The story
In de Oude Stempel, at Kaaistraat 19 in Steenbergen, serves country cooking and holds a score of 14 from Gault&Millau for 2026.
The restaurant occupies the monumental former post office in the centre of Steenbergen. Owner-chef Mark van Loon has run it for quite some time. Online it also goes by the name Brasserie Puur. The dining room has air conditioning, and there is outdoor seating.
Van Loon cooks a creation menu of four to six courses, and Gault&Millau notes that this is where he shows his most creative side. The Michelin Guide also lists the restaurant as Recommended for 2026. It is a country kitchen with a tasting-menu format.
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A unique setting, as this used to be a post office. For quite some time now, however, this establishment has been run by owner-chef Mark van Loon. On his creation menu of four to six courses, he reveals his most creative side. First...
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