It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1985 and retained that rating until 1995.

[8][9] De Wit closed down De Trechter and moved on to restaurant De Nederlanden, after a conflict about bins and binbags with the municipality of Amsterdam.

[10][11] About the conflict he said: "In Frankrijk legt de overheid een weg aan naar een sterrenzaak, bij mij zetten ze de vuilniszakken voor de deur."

English: "In France, the government built a road to a star restaurant, to me they put the garbage outside the door.

"[12]After closure of De Trechter the building was taken over by restaurant En Route, that was replaced in 2008 by Magnolia.