Monday: Where to eat in Jirnsum?
Our café De 2 Gemeenten in Jirnsum is closed on Mondays. Logically, the staff would like a day off too, right? Where can you eat on Monday evening in or around Jirnsum, many of our B&B guests ask. Good question, because many restaurants in Friesland are closed on Mondays. Our Monday-Where-to-Eat-Tips*:
Barteles Dinner at Grou-Jirnsum station
This restaurant in the former, old NS station building of Grou-Jirnsum - next to the highway Heerenveen-Leeuwarden - is a cozy, culinary surprise: American (top hamburgers) and Asian dishes (Indonesian #rendang!) are on the menu. The owner had a restaurant chain in Indonesia and therefore knows what's tasty. We call Barteles the expat place of Friesland: a nice mix of locals and expats you meet here at our station, only one (1) stop from the Frisian capital Leeuwarden (the sprinter train Leeuwarden-Lelystad via Heerenveen and Zwolle stops here every half hour; in the weekend 1x per hour).
UPDATE: Due to staff shortages, Bartele's Diner will be open only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday as of the end of August 2024. Check Bartele's website for current opening hours.
Friendly in Grou
Restaurant Amicaal in Grou has managed to maintain a high level of cuisine for years – even after changing owners. Even experienced Michelin-starred diners find it surprisingly good here – and the quality-price level is more than fine. You get a lot of good value for your money. From local Frisian dishes to a Mexican taco dish, delicious! Also sufficient vegetarian and vega options, even excellent 0.0 wines for trendsetters from the Randstad. Lovely terrace and it is also nice to stay inside. You have not really been to Grou if you have not eaten here. Dessert recommendation in the summer: Summer kings with fresh strawberries and ditto ice cream! Ooohhhhh, after this you can carry us away with a double espresso, so delicious.
https://amicaalgrou.nl/ (reservations are recommended)
Stube Oostria in Grou
We were very surprised when we ate in this restaurant last month July 2024: Oostria bakes schnitzels - in an open kitchen - from veal (you don't often see this in Dutch restaurants!), pork and chicken. All three tasted great. We were also enthusiastic about the salad bar: very tasty. The same goes for the fried potatoes that you get with your meal. The fried mushrooms in tartare sauce and sourdough bread were a good choice as a starter. We will come back to try the Aufschnittplatte for 2 people. In addition to the Stube - open on Mondays from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Oostria also has a terrace (opposite the Hema).
Crooked Knilles in Akkrum
Inside a cozy cafe, outside a great terrace on the main street of the village - and most important: very tasty food and friendly service. Last time we had the fresh Zeeland mussels pan and the spare ribs. As a starter we shared the Champingons Bleu with blue cheese (listed with main courses) and as a dessert Beppe's Sorbet. Result: with happy, full bellies home. We say: do this restaurant in Akkrum!
https://krommeknilles.nl/ reservations recommended inside, reservations on the terrace not possible and on a first come, first seated basis)
**Picnickers at the Sneekermeer**
Here at the Picknickers in Ter Herne you can only have breakfast and lunch on Mondays from 10:00 and 18:00 on Mondays. But what a lunch! Delicious oysters, salads, meat, fish, vegetarian whatever you want. And we think the cappuccino here is the best in Friesland - or is that because of the relaxed environment? One of the most beautiful and relaxed terraces in the heart of Friesland. (If it rains you can sit in the vegetable greenhouse.) After your breakfast or lunch you will definitely want to come back for dinner on one of the other days, we bet?! We have already tried the lobster once..:
https://www.picknickers.nl/ (reservations recommended)
UPDATE: Eating on Mondays is possible at Picknickers until the last Monday of August.
*At all restaurants we recommend, we have eaten at least twice, anonymously, with our daughter. We only recommend restaurants in Jirnsum and Friesland that we are enthusiastic about, both in terms of food and service and friendliness/cosiness. We have a track record of more than 20 years of independent restaurant and hotel reviews/tests, in the Netherlands and abroad, for magazines and as Mystery Guests for 3, 4 and 5 star hotels/restaurants. We would like to hear from our guests if they have a different experience at the toko's we recommend.
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