DE LIBRIJE Zwolle, The Netherlands After having occupied Zwolle’s former monastic library for 25 years, Jonnie and Thérèse Boer announced in September 2014, that they would be relocating their restaurant De Librije to the Librije Hotel, housed in the former city prison (they do know how to give old buildings a new lease of life). The restaurant reopened in January 2015 and is now situated in the hotel’s spacious and bright, covered inner courtyard with a stylish new restaurant design and an open plan kitchen. Jonnie and Thérèse Boer took over De Librije in the early nineties and under their visionary leadership, both in the kitchen and in front of the house, the restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars in 2004, an accolade the restaurant has held on to since. The couple’s second restaurant, Librije’s Zusje, is located in Amsterdam at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Librije’s Zusje was awarded two Michelin stars in 2014. The exciting menu at this influential Dutch restaurant is tailored to
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