wherehk

okay, what is the restaurant/cafe/stand, hands-down, for the best mussels in brussels?

mpprh

Hi<BR><BR>this is too personal to give a definitive answer to !<BR><BR>But, come Aug / Sept, even Thai, Cambodian, Yugoslavian, Chinese, Italian restaurants will offer a mussels dish.<BR><BR>Peter<BR>http://tlp.netfirms.com<BR><BR>

elberko

Hope you aren't going in May or June when they are out of season. We've been to Belgium twice now, but still no mussels...

klondike

Have enjoyed mussels at Leon de Bruxelles in Paris. Since it's a chain (and I'm not usually keen on chains), maybe there is one is Bruxelles? You can find them on the net.<BR><BR>Which got me to thinking, as they only serve mussels (and spaghetti or hot dog for kids menu), what do they do in the &quot;off&quot; mussel months???

BTilke

For &quot;casual&quot; mussels, I like Leon's too, and the one near the Grand'Place is pretty good (the frites are tasty, too)--we always get the mussels topped with escargot and melted cheese (not for purists!). For a less touristy spot, we like Brasserie Georges on the corners of Ave. Winston Churchill and Chaussee de Waterloo in the Uccle neighborhood. Feels like a Paris bistro inside; very popular with the locals and diplomats.

baldrick

The best mussels in brussels are in ... Brugge.<BR>Take the train and go to the Breydel-Deconinck in the Breydelstraat, between the Market place and the Burg.

BRU

I agree with BTilke, Brasserie Georges is good. But the best place, IMO is Moby Dick in Parvis St. Pierre in Uccle near the Maison Communale. It is certainly off the beaten tourist track but worth seeking out.

Heyblondie

The best muscles in Brussels is Jean Claude Van Damme, of course. Sorry, couldn't resist.

luvtotravel

I had mussels in June -- we were traveling in the mid-section of Belgium. Just a sidewalk cafe, nothing special, but the mussels were memorable.

MyriamC

You can eat mussels almost year round. From September till April is mussel season but restaurant owners usually cannot wait until September and serve mussels earlier. The mussels that are served between May and August are not the normally cultivated mussels. They aren't bad but a real mussel-connoisseur will not eat them.<BR>

wherehk

fantastic -- we get in just under the mussel season cut-off date. many thanks to the shellfish experts...

BillJ

Here's another vote for Breydel DeConinck in Brugge. And for starters, you can have a lobster. Pass the Maes.