Entree Awards

In December 2026, we will welcome the Entree Awards for the ninth time to Theater Amsterdam. During this special evening, leading hospitality entrepreneurs, talents, and industry peers come together to celebrate the

The Entree Awards combine everything a strong award show needs: a festive welcome, tasteful bites and drinks, a spectacular award ceremony, and a vibrant afterparty. We are proud that the event is returning for the ninth time. Over the years, a trusted collaboration has developed in which show, hospitality, and party are brought together every year into one complete experience.

A sold-out award show for 926 guests, followed by a walking dinner and vibrant party in Club Entree
Theater Amsterdam has been the backdrop for the Entree Awards since 2017. In December 2026, the event returns for the ninth time, after a single interruption during the COVID-19 period. With 926 guests, the evening is completely sold out.
During the Entree Awards, the entire hospitality industry of the Netherlands comes together. Entrepreneurs, chefs, bartenders, hoteliers, brands, and other professionals from the sector celebrate the most distinctive hospitality concepts and extraordinary achievements of the year.

A festive start in the Foyer
The evening begins with a vibrant welcome in the Foyer. While enjoying a drink, nominees, peers, and business relations meet. Various beverage brands present themselves with their own bar, immediately radiating the energy and versatility of the hospitality industry throughout the space.
An award show with allure
Next, 926 guests take their seats in the Auditorium for the presentation of the Entree Awards. Visuals, light, sound, and entertainment turn each category into its own show moment. The large semi-circular projection screen brings nominees, winners, and their stories impressively into view. Ruben Nicolai is the showmaster and the perfect host—sharp-witted, funny, and professional. The tension builds up to the very last award. This is followed by a moment guests will not soon forget.

The grand reveal
After the presentation, the projection screen slides open, revealing a completely new world behind the stage: Club Entree in the Blackbox. The transition from award show to hospitality experience happens in one surprising movement, without guests having to leave the location.

Michelin-level walking dinner
In Club Entree, an extensive walking dinner awaits, prepared by our own culinary team led by chef Daniël Braun. The dishes are presented across various food stations, allowing guests to taste, mingle, and meet.
The dedicated bars of various beverage brands complete the concept and bring the dynamics of the Dutch hospitality world together in a single space.

From dinner to dance floor
During the evening, Club Entree gradually transforms from a restaurant into a party venue. The walking dinner flows seamlessly into an evening with a live band and DJ. And it is there on the dance floor where the award ceremony ends in a party where winners, nominees, and industry peers toast together.

An award-winning collaboration
Nine editions show how venue, program, catering, and production can combine into one powerful event flow. From reception and award show to walking dinner and party: each room takes on a new function at exactly the right moment.
We are proud that the Entree Awards will return to Theater Amsterdam again in December. A sold-out evening that not only awards the best hospitality but allows hospitality itself to be experienced in every detail.

Case in short

• Event: Entree Awards

• Ninth edition: December 2026

• At Theater Amsterdam since: 2017

• Number of guests: 926, completely sold out

• Rooms: Foyer, Mezzanine, Auditorium and Blackbox

• Event flow: reception, award show, walking dinner and party

• Catering: in-house team led by Daniël Braun

• Entertainment: award show, live band and DJ

• Special element: opening of the projection screen to Club Entree