The last dish has already been served and after eleven years, the restaurant Bij Jaap aan de Markt in Assen, which was run by Jaap and Trijntje Braaksma, is coming to an end. Nobody needs to worry about an empty building in the center, because the new owners Ronald Obbes and Wieger Janssens are eager to take over the restaurant. On Sunday they open Restro TOF in the building.
At Jaap was one of two restaurants in Drenthe with a Bib Gourmand title. Restaurants with such a title receive a special mention in the Michelin Guide if they offer excellent value for money, according to the reviewers. These are restaurants where you can eat three full courses of your choice for about 39 euros.
Jaap and Trijntje Braaksma are certainly proud of that title, but after eleven years and the corona pandemic, they thought it was nice with their current restaurant concept. “Corona was intense for everyone. During that period we started thinking about how we wanted to continue and for us that was merging with other catering entrepreneurs, in order to create greater support”, they explain.
This led to a merger with Grand Café ‘t Wapen and the other companies of the catering entrepreneurs Ronald Obbes and Wieger Janssens. This resulted in the new concept Restro TOF. The uncertain future also made Jaap and Trijntje think, after which they decided to sell the lot.