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1. Café des Spores
$$$ | |Finally, the mushroom-theme restaurant of your dreams … well, someone's dreams. And while diners might discover that it isn't quite as eccentric as they'd expect (mushrooms feature in all dishes but often as side ingredients), it is nonetheless quite out there, particularly the desserts: try the cakey flan diplomate and wood-ear fungus! The owners also run the impressive fine-dining French restaurant La Buvette and the excellent bakery Hopla Geiss, whose cinnamon rolls are utterly moreish, on the same street, but this is where the "fun guys" go (groan).
Chau. d'Alsemberg 103, Saint-Gilles, Brussels Capital, 1060, Belgium02-534--1303Known For
- Wonderfully imaginative slow-food menu
- Wide selection of natural wines
- The desserts are something special
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2. Gus
$$$ | Upper Town |There are a cluster of bars and restaurants around the Cirque Royal. This "brassonomie" experiment is a cut above the rest, taking the usual brasserie fare and elevating it to a fine-dining bistro experience, and throwing in its own brewery for good measure. A beef-cheek carbonnade arrives drizzled in a silken gravy made from its house Santana beer; even the buerre blanc smothering the plaice and grey shrimps is jazzed up with its own brews.
Rue des Cultes 36, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium02-265--7961Known For
- Inventive takes on Belgian classics
- The seasonal beers are pretty good
- The menu isn't huge but it is special
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3. Baracca
$$$ | |The novelty of this Italian pizza and food-sharing restaurant is proving pretty enduring. Set on the busy food street of Tiensestraat, this is one of few restaurants here not part of the usual Belgian chains (Wasbar, Balls & Glory, Bavet, etc.). Instead, you'll find good drinks, an array of tapas ranging from stuffed baos to pizza bites and oysters, as well as pastas, risottos, salads, and, of course, good pizza. The food is served on wooden boards, steamer baskets, and on paper. It's just fun and it probably won't be long before they're found all over Belgium.
Tiensestraat 34, Leuven, Flanders, 3000, BelgiumKnown For
- Playful dishes that always surprise
- Good pizza
- The cocktails are also spot on
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4. Colonel
$$$ | |Even in Belgium, where meat tends to feature pretty high on the agenda of most menus, Colonel is something different. It's all about the steak here—marbled, aged, and kept on display like a treasured memory in a cabinet by the bar counter. Choose your own cut of traceable and personally sourced French beef, typically served with thick beef-fat frites on the side. There's more than just meat here, with a well-finessed bistro menu, but why fight it?
Rue Jean Stas 24, Saint-Gilles, Brussels Capital, 1060, Belgium02-538–5736Known For
- Beautifully aged (pricey) French beef
- Great service
- Its oddly transfixing meat counter
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5. L'Ogenblik
$$$ | Lower Town |This split-level restaurant, on a side alley off the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, has all the trappings of an old-time bistro: green-shaded lamps over marble-top tables, a forest's worth of dark wood paneling, and laid-back waiters. There's nothing casual about the French-style cuisine, however: grilled sweetbreads with baked courgettes, mille-feuille of crayfish and salmon with a puree of langoustines, and saddle of lamb with spring vegetables and potato gratin. The selection of Beaujolais is particularly good.
Galerie des Princes 1, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium02-511–6151Known For
- Good for seafood
- Traditional-style bistro dishes, just a short walk from the city center
- It fills up fast, so book early
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6. La Cueva de Castilla
$$$ | Schaerbeek |Paella is the prime reason to come here. It dominates the menu and holds to the old-school Valencian style, with rabbit and snails added to the usual chicken, pork, and fruits of the sea. Certainly, classics like the arroz negro (cuttlefish and blackened squid-ink rice) more than live up to their East-coast Spanish roots. A little piece of Spain in Schaerbeek.
Pl. Colignon 8, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium02-241--8180Known For
- Some of the best paella in Belgium
- A friendly neighborhood restaurant that does what it does well
- A good spot on the hip place Colignon
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7. La Roue d'Or
$$$ | Lower Town |Bright orange and yellow murals pay humorous homage to the Surrealist René Magritte in this well-known Art Nouveau brasserie. Below these, brass plaques record the names of respected customers and famous diners gone by. This place just oozes old-fashioned charm. The excellent cuisine includes traditional Belgian fare—a generous chicken waterzooi and homemade frites—as well as old-school brasserie staples like andouillette (a coarse tripe sausage), fried duck foie gras with caramelized apples, and rabbit with prunes. Perhaps as a result of its slick trade in tourists, service tends to err decidedly on the dour side. Menus in English are on hand.
Rue des Chapeliers 26, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium02-514–2554Known For
- A cultured escape from the crowds of the Grand Place
- Reliably good food in an old-fashioned Belgian brasserie
- Bizarre decor inspired by the city's Surrealist artists
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8. Lola
$$$ | 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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9. Restaurant 3 Fonteinen
$$$ | |Some brewery restaurants tend to be slightly chaotic affairs, relying on their draft brews to pick up where the food falls short. Not so this dining offshoot from the local 3 Fonteinen lambic brewery. The menu and cooking here are spot on and embrace more than the usual carbonnades, with a good selection of mussels in various sauces accompanying some interesting game options. Afterwards, visit its nearby Lambik-O-Droom brewpub, which has a tasting room and garden terrace. Brewery tours are only available by appointment.
Herman Teirlinckplein 3, Beersel, Flanders, 1650, Belgium02-331--0652Known For
- A cut above the usual brewery eatery
- The selection of lambic beers is naturally excellent
- The mussels are heaven
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10. Restaurant Molensteen
$$$ | |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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11. 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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