Restaurants
Belgium is known for its love of food and love of going out (mussles, frites, beer, the like). Apparently there are more restaurants per capita in Belgium than anywhere else. We thought ‘plenty to chose from’ and got started.
Restaurants visited, tried out and reviewed by us are listed below. Most of the restaurants are located in Brussels. But there are also the occasional ones in Amsterdam or Berlin, and other cities we visited (Paris anyone?). Our reviews are strictly personal and we pay for our dinners ourselves.
Do you have a favorite restaurant? If there is a restaurant you would like to recommend, please don’t hesitate. We are always ready to try out new restaurants, eat new food, review and write about it here on Glorious Food and Wine.
Are you a (newly opened?) restaurant and you don’t mind having two food bloggers over, eating, reviewing and then giving their honest opinion here. Then let us know as well. We’ll be delighted to discover your restaurant.
Our Top 5 Restaurants
- Les Brassins (Brussels)
- Bofinger (Paris)
- Chez Oki (Brussels)
- Fifteen (Amsterdam)
- Museumbrasserie (Brussels)
Amsterdam
Berlin
Bruges
Brussels
- Aglio e Olio
- Amadeo
- l’Arrosoir
- Ars Vinorum
- Athenes
- Les Brassins
- Brasserie St-Georges
- Citizen
- Chez Oki
- Coco
- La Cuisine
- La Douce Heure
- Hana
- In’t Spinnekopke
- Le Jardin de Nicolas
- Le Macaron
- La Main dans la Poele
- Malte
- Mano a Mano
- Mundo Pain
- Museumbrasserie
- Pain Quotidien
- La Quincaillerie
- Restobieres
- Roxi
- Le Point Bar
- Le Port d’Attache
- L’Ultime Atome
- Les Salades aux Herbes Sauvages closed
- Stanley
- Suki Noodles
- Tea&Eat
- Touch&Go
- Ventre Saint Gris
- Vieil Ixelles
- Vismet
- Viva M’Boma
- Volle Gas
- Wagamama
- Welcome to Youssef
I would add ‘Chez Paul’ in Paris near the Bastille area. It is absolutely exquisite and is known among locals. It is small but that only adds to the cozyness of the place. A must!
Also, have you been to “Yamato”? It is located in the Saint Boniface area in Brussels. You have to go early and there will surely be a line already, and inside the tiny restaurant you sit around the ‘bar’ where they service delicious noodles and gyoza! i go back everytime i crave noodles and has never disappointed!
Hey Haelim. Thanks so much for the tips. Any are very welcome.
Chez Paul - good to know. We are off to Paris soon for the weekend. I’ll look out for it.
Yamato - one of my old time favorites and local. Love it !!!
Hey - Great site! Coming to Brussels for a romantic weekend with my girlfriend and was wondering if you would be able to recommned a restaurant. Not too worried about the budget, but would really like something that gives a real sense of Brussels and Belgium in a nice romantic place with plenty of atmosphere.
Any thoughts?
Hi Andrea,
I was wondering if you had any suggestions for a good place to go out and eat for a birthday party of ±25 people? (also a task to look for something near a bar/club ) am frankly quite lost at this point.. thought of bazaar but hmmm.. any other suggestions?