BrusselsRestaurants

Flemish restaurants in Brussels

  1. A

    Het Groot Vleeshuis

    Only products from the surrounding province are sold at this medieval butchers’ hall, which has been converted into a shop selling artisan products (with free counter tastings of cheeses and meats). That means you won’t find Coke on the menu in the attached glassed-in restaurant overlooking the old covered market’s ceilings strung with hams, but you will find local brews, apple wine and, naturally, meat galore.

    reviewed

  2. Nieuw Museum

    So called because of the museum-like collection of brewery plaques, money boxes and other mementos of café life adorning the walls, this family-owned local favourite serves five kinds of dagschotel (dish of the day) for lunch (€7 to €12.50), and succulent meat cooked on a 17th-century open fire in the evenings.

    reviewed

  3. Chagall

    Checked olive banquettes, candles, shelves cluttered with knick-knacks and an upright piano make you feel like you’re dining in a family home. Seafood, such as several variations on eel, is Chagall’s specialty, but it also does daily meat specials and good deals on two- and three-course menus.

    reviewed

  4. B

    Picnik

    One of the new breed of snack bars gathering steam in Brussels. This one's firmly Flemish, totally vegetarian, mostly organic and, for its size, incredibly baby friendly. An out-of-the-way location that's worth finding.

    reviewed

  5. Sir Anthony Van Dijck

    Hidden in a tiny, cobbled laneway in a 16th-century building, this exquisite restaurant is among Antwerp’s finest for Flemish cuisine with flair; best appreciated over its four-course ‘gourmet’ menu (€45).

    reviewed