De Bokkedoorns is a restaurant

Restaurant

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 located in Overveen

Overveen

Overveen is an affluent town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal.Overveen lies on the eastern fringe of the North Sea dunes...

 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. It is a quality restaurant

Restaurant rating

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 that was awarded one Michelin stars in 1974 and 1975 and one or two since 1978 up to present.

GaultMillau awarded them 18.0 points (out of 20).

Head chef Lucas Rive works for the restaurant since 1985. He is head chef since 1990. In 1991 Rive was the youngest (29 years old) head chef in The Netherlands ever to be awarded two Michelin stars.

De Bokkedoorns is member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise

Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise

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Star history

- 1974-1975: one star

- 1976-1977: no stars

- 1978-1990: one star

- 1991-2012: two stars

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