La Grande Porte

La Grande Porte Review

A longtime artists' haunt in the Marolles area that makes no concession to fashion or style, this old place has a piano player and offhand but jovial waiters. It serves copious portions of popular Brussels specialties, such as ballekes à la marollienne (spicy meatballs) and carbonnade à la flamande (beef and onions stewed in beer). The later in the evening, the livelier the atmosphere and the greater the demand for the restaurant's famous onion soup.