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{{Infobox restaurant
| name              = Sonoy
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| image             = Flevoland - Emmeloord - Poldertoren.jpg
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| established       = 24 February 2009<ref>{{cite news |title= Restaurant Sonoy 24/2 open|first= Richard|last= Kok|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2009/2/Restaurant-Sonoy-242-open-HOR029495W/|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 6 February 2009|accessdate= 23 July 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
| closed            = 1 July 2013
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| head-chef         = [[Paul van Staveren]]
| food-type         = French, Mediterranean
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| rating            = {{Michelinstar|1}} [[Michelin Guide]]
| street-address    = De Deel 25E
| city              = [[Emmeloord]]
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| postcode          = 8302 EK
| country           = [[Netherlands]]
| seating-capacity  = 55
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| website           = {{URL|http://www.restaurantsonoy.nl/|Official website}}
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'''''Sonoy''''' was a [[restaurant]] located in [[Emmeloord]], in the [[Netherlands]]. It held a [[Michelin star|Michelin-star rating]] in the period 2010–2013.<ref>{{cite news|title= Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011|language= Dutch|first= Vivie|last= Brandligt|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/5/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-6006-tm-2012-1081401W/|trans-title= Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2006-2011|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 1 May 2012|accessdate= 12 January 2013|archive-date= 15 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121015145737/http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2012/5/Historisch-overzicht-Michelinsterren-6006-tm-2012-1081401W/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2011|language=Dutch|first= Vivie|last= Brandligt|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Article/2010/11/Totaaloverzicht-Michelinsterren-2011-HOR056445W/|trans-title=Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2011|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 22 November 2010|accessdate=12 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.missethoreca.nl/1088304/restaurant/vakkennis/michelin/Michelindossier-Michelinsterren/TotaaloverzichtMichelinsterren2012.htm Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2012] Last visited 29 November 2011</ref>
Owner and [[Chef#Chef de cuisine|head chef]] of ''Sonoy'' was [[Paul van Staveren]].<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://knoopjelos.nl/sonoy/ Knoopjelos - Sonoy]</ref>
The restaurant was a member of [[Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise]] since 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title= Twee nieuwe sterleden bij Alliance|first= Patrick|last= Hendriks|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2006/12/Twee-nieuwe-sterleden-bij-Alliance-HOR019809W/|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 5 December 2006|accessdate= 23 July 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
Restaurant ''Sonoy'' was located in a former [[water tower]], at a height of 40 meters.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.restaurantsonoy.nl/ Official website]</ref> It occupied four floors. During the transfer from the old location in [[Blokzijl]] to this one, which took five weeks, the staff worked in [[De Librije]] in [[Zwolle]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Restaurant Sonoy 24/2 open|first= Richard|last= Kok|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2009/2/Restaurant-Sonoy-242-open-HOR029495W/|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 6 February 2009|accessdate= 23 July 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
In 2010, the restaurant won the "Sustainable Restaurant of the Year" award from Gault Millau.<ref>{{cite news |title= GaultMillau-award voor duurzaam Sonoy|first= Richard|last= Kok|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2010/11/GaultMillau-award-voor-duurzaam-Sonoy-HOR036525W/|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 2 November 2010|accessdate= 23 July 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
The Michelin star awarded in 2010 was the first one ever awarded in the (young) province of [[Flevoland]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Michelinster voor Sonoy Emmeloord|first= Herre|last= Stegenga|url= http://www.destentor.nl/regio/flevoland/5851765/article6769713.ece|newspaper= De Stentor|date= 24 November 2009|accessdate= 23 July 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
In March 2013, the municipality of Noordoostpolder, owner of the water tower in which the restaurant was housed, reviewed the future of the tower. A failed renovation caused too many problems.<ref>{{cite news |title= Toekomst Sonoy* in Poldertoren onzeker|language=Dutch|first= Richard|last= Kok|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2013/3/Sonoy-wil-niet-meer-in-lekkende-toren-1206852W/|trans-title=Future Sonoy* in Poldertoren uncertain|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 21 March 2013|accessdate= 16 June 2013}}</ref> The restaurant closed per 1 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Restaurant Sonoy* per 1 juli 2013 dicht|language=Dutch|first= Richard|last= Kok|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2013/6/Restaurant-Sonoy-per-1-juli-2013-dicht-1278091W/|trans-title=Restaurant Sonoy* closes 1 July 2013 dicht|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 7 June 2013|accessdate= 16 June 2013}}</ref> Paul van Staveren received a compensation of about € 275,000, but still lost about half of the money he invested in the restaurant in 2010, based on a ten-year tenancy contract.<ref>{{cite news |title= Van Staveren: 'Sluiting Sonoy* kost ruim twee ton'|language=Dutch|first= Michael|last= Simon|url= http://www.missethoreca.nl/Restaurant/Nieuws/2013/6/Van-Staveren-Sluiting-Sonoy-kost-ruim-twee-ton-1283916W/|trans-title=Van Staveren: 'Closure Sonoy* costs me more than 200 grant'|newspaper= Misset Horeca|date= 13 June 2013|accessdate= 16 June 2013}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands]]
*[[Hof van Sonoy]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Michelin stars in Groningen, Friesland and Flevoland, Netherlands}}
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[[Category:Restaurants in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in the Netherlands]]