West Flanders
Popular with the travelling business crowd, the restaurant of the fabulous Hotel Messeyne offers exquisitely presented lunchtime set menus and evening…
Must-see restaurants in Northwest Belgium
Bruges
Having just 20 seats keeps this gem intimate. Fish caught daily is the house speciality, but the monthly changing menu also includes the likes of wild…
Bruges
Den Dyver is a pioneer of fine beer dining where you match the brew you drink with the one the chef used to create the sauce on your plate. This is no pub…
Bruges
You'll need to book ahead for a table at this extremely popular, excellent-value Belgian bistro. It works wonders with local ingredients, and is…
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),…
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…
Northwest Belgium
This usually bustling tavern has a pleasant outdoor patio, cold local beer and good-value pub food including plenty of seafood and local cuisine. For many…
West Flanders
Hotel Recour's Restaurant Pegasus is a very upmarket affair. Those under 60 might feel out of place, but the food is very creative. While mains are…
Bruges
A gem of a place in a peaceful residential setting. It's got a slightly hippie/Buddhist ambience; oriental statues, terracotta-coloured walls, a metal…
Bruges
Opposite the lovely Koningin Astridpark, with a fine outdoor terrace and a cosy dark-wood interior, this popular bistro serves traditional Belgian food…
Ypres
Traditional local dishes are served in an adorable wood-panelled interior with old chequerboard floors and brocante (vintage) decor including dried…
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,…
Bruges
The best thing about this wonderful little restaurant serving haute European cuisine is its luscious interiors which will take you back in time. This is…
Bruges
Bruges' best breakfast restaurant has already gained a following with locals and visitors for its all-day breakfasts including everything from eggs and…
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.
Bruges
Fine dining in an opulent setting. Le Mystique offers à la carte seasonal set menus (recommended) for lunch and dinner. Dress to impress.
Bruges
A cool late-night bistro with marble tabletops and a decent range of Flemish staples including fresh Zeebrugge shrimps.
Northwest Belgium
Tiffany-glass windows, wrought-iron lamps and 1930s decor create a welcoming feel at one of East Flanders' better-value brasserie-cafes, where beautifully…
Bruges
Modernist café with weather-worn terrace tables right at the waterside, where a canal dead-ends beside a Buddha-head fountain. Access is via the easily…
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…
West Flanders
Though wildly overpriced, this delightful new restaurant is hard to turn down. The simple menu comprises Lily's take on Japan's three staple noodle…
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…
Northwest Belgium
Tucked away on a side lane behind the Centrum De Ronde van Vlaanderen you'll find this homely Belgian affair. It offers al fresco dining in its spacious…
Bruges
Managed by Arthies – an interior designer who looks like a dashingly gothic Billy Connolly. He uses a projected clock, giant black flower bowls and…
Bruges
This fabulous little cafe with exceptionally friendly and helpful staff is the perfect place to start your day, whether you're a late starter or an early…
Bruges
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…
Bruges
A mix of regulars and travellers staying at the adjoining hostel give this candlelit, alternative art deco–style bistro one of the best atmospheres in…
Brasserie de Heeren van Groeninghe
West Flanders
Excellent-value meals are served in twinkling candlelight in a grand old mansion with high ceilings and original gilt decor. Reservations are wise,…
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…
Bruges
By the time this glass-roofed restaurant’s doors open, a queue has usually formed outside, full of diners keen to get vegetarian fare direct from de bron …
Bruges
Checked olive banquettes, candles, an upright piano and shelves cluttered with knick-knacks make you feel like you’re dining in a family home. Seafood,…
Bruges
Duck the tourist crowds at this popular lunch spot for well-heeled locals. The monochrome boutique styling is a bit formal, but it’s a friendly place and…
Ghent
This hip, if mildly ostentatious, modern brasserie-bar-restaurant is set in a magnificently restored former textile warehouse. It retains the original…
West Flanders
This bistro’s French-style shuttered facade contrasts with a bold semi-minimalist interior; the terrace fills a tree-lined pedestrianised square behind…
Bruges
Take away or eat in, this sleek little café/bar is a great location for a jumpingly fresh seafood lunch, right by the fish market. Crab sandwiches, smoked…
Bruges
Not being able to choose from the 40 luscious flavours of freshly made ice cream at this gelateria is a good thing, as it means you’ll be offered small…
Ghent
This easy-going eatery is popular with students and hipsters for its classy interiors and good value. It serves big meaty or vegetarian balls (a bit like…
