Merlet

Merlet is a hotel and restaurant in Schoorl, Netherlands. It was awarded a Michelin star in 1998, which it has maintained (as of 2023^[update][2]).^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Merlet
Restaurant information
Established	1984[1]
Head chef	Jonathan Zandbergen
Food type	Modern[2]
Rating	Michelin Guide,[2] since 1998[3]
Street address	Duinweg 15
City	Schoorl
Postal/ZIP Code	1871 AC
Country	Netherlands
Seating capacity	100
Website	Official website

GaultMillau awarded them 17.5points out of 20.^[8] It was named Dutch restaurant of the year 2012 by restaurant guide Grootspraak.^[9][10]

Merlet is a member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise.^[8]

Head chef Alan Pearson was the first Merlet chef to be awarded a Michelin star, which was still in place in 2023 following several changes of chef. In 2001 Pearson was succeeded by Wilco Berends, who in turn was succeeded by Timo Munts in 2007.^[1] Munts left in 2013 and was succeeded by former sous-chef Frank van Enter,^[11][12] and by Jonathan Zandbergen in 2015.^[13]