# De Hemel Nijmegen

> Restaurant, city brewery, coffee roastery, chocolaterie and two hotel suites in the Commanderie van Sint Jan, a monastery building from 1196 in the centre of Nijmegen (German: Nimwegen), the Netherlands. Slogan: De Kracht van Ambacht, the power of craft. Part of Het Horecalegioen.

## Facts

- Address: Franseplaats 1, 6511 VS Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Phone: 024 333 30 94
- Open seven days a week. Monday to Thursday 12.00 to 24.00, Friday 12.00 to 01.00, Saturday and Sunday 11.00 to 01.00.
- Kitchen: lunch and high tea 12.00 to 16.30, dinner from 17.30. Drinks and coffee all day.
- Groups from 6 to 1000 people. Two hotel suites on site, more rooms arranged at Hotel Pauw and Hotel Credible within walking distance.
- Official wedding venue in the municipality of Nijmegen.
- Twelve house brewed beers on tap from Stadsbrouwerij De Hemel: Luna, Godelief, Serafijn, Mariken, Moenen, Helse Engel, Nieuw Ligt, Nieuw Ligt Grand Cru and seasonal beers.
- Coffee roasted on site by Holy Beans. Chocolates by Chocolaterie Chocobreak. Beer mustard and vinegar are also made in the building.
- Brewers lunch from eight people, 24.75 euro per person. Meeting packages from 27.50 to 230 euro per person excluding VAT.
- Reservations: https://table-flow.app/reservation/1
- Site languages: Dutch, German, English, French, Spanish, Italian. Dutch is the source language, the other five live under /de/, /en/, /fr/, /es/ and /it/.

## History

- 1196 count Alardus and his wife Uda found a guest house for pilgrims and the sick on this spot.
- 1214 the Knights Hospitaller take the house into use.
- 1495 an inventory records eleven beds and hops in storage, so beer was already brewed here.
- 1944 the building takes a direct hit in the mistaken bombing of Nijmegen and is left a ruin.
- 1969 to 1974 reconstruction, after which it opens as the municipal museum.
- 1999 Stadsbrouwerij De Hemel moves in and beer is brewed on the site again.
- 2011 Selmar de Roo takes over from his father Hans. 2015 Ilfa de Roo starts coffee roastery Holy Beans in the same building.

## Main pages

- [Restaurant](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/restaurant/): dining under the beamed ceiling, seasonal menu with a beer pairing for every dish.
- [Brouwerscafe](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/brouwerscafe/): twelve house brewed beers on tap, beside the copper brewing kettles.
- [Beer tastings](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/brouwerscafe/bierproeverijen/): six or ten tasting glasses, no reservation needed below fifteen people.
- [High beer](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/brouwerscafe/high-beer/) and [high tea](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/high-tea-nijmegen-2/).
- [Groups](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/groepen/): from 6 to 1000 people, lunch, dinner, buffet, walking dinner and catering.
- [Weddings](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/bruiloften/): ceremony, reception, dinner, party and overnight stay at one address.
- [Parties and events](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/feesten-en-partijen/) and [meetings](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/vergaderingen/) in five monumental halls.
- [Staying over](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/overnachten/): two suites in the old electricity house of the Commanderie.
- [Group accommodation](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/groepsovernachtingen-nijmegen/) together with Hotel Pauw and Hotel Credible.
- [Shop](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/winkel/): beer, coffee beans, chocolates, beer mustard and gift vouchers.
- [History of the building](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/locatie/commanderie-van-sint-jan/): eight centuries of the Commanderie van Sint Jan.
- [Opening hours](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/locatie/openingstijden/) and [directions](https://restaurantdehemel.nl/locatie/routebeschrijving/).

## Notes

Prices and opening hours can change. The pages linked above are the source of truth. For a table, use the reservation link rather than calling.