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Restaurant Flore

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👍👍 You can see the upgrade from 1 michelin star and 2. The experience is 3-4 hours and they explain you in detail all the ingredients and processes, add to that a serving of wines and the sommelier will impress you with each drink. We really enjoy it, my only advice is be patient is a whole night exper... People often mention experience, service, wine, restaurant, table, Michelin, nice, staff, kitchen, dishes,


Address

Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14, 1012 CP Amsterdam, Netherlands

Website

restaurantflore.com

Contact

+31 20 730 3398

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (141 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 12 to 4 PM, 6:30 to 10 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 6:30 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 6:30 to 10 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 4 PM, 6:30 to 10 PM

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: experience (14) service (11) wine (11) restaurant (10) table (9) Michelin (8) nice (8) staff (8) kitchen (7) dishes (7)
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  • 5/5 Giancarlo M. 7 months ago on Google • 567 reviews
    You can see the upgrade from 1 michelin star and 2. The experience is 3-4 hours and they explain you in detail all the ingredients and processes, add to that a serving of wines and the sommelier will impress you with each drink. We really enjoy it, my only advice is be patient is a whole night experience. I love it! Enjoy a once in a lifetime experience.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Josh R. 10 months ago on Google • 89 reviews
    This was one of a few times I’ve eaten at a 2 star Michelin restaurant so I expected nothing but perfection and that is exactly what we got in almost every area. The food was delish and fresh and every course was better than the last. The service was out of this world and such a well oiled machine. We loved the part where we were brought back to the chefs table area too such a nice touch. The ONLY major downside I would give this (fully well understanding the length of some of these meals) was that it just felt way too long as the entire dinner experience was over 3.5 hours in total.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Chi Kit W. 4 months ago on Google • 212 reviews
    A very solid middle of the pack 2 Michelin Stars restaurant. Not the best 2 star, not the worse, but for the price (also dependent on exchange rate if you're from outside EU like we are) you do get what you pay for and arguably a bit more Food: Food was generally well thought out and executed, although nothing too innovative or wows you. The bread / pastry and dessert were a bit weaker than expected. The chef's table course (where you get invited for a course at the kitchen) feels a bit forced. You simply get sat down at the kitchen, given a short explanation for a course and get led back to your table. Not very interactive or interesting Service: Service was attentive. Some dishes weren't explained clearly - as each server had a slightly different (English) accent and some spoke way too quietly. One of the waiters had a huge grin on his face and was very, very enthusiastic and animated. I think it was funny/okay but some might find that a bit uncomfortable to deal with at a dinner. Overall I was happy with the service from start to end Atmosphere/ambience: The view was amazing if you get a table by the window as you see the canals and boats passing by. Tip: Do arrive early and spend some time outside taking in the views and take a few pictures!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mar C. 1 year ago on Google • 71 reviews
    A restaurant worthy of their 2 Michelin stars and 2 green stars. Service is impeccable, first and foremost (something that is, unfortunately, rare in Amsterdam and The Netherlands). From the synchronisation to the attention to detail, the staff is topnotch. Kitchen crew is also funny. And of course the food! My favourites were the cuttlefish “noodles”, the dry-aged seabass, and the 25-vegetable dish (available for all their seasons). Definitely worth a visit. Next time I want to try their veg menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Koh Anne E. 1 year ago on Google
    A place where everything comes together. Seated in a pluche sofa, you are treated to delightfully designed dishes that waken up your palpates - little fun, fantastic and ecstatic explosions of umami, twangs, zingers and zests of tastes. An experience of pure joy and indulgence. Instead of the traditional butter and animal fats, the chefs used vegetarian and vegan options, and mostly of local and organic produce. With these light and fresh compositions comes the clean aftertaste, which is often not the case cooking a traditional French (fatty) cuisine. And these all brought to you by the most sunny faces of dedicated and sweet guys and girls, who seemed to enjoy this as much as we did. Go for it. We for us know we will come back here many times more.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 A M. 11 months ago on Google
    For us this was a case of the Emperor's new clothes. Everyone raves about this restaurant so you think if you were disappointed, you should just go along with everyone else and say it was great. Sorry. For us, the food was pretentious, fussy, overworked and way too precious. Two spears with bits of deer heart and tongue? One oyster which we were breathlessly told was six to eight years old? One-quarter cup containg twenty-five different vegetables with foam on top? Wave after wave of these little bits to taste. After a while, one gets numb. I think it is not the chef's fault. He is playing to the Michelin rating system which seems to reward this type of meal with the coveted stars. For just over $250 per person (no alcohol), we left the restaurant bloated and disappointed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jan K. 8 months ago on Google
    Very nice location within the hotel. Good views over the water in front of the hotel. Food was very nice, using a lot of locally sourced ingredients. They do offer a full vegetarian menu as well. One of the dishes I enjoyed most was the crayfish, which is an invasive species in the Netherlands. Did not know that they actually tasted good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rich C. 7 months ago on Google
    Really really great experience. The menu is absolutely imaginative and elevated. I can see how some of the dishes would lean towards a more eccentric palette so be ready for your taste buds to branch out a bit. The wine pairing was excellent, the service was the BEST we’ve ever had (sampling overall 5+ starred restaurants ranging from 1 to 3 stars and many that could be). The food was very very good. It is a close second to the best dining experience we’ve ever had (please read that as a compliment). We really had no negatives at all, everything was presented perfectly and the ingredients were incredibly fresh. Absolutely worth the visit!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Valentina D. 10 months ago on Google
    Really phenomenal food. Excellent service. Be sure to plan for 3-3.5 hours for the full dining experience. Kitchen was able to accommodate a vegetarian preference.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carlo Z. 9 months ago on Google
    Flore is by far the most refined, authentic, exciting and sustainable restaurant in Amsterdam. With an incredible wine list for all budgets. The energy you get here is something you not something you see around anymore. The whole team is closely working hard to grow and achieve a superior level. We will come back soon ⭐️⭐️🙏🏼
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel L. 1 year ago on Google • 216 reviews
    Intimate, elegant, and daring. We came to flore for a lovely lunch just before new years. The restaurant serves sustainable food and their food are all dairy free (which is awesome to hear for a lactose intolerant person). The restaurant has a nice ambience and the staff were incredibly welcoming. The service felt very personal and lovely. The food itself was delicious and very special - some of the vegetable dishes were the most delicious I’ve ever had. The highlight for me was the artichoke heart soup - the flavors were so intensely rich - still thinking about it. If you’re looking for a unique dining experience, check out flore the next time you’re in Amsterdam.

  • 5/5 Luke K. 2 months ago on Google • 22 reviews New
    Absolutely loved the food here. We went in for a vegan lunch here and the food was amazing. They were able to accommodate vegans no problem. The service was also really good, and we were treated really well despite wearing casual clothing (shorts, etc). I don't think there was a bad course. They even brought us into the kitchen to show how chill it was.

  • 4/5 rosita de s. 4 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Staff very cordial, nice location, the main course is served in the kitchen which I believe is a brilliant idea. About the food, I feel like there is a higher focus on the process/having the most complex preparations rather than on the taste of the dish itself, which for some courses was left behind. Food pricing is adequate, wines are expensive.

  • 5/5 Clare B. 11 months ago on Google
    Top notch experience from start to finish. Flore were able to do an entirely vegan tasting menu for us - everything was delicious and so creative. The service was impeccable. Everyone in our group was delighted by the evening.

  • 5/5 Jeroen de G. 3 months ago on Google New
    This is the place, what a service! From the start till the end you wish there is no ending. Because the staff can surprise you every moment. Delicious diner and combinations, it is a true magic moment to combine this with the wine. So please ask the sommelier for the best wine in combination with the diner. They have enough of special wines that is for sure. Looking forward for the next visit!

  • 3/5 Aimee L. 7 months ago on Google
    We dined here in September 2023 and tried both the Botanic and Ocean menus. Sorry to say that we found the food pretentious, cliché, and redundant – so many, many foams, custards, and dashis… I remember everything being served lukewarm or cold; after a while I was really yearning for a nice hot meal. As our “last hurrah” meal in Amsterdam, we left disappointed and in need of something sweet (the nori-buried dessert on the Ocean menu did not satisfy.) Service also seemed overwrought. On the one hand, it was nice have a tiny side table for my purse, but there were so many servers it was hard to have a relationship with any of them. The woman whose sole job it seemed to be dispensing water was so nervous she overfilled my water glass, leaving our table with a huge puddle for the rest of our meal. Huge positive: they did accommodate my request to have a window table for our special dinner and the canal view is wonderful, very entertaining for your 3+ hour meal. And they were very gracious about letting do single glasses of wine instead of full wine pairing. But in the end, the experience really did turn me off the whole “fine dining” thing, hopefully not for good. Find something better in Amsterdam and then please tell me about it.

  • 3/5 Amsterdam Hospitality C. 11 months ago on Google
    Let’s walk you through the whole experience… please consider that I’m a critical person who worked in the service industry. I’m not super rich but just a hardworking person who loves food. The staff is correct and friendly and international but they don’t ask if you speak English, they just head on. The staff is horribly dressed with ill fitted suits and the shoes are supposedly privately owned which you can see. The interior decoration is boring, yellow carpet, boring linnen and dito porcelain. It lacks any personality. Whille the staff is continually talking about the local ingredients etc, the environment is 1 in a dozen, totally impersonal. The menu is vegetarian and that is admirable, but…. nothing has a wow or zing, nothing stands out besides of the bread and the sauce that comes with this dish. Dish after dish with ingenious ingredients, prepared in many different ways but I had not a single moment of woww or zing or tears in my eyes like I had with, for instance, Martín Berasategui in San Sebastian, Spain. Fermentation and all those very complicated ways of preparing dishes maybe very imposing to some people but a nice crunchy cookie with my coffee would have done miracles for me. Last but not least: I’m a very small woman but I left hungry…

  • 5/5 Dennis C. 1 year ago on Google
    The wine list was awesome in every respect. It was not just expensive wines that everybody knows, it leaves you with a wide range of excellent choices, depending on personal taste and financial freedom. As a Sommelier I am always looking out for rare pieces and a 1996 Clos de Coulée de Serrant (Nicolas Joly) and a 1995 Hermitage (Guigal) for very acceptable prices were such treasures. Outrageous and almost unbeatable. Worthy of 3 Michelin stars. We were allowed to visit the wine cellar and if you know the grape varieties of the 2 wines I mentioned earlier by heart, you will appreciate visiting it. The food - we had one omnivore and one botanical (= vegetarian) menu - also easily lived up to the 2 Michelin stars. Apart from food and drinks, the atmosphere, the view out of the window, the refreshing idea of offering to enjoy one course at the Chef´s table and last, but not least, the passion of the staff, service and kitchen, was the cherry on the top. Easily one of our best 3 experiences in Michelin Star restaurants ever - and we have already seen a bunch of them and never forget that it takes an awful lot of work to be awarded one star, let alone 2 and keeping them.

  • 5/5 Christina K. 1 year ago on Google
    We've just had the most amazing dining experience here. Thank you for a wonderful, unforgettable night to each and everyone. You all went above and beyond! Great team.

  • 5/5 Fabio M. 1 year ago on Google
    A 2 Michelin star restaurant with a unique friendly staff but very attentive to details! Loved the vibes and the atmosphere. We have found the food and the wine pairing delicious and above our expectations!!! We loved very much the signature dish of the Chef served in the kitchen. The Head of sommelier Antonello was super kind to take us around the magnificent wine cellar. We shall return!

  • 5/5 Adam S. 10 months ago on Google
    I would highly recommend this restaurant for you special occasion or special night in Amsterdam. Impeccable service, thoughtful and reasonable wine list and amazing cuisine. Beautiful canal views and one of the courses was set up at a table in the kitchen which was a neat experience. Will be back!

  • 4/5 Gu K. 3 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    Dishes are pure natural, coming from various ingredients collected by the chef himself. But one thing waiting for improvement is that all the dishes are too salty with the help of some pickled vegetable
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery

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