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…
Must-see restaurants in Wallonia
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Liège
At lunchtime this delightfully welcoming little traiteur (deli-cafe) serves pasta and antipasto so good that they have customers clamouring for tables…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Wallonia
Walk aesthetically and gastronomically into history at this 18th-century château located 8km north of Mons. Lit by chandeliers and flickering candles, the…
Namur
Namur's best vegetarian restaurant serves up beautifully prepared dishes made with high-quality organic ingredients. The selection isn't vast, but the…
Wallonia
On the main square this renowned upmarket restaurant serves painstakingly prepared modern dishes that draw foodies from near and far. Multicourse feasts…
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…
Wallonia
Warmly lit and cosy, this French-owned space brings flavours from southwestern France, with specialities like Auvergne-style tripe, duck breast with wild…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wallonia
In two small, understated, casually elegant dining areas separated by a tight spiral staircase, this husband-and-wife team present carefully prepared…
Liège
Excellent-quality rural French food served in a candlelit 16th-century building whose traditional gingham-and-beams interior is enlivened by some bold…
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…
Liège
Shuttered mirror 'windows', blue-glaze seagulls and skeletal lamps create a surprisingly charming ambience, vaguely like a denuded English teashop but…
Liège
Seeking some special chemistry at dinner? Here they take the idea quite literally, seating you between the test tubes and unchanged 1960s wooden…
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…
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…
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…
Liège
Confident contemporary cuisine with a subtle creativity influenced notably by styles of 'the south' (Provence, Italy, northern Spain) add up to a…
Namur
The homey candlelit interior here matches the fuss-free atmosphere and service. The cuisine, however, is rather more sophisticated, with plenty of…
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…
The Ardennes
Beer flagons dangle from the beams of this compact, traditional Ardennes-style café-eatery, and summer tables overflow onto neighbouring pavements. The…
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…
