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CENTRAL BRUSSELS: L’Ecallier months diners can also enjoy a
du Palais Royal €€€ delicious dinner in the adjacent
Seafood Map 2 D4 garden and orchard.
Rue Bodenbroek 18, 1000
Tel (02) 512 8751 GREATER BRUSSELS:
This restaurant in a lovely 17th- Bon-Bon €€€
century mansion serves top-notch Fine Dining
seafood and fish dishes. It has an Avenue de Tervueren 453, 1150
excellent range of high-quality Tel (02) 346 6615 Closed Sat, Sun &
oysters and a superb wine list. Mon: lunch
With two Michelin stars but
CENTRAL BRUSSELS: L’Esprit de friendlier prices than some of the
Sel Brasserie €€€ other places with that honour in
Belgian Map 3 B4 Brussels, Bin-Bon has three-, five-
Place Jourdan 52–54, 1000 and seven-course menus. The
Tel (02) 230 6040 wine is as good as the food.
Soft wood and velvet decor sets
the ambience at this brasserie. GREATER BRUSSELS: Brasserie
The beef stewed in Belgian beer La Paix €€€
is a speciality. The menu also Belgian
includes other hearty dishes of Stylish interiors of the atmospheric Rue Ropsy Chaudron 49, 1070
lamb, waterzooi (stew) and La Quincaillerie, Brussels Tel (02) 523 0958
cassoulet. There's a good Run by the same family for more
selection of beer and wine. GREATER BRUSSELS: than three decades, this Michelin-
Café Belga € starred restaurant offers terrific
CENTRAL BRUSSELS: L’Estrille Café food to suit all tastes and pockets.
du Vieux Bruxelles €€€ Place Flagey 18, 1050 The meat dishes are superb.
Belgian Map 2 D4 Tel (02) 640 3508
Rue de Rollebeek 7, 1000 Light meals and great coffee are GREATER BRUSSELS: Chalet
Tel (02) 512 5857 Closed Wed & Sun served at this Art Deco café with de la Forêt €€€
La Tribune Poétique (Poetry a bohemian feel. Fine Dining
Collective) once held their meet- Drève de Lorraine 43, 1180
ings at this old establishment GREATER BRUSSELS: Le Rubis € Tel (02) 374 5416
with a venerable literary history. Cambodian Map 4 E4 This first-class, two-Michelin-
It spe cializes in traditional, beer- Avenue de Terveuren 22, 1040 starred restaurant places an
soaked cuisine, with savoury Tel (02) 733 0549 Closed Sat & Sun emphasis on the best seasonal
dishes of lamb and shrimp, as Enjoy lightly spiced, aromatic and local ingredients and fine
well as steaks. Decadent desserts. Cambodian dishes such as king wines. The fish is recommended.
prawns with lemongrass and
CENTRAL BRUSSELS: L’Idiot du chicken with herbs and coconut GREATER BRUSSELS:
Village €€€ milk amid a splendid collection Mercedes House €€€
Modern European Map 1 C4 of Khmer art. Modern European
Rue Notre-Seigneur 19, 1000 Bodenbroekstraat 22-24, 1000
Tel (02) 502 5582 Closed Sat & Sun GREATER BRUSSELS: Tout Près, Tel (02) 400 4250
The “Village Idiot” is reportedly Tout Prêt € Dine on contemporary, inventive
a favourite with Belgian royalty. Lunch fare, including superb steaks and
The menu offers mouthwatering Chaussée de Boondael 413, 1050 seafood in this spacious setting.
concoctions such as escalope Tel (02) 640 8080 Closed Sun The beautiful bar offers a wide
of hot foie gras, pepper and Located between the twin range of wines and champagnes.
vanilla, and braised artichokes universities of the ULB and VUB,
with bacon and basil. this no-frills sandwich bar is GREATER BRUSSELS:
popular with the student crowd. La Quincaillerie €€€
CENTRAL BRUSSELS: It offers quick, innovative snacks. Belgian
Sea Grill €€€ Rue du Page 45, 1050
Seafood Map 2 D2 GREATER BRUSSELS: Brasserie Tel (02) 533 9833
Rue Fosse aux Loups 47, 1000 Georges €€ The steaks are excellent here, and
Tel (02) 212 0800 Closed Sat & Sun French the seafood counter is one of the
Located within the Radisson Blu Avenue Churchill 259, 1180 best in Brussels. All desserts are
hotel, this superb fish restaurant Tel (02) 347 2100 made by the in-house chef
has a number of set menus of Try the rack of lamb with garlic patissier. The 1900s hardware store
tempting dishes, parti cularly at and rosemary at this gorgeous setting makes for great decor.
lunchtime. There are exquisite Parisian-style seafood brasserie
desserts and a great wine list too. with a shellfish stall at its entrance. GREATER BRUSSELS:
Waiters offer attentive service. Rouge Tomate €€€
CENTRAL BRUSSELS: Vismet €€€ Modern European
Seafood Map 1 C2 GREATER BRUSSELS: Avenue Louise 190, 1050
Place Sainte-Catherine 23, 1000 Les Foudres €€ Tel (02) 647 7044 Closed Sat:
Tel (02) 218 8545 Closed Sun & Mon French lunch; Sun
Fine seafood as well as other Eugène Cattoirstraat 14, 1050 Rouge Tomate prides itself on
meat dishes are prepared in the Tel (02) 647 3636 the quality of ingredients used.
big open kitchen for an appre- One of Brussels' most spectacular The seasonal menu features
ciative crowd. Reservations are restaurants is set in an old wine contemporary cuisine made
usually needed. cellar. During the summer with local produce.
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