Brussels Restaurants
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1. Café des Spores
$$$ | |Finally, the mushroom-theme restaurant of your dreams … well, someone's dreams. And while diners might discover that it isn't quite as eccentric as they'd expect (mushrooms feature in all dishes but often as side ingredients), it is nonetheless quite out there, particularly the desserts: try the cakey flan diplomate and wood-ear fungus! The owners also run the impressive fine-dining French restaurant La Buvette and the excellent bakery Hopla Geiss, whose cinnamon rolls are utterly moreish, on the same street, but this is where the "fun guys" go (groan).
Chau. d'Alsemberg 103, Saint-Gilles, Brussels Capital, 1060, Belgium02-534--1303Known For
- Wonderfully imaginative slow-food menu
- Wide selection of natural wines
- The desserts are something special
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2. Comme Chez Soi
$$$$ | Lower Town |With superb cuisine, excellent wines, and attentive service, this two-star Michelin restaurant remains a regal choice, with an interior (and prices) to match. Lionel Rigolet, who took over the reins as chef from his father-in-law Pierre Wynants in 2006, is a ceaselessly inventive character with one foot in tradition, dishing up elegant racks of veal dashed with sweetbreads or cockerel breasts crowned with crayfish. Earlier creations have been relegated to the back of the menu, but one favorite remains—fillet of sole with a white wine mousseline and shrimp. Book weeks in advance to guarantee a table.
Pl. Rouppe 23, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium02-512–2921Known For
- Very busy---book before you step on the plane, let alone through the door
- Sumptuous cooking from a genuine star of the Belgian dining scene
- An excellent, and often surprising, wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.–Tues., Reservations essential, Jacket and tie -
3. Origine
$$$$ | Schuman |A short walk from place Jourdan reveals this elegant, modern French restaurant, its pared-down, neat decor broken up with colorful prints of animals and the bustle of the open kitchen. The choice of food is equally sparse but to the point: four-course set menus deliver with imagination and no little amount of skill, letting you mix and match from your pick of cold, warm, hot, and sweet dishes on the blackboard. Lunch is a great deal at €25 for a starter and main.
Rue Général Leman 36, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1040, Belgium02-256--6893Known For
- Original cooking that's delightfully presented
- Helpful staff and a decent selection of wines by the glass
- Good value for money
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. -
4. Auberge Napoleon
$$$$ | |This elegant dining spot has a charming terrace surrounded by a grassy lawn and trees. The menu is grandiose but not afraid of the more interesting rural delights of French cooking, from saddle of hare to fillet of fawn via a number of interesting pheasant dishes. Just as exciting is its new food-sharing menu, as it tries to capture the postgarden walk-in crowd, where baked sweetbreads, caviar, and Duroc pork belly offer a more classically French take on the format.
Bouchoutlaan 1, Meise, Flanders, 1860, Belgium02-269--3078Known For
- Refined cooking in a gorgeous garden setting
- The sharing plates are really different than the usual fare
- The wine selection is mostly French and excellent
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No dinner Tues. and Wed. No lunch Sat. -
5. L'Ogenblik
$$$ | Lower Town |This split-level restaurant, on a side alley off the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, has all the trappings of an old-time bistro: green-shaded lamps over marble-top tables, a forest's worth of dark wood paneling, and laid-back waiters. There's nothing casual about the French-style cuisine, however: grilled sweetbreads with baked courgettes, mille-feuille of crayfish and salmon with a puree of langoustines, and saddle of lamb with spring vegetables and potato gratin. The selection of Beaujolais is particularly good.
Galerie des Princes 1, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium02-511–6151Known For
- Good for seafood
- Traditional-style bistro dishes, just a short walk from the city center
- It fills up fast, so book early
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. -
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6. Lola
$$$ | Upper Town |In and among the pricey antiques and jewelry shops of the Sablon, you'll find a fair amount of stylish dining. Among these establishments comfortably snuggles Lola, an undeniably charming brasserie of black-leather booths and a bar counter for those grabbing a quick lunch. The menu is rotundly French but with a small exclave of Belgian and house dishes, such as cod and peeled gray shrimp or Holstein carpaccio.
Pl. du Grand Sablon 33, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium02-514--2460Known For
- A bright and breezy lunch or dinner
- There's a small terrace to sit outside and watch folks go by
- The wine list is pretty darn good
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7. Mamy Louise
$$ | |This branch of a local minichain is one of several good-quality lunch spots on the pedestrianized rue Jean Stas, just off avenue Louise. With a vaguely beach-house decor and outdoor tables in warm weather, the restaurant's equally breezy menu includes Belgian staples like boudin noir (blood sausage) as well as quiches and salads; the latter are huge. It's also a great place to grab a morning or afternoon coffee and a slice of delicious cake.
Rue Jean Stas 12, Ixelles, Brussels Capital, 1060, Belgium02-534–2502Known For
- Great quality cakes and sweet stuff
- Stylish food and upmarket nibbles
- Light, hip layout
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
8. Wine Bar des Marolles
$$$ | Upper Town |Despite its name, this is not really a wine bar (though they run a roof terrace in summer where you can go for a drink) and it's just on the edge of the Marolles. Owners Vincent Thomaes and Joël Vandenhoudt relocated to rue Haute from Sablon in 2013, back when this was a popular bar. Since then, it's evolved into very much a grande-dame-style restaurant where haughty paintings hang in thick frames, the service is likeably fastidious, and wine is very much at the center of most meals. It's decadent in the best way possible, with an emphasis on classic French cooking and natural wines.
Rue Haute 198, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium0496-820--105Known For
- Old-school French dining with a dash of elegance
- The wine selection is always interesting and the sommelier knows his stuff
- The rooftop is nice in summer
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9. Zarza
$$$$ | |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
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Wed. No lunch Thurs.
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