Beluga (restaurant)
Encyclopedia
Beluga is a restaurant
on Plein 1992 in Maastricht
, Netherlands
. It is a quality restaurant
that is awarded two Michelin stars from 2005 to present. It was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1998-2004. GaultMillau gave the restaurant a rating of 19.5 out of 20.
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The independent foodguide Lekker.nl places Beluga often in het Top-5 on het list of the "Lekker Top-100". In 2005 the restaurant made place nr. 5, only to jump to place nr. 2 in 2006. In 2007 she even managed to reach first place, beating off competition of three 3-starred restaurants.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
on Plein 1992 in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is a quality restaurant
Restaurant rating
Restaurant ratings identify restaurants according to their quality, using various notations such as stars or other symbols, or numbers. Stars are a familiar and popular symbol, with ratings of one to four or five stars commonly used. Ratings appear in guidebooks as well as in the media, typically...
that is awarded two Michelin stars from 2005 to present. It was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1998-2004. GaultMillau gave the restaurant a rating of 19.5 out of 20.
Overview
The restaurant is established in 1997. Originally is was located in the Havenstraat in the old part of Maastricht. Around 2001 it moved to the newly built neighbourhood Céramique. It is now located on Plein 1992, on the banks of the MaasMaas
Maas is the name, in English borrowed from the Dutch language, of a river that is also named Meuse , in English borrowed from French language. The practical use in English may be influenced by the context at a lower or upper stream location....
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The independent foodguide Lekker.nl places Beluga often in het Top-5 on het list of the "Lekker Top-100". In 2005 the restaurant made place nr. 5, only to jump to place nr. 2 in 2006. In 2007 she even managed to reach first place, beating off competition of three 3-starred restaurants.