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City hotel in a listed building with starred restaurant

ML

Haarlem · North Holland · number 27

One Michelin starGault&Millau 15.5/20

At the Chef's Bar you're practically in the kitchen.

ML, Haarlem
Foto: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

From our diary

Dining and staying at ML

All seventeen rooms and suites have a Hästens bed. We start there, because after an evening at the table that's what matters. ML is on the Klokhuisplein in Haarlem, since 2018 in a listed building on the former site of the Joh. Enschedé printing works. The period room from the Enschedé family's house is still part of it.

Mark and Liane Gratama own the place. Mark cooks modern French food with a playful streak, with sauces and broths that lean towards Asia. At the Chef's Bar you sit with your nose over the open kitchen, which is exactly where we like to be. If you want to take it easier, Bistro ML and Bar Nous are in the same building. So you needn't step outside all evening. If you'd rather have a sprawling estate around you, choose somewhere else. A town square suits us just fine.

Good to know

If you want to watch the kitchen, ask specifically for a seat at the Chef's Bar when you book.

Price and practicalities

For two, count on
approx. € 490: dinner, one night and breakfast
How we get there
room € 249 + breakfast € 22.50 × 2 + menu € 99 × 2
Room
€ 249 per night, the least expensive room, breakfast € 22.50 p.p.
Menu
€ 99 p.p. (4 courses)
Package
€ 494 for two
Rooms
17 rooms and suites
In charge
Mark & Liane Gratama
Location
Haarlem, North Holland
Booking
Directly via mlinhaarlem.nl

Worked out from their own website and booking system for a weeknight in November 2026. Check your own date with the address.

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