Fundamental
Restaurant
Atelier
We explore the fundamentals of gastronomy. However, “there is no restaurant behind the curtains”. Instead, we are an atelier hosting events with a Chef’s Table in the kitchen seating only ten people & three sets for 2 or 4 persons for an even more private experience.
At Fundamental we investigate the distinctive characteristics of our surrounding landscape zones (Sea, Salt marshes, dunes, rivers, polders and forests), examining different soils, their impact on flavour and how they relate to our ever-changing environment. Gastronomy is more than just food; it encompasses science, mathematics, art and design elements that likewise inspire meaningful conversations at the table.
We are inspired by the rhythm of nature, our local surroundings and culture.
We invite you to spend an evening with us for an immersive experience of our location, a sequence of dishes, and (non)alcoholic pairing, surrounded by contemporary design. Based on our inspirations and exploring the outcomes of our test kitchen in our Atelier.
JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Welcome to the polders.
A landscape born of patience, precision and quiet determination.
Where water once dictated life, centuries of human craftsmanship shaped land and purpose.
This evening unfolds as a culinary narrative.
Each course is composed as a chapter:
the purity of the primordial landscape and the perpetual dialogue with water,
the first harvest and the emergence of abundance,
and a final reflection on stewardship, on what we have created and what we choose to preserve.
Our menu is guided by the Dutch season of January and the integrity of local ingredients.
Yet beyond taste, it reveals something deeper:
layers of time, restraint, collaboration and respect for place.
This is cuisine as memory and landscape,
a dining experience that speaks softly.
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MARCH & APRIL
SEA/(SALT)MARSHES
A five-course progression following water as it shifts inland.
From open sea to tidal edge, through salt marshes and wetlands, the menu traces early spring in motion.
Flavours are restrained and precise: saline, green and barely emerged.
Each course captures a moment of transition: erosion, emergence, saturation and retreat.
A menu defined by movement, tension, and the first signs of renewal.
We invite you to join us
menu: €75,-
5 courses
Paired 50/50: from €9,50 per glass
*Our pairing contains alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages: thoughtfully composed from fruits, herbs and vegetables - refined, alcohol free creations. Everything produced in-house.
MARCH
Friday 27.03.2026 (Collaboration with VACSOM) FULLY BOOKED//
& APRIL
Saturday 11.04.2026 FULLY BOOKED//
Friday 17.04.2026
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MAY & JUNE
FIELDWORK 01: EDGE CONDITIONS
Flavor lives at the boundary.
Not the field, not the sea, but the line where they meet.
Where systems overlap, organisms adapt and taste develops under pressure.
This is not a dinner about nature.
It is a study of its conditions.
Across six courses, we trace transitional zones:
land and water, fresh and preserved, wild and cultivated.
Where control meets unpredictability.
Each dish isolates, extracts and reconstructs.
Precise. Layered. Unstable.
We invite you to join us
Spring treasures menu: €80,-
6 courses
Paired 50/50: from €9,50 per glass
*Our pairing contains alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages: thoughtfully composed from fruits, herbs and vegetables - refined, alcohol free creations. Everything produced in-house.
MAY
Friday the 8th
Saturday the 9th
Friday the 15th
Saturday the 16th
& JUNE
Friday the 5th
Saturday the 6th
Friday the 12th
Saturday the 13th
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Private dining:
Organize your own group of friends or family and get together. From 8 to 18 people.
For more information, please give us a call.
Reservations:
+31(0)629012601(whatsapp)
or DM through instagram
Cancellations
Cancellations are free of charge until 7 days before the booking. 100% of fee will be charged for cancellations within 2 days before booking.
Location follows after reservation
* all the pictures featured on this site are by Michèle Margot Photography