity, aromatic spice, and careful balance. The wine list draws the kind of attention that usually belongs to the food.
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Rank 17. Carelshaven
French
The chef keeps a kitchen garden on the grounds of a castle estate and it shows up in every plate, from duck breast finished with mole to sweetbreads brightened with kumquat. This is a fine-dining restaurant with a leafy terrace that looks out over the Twickel estate, the kind of setting that makes French cooking feel like a reasonable response to the surroundings. The menu leans plant-forward without making a manifesto of it.
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Rank 18. Beesten
French
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Rank 19. De Uitkijk
Modern French
Perched above the Sallandse Heuvelrug with a lavender-scented terrace and views that make you feel like you've taken a wrong turn into Provence, De Uitkijk is a country-house restaurant earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand with French-leaning modern cooking. The chef grows his own herbs and lets the seasons steer the menu, with generous plates that feel both careful and unfussy. Pair it with a walk through the national park next door.
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Rank 20. De Vlindertuin
Modern French
A converted Saxon farmhouse on a village green in Drenthe, where the lambs you pass on the way in may well appear on the plate. This is refined French dining with a strong local bent, a Michelin star, and a chef who uses whole animals and builds deep sauces around them. The terrace in warm weather is the obvious move. Lekker 500 ranked it fortieth in the country, so booking ahead is not optional.
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Rank 21. De Swarte Ruijter
French
A thatched villa on the Holterberg where the pine forest pressing against the windows feels less like scenery and more like an ingredient. This Michelin-starred French restaurant draws its menu from the Salland countryside: mushrooms, venison, air-dried veal, and vegetables treated with a seriousness that makes the meat feel like the supporting act. The terrace, on a good day, makes it hard to go back inside.
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A whitewashed country inn outside Dalfsen where the menu rotates with the seasons and the kitchen and front-of-house move in easy sync. The cooking leans Asian but lands somewhere personal, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand to show for it. A generous terrace handles the warmer months, and the wine list is broad enough to keep things interesting across courses. Unhurried and unpretentious, which is harder to pull off than it sounds.
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A monumental 1860s warehouse on the Stoombootkade, where exotic goods including candied citrus peel once changed hands, now hosts a restaurant leaning into Asian-inflected contemporary cooking. The chef puts vegetables and fruit at the center of the plate in ways that feel considered rather than compensatory. Lunch runs simpler, evenings more elaborate, and the waterfront terrace earns its own argument for timing your visit around the weather.
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The glass-covered courtyard of a former prison in Zwolle turns out to be the perfect setting for a three Michelin star tasting menu: serious enough to match the cooking, strange enough to keep you honest. The late Jonnie Boer, the most influential Dutch chef of his generation, shaped a style built on local ingredients and fermented brightness that the team carries forward with evident care. Dress up; this is a full evening.
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The drive through the Salland countryside does half the work before you reach the door. This is a restaurant with a terrace that channels hunting lodge, set in the kind of rural Dutch landscape that makes you want to linger. Lunch runs à la carte and keeps things easy; evenings shift to a daily-changing set menu where the chef reworks classic combinations with a light modern hand. Worth noting there are rooms if leaving feels like the wrong call.
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Rank 28. De Lindenhof
French
A thatched farmhouse in the canals of Giethoorn, with the chef's sailing boat tied up out back and broad beans from the kitchen garden making their way onto the plate, sets the tone for this two-Michelin-star French restaurant. The cooking is classic at its core, with just enough international influence to keep things lively. Hostess Marjan runs the room with the kind of warmth that makes a long tasting menu feel like a good idea.
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Rank 29. Restaurant Affect
French
A Michelin-starred French restaurant on a Zwolle canal, where the chef trained under Jonnie Boer and now runs his own quiet ambitions. The cooking is technically precise but not showy, built around regional ingredients and unexpected global pairings that tend to stay with you. Set menu or à la carte, with a sommelier who takes the wine pairing seriously. The room is warm and unhurried, exactly the kind of place where nobody seems to be in a rush to leave.
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Driftwood and drying herbs hang from the ceiling above a wine wall that spans most of the room, which sets the tone nicely for a Michelin-starred restaurant on Zwolle's prettiest square. Jonnie and Thérèse Boer run the kitchen with a team that leans on local produce and turns out dishes that feel inventive without being theatrical. The terrace overlooks the Nieuwe Markt, and the whole place runs more casual than the star might suggest.
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Rank 32. Bovenmeester
Classical French
The coat hooks are still on the walls from when this building was a school, which sets the tone perfectly for a brasserie that takes itself just seriously enough. French classics get a precise modern treatment on the à la carte and tasting menus, with portions sized for people who actually came to eat. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the kind of room that earns a return visit before you've finished dessert.
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Rank 34. Restaurant L'église
Modern French
A converted church on Zwolle's Bethlehems Kerkplein sets the scene for this French restaurant that doubles, comfortably, as a wine bar. The hostess runs the floor and the wine list with equal ease, and the chef keeps plates spare and sharp, a few well-chosen elements doing the arguing. You can drop in for a glass and something small, or commit to the full menu. Either way, nobody makes you feel like you chose wrong.
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There is no written menu at this intimate restaurant in Zwolle's old fish market, so your options arrive by word of mouth and you decide on the spot. The chef cooks plant-forward with occasional meat dishes, leaning into Asian-inflected sauces and unexpected textures. The host runs the floor and the wine list with equal ease, and her pairings tend to steer the whole meal somewhere better than you'd planned.
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The menu here is largely decided by a sustainable fisherman from Urk, whose daily catch shapes what lands on the plate. This seafood restaurant on Zwolle's main square has the feel of a fisherman's hut that got a thoughtful renovation. Vegetables come from the team's own garden, sauces run deep, and fish trimmings get turned into soup rather than the bin. Lunch is à la carte; evenings are set menu only.
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A seventeenth-century warehouse on the Rodetorenplein, now dressed in spare Scandinavian lines, houses this Dutch restaurant where the cooking leans heavily on seasonal, regional vegetables with just enough international edge to keep things interesting. The summer terrace offers cover from the city centre's noise. The chef plays with acidic and bitter notes in a way that feels considered rather than showy, and the Michelin Guide has taken notice.
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Rank 38. Lindenhof
Mediterranean
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Rank 39. De Voorburcht
French
A moat and medieval fortifications are a bold opening act for a French restaurant, but De Voorburcht commits. Cross the drawbridge, find the building with the sloping wall, and settle into a dining room where the stone bones of the place have been polished up beautifully. The cooking is classical in instinct but playful in execution, and it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for the effort.
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A working water wheel turns outside, water lilies drift past the window, and somehow the interior matches it. This is a French restaurant in a converted mill, the kind of place where the lobster travels from a tank to the table and the bisque arrives full-bodied and spiced. The kitchen leans classic, with foie gras terrine and sweetbreads in veal jus, though a modern flourish sneaks in here and there to lift the richness.
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Rank 41. De Oude Smidse
French
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Rank 42. Bisque
French
The name is a clue: bisque, the classical French shellfish soup, gives this Groningen restaurant both its identity and its governing philosophy. The chef runs a tight, precise kitchen where French technique meets a less-is-more sensibility, and the room has the same quality, understated and comfortable without trying too hard. Warm front-of-house, quiet confidence in the back, and cooking that lingers longer than the meal itself.
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A converted chapel with its stained-glass windows intact sets the scene for this Michelin-starred creative restaurant in Groningen. You enter through the kitchen, which tells you something about the team's confidence. The cooking leans inventive and precise, with a vegetarian tasting menu built around everyday vegetables that earns its own following. Book ahead and mention if you want that menu.
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Rank 44. Niemeijer
International
The honey comes from the chef's own apiary out back, and the garden supplies much of what lands on the plate. This light, airy restaurant in Groningen holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for creative cooking that keeps one foot in Dutch tradition, duck glazed in house honey, kale in various textures, a sauerkraut jus. The à la carte menu is long, the room feels unhurried, and the couple running it take the whole operation personally.
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Rank 45. Poppe
French
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Rank 46. Coperto Restobar
Mediterranean French
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There's no menu at this intimate Groningen restaurant, just the kitchen's judgment and yours to trust it. The chef sends out course after course of refined, inventive cooking, with wine pairings chosen to follow along. The room is small and the team genuinely seems to enjoy themselves, which tends to loosen up the guests. A Michelin Selected spot for an evening that unfolds on the kitchen's own terms.
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Three friends run this small restaurant with an arrangement that cuts out the middleman entirely: they cook one set menu in an open kitchen, plate it, and bring it to you themselves, while you handle your own bread and drinks. The setup sounds informal until the food arrives and the trio start explaining, with evident enthusiasm, how they pulled it off. Complex flavors, bold contrasts, and a careful hand keeping everything in check.
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Rank 49. Nassau
French
A centuries-old beamed ceiling hangs over glossy parquet and sleek furniture, with floor-to-ceiling views of a walled French garden outside. Nassau is a fine-dining restaurant in a former princely residence, and the room earns every centimeter of that history. The chef leans on intense sauces and premium produce, and the wine list skews interestingly toward Germany. Multi-course menus only, so come hungry and unhurried.
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Rank 50. Blumé
Modern French
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A snug, old-school dining room sitting right beside the village church in the Westphalian countryside, the kind of place locals have been coming to for generations without feeling the need to tell anyone about it. The kitchen works the seasons hard, turning out traditional regional cooking, slow-cooked beef with onions alongside the occasional pasta flourish. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and service that's warm without being performative.
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Rank 52. Bistro LouLou
Bistro French
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Rank 53. Bellami’s
French
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Rank 54. Sepia
French
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Rank 56. Regional Friesoythe
Seasonal German
A set menu restaurant in the middle of Friesoythe where the name doubles as the mission statement: local suppliers, seasonal ingredients, and a four-to-six course dinner that also comes in a vegetarian version. The interior mixes modern and rustic without committing a crime against either. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and in summer a handful of tables spill outside. Warm service rounds it out.
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Rank 57. Zur Waage M.E.B.
Regional German
A terrace over the Leda River, a view of the museum harbour, and shrimp soup on the menu: this is a traditional regional restaurant that has been doing its thing in the centre of Leer for long enough that the chef trained here as an apprentice before eventually running the place. The room leans into old inn character with maritime accents, and the kitchen keeps close to North Sea and seasonal produce. Lunch runs a little simpler than dinner.
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A cosy neighbourhood bistro on Frederiksplein with a French soul and a market-driven menu that changes with whatever looked good that morning. The chef roots everything in classic technique, then nudges dishes somewhere unexpected, duck confit turning up alongside aniseed bread and carrot-top tempura, say. The room is warm and unhurried, and the hostess knows the wine list cold. It's small, so a reservation is less a suggestion than a requirement.
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Rank 59. Hanasato
Japanese
Shabu shabu is the move here: you dip thinly sliced meat, vegetables, and rice into a rich broth yourself, which is either very interactive or very therapeutic depending on your mood. This quiet Japanese restaurant follows the Washoku tradition, so expect sashimi with fresh wasabi and chawanmushi that smells like it took all afternoon. Pre-ordering is required, which keeps things unhurried once you arrive.
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The brewing kettles are the first thing you see when you walk in, which tells you everything: this is a brew-bistro in a converted warehouse on the Noorderhaven, where the house beers are made on-site and the kitchen treats them as a pairing challenge. The cooking moves between classic bistro territory and something more restless, steak tartare with an Asian lean, pork cheeks with dukkah. Casual room, attentive service, and the smell of fermenting grain throughout.
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Rank 61. Hinterding
Classic French
A spruce urban villa with high ceilings and a terrace that earns its keep year-round, Hinterding is a classic French restaurant in the kind of small German city where nobody expects to find one. The cooking leans ambitious and old-school, the sort of place that pre-orders takeaway set menus for you without breaking a sweat. Cookery classes and rooms are also on offer, so you can apparently just move in.