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GREATER BRUSSELS: BRUGES: Lotus € BRUGES: Cafédraal €€
La Truffe Noire €€€ Vegetarian Map B1 Belgian Map B1
Fine Dining Wapenmakersstraat 5, 8000 Zilverstraat 38, 8000
Boulevard de la Cambre 12, 1050 Tel (050) 331078 Closed Sat & Tel (050) 340845 Closed Sun
Tel (02) 640 4422 Closed Sat: lunch Sun; dinner In a delightful medieval setting,
& Sun There are usually just two options Cafédraal is one of the most
This elegant Michelin-starred on the menu at this café, but attractive restaurants in Bruges.
restaurant serves extravagantly they come in a choice of three The creative dishes are based
pre pared, mouthwatering food. sizes and include bulgur, salad, around meat and shellfish. There
The menu includes Périgord quiche and sautéed leeks. is also a daily lunch formule.
truffle cooked in a porto jus,
and warm duck foie gras with BRUGES: De Republiek € BRUGES: De Stove €€
honey-roasted carrots. Café Map B1 Belgian Map B1
St Jacobsstraat 36, 8000 Kleine Sint-Amandsstraat 4, 8000
GREATER BRUSSELS: Tel (050) 734764 Tel (050) 337835 Closed Mon–Sat:
De Zinneke €€ Part of a cinema and theatre lunch; Wed & Thu
Belgian complex, this medium-sized The foie gras at this intimate
Place de la Patrie 26, 1030 brown café is popular with restaurant with its handful of
Tel (02) 245 032 students and artists. The menu tables is exceptional; as is the
At this slow-food sanctuary the includes many vegetarian dishes fresh North Sea fish, supplied
chef cooks 69 recipes with as well as an array of cocktails. daily – particularly the breaded
mussels, accompanied by cod in butter sauce.
home-made fries. There are also BRUGES: Books and Brunch €€
other local dishes in the Belgian Vegan Map B1 BRUGES: Den Dijver €€€
bistro tradition, with a fresh twist Garenmarkt 30, 8000 French/Belgian Map B1
on the classics. Tel (050) 709079 Dijver 5, 8000
Enjoy a tasty vegetarian or vegan Tel (050) 336069 Closed Sun & Mon
brunch, salad or sandwiches This stylish restaurant offers
while browsing through the three-, four- or five-course
West & East Flanders selection of books lining the set menus, in addition to a
shelves at this colourful, cosy café sophistica ted à la carte selection
BLANKENBERGE: Oesterput €€ and second-hand book store. of dishes made with local
Seafood Map A1 ingredients. Signatures include
Wenduinse Steenweg 16, 8370 BRUGES: Café Craenenburg €€ Chateaubriand and entrecôte.
Tel (050) 411035 Closed Mon & Tue Café Map B1
Located by the harbour entrance, Markt 16, 8000 BRUGES: Duc De Bourgogne €€€
Oesterput has live lobster tanks Tel (050) 333402 Seafood Map B1
that impart the ambience of a Situated northwest of Grote Markt, Huidenvettersplein 12, 8000
fish market. Dine on the large Café Craenenburg is a little away Tel (050) 332038
outdoor terrace during fine from the typically touristy bars, Overlooking a canal in the
weather. An excellent wine list and has a more local clientele. historical city centre, the Duc
complements the food. The menu includes salads, sand- is always busy, so reserve a
wiches, Flemish stews, pancakes table well in advance. Bouillabaisse
BRUGES: Café Vlissinghe € and waffles, enjoyed inside or on made with local sea fish is the
Café Map B1 the outdoor terrrace. house speciality.
Blekerstraat 2, 8000
Tel (050) 343737 Closed Mon & Tue
The medieval Vlissinghe dates
back to 1515 and is the city’s
oldest hostellery. The menu
features tempting appetizers,
salads and other dishes, accom-
panied by excellent beers.
Beautiful beer garden.
DK Choice
BRUGES: Den Huzaar €
Flemish Map B1
Vlamingstraat 36, 8000
Tel (050) 333797
This charming bistro is a firm
favourite with locals and
visitors alike for its hearty
old-school Flemish cooking.
Tradi tional dishes such as
veal ragout (veal cuts in a
creamy sauce with herbs and
vegetables) are given a
touch of class and a dash of
inventiveness. Be sure to try the
superb stew of pork cheeks.
Chic interiors of Mercedes House, a high-end restaurant in Greater Brussels
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 272–3

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