Royal (restaurant)

Royal
Restaurant information
Established 1890
Closed around 1990
Street address Lange Voorhout 44
City The Hague
Postal code/ZIP 2514 EG
Country Netherlands

Royal is a former restaurant in The Hague, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1958-1968.[1][2]

The building in which the restaurant was located was once the residence of Constantijn Huygens. [3][4] Restaurant Royal was housed at the address Kneuterdijk 1 from August 1890 till 1918.[5][6] In 1918, the restaurant, at that time under the leadership of L.J.A. Kemper, relocated to the address Lange Voorhout 44.[7]

The restaurant got into serious difficulties in 1987. Attempts to save it by newspaper publisher A.G. Sijthoff and Brewery Heineken failed an the building was sold to real estate broker Harry Mens, who converted it to an office building. During the rebuilding and renovation, several special artefacts, like the glass dome, were conserved.[8][9]

The building is a Rijksmonument since 1973.[10]

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References

  1. Brandligt, Vivie (16 October 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1957 t/m 1964" [Historic overview Michelin stars 1957-1964]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  2. Brandligt, Vivie (16 October 2007). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 1965 t/m 1970" [Historical overview Michelin stars 1965-1970]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2014. (subscription required)
  3. (Dutch) Monumentenzorg - article Haagsche Courant 15 February 1996
  4. Carmiggelt, Simon (2011). Ik mag niet mopperen & Elke ochtend opstaan. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers. ISBN 9789029581196. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. "Binnenland" [Interior]. Rotterdamsch Nieuwschblad (in Dutch). 7 August 1890. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. GeneaKnowhow - Phonebook 1915
  7. "Advertentie" [Advertisement]. De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad (in Dutch). 30 November 1918. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. (Dutch) Monumentenzorg - article Haagsche Courant 15 February 1996
  9. (Dutch) HVE Architecten - photos project Royal, Lange Voorhout
  10. (Dutch) Monumentenregister - Monumentnummer: 17709

Coordinates: 52°4′59.1″N 4°18′44.16″E / 52.083083°N 4.3122667°E