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Netherlands Restaurant Awards 2015: Top Nominees Voted by 500 Elite Chefs

Planning a memorable night out? The Netherlands' 500 leading chefs have voted for their favorite restaurants across key categories.

Five standout restaurants per category earned nominations (listed in no particular order). Winners will be revealed on Monday, January 26.

Best Restaurant of the Netherlands 2015
Inter Scaldes** (Kruiningen)
De Librije*** (Zwolle)
De Kromme Watergang** (Main plate)
De Leest*** (Vaassen)
FG Francois Geurds** (Rotterdam)

Best Meat Restaurant in the Netherlands
Boreas** (Heeze)
Ron Gastrobar* (Amsterdam)
De Leest*** (Vaassen)
CEO Boss of the Meat (Rotterdam)
De Librije*** (Zwolle)

Best Fish Restaurant in the Netherlands
Sea salt (Rotterdam)
De Kromme Watergang** (Hoofdplaat)
Visaandeschelde (Amsterdam)
Pure C* (Cadzand-Bad)
Inter Scaldes** (Kruiningen)

Best Wine Restaurant in the Netherlands
Ciel Bleu** (Amsterdam)
Da Vinci** (Maasbracht)
Inter Scaldes** (Kruiningen)
De Librije*** (Zwolle)
Bord 'eau** (Amsterdam)

Best Vegetable Restaurant in the Netherlands
Bolenius (Amsterdam)
Niven* (Rijswijk)
De Librije*** (Zwolle)
De Kas (Amsterdam)
Vermeer (Amsterdam)

Best Asian Restaurant in the Netherlands
Yamazato (Amsterdam)
HanTing Cuisine* (The Hague)
Memories of Asia (Arnhem)
Asian Glories (Rotterdam)
Izakaya (Amsterdam)

Best Italian Restaurant in the Netherlands
Mario Uva (Wijdewormer)
Segugio (Amsterdam)
Raimondi's Villa Rozenrust (Leidschendam)
Mediterraneo (Maastricht)
Toscanini (Amsterdam)

Best Organic Restaurant in the Netherlands
De Kas (Amsterdam)
Niven* (Rijswijk)
De Librije*** (Zwolle)
Bolenius (Amsterdam)
Endless (Leeuwarden)

The Most Romantic Restaurant in the Netherlands
De Bokkedoorns** (Overveen)
Inter Scaldes** (Kruiningen)
Ciel Bleu** (Amsterdam)
Château Neercanne* (Maastricht)
The Friends of Jacob* (Santpoort-Noord)

Best Price/Quality Restaurant in the Netherlands
Lastage (Amsterdam)
Hofstede de Blaak (Tilburg)
Amarone* (Rotterdam)
Endless (Leeuwarden)
One (Roermond)

Best Newcomer in the Netherlands
Zarzo (Eindhoven)
Librije's Zusje** (Amsterdam)
Spetters* (Breskens)
HMB (Rotterdam)
't Hemelrijk (Hulst)