Het Gooi wine tips

The only wine estate in Het Gooi, how nice! The first wines came off the vines here in 2016, and they're now of very acceptable quality, which will only get better in the coming years. An "afternoon r…

A finalist in the world championship of oeuf mayonnaise... that gets my attention. A lovely French menu and wine list. And a Bib Gourmand menu for €49.50. Always worth a try! Bistrôt Chapeau is on th…

A cosy wine bar and restaurant in the centre of Bussum. The wine list has some original wines (Nebbiolo from South Africa), but also established names. They work with a fixed mark-up per bottle, which…

One of the top restaurants in Het Gooi, with 1 Michelin star. But the wine list is also a reason to go, from classic favourites to original finds from all over the world. If you really have something …

A French brasserie with a changing seasonal menu of fresh fish, aged meat and classic dishes given a contemporary twist. The wine list is about quality over quantity. And what a location... Rust Wat …

More than 250 wines, from accessible to exclusive. The fresh dishes complement the wines rather than the other way round. The restaurant has two Gault&Millau toques and is in the historic centre of We…

A restaurant with 1 Michelin star in a monumental farmhouse. The selection consists exclusively of organic wines, with a clear preference for Germany, Austria and northern Italy. Also for when you hav…

A fishmonger, restaurant and wine bar under one roof. For wine lovers there's a dedicated wine bar with an extensive range of wines and bubbles, which you can also visit separately from the restaurant…

No. 3 wine bar of the year 2025. More than 30 wines by the glass, from classics to surprising gems. Owner Otto collects his wines directly from the wineries, with a preference for smaller producers. Y…

A new addition in the centre of Bussum. From the same owner as A-Fusion, so the food is in good hands! A basic wine list for a wine bar, but you can ask for the notebook listing a number of absolute t…

450 strictly Italian wines, from Trentino-Alto Adige to Sicily. The bar combines them with a weekly changing menu of Italian cooking, in the atmosphere of a hidden bar. A fixed €15 mark-up on the shop…

A cosy wine bar overlooking the lock in the middle of Muiden. A really lovely wine list with lots of original wineries you won't come across everywhere. There's also an extensive shared dining menu, s…

In terms of range, one of the better shops in the Netherlands. Besides a wide selection of wines, speciality beers and gin, they also have lots of vintage top wines available through their website (Be…

A beautiful shop in a monumental farmhouse with enthusiastic and helpful owners. More than 600 wines available, including many of their own imports. So the true wine lover can take their time here! D…

A wine shop that recently added a wine café. Here you can taste the broad Gastrovino range by the glass and take a newly found favourite straight home from the shop. That's great if you don't quite kn…

A lovely wine shop in Huizen, with a second branch in Baarn. It's run by Rutger, a real entrepreneur: he sells his own Skaap wines from South Africa and is co-owner of a wine estate in Twente. That ma…

A cosy wine shop in a farmhouse. Wexxs also uses the (very decent) core range of Les Généreux, but here too there are plenty of gems they import themselves. And there's always something to taste at th…

A household name in Bussum for a long time, and for a few years now on the Huizerweg. It's a bit of a jumble, but that's part of the charm. The core range comes from Les Généreux (always good), and al…

Sleep at a Dutch vineyard or at a restaurant with a great wine list: 15 addresses in Limburg, Zeeland, Gelderland, Utrecht and beyond.

Vineyards where you can taste, from the Apostelhoeve in Maastricht to De Frysling in Friesland: how to discover Dutch wine.

From an Italian wine bar in Baarn to a wine shop in a Laren farmhouse: the wine addresses of Het Gooi, town by town.