A table for six.
Cristjen's Table is an intimate Japanese dining experience shaped by the seasons, the tableware, and the quiet rituals of sharing a meal.
Each evening unfolds slowly through a multi-course menu, prepared and served personally by Cristjen.
The food draws from Japanese home cooking and kaiseki traditions — thoughtful rather than formal, with attention given not only to what is served, but how it is served, the vessel it arrives in, and the moment around it.
The evenings
Six courses · €95 per guest
An introduction to Cristjen’s Table through six seasonal courses, with a course from the grill at its heart.
Eight courses · €125 per guest
The full expression of Cristjen’s Table through eight seasonal courses, featuring sashimi, our signature clear soup - Kaiseki no Uni and a course from the grill.
Menus change with the seasons and availability of ingredients.
One table, one menu
Cristjen's Table is a shared dining experience.
The first reservation of the evening chooses the Six Course (€95) or Eight Course (€125) menu, which is then shared by the entire table.
For a private table of six, either experience may be chosen.
The menu follows the seasons, with one constant:
our signature wanmono -
Kaiseki no Umi
A bowl that returns at every table.
The rhythm of dinner
Each evening unfolds one course at a time.
The menu changes with the seasons, as does the composition of each evening. Whether six courses or eight, the meal follows the same quiet rhythm — beginning with something small and ending with rice, something sweet, and tea.
An evening may move through
先付 · Sakizuke
To begin.
八寸 · Hassun
A seasonal composition.
椀物 · Wanmono
Kaiseki no Umi
The signature bowl.
造り · Otsukuri
From the sea.
焼物 · Yakimono
From the fire.
蓋物 · Futamono
The covered course.
食事 · Shokuji
Rice, soup and pickles.
甘味 · Kanmi
Something sweet.
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抹茶 · Matcha
To close.
At the table
The table is composed anew for each evening.
Ceramics and objects are chosen for each course — guided by the season, the food, and the character of each piece. Some belong together; others simply find their place beside one another.
No two tables are quite the same.
An evening at the atelier
The evening begins quietly.
A drink on arrival, the table already set, and the first course prepared as you settle in.
From there, there is no rush. Courses arrive one by one, the table changes with them, and the evening finds its own rhythm.
Come hungry. Stay awhile.
Upcoming tables
A small number of evenings are opened each month, with six places around the table.
Reserve one to five individual places, or gather six and make the evening entirely your own.
September & October 2026
26 September
27 September
3 October 4 October
10 October 11 October
17 October 18 October
Six places per evening.
Individual places · Private table for six
Six courses €95 per guest
Eight courses €125 per guest
Koog aan de Zaan, The Netherlands
The invitation
Once your table is confirmed, a handwritten invitation will be sent to you by post, containing the time, address, and details for the evening.
We will ask for your postal address after confirmation, solely to send your invitation.
Until then, a little mystery remains.