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Where to Eat and Drink

Brussels DK Choice Price Guide
Prices are for a three-course meal
KNOKKE-HEIST: Sel Gris €€€ for one, including a half-bottle of
LOWER TOWN: Belga Queen €€ Belgian house wine, tax and service.
Belgian Map C3 Zeedijk 314, 8301 € under €40
Rue Fossé aux Loups 32, 1000 Tel 050-51 4937 Closed Wed & €€ €40 to €70
Tel 02-217 2187 Thu €€€ over €70
A splendidly theatrical restaurant This superb seafront restaurant,
in an imaginatively transformed a key player in the Belgian
19th-century bank. The refined culinary landscape, is run by Luxembourg
cuisine has a Belgian slant. There Frederik Deceuninck, who was
is also an oyster bar. awarded his first Michelin star BOURGLINSTER: La Distillerie €€
in 2008. Plaice, mackerel, skate, French
UPPER TOWN: La scallops, sole, lobster, and other Rue du Château 8, 6162
Canne en Ville €€ North Sea treasures all feature Tel 78 78 78 1 Closed Mon & Tue;
French in the exquisite dishes, which Wed lunch; Sun dinner
Rue de la Réforme 22, 1050 are presented like edible This renowned gourmet
Tel 02-347 2926 Closed Sat works of art. restaurant benefits from its
lunch; Sun magical setting in a medieval
Delightful eatery in a converted castle. There is also a more down-
butcher’s shop, with attractive KRUISHOUTEM: Hof van to-earth, but equally high-quality,
terrace seating in summer. A Cleve €€€ brasserie called Côté Cour.
good option before or after Belgian
visiting the nearby Musée Horta. Riemegemstraat 1, 9770 DK Choice
Tel 09-383 5848 Closed Sun &
Mon; Tue lunch LUXEMBOURG CITY:
Peter Goossens’s celebrated Clairefontaine €€€
Rest of Belgium three-star Michelin restaurant is French
housed in a pretty collection of Place de Clairefontaine 9, 1341
ANTWERP: Het Pomphuis €€ farm buildings, surrounded by Tel 46 22 11 Closed Sat & Sun
Belgian/French a tranquil countryside. One of the top addresses in
Droogdok, Siberiastraat 7, 2030 the heart of Luxembourg City,
Tel 03-770 8625 LEUVEN: Domus € Clairefontaine is a culinary
Housed in a 20th-century pump Brasserie experience that is not to be
house, this exhilarating eatery Tiensestraat 8, 3000 missed. Arnaud and Edwige
retains much of the original Tel 016-20 1449 Closed Mon Magnier offer exquisite French
machinery. It serves French- A traditional tavern supplied cuisine for gourmands in classic
Belgian fare with an Asian twist. by its own brewery next door. and sophisticated environs.
Enjoy snacks and pub food, such The five-course gourmet menu
ANTWERP: Zuiderterras €€ as pasta, salads, steaks, and is an unforgettable treat for a
Belgian/French pancakes. Breakfast available, too. special occasion.
Ernest van Dijckkaai 37, 2000
Tel 03-234 1275 TOURNAI: Giverny €€€
A pier leads out to this restaurant, Belgian/French WORMELDANGE: Mathes €€
which boasts unparalleled views Quai du Marché au Poisson 6, 7500 Belgian/French
of the Schelde river’s estuary. Tel 069-22 4464 Closed Mon, Tue; Route du Vin 37, 5401
On the menu is a wide range Sat lunch; Sun dinner Tel 76 01 06 Closed Mon & Tue
of French and Belgian classics. High-quality French and Belgian Housed in a mansion by the
Also open for breakfast. cuisine, with touches of fusion, is river Moselle in picturesque Ahn,
beautifully presented in a 19th- Mathes offers a menu that
BRUGES: Restaurant de Bühne € century baroque setting. Expect combines local specialties and
Belgian/French to see sashimi and curry spices good-quality French cuisine,
Sint-Salvatorskoorstraat 6, 8000 alongside waterzooi of lobster. including seafood from Brittany.
Tel 05-034 6649 Closed Mon & Tue
A charming restaurant serving
very good fish, fresh quiches and
pastries, and vegetarian options,
such as pumpkin soup. Try the
homemade fruit tarts for dessert.
GHENT: Brasserie Pakhuis €€
International
Schuurkenstraat 4, 9000
Tel 09-223 5555 Closed Sun
This converted warehouse full of
pizzazz is the place for French-
style brasserie fare, with twists
such as pigeon with Hokkaido
pumpkin, and Japanese fusion
dishes, plus a few Belgian classics. The magnificent interior of Belga Queen, housed in a former bank in Brussels
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