The fine dining experience where you taste what nature has to tell

Wild Atelier

At the Wild Atelier, we cook as the forest breathes: in rhythm with the season, in harmony with nature. Wild is our starting point. Not as a product, but as a philosophy. Everything that lives freely in the forest, on the land, and in the water is wild to us.

Master chef Jonathan Zandbergen brings a new generation of wild gastronomy to life at De Echoput. Pure ingredients from local wildlife management, fisheries, and regenerative agriculture in their most elegant form. At the Wild Atelier, every dish tells a story about origin, about freedom, about taste.

The Wild Atelier opened in June 2025 and immediately entered the Lekker Top100 as one of the highest newcomers at number 67. In February 2026, the restaurant was rated by Gault&Millau with 16.5/20 points and awarded 'Remarkable Newcomer of the Year'. In April 2026, the Wild Atelier was included in the selection of the Michelin Guide.

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Opening Hours

Thursday to Saturday (dinner): start 18:00 - 19:30
Friday & Saturday (lunch): start 12:30 - 13:30

The new generation of game gastronomy

In the Wild Atelier, the wild tradition of De Echoput takes on a contemporary form. Wild here stands not only for deer, roe, or boar, but for everything that lives and grows freely: from the forest, the land, and the water. Chef Jonathan Zandbergen translates this richness into a refined cuisine where origin, season, and landscape always form the starting point.

The result is modern wild gastronomy: lighter, more precise, and deeply connected to Dutch nature. With attention to local wildlife management, sustainable fishing, plant-based flavorings, and products from regenerative agriculture, a culinary experience is created that is pure, elegant, and surprisingly contemporary.

Jonathan Zandbergen and De Echoput

Top chef Jonathan Zandbergen can fully express his passion for quality, beauty, and locality at the Wild Atelier. With years of experience in top gastronomy, he consciously chose a concept that aligns with his personal values: health, sustainability, and working with pure, Dutch products.

"The Wild Atelier is for me the ultimate place to bring my vision to life: a luxury restaurant based on wild products from Dutch nature, without international flavors or ingredients, but with local flavor enhancers that are healthy for people and the environment. It is a perfect match with Lodewijk Klosse and the culinary tradition of De Echoput."

Remarkable newcomer in Dutch gastronomy

The Wild Atelier opened in June 2025 and was shortly thereafter included in the Lekker Top100 at position 67. In 2026, Gault&Millau rated the restaurant with 16.5/20 points and The Wild Atelier was named 'Remarkable Newcomer of the Year' 2026. In April 2026, the Wild Atelier was added to the selection of the Michelin Guide.

Lekker Top100: position 67
Gault&Millau: 16.5/20
Award: Remarkable Newcomer of the Year 2026
Michelin Guide: Included in selection

Frequently Asked Questions about Wild Atelier

Wild Atelier

Wild Atelier is the fine-dining restaurant of De Echoput on the Veluwe. The kitchen revolves around a new generation of wild gastronomy, with nature, season, and origin as its starting point.

Yes, but with a broad interpretation of game. At Wild Atelier, “wild” stands not only for wild animals from the land, but for everything that lives freely in forest, land, and water. So also fish, plants, etc.

Wild Atelier is led by Dutch master chef Jonathan Zandbergen.

Wild Atelier cooks in rhythm with nature. Pure ingredients from local wildlife management, fisheries, and regenerative agriculture form the basis of dishes that tell something about origin, freedom, and taste.

Wild Atelier is open for dinner on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Friday and Saturday, the restaurant is also open for lunch.

Yes. In addition to the regular menu, Het Wild Atelier also serves a completely vegetarian menu, under the name Bos & Tuin. We do not serve a vegan menu.

Wild Atelier works with a changing seasonal menu of 5 courses or 7 courses. Check the current menu page for the current offerings.

Yes. On Friday and Saturday, Wild Atelier is open for lunch.

Yes. You can combine a dinner at Wild Atelier with an overnight stay at De Echoput through a suitable culinary package.

Yes. Wild Atelier entered the Lekker Top100 after its opening in June 2025, was rated by Gault&Millau with 16.5/20 points and received the award "Remarkable Newcomer of the Year," and was added to the selection of the Michelin Guide in April 2026.

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The fine dining experience where you taste what nature has to tell

Wild Atelier

The new generation of game gastronomy

Jonathan Zandbergen and De Echoput

Remarkable newcomer in Dutch gastronomy

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