Must-see restaurants in Wallonia

  • Au Couleur Rouge

    The Ardennes

    Accessed through a stone archway behind a grand patrician villa, this excellent restaurant does everything right, from the exquisite floral details on the…

  • Le Patch

    The Ardennes

    Appetising aromas of fried garlic intermingle with jazzy music, dangling creepers and a ceiling hung with cookery utensils to create a multisensory treat…

  • L'O de Source

    The Ardennes

    Putting their energies into superb, refined food rather than fussy decor, L'O de Source offers a very short menu of gourmet offerings in a paired-back but…

  • Oscar

    Wallonia

    A few steps from the Grand Place, Oscar is a local favourite for its well-executed cooking that showcases high-quality seasonal produce. The creative menu…

  • Entre Sambre et Mer

    Namur

    Offering great value for quality seafood, this is a family-run restaurant with a warm, unpretentious feel. Daily specials complement a fairly priced menu…

  • L'Envers

    Wallonia

    One of Mons' most popular restaurants, this lively spot deals out bistro favourites complemented by a list of daily dishes with innovative takes on…

  • La Petite Madeleine

    Wallonia

    Petite indeed in size, but flexing grand culinary muscles, this place offers beautifully presented modern gastronomic fare, with more than a nod to the…

  • La Bonne Auberge

    Wallonia

    Walking past the inviting terrace of this restaurant, it's hard not to salivate at the aromas of butter and garlic wafting from within. Despite the cosy…

  • La Table des Sépulcrines

    The Ardennes

    A comfortably contemporary bistro-style interior brings a gentle touch of modernism to the frontage of the 17th-century convent complex that also includes…

  • La Calèche

    Wallonia

    In the beautifully reappointed 17th-century building that forms the entrance to the Malle Poste Hotel, La Calèche offers elegant fine dining on pressed…

  • Hôtel Bonhomme

    The Ardennes

    This nostalgically old-fashioned post hotel dates from 1768 and has been in the same family for eight generations. Attractively shaded by trees and an…

  • Maccheroni

    Liège

    At lunchtime this delightfully welcoming little traiteur (deli-cafe) serves pasta and antipasto so good that they have customers clamouring for tables…

  • Ô Mal-Aimé

    The Ardennes

    If you're in Stavelot on a weekend, don't miss this eccentric delight. The dining room is smothered in bohemian quotes, poems and massed pictorials…

  • Amon Nanesse

    Liège

    Just behind Place du Marché, this rambling antique house with bare-brick walls and heavy beams combines a lively bar specialising in pékèt (gin) shots (€3…

  • Les Enfants Terribles

    Wallonia

    In a sleek, modern space with red walls, upbeat jazz and a glass-fronted open kitchen out the back, this friendly restaurant serves excellent bistro…

  • Corto Malté

    Wallonia

    On the right bank of the Escaut, Corto Malté has a lovely tree-shaded terrace overlooking the river, with locals tucking into delicious tapas plates,…

  • Samthaï

    Wallonia

    A surprising find in tiny Rochefort, friendly Samthaï serves up steaming bowls of tom ka (coconut and lemongrass soup), flavour-packed red curries (try…

  • Salon des Lumières

    Wallonia

    Walk aesthetically and gastronomically into history at this 18th-century château located 8km north of Mons. Lit by chandeliers and flickering candles, the…

  • Végétalicia

    Namur

    Namur's best vegetarian restaurant serves up beautifully prepared dishes made with high-quality organic ingredients. The selection isn't vast, but the…

  • Lemonnier

    Wallonia

    On the main square this renowned upmarket restaurant serves painstakingly prepared modern dishes that draw foodies from near and far. Multicourse feasts…

  • Brasserie François

    Namur

    This stately 200-year-old building has an interior full of polished brass and waistcoated waiters, and it serves up beautifully executed brasserie cooking…

  • Le Pastissou

    Wallonia

    Warmly lit and cosy, this French-owned space brings flavours from southwestern France, with specialities like Auvergne-style tripe, duck breast with wild…

  • Auberge St-Remacle

    The Ardennes

    At first glance this pub-restaurant might not look like the most impressive of Stavelot's eating establishments, but service is friendlier than most and…

  • L'Auberge du Prévost

    The Ardennes

    Occupying a superb 18th-century half-timbered farmstead building on the roadside 300m north of the entrance to Fourneau St-Michel, L'Auberge du Prévost is…

  • La Seigneurie

    The Ardennes

    Like a culinary metaphor for Verviers population, La Seigneurie's menu is a slightly discordant mixture of Belgian, North African and Mediterranean. The…

  • Cafe Lequet

    Liège

    Liège’s mascot Tchantchès hangs from a ceiling moulding in this classic panel-walled cafe-restaurant, which remains an utterly authentic locals' place for…

  • BOM

    The Ardennes

    BOM's riverside terrace has the best castle view of any Bouillon eating establishment. They serve great smoothies and offer the unusual luxury of an…

  • L'Escaudoir

    Wallonia

    In two small, understated, casually elegant dining areas separated by a tight spiral staircase, this husband-and-wife team present carefully prepared…

  • Le Bistrot d’en Face

    Liège

    Excellent-quality rural French food served in a candlelit 16th-century building whose traditional gingham-and-beams interior is enlivened by some bold…

  • Le Cigalon

    Wallonia

    This loveable spot has streetside seating and a sweet little garden area. It does a great line in Lyonnais-style dishes, with such bouchon classics as…

  • La Mouette

    Liège

    Shuttered mirror 'windows', blue-glaze seagulls and skeletal lamps create a surprisingly charming ambience, vaguely like a denuded English teashop but…

  • Labo4

    Liège

    Seeking some special chemistry at dinner? Here they take the idea quite literally, seating you between the test tubes and unchanged 1960s wooden…

  • As Ouhès

    Liège

    One of many jolly cafe-restaurants whose ever-busy terraces line Place du Marché, As Ouhès ('Aux Oisseaux' in Walloon) gives itself a slightly more…

  • Au Vieux Cerexhe

    The Ardennes

    One of the best in a strip of appealing brasserie-restaurants set just back from the Vesdre River's north bank, this atmospheric place covers the typical…

  • Le Temps des Cerises

    Namur

    The food is authentic Walloon and French, while the cosy restaurant lays on the charm in thick brush strokes with gingham tablecloths and scarlet-framed…

  • Terra Terrae

    Liège

    Confident contemporary cuisine with a subtle creativity influenced notably by styles of 'the south' (Provence, Italy, northern Spain) add up to a…

  • Parfums de Cuisine

    Namur

    The homey candlelit interior here matches the fuss-free atmosphere and service. The cuisine, however, is rather more sophisticated, with plenty of…

  • Mon Manège à Toi

    The Ardennes

    Just west of Alle, a footbridge crosses Renoir-like water scenes to this punnily named village eating spot whose centrepiece is a large rocking horse. The…

  • La Vieille Ardenne

    The Ardennes

    Beer flagons dangle from the beams of this compact, traditional Ardennes-style café-eatery, and summer tables overflow onto neighbouring pavements. The…

  • L’Écurie d’Ennetières

    Wallonia

    Affordable Belgo-French cuisine is served in this high-ceilinged room with exposed-brick walls and a tribe of marionettes hanging from hefty wooden beams…

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