1985
A van, a dog, an idea
Tom and Maria Zandwijk arrive in Figueretes with a Volkswagen Bus, a black Labrador called Otto, and the conviction that food can be both Dutch in discipline and Spanish in soul.
The Zandwijk family
Forty years of Dutch curiosity on a Spanish island
From a single van in Figueretes to a beachfront table at the cove — the story of a family that fell in love with Ibiza, learned its kitchens, and stayed.
2005
On the Beach
After two decades of seasonal kitchens across the island, the family opens On the Beach in Cala San Vicente — the first table where the menu was as small as the cove itself.
2016
The Boat House
A renovated boathouse on the same beach, larger crew, the same idea: share food with people you love while the sea decides the time of day.
2025
The cove farm
Our zero-km farm opens behind the dunes — tomatoes, herbs, leaves and edible flowers walk to the kitchen the same morning.
Chef de cuisine
Lieke Zandwijk
Trained in Amsterdam, Madrid and Bangkok, Lieke runs the kitchen with her brother Sven on the pass. Her food reads like a postcard: a paella that nods to Valencia but speaks Mediterranean Ibiza, a curry that travels from Bangkok back to the cove.