Beluga (restaurant)
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Beluga is a restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

 on Plein 1992 in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...

, Netherlands
Netherlands
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. It is a quality restaurant
Restaurant rating
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 that is awarded two Michelin stars from 2005 to present. It was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1998-2004. GaultMillau gave the restaurant a rating of 19.5 out of 20.

Overview

The restaurant is established in 1997. Originally is was located in the Havenstraat in the old part of Maastricht. Around 2001 it moved to the newly built neighbourhood Céramique. It is now located on Plein 1992, on the banks of the Maas
Maas
Maas is the name, in English borrowed from the Dutch language, of a river that is also named Meuse , in English borrowed from French language. The practical use in English may be influenced by the context at a lower or upper stream location....

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The independent foodguide Lekker.nl places Beluga often in het Top-5 on het list of the "Lekker Top-100". In 2005 the restaurant made place nr. 5, only to jump to place nr. 2 in 2006. In 2007 she even managed to reach first place, beating off competition of three 3-starred restaurants.
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