Day Trips from Brussels Restaurants
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1. 't Kiekekot
$$ | |In a city of students, it's no surprise that something so simple as a "chicken and bread" restaurant would take off. But it is also a thing of beauty. It has been going since the 1960s but closed for several years, reopening to much nostalgia and a hipper new look (think cocktails and decent beer) among the boutiques of Mechelsestraat. At its heart, it's just a hunk of delicious marinated roast chicken with a selection of sides (salads, veggies, apple sauce, hummus), but to locals, it's so much more than that.
Mechelsestraat 46, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, Belgium016-657--508Known For
- Tasty, and cheap—just a few euros for a half chicken
- It's the perfect quick pick-up meal when shopping
- The staff are friendly and the drinks choice is good
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2. Auberge Napoleon
$$$$ | |This elegant dining spot has a charming terrace surrounded by a grassy lawn and trees. The menu is grandiose but not afraid of the more interesting rural delights of French cooking, from saddle of hare to fillet of fawn via a number of interesting pheasant dishes. Just as exciting is its new food-sharing menu, as it tries to capture the postgarden walk-in crowd, where baked sweetbreads, caviar, and Duroc pork belly offer a more classically French take on the format.
Bouchoutlaan 1, Meise, Flanders, 1860, Belgium02-269--3078Known For
- Refined cooking in a gorgeous garden setting
- The sharing plates are really different than the usual fare
- The wine selection is mostly French and excellent
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3. August
$$$$ | |A couple of miles west of Gaasbeek is the rather bijou little town of Lennik, home to a fair number of high-priced dining options. One of the finer is August, a wine shop-cum-restaurant that oozes class and is set in an 18th-century wine merchant's premises. Paired set menus aren't cheap, but they pack a lot of flavor in, arriving immaculately presented.
Alfred Algoetstraat 2b, Gaasbeek, Flanders, 1750, Belgium02-532--4220Known For
- The wine selection is backed by good knowledge
- The cooking is pretty exciting with well-balanced set menus
- It's a gorgeous old building
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4. Baracca
$$$ | |The novelty of this Italian pizza and food-sharing restaurant is proving pretty enduring. Set on the busy food street of Tiensestraat, this is one of few restaurants here not part of the usual Belgian chains (Wasbar, Balls & Glory, Bavet, etc.). Instead, you'll find good drinks, an array of tapas ranging from stuffed baos to pizza bites and oysters, as well as pastas, risottos, salads, and, of course, good pizza. The food is served on wooden boards, steamer baskets, and on paper. It's just fun and it probably won't be long before they're found all over Belgium.
Tiensestraat 34, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, BelgiumKnown For
- Playful dishes that always surprise
- Good pizza
- The cocktails are also spot on
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5. Capriccio
$$ | |A much-revered Italian restaurant that has been remodeled in recent years to be more of a meal out. There's a nice garden terrace, the wine selection is proficient, and the cooking is never less than spot on. It's been a local favorite for years, and you can see why: a good choice of seafood (particularly lobster) accompanies pasta that reliably conjures the scents and tastes of Italy.
Kerkstraat 15, Tervuren, Flanders, 3080, Belgium02-767--3526Known For
- Decent-value pasta dishes
- Friendly and helpful staff
- You're a stone's throw from the park
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6. Dewerf
$ | |This cheap, satisfying neighborhood café-restaurant never fails to please. Slightly removed from the center, on Hogeschoolplein, it's as much a lunch spot as a restaurant, but its cheap pastas and salads make for a good, filling meal on the go. Given the prices, it's no surprise that it's a student hot spot with a large terrace that fills up fast on warm days. The fact you can get its desserts from a vending machine seems to delight many a local customer.
Hogeschoolplein 5, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, Belgium016-237--314Known For
- It's cheap (very cheap) and satisfying
- The atmosphere is always young and bouncy
- It's also a fine spot for a postdinner beer
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7. Domus
$$ | |This sprawling brewpub-restaurant is pretty much the city's old standby for when you've run out of ideas. It's particularly good for families, it's always packed, the menu is littered with Flemish favorites (carbonnade, meatballs, vol-au-vent), and the service is impossibly quick no matter how full it is. A lot of the food is slathered in the house beer (typically Con Domus and Nostra Domus), which funnels directly from the neighboring brewery into the restaurant. You can even get guided tours and tastings for €11. If you're there for the food, stick to the Flemish classics for a solid meal.
Tiensestraat 8, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, Belgium016-201--449Known For
- It's a cheap, popular spot for families
- It's worth it to try the beer, which is pretty good
- The "Belgian dinner plate"
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon. -
8. Het Fenikshof
$$ | |While tours of the Grimbergen Abbey brewery aren't possible, you can taste the fruits of its labor at its brasserie in town, which is slightly more upmarket than you'd imagine. A pretty terrace overlooks the abbey, while the food served is unrepentantly Flemish: beery stews, gray-shrimp croquettes, Ostend-style fish stew. Everything on the menu, unsurprisingly, has a suggested beer pairing, as if you needed an excuse to try its trio of Grimbergen specials on draft: the pale ale, opus, and quadruple. The latter weighs in at a hefty 10% ABV, so it may be a sleepy bus journey back.
Abdijstraat 20, Flanders, 1850, Belgium02-306--3956Known For
- Frites, meat, and delicious, delicious beer
- The terrace is a nice spot in summer
- It's open every day
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9. Koffie Onan
$ | |This beloved local favorite lingers on a busy street of cafés behind the Oude Markt. Its small terraces and ethical approach are popular lures, with most of its coffee beans directly sourced from the farmers. You can also buy its own roasted blends in-house.
Parijsstraat 28, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, BelgiumKnown For
- The pick of coffees and teas is the best in town
- A cheerful terrace to watch the world go by
- Good hot chocolates with a choice of interesting flavors
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10. La Couscoussière
$$ | |This Tunisian restaurant is newer to the Tervuren scene but has quickly established a loyal following among locals. The blackboard menu is never huge, but that's no bad thing; it just means they do a few things well, and that's better than most manage. A few Belgian beers and Tunisian wines accompany vast portions of tagines (fish, meat, and veggie) and buttery couscous.
Chau. de Bruxelles 56, Tervuren, Flanders, 3080, Belgium0487-276--032Known For
- A charming little setting that feels quite intimate
- The tagines are beloved
- You'll find a new appreciation for Tunisian wine
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11. Lettuce
$$ | |Salads packed with flavor, great hunks of quiches, and homemade lemonades are what keeps locals healthy at this popular lunch spot.
Tiensestraat 6, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, Belgium0468-310--600Known For
- There's a good selection of vegetarian options
- A seat at the window lets you watch the urban flow hustle past
- The salads mix together interesting combinations of veg, fruit, and meat
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12. Quetzal Chocolate Bar
$ | |All desserts, all of the time. This chocolate-theme café might be part of a chain, but it's captured the imagination of locals in part due to the sheer abundance of melted chocolate, particularly the fountainlike fondue.
Alfons Smetsplein 3, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, Belgium016-825--988Known For
- Everyone comes for the chocolate fountain
- The chocolate milks come in myriad flavors
- The fruit smoothies are good if you're sick of chocolate
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13. Restaurant 3 Fonteinen
$$$ | |Some brewery restaurants tend to be slightly chaotic affairs, relying on their draft brews to pick up where the food falls short. Not so this dining offshoot from the local 3 Fonteinen lambic brewery. The menu and cooking here are spot on and embrace more than the usual carbonnades, with a good selection of mussels in various sauces accompanying some interesting game options. Afterwards, visit its nearby Lambik-O-Droom brewpub, which has a tasting room and garden terrace. Brewery tours are only available by appointment.
Herman Teirlinckplein 3, Beersel, Flanders, 1650, Belgium02-331--0652Known For
- A cut above the usual brewery eatery
- The selection of lambic beers is naturally excellent
- The mussels are heaven
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14. Restaurant Molensteen
$$$ | |Only a 10-minute walk from the castle, in the village of Gaasbeek, is this pleasant country restaurant with a pretty courtyard. Its building dates back to the late 18th century, and it has been a brewery, a tavern, and a farm in its day. Expect dishes such as horse steaks, venison tornados, and goose-liver pie with fig jam, all of which offer a more rustic take on the usual brasserie fare. A few dishes even make ample use of the local lambic beer made in these parts.
Donkerstraat 20, Gaasbeek, Flanders, 1750, Belgium02-532--0297Known For
- Reliable dining in an old-world country setting
- A friendly local welcome
- It's one of few good options within easy walking distance of the castle
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15. Zarza
$$$$ | |Leuven has a good reputation for its dining, with a couple of Michelin stars knocking about its streets. This isn't one of them, but it's not far off. A little cluster of high-end restaurants scatter Bondgenotenlaan, leading up from the station. The setting here is rather unique, with a long, narrow dining hall below a beamed ceiling made entirely of skylights, leading to a small walled terrace. It couldn't be lighter, and the same goes for its food, where it almost seems to float off the plate it's so dainty and wistful. Dishes are an experience, with its collection of ingredients arriving in ever more inventive ways.
Bondgenotenlaan 92, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, Belgium016-205--005Known For
- The choice is small but dishes are intricately prepared and full of whimsy
- Service is impeccable
- The set menus (especially lunch) are good value
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Wed. No lunch Thurs.
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