Restaurant in The Hague, Netherlands
Serious Spanish cooking, accessible price.
Restaurant ñ holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) and a 4.2 rating from over 600 Google reviews — making it the most credentialled Spanish kitchen at the €€ tier in The Hague. Booking is easy, the room is intimate, and the price point makes multiple visits practical. Book it.
Restaurant ñ at Nobelstraat 22 is the answer when you want serious Spanish cooking in The Hague without a serious bill. Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) confirm what the 4.2 rating across 602 Google reviews suggests: this is consistent, well-executed food at a price point that makes repeat visits not just possible but logical. If you have been looking for a reason to eat Spanish cuisine in this city more than once, ñ is it.
The address on Nobelstraat places ñ in a residential stretch of Den Haag, away from the tourist-heavy dining corridors around the Binnenhof. The setting is compact and close — the kind of room where tables are near enough that you are aware of your neighbours, but the atmosphere that creates is warmth rather than intrusion. This is not a space designed to impress on first glance. It is designed to make you stay longer than you planned.
For the explorer who reads menus carefully and compares kitchens across cities, the spatial intimacy here is a feature. You are close to the pass, aware of the rhythm of the kitchen, and the cooking arrives at a pace that rewards attention rather than rushing you through courses. Come with someone you want to talk to — or bring a notebook.
The Bib Gourmand designation is important context here. Michelin awards it to restaurants that deliver notable cooking at moderate prices, and at the €€ tier in The Hague, ñ is earning that recognition in a competitive bracket. That framing matters because it points directly at how to approach this place over time.
On a first visit, treat it as a calibration: order broadly across the menu, test the kitchen's range on Spanish staples, and pay attention to which dishes show the most confidence. Spanish cuisine at this level typically rewards diners who move between cold and warm starters before committing to mains , the cold preparations often show the most technical precision in kitchens of this size. Note what arrives fastest and what the kitchen seems proudest of. That is your roadmap for visit two.
A second visit is where ñ justifies deeper investment. Return with a tighter, more intentional order built around the dishes that landed hardest the first time. At €€ pricing, it is also practical to order more generously on a second visit, exploring sections of the menu you skipped. Spanish cooking at this level often has depth in its meat preparations and cured elements that a single visit does not fully reveal. If the first visit was orientation, the second is the actual meal.
A third visit, if the kitchen has earned it, is when you arrive knowing what you want before you sit down. That is the sign of a restaurant working at a level above its price bracket , and the Bib Gourmand, held two years running, is exactly the kind of signal that makes a third visit a reasonable investment rather than wishful thinking. For context, other Dutch kitchens holding sustained Bib Gourmand recognition include restaurants in cities with far higher dining costs; finding it at this price in The Hague is genuinely useful.
Booking at ñ is categorised as easy, which at this price point and with two Michelin Bib Gourmand awards is worth noting. The recognition has not made it inaccessible. That said, the combination of a small room, a loyal local following, and growing visibility from the Michelin listing means you should not assume walk-in availability on weekends. Book a few days ahead for a weekday table; for Friday or Saturday, give yourself a week's lead time as a precaution. The current season is a good time to visit , Spanish kitchens at this tier tend to shift their menus with market availability, and autumn and early winter in the Netherlands bring the kind of produce that suits the warmer, more strong preparations in the Spanish tradition.
Restaurant ñ is at Nobelstraat 22, 2513 BD Den Haag. The €€ price tier makes it one of the more accessible Michelin-recognised dining options in The Hague. No dress code information is on record, but Spanish restaurants at this level in the Netherlands typically expect smart casual at most. For a broader view of where ñ fits in the city's dining options, see our full The Hague restaurants guide. If you are planning a full stay around the meal, our full The Hague hotels guide covers where to sleep nearby. For drinks before or after, our full The Hague bars guide has the options, and our full The Hague wineries guide and our full The Hague experiences guide round out the picture for visitors building a full itinerary.
For diners using The Hague as a base but willing to travel for a higher-stakes meal, the Netherlands has strong options at the starred level. De Librije in Zwolle and Ciel Bleu in Amsterdam represent the upper end of Dutch fine dining. Aan de Poel in Amstelveen and De Bokkedoorns in Overveen are worth considering for a day trip from Den Haag. 't Nonnetje in Harderwijk and Brut172 in Reijmerstok are further afield but hold strong reputations. For international reference points on what serious tasting menus look like at the leading of the market, Le Bernardin in New York City and Atomix in New York City give useful benchmarks for what precision cooking at a higher price tier delivers.
The venue database does not include a current menu, so specific dish recommendations are not available here. What the two Bib Gourmand awards tell you is that the kitchen is cooking at a level Michelin considers worth pointing budget-conscious diners toward. In Spanish cooking at this price tier, the strongest signals of kitchen quality typically come from cold starters and cured preparations , order across those categories on a first visit and let the results guide what you prioritise on a return.
No tasting menu is confirmed in the current data for Restaurant ñ. At the €€ price tier with a Bib Gourmand, the kitchen's proposition is quality à la carte cooking at accessible prices, which is a different value argument than a set tasting format. If a tasting menu format is what you are after at this price point, that is worth confirming directly when you book.
No seat count or group booking policy is on record. Given the compact, intimate room described by the format and the Nobelstraat address, large groups , say, eight or more , should call or email ahead to confirm availability. For groups of four to six, a standard reservation should work with a few days' notice on weekdays.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, but two consecutive Bib Gourmand awards have raised the profile of this restaurant. For weekday tables, a few days ahead is likely sufficient. For Friday and Saturday evenings, book at least a week out. The room is small enough that a late booking on a busy night risks finding it full, particularly as the Michelin listing draws more out-of-city visitors.
Yes, with one qualification. At €€, ñ is not a splurge-occasion restaurant in the way that Calla's (€€€€ · Creative French) is , it does not carry the formal ceremony or the extended tasting format that marks a milestone dinner. But if the occasion is about good food and a genuinely warm room rather than theatre and white gloves, ñ delivers on that. It is a strong choice for a birthday dinner with a couple of close friends or a celebratory meal where the food matters more than the production around it.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant ñ | €€ | — |
| Calla's | €€€€ | — |
| Basaal | €€ | — |
| De Basiliek | €€ | — |
| Resumé by 6&24 | €€ | — |
| Tapisco | €€ | — |
How Restaurant ñ stacks up against the competition.
Specific menu items are not documented in available records, so ordering decisions are best made on arrival or by checking directly with the restaurant. What the two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) do confirm is that the Spanish cooking is consistent and considered at the €€ price point. Ask the staff what is running that evening — at this price tier, the kitchen tends to work with what is seasonal and available rather than a fixed rotating menu.
No tasting menu format is confirmed in the venue data, so it would be wrong to recommend one. Restaurant ñ is Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised, a designation that rewards notable cooking at moderate prices rather than elaborate multi-course formats. If a tasting menu is your priority, The Hague and nearby cities have starred options that fit that format better. ñ is the right call when you want quality Spanish cooking at €€ without a long, structured meal.
Group capacity is not specified in the venue data, and the Nobelstraat address suggests a neighbourhood-scale room rather than a large event space. For groups of four or more, it is worth calling ahead to confirm availability and seating — the Bib Gourmand recognition means demand is consistent. Larger private dining groups would likely be better served by a venue with documented event facilities.
Booking at ñ is categorised as easy, which is notable given two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards. That said, easy does not mean last-minute is always safe — Bib Gourmand recognition drives steady local demand. Booking a week out is a reasonable baseline for weeknights; weekends warrant more notice. No online booking platform or phone number is listed in the current record, so check the restaurant's own channels directly.
Yes, with the right expectations. Two Michelin Bib Gourmand awards give ñ genuine credibility for a celebratory meal, and the €€ pricing means the bill will not overshadow the occasion. It is a better fit for a low-key birthday dinner or a personal milestone than for a proposal or formal corporate event — the neighbourhood setting on Nobelstraat is relaxed rather than grand. If atmosphere and formality matter as much as the food, a Michelin-starred venue elsewhere in the Netherlands may be the stronger choice.
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