__NOTOC__ De Brave Hendrik was a fine dining restaurant in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. It was awarded one Michelin star in 1990 and retained that rating until 1996. Historical overview Michelin stars 1986 t/m 1990 Last visited 24 July 2011 Historical overview Michelin stars 1991 t/m 1996 Last visited 3 June 2012
History The restaurant was originally named In Den Braven Hendrik and located at Kerkstraat 7. This building was originally home to H.I. Ambacht's technical drawing school "Vakteekenschool". Later the restaurant renamed to De Brave Hendrik and housed at Kerkstraat 30.
Henk van Ark and head chef Jan Klein owned the restaurant from 1982 until 1994, when Klein left to start restaurant Hermitage in Rijsoord. Restaurant Hermitage 12,5 jaar in Rijsoord In 1996, the restaurant became the second restaurant in the Netherlands to voluntarily give up its Michelin star. Restaurant 't Misverstant did this in 1994.
The restaurant closed down around 1997. A restaurant Sandelingen occupied the structure on Kerkstraat 30 before the structure returned to residential purposes. Kerkstraat 7 continues to house restaurants through 2023.
The name is after a popular textbook for teaching beginner readers in Dutch published in 1809 by Nicolaas Anslijn.
See also List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
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