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Vert de Gris
Vert de Gris in the heart of Brussels, just a few steps from Manneken-Pis, is another shining success from the people who brought you Bleu de Toi. This superbly appointed, high-ceilinged room is painted in a green the shade of, oh, verdigris, with exposed-brick details, an ornate ceiling, and brass chandeliers and candelabra. Romantic? Yes. But the large tables encourage group dining, too, so business associates can enjoy this charming space. The French-Medi international menu includes dishes like starter of scampi with vegetables flamed with pastis, pasta of tagliatelle with clams, main course of thin slices of duck breast with ginger and cinnamon brew and rosti potatoes, and dessert of parfait aux pommes calvados with caramel sauce. A lovely terrace beckons when the weather allows.
Address: 63 Rue des Alexiens
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: Other
Vert de Gris in the heart of Brussels, just a few steps from Manneken-Pis, is another shining success from the people who brought you Bleu de Toi. This superbly appointed, high-ceilinged room is painted in a green the shade of, oh, verdigris, with exposed-brick details, an ornate ceiling, and brass chandeliers and candelabra. Romantic? Yes. But the large tables encourage group dining, too, so business associates can enjoy this charming space. The French-Medi international menu includes dishes like starter of scampi with vegetables flamed with pastis, pasta of tagliatelle with clams, main course of thin slices of duck breast with ginger and cinnamon brew and rosti potatoes, and dessert of parfait aux pommes calvados with caramel sauce. A lovely terrace beckons when the weather allows.
Address: 63 Rue des Alexiens
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: Other
Blue Elephant
Blue Elephant Thai restaurant just south of Brussels City was the first of the celebrated group that may eventually take over the world -- to general applause. This is a chic Thai fantasy, an Eden of exotic flora to take you far from the busy metropolis outside. During the day the stunningly-appointed dining room is naturally lit from the skylight above, while in the evening candles and lamps take over. It is lushly decorated with exotic plants, beautiful orchids, Buddhas, Thai woodwork, comfy bamboo chairs, and smiling Thai-costumed waitstaff.
Address: 1120 Chaussée de Waterloo
Price range: £35-£44/€57-€7
Cuisines: Thai
Blue Elephant Thai restaurant just south of Brussels City was the first of the celebrated group that may eventually take over the world -- to general applause. This is a chic Thai fantasy, an Eden of exotic flora to take you far from the busy metropolis outside. During the day the stunningly-appointed dining room is naturally lit from the skylight above, while in the evening candles and lamps take over. It is lushly decorated with exotic plants, beautiful orchids, Buddhas, Thai woodwork, comfy bamboo chairs, and smiling Thai-costumed waitstaff.
Address: 1120 Chaussée de Waterloo
Price range: £35-£44/€57-€7
Cuisines: Thai
Millésime
Millésime restaurant in the grand, elegant Ixelles quarter of Brussels would look right at home in downtown Manhattan. This loft-like space set on three floors is very smart, with white or exposed brick walls, swooping curves, leather seating, shiny ducting, bold artwork, and a glimpse of the kitchen as you enter. Some people believe that Millésime serves the best French food in Brussels. Intriguing thought. A vibrant crowd fills the place, eating dishes like beef carpaccio stuffed with pine nuts and foie gras, main course of grilled lobster with steamed veg and lobster sauced with cayenne, and dessert of jasmine flower crème brûlée. The international wine list is mainly French, to match the food. An impressive, elegant party up to 120 would enjoy exclusive hire of all of Millésime.
Address: 5 Rue Eugène Cattoir
Price range: £35-£44 / €50-â‚
Cuisines: Other
Millésime restaurant in the grand, elegant Ixelles quarter of Brussels would look right at home in downtown Manhattan. This loft-like space set on three floors is very smart, with white or exposed brick walls, swooping curves, leather seating, shiny ducting, bold artwork, and a glimpse of the kitchen as you enter. Some people believe that Millésime serves the best French food in Brussels. Intriguing thought. A vibrant crowd fills the place, eating dishes like beef carpaccio stuffed with pine nuts and foie gras, main course of grilled lobster with steamed veg and lobster sauced with cayenne, and dessert of jasmine flower crème brûlée. The international wine list is mainly French, to match the food. An impressive, elegant party up to 120 would enjoy exclusive hire of all of Millésime.
Address: 5 Rue Eugène Cattoir
Price range: £35-£44 / €50-â‚
Cuisines: Other
La Mélodie du Goût
La Mélodie du Goût restaurant set on a busy Brussels street corner in a charming 19th century building, is a superb choice for a quick bit or lingering meal before or after the Theatre National. Mediterranean is the over-riding aesthetic here, with bare wooden floors, utile wooden or loom chairs, dark wood tables, colourful table runners, country antiques dotted here and there. Groups up to 60 can take over the terrace, or larger parties up to 140 will fill the main restaurant nicely. The menu takes rigorously-sourced ingredients and turns them into authentic dishes from right around the Med, with special emphasis on France and Italy. So you might enjoy a starter of classic salade Nicoise, a main course of lasagne or pizza or a kebab, and dessert of traditional Belgian waffle with sugar. A light, airy first floor dining room accommodates large groups and, as service continues non-stop from opening, it’s a great choice for travelers still on the home time zone. Welcoming service and street-level terrace.
Address: 118 Boulevard Emile Jacqmain
Price range: £24 and under
Cuisines: Other
La Mélodie du Goût restaurant set on a busy Brussels street corner in a charming 19th century building, is a superb choice for a quick bit or lingering meal before or after the Theatre National. Mediterranean is the over-riding aesthetic here, with bare wooden floors, utile wooden or loom chairs, dark wood tables, colourful table runners, country antiques dotted here and there. Groups up to 60 can take over the terrace, or larger parties up to 140 will fill the main restaurant nicely. The menu takes rigorously-sourced ingredients and turns them into authentic dishes from right around the Med, with special emphasis on France and Italy. So you might enjoy a starter of classic salade Nicoise, a main course of lasagne or pizza or a kebab, and dessert of traditional Belgian waffle with sugar. A light, airy first floor dining room accommodates large groups and, as service continues non-stop from opening, it’s a great choice for travelers still on the home time zone. Welcoming service and street-level terrace.
Address: 118 Boulevard Emile Jacqmain
Price range: £24 and under
Cuisines: Other
In't Spinnekopke
In ‘t Spinnekopke restaurant near the old fish market on the Square Bloemenhof is one of Brussels’ authentic dining experiences. Set in a large old stagecoach inn dating from the 18th century, In t’Spinnekopke offers real Belgian dining and drinking in a warm, brasserie setting. The cosy wooden paneling, the white table linens, the sloping tiled floors, the antique advertising posters, the walls the colour of real ale, the menus in dialect, all conspire to make you believe you’ve discovered ‘real’ Brussels. In ‘t Spinnekopke – it means ‘in the spider’s head’ – is prized by beer-lovers the world over for the size and quality of its beer cellar. Enormous menu includes creations of chef Jean Rodriguez, mostly involving beer. Choose from half a dozen sauces for your steak, thirteen different preparations of mussels, and twenty different desserts, among other dishes. Do try classic Belgian dishes like waterzooi or stoemp mi sossisse.
Address: 1 Place du Jardin aux Fleurs
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: European
In ‘t Spinnekopke restaurant near the old fish market on the Square Bloemenhof is one of Brussels’ authentic dining experiences. Set in a large old stagecoach inn dating from the 18th century, In t’Spinnekopke offers real Belgian dining and drinking in a warm, brasserie setting. The cosy wooden paneling, the white table linens, the sloping tiled floors, the antique advertising posters, the walls the colour of real ale, the menus in dialect, all conspire to make you believe you’ve discovered ‘real’ Brussels. In ‘t Spinnekopke – it means ‘in the spider’s head’ – is prized by beer-lovers the world over for the size and quality of its beer cellar. Enormous menu includes creations of chef Jean Rodriguez, mostly involving beer. Choose from half a dozen sauces for your steak, thirteen different preparations of mussels, and twenty different desserts, among other dishes. Do try classic Belgian dishes like waterzooi or stoemp mi sossisse.
Address: 1 Place du Jardin aux Fleurs
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: European
La Tortue du Sablon
La Tortue du Sablon restaurant is a famous homarium, or lobster house, right in the heart of Brussels. A nautical theme prevails, and quite right too, with scrubbed wooden floors, the remains of huge shelled creatures on the walls, and a ship’s wheel hanging from the ceiling. Inside you’ll find an intimate, smart, white-table-cloth setting while the terrace in front has a jauntier, more informal feel. Wherever you sit, you can choose from nine different preparations of lobster including La Tortue’s own grilled version and a warm edition Parisian Bellevue style. Fish dishes in general are a speciality, though meat-eaters are catered for, and, unusually, La Tortue has a strong tradition of game in season, with creations like six-spice duck with ginger sauce. Special groups up to 40 are made very welcome here. French wine list.
Address: 31 Rue du Rollebeek
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: French
La Tortue du Sablon restaurant is a famous homarium, or lobster house, right in the heart of Brussels. A nautical theme prevails, and quite right too, with scrubbed wooden floors, the remains of huge shelled creatures on the walls, and a ship’s wheel hanging from the ceiling. Inside you’ll find an intimate, smart, white-table-cloth setting while the terrace in front has a jauntier, more informal feel. Wherever you sit, you can choose from nine different preparations of lobster including La Tortue’s own grilled version and a warm edition Parisian Bellevue style. Fish dishes in general are a speciality, though meat-eaters are catered for, and, unusually, La Tortue has a strong tradition of game in season, with creations like six-spice duck with ginger sauce. Special groups up to 40 are made very welcome here. French wine list.
Address: 31 Rue du Rollebeek
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: French
La Clef des Champs
La Clef des Champs restaurant is one of Brussels’ favourites. Down a narrow street off the Place du Grand Sablon, in one of the city’s irresistibly charming districts, this intimate, romantic restaurant has a large terrace outside where, if weather permits, you can complete the illusion that you’re in the south of France. Run by the charming Bouillots, monsieur cooks and madame greets you at the door. This is authentic Lyonnais and Provencal cooking, changing seasonally. Try ravioli of crab in light curry sauce, cassoulette of ris de veau with port and mushroom jus, or enjoy a quite incredible cassoulet. The wine list includes some lesser-known labels that deserve discovery.
Address: 23 Rue de Rollebeek
Price range: £35-£44 / €50-â‚
Cuisines: French
La Clef des Champs restaurant is one of Brussels’ favourites. Down a narrow street off the Place du Grand Sablon, in one of the city’s irresistibly charming districts, this intimate, romantic restaurant has a large terrace outside where, if weather permits, you can complete the illusion that you’re in the south of France. Run by the charming Bouillots, monsieur cooks and madame greets you at the door. This is authentic Lyonnais and Provencal cooking, changing seasonally. Try ravioli of crab in light curry sauce, cassoulette of ris de veau with port and mushroom jus, or enjoy a quite incredible cassoulet. The wine list includes some lesser-known labels that deserve discovery.
Address: 23 Rue de Rollebeek
Price range: £35-£44 / €50-â‚
Cuisines: French
Les Petits Oignons
Les Petits Oignons in the historic Marolles quarter of Brussels is a warm, welcoming restaurant set in a decidedly pretty 17th century townhouse. Now filled with colourful artwork and divided into the main dining room, the lively mezzanine with its open fireplace and witty lighting fixtures, and the oasis-like candlelit garden, Les Petits Oignons is known for the freshness and quality of its French food. The menu is purposefully small and select, to keep a beady eye on standards and to honour the produce of the seasons. It changes often, too. Dishes may include starter of foie gras two ways, with apples and ‘nature’, main course of pan-sauteed anglerfish with cider vinegar, and dessert (order at the start of your meal) of the restaurant’s own profiteroles with caramelised custard. You can tell the wine buyer has roamed the globe, but left his heart in France. Excellent attention to detail and service. Several spaces are available for group dining with special menus for numbers from 10 to 80.
Address: 13 Rue de Notre Seigneur
Price range: £35-£44 / €50-â‚
Cuisines: French
Les Petits Oignons in the historic Marolles quarter of Brussels is a warm, welcoming restaurant set in a decidedly pretty 17th century townhouse. Now filled with colourful artwork and divided into the main dining room, the lively mezzanine with its open fireplace and witty lighting fixtures, and the oasis-like candlelit garden, Les Petits Oignons is known for the freshness and quality of its French food. The menu is purposefully small and select, to keep a beady eye on standards and to honour the produce of the seasons. It changes often, too. Dishes may include starter of foie gras two ways, with apples and ‘nature’, main course of pan-sauteed anglerfish with cider vinegar, and dessert (order at the start of your meal) of the restaurant’s own profiteroles with caramelised custard. You can tell the wine buyer has roamed the globe, but left his heart in France. Excellent attention to detail and service. Several spaces are available for group dining with special menus for numbers from 10 to 80.
Address: 13 Rue de Notre Seigneur
Price range: £35-£44 / €50-â‚
Cuisines: French
Manneken
Named for Brussels’ premier tourist attraction, Manneken café is also a major stop for travelers to the Ilot Sacre preserved historic district. Set near the Grand Place, Manneken offers a warm typically Brussels welcome, with cranberry coloured walls, glazed tiles, crackling open fireplace, scrubbed wooden floors and tables, charmingly mismatched chairs, chandeliers, and a cosy mezzanine level. The menu features dishes like starter of pan-fried prawns in garlic butter, main course of grilled beef entrecote with aubergine tomato, and crème brulee. Classic Brussels dishes like mussels, waterzooi with chicken, and waffles are here too, and, as it’s open daily from 10 am, it’s an excellent choice for meeting friends any time of day.
Address: 42 Rue au Beurre
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: European
Named for Brussels’ premier tourist attraction, Manneken café is also a major stop for travelers to the Ilot Sacre preserved historic district. Set near the Grand Place, Manneken offers a warm typically Brussels welcome, with cranberry coloured walls, glazed tiles, crackling open fireplace, scrubbed wooden floors and tables, charmingly mismatched chairs, chandeliers, and a cosy mezzanine level. The menu features dishes like starter of pan-fried prawns in garlic butter, main course of grilled beef entrecote with aubergine tomato, and crème brulee. Classic Brussels dishes like mussels, waterzooi with chicken, and waffles are here too, and, as it’s open daily from 10 am, it’s an excellent choice for meeting friends any time of day.
Address: 42 Rue au Beurre
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: European
Bleu de Toi
Bleu de Toi restaurant in the heart of Brussels, between Manneken Pis and the Musée des Beaux-Arts, was once a small, run down house now transformed by passionate owners into one of the most intimate, romantic, welcoming restaurants in the city. For fourteen years it has been celebrated in Brussels, for both its menu and décor. With exposed brick walls, flea market mirrors, smart, clean, modern décor and vibrant splashes of marine blue everywhere – the awnings, the paintings, even the bottled water – this is a place with pizzazz. Central to the menu are bintjes, a sort of rich baked potato that Bleu de Toi artfully stuffs in seventeen different ways. But pride of place must also go to the seven different preparations of half or whole Canadian lobster, flown in fresh daily. Or the superb salads, like the Scampi, with caramelized scampi and bacon with balsamic dressing, which can be had as starter or main. Or the ‘suggestions’ of two seasonal fish, two meats, a vegetarian selection, and seasonal starters. The monthly changing menu with featured themes offer the very best of the season, including asparagus, Easter lamb, and fresh oysters, among many others. And there are fourteen sensational desserts like authentic speculoos gingerbread ice cream. The international wine list features more than 100 bottles and favours the French.
Address: 73 Rue des Alexiens
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: Other
Bleu de Toi restaurant in the heart of Brussels, between Manneken Pis and the Musée des Beaux-Arts, was once a small, run down house now transformed by passionate owners into one of the most intimate, romantic, welcoming restaurants in the city. For fourteen years it has been celebrated in Brussels, for both its menu and décor. With exposed brick walls, flea market mirrors, smart, clean, modern décor and vibrant splashes of marine blue everywhere – the awnings, the paintings, even the bottled water – this is a place with pizzazz. Central to the menu are bintjes, a sort of rich baked potato that Bleu de Toi artfully stuffs in seventeen different ways. But pride of place must also go to the seven different preparations of half or whole Canadian lobster, flown in fresh daily. Or the superb salads, like the Scampi, with caramelized scampi and bacon with balsamic dressing, which can be had as starter or main. Or the ‘suggestions’ of two seasonal fish, two meats, a vegetarian selection, and seasonal starters. The monthly changing menu with featured themes offer the very best of the season, including asparagus, Easter lamb, and fresh oysters, among many others. And there are fourteen sensational desserts like authentic speculoos gingerbread ice cream. The international wine list features more than 100 bottles and favours the French.
Address: 73 Rue des Alexiens
Price range: £25-£34 / €35-â‚
Cuisines: Other
