Best Tasting Menus in Nijmegen

De Nieuwe Winkel

2 Michelin stars · Exceptional wine program

Holding two Michelin stars and the number-one position in the We're Smart Green Guide TOP100 — an honour awarded to only three restaurants globally — De Nieuwe Winkel has made Nijmegen a reference point for serious plant-based cooking in Europe. Chef Emile Van Der Staak leads a menu built entirely on botanical ingredients, with a wine programme that earned Star Wine List's top Dutch ranking in 2025. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday, evenings only.

De Portier

De Portier occupies a listed address on Kelfkensbos in central Nijmegen, placing it steps from the Valkhof and the oldest city centre in the Netherlands. The restaurant sits within a dining scene that runs from organic fine dining at De Nieuwe Winkel through to accessible bistro formats, giving visitors a meaningful range of registers to consider. For those drawn to this particular address, the setting alone frames the meal before a dish arrives.

Flores

Exceptional wine program

In a former bistro on Kelfkensbos, Flores operates in the gastropub register that Nijmegen's ingredient-led dining scene has made its own. Chef Luuk Freriks works with responsibly sourced meat and fish, applying koji fermentation and whole-animal technique to produce big, grounded flavours.

Restaurant MANNA

Restaurant MANNA sits on Oranjesingel in Nijmegen, holding a Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 for its international kitchen at the €€€ price tier. For a city building a credible fine-dining identity around venues like De Nieuwe Winkel, MANNA occupies the accessible upper-middle ground: Michelin-acknowledged cooking without the four-figure spend that the city's organic flagship demands.

Restaurant Vesters

Restaurant Vesters, on Groesbeeksedwarsweg in Nijmegen, has earned a White Star recognition from Star Wine List — a signal that the wine program here is taken seriously. The kitchen's sourcing approach places it within a Dutch dining tradition increasingly attentive to regional provenance. For Nijmegen's restaurant scene, it represents a thoughtful mid-tier option with credentials that go beyond the casual.