Camdenton –– For those who’ve always wondered, Der Essen Platz Restaurant, formerly located in Cole Camp, is still in business only now it’s sitting high on a hill in Camdenton overlooking the Big Niangua, at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Still owned by Noelle Ark and her husband, Daniel Holton, the restaurant continues to offer tasty German, French, Italian and American foods, wines and beers.
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