Ostend
The product of one man's hard work, this intimate candlelit wine-bistro reflects its owner's passion for food and wine. The menu is simple (fish or meat),…
Must-see restaurants in Belgian Coast
Belgian Coast
This acclaimed restaurant – run by the fourth-generation, female-led fishmongers Mare Nostrum – secures its own supply of fresh seafood daily. If you love…
Belgian Coast
Leave it to the chef in this compact, airy bistro where the food is a work of art, crafted from the freshest ingredients of the day. Choose from set lunch…
Belgian Coast
Moment! serves up some of the best breakfasts on the coast. They do big English breakfasts as well as more traditional continental fare. There's waffles,…
Belgian Coast
Lesser known than Knokke's other upmarket offerings, Bistro Marie serves beautifully prepared meals in equally classy surrounds, just a block back from…
Belgian Coast
Set in a beautiful historical villa and terrace, Bistro Villa Julia offers Flemish fine dining, with meals prepared from fresh local ingredients.
Ostend
Floor-to-ceiling glass and masses of outdoor seating – including an easily missed upper-floor balcony – draw in tourist diners, as do the English-language…
Ostend
Although the loveable art nouveau corner shopfront which houses it has seen many incarnations, Albrecht is a relative newcomer on the Ostend cafe-dining…
Ostend
This business-casual restaurant features imaginative mussel-shell-mosaics, and the arc of its raised terrace surveys the western beaches. The upmarket…
Ostend
The tables of this casual brasserie are arranged on different levels within a spacious high-roofed hall to quite an effect. Long brass-tube lamps and fun…
Ostend
Ostend isn't known for its trendiness, but this little cafe with pared-down decor, a mosaic floor and old-school furniture hits the mark. The menu…
Ostend
Atmosphere-wise, this is a class apart from anything else on the seafront. This small arty cafe has art deco touches, a communal farmhouse table, jazz…
Belgian Coast
Benefitting from a great corner position near the main tunnel to the beach, Alaska does excellent takeaways, from fresh fish and chips to juicy burgers…
Belgian Coast
The fanciest food on Kapelstraat can be found at Lautrec Lounge, which is also one of the best spots if you just fancy sitting on the terrace sipping…
Belgian Coast
It's good to know in fine-dining De Haan there's a fancy frituur for fabulous fast food and frites. Look for the little green van opposite the tram stop…
Ostend
Lovers of the humble fry are spoiled for choice at this frituur (chip shop). There's a little bit of extra-everything about Franky's that singles it out…
Ostend
Despite the splashes of hot pink on the street terrace, this is a fashion-conscious lounge-restaurant. Its kitchen covers a gamut of culinary styles from…
Belgian Coast
Overlooking the masts bobbing in the harbour below, this is the go-to for seafood in town. Picture perfect, and the food's not bad either.
Ostend
There's nothing fancy about Benny but there's something about this fabulously frozen-in-time cafe a few blocks back from the beach that beckons you slide…
