Spandershoeve

The rijsttafel here has been an old-school institution in Hilversum for decades, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand on its record tells you the kitchen hasn't coasted on that. This is a welcoming Indonesian restaurant where the team slow-roasts goat until it gives up completely, balances fiery spice blends with real confidence, and uses soy sauce like punctuation. The kind of place that makes rijsttafel feel like a proper education rather than a tourist formality.

Two honors, in evidence: