Top 50 restaurants in Belgium
50 of the best places to eat in Belgium, from celebrated dining rooms to much-loved local favourites.
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50 restaurants
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1Fine dining
Hof van Cleve
Celebrated Flemish fine dining in a farmhouse set among the hills of the Flemish Ardennes.
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2Fine dining
Comme chez Soi
Family-run Brussels institution with a Belle Époque dining room and classic French cuisine.
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3Market & street food
Maison Antoine
Legendary frites stand on Place Jourdan; customers may eat their cones in nearby cafés.
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4Pub, tavern & wine bar
À la Mort Subite
Mirrored early-20th-century café near the Galeries Royales, known for gueuze and lambic.
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5Fine dining
Zilte
Creative tasting menus served on the top floor of the MAS museum overlooking the port.
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6Fine dining
The Jane
Modern tasting menus in a former military hospital chapel with a striking chandelier.
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7Seafood
Chez Léon
Long-established restaurant near the Grand-Place famed for pots of mussels and frites.
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8Café & bakery
Maison Dandoy
Historic biscuit maker known for speculoos and freshly made Brussels and Liège waffles.
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9Traditional & regional
De Vlaamsche Pot
Cosy restaurant serving Flemish stews, mussels and eel in green sauce in iron pots.
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10Pub, tavern & wine bar
Café Vlissinghe
Bruges' oldest café, dating from 1515, with a wood-panelled interior and a garden.
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11Pub, tavern & wine bar
In de Vrede
Café opposite Sint-Sixtus Abbey, known for Westvleteren Trappist beer and abbey cheese.
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13Pub, tavern & wine bar
Delirium Café
Sprawling beer bar in the Impasse de la Fidélité offering thousands of beers.
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14Pub, tavern & wine bar
Café Den Engel
Classic Antwerp café on the Grote Markt, popular with locals for draught De Koninck.
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15Seafood
Noordzee - Mer du Nord
Fishmonger with standing tables near Sainte-Catherine serving grilled fish and fish soup.
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16Traditional & regional
Café Lequet
Old riverside café famed for boulets à la liégeoise in sweet-sour sauce with frites.
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17Fine dining
La Villa Lorraine
Grand Brussels restaurant on the edge of the Bois de la Cambre serving classic cuisine.
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18Fine dining
L'Air du Temps
Inventive, garden-driven cooking in a country setting in the Namur countryside.
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19Pub, tavern & wine bar
Dulle Griet
Beer café on the Vrijdagmarkt where guests leave a shoe as deposit for a Kwak glass.
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20Fine dining
Chambre Séparée
Counter-seat dining around an open kitchen with live-fire cooking and Flemish produce.
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21Fine dining
Publiek
Relaxed, creative cooking championing little-known vegetables in a loft-style dining room.
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22Pub, tavern & wine bar
De Garre
Tiny café down a narrow alley, known for its strong house tripel served with cheese.
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23Café & bakery
Wittamer
Patisserie and tea room on the Sablon, renowned for cakes, pralines and macarons.
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24Traditional & regional
Het Anker
Brewery brasserie in the old Beguinage, home of Gouden Carolus beers and beer cuisine.
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26Traditional & regional
Le Sanglier des Ardennes
Riverside restaurant known for Ardennes game, local ham and hearty regional dishes.
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27Traditional & regional
À l'Ange Gardien
Inn beside Orval Abbey serving Orval Trappist beer, including the rare Petite Orval.
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28Pub, tavern & wine bar
Moeder Lambic Fontainas
Modern beer bar focusing on Belgian craft beers and traditional lambics on draught.
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29Traditional & regional
Au Vieux Bruxelles
Ixelles restaurant serving moules-frites and Brussels specialities since 1882.
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30Bistro & brasserie
Brasserie Georges
Classic Parisian-style brasserie in Uccle known for oysters and seafood platters.
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31Bistro & brasserie
L'Ogenblik
Traditional bistro with a sawdust floor inside the Galerie des Princes.
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32Fine dining
Sel Gris
Seafood-led fine dining close to the beach at the coastal resort of Knokke-Heist.
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33Fine dining
Bartholomeus
Intimate seafront restaurant known for precise cooking of North Sea fish and shellfish.
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35Fine dining
Le Chalet de la Forêt
Elegant restaurant in a former dairy on the edge of the Sonian Forest.
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36Café & bakery
Désiré de Lille
Long-running Antwerp tea room famed for waffles, pancakes and deep-fried smoutebollen.
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37Pub, tavern & wine bar
Paters Vaetje
Small beer café beside the Cathedral of Our Lady with a long list of Belgian beers.
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38Bistro & brasserie
Het Pomphuis
Restaurant in a monumental 1920s pumping station in the docks, with original machinery.
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40Market & street food
Frit Flagey
Popular frites kiosk on Place Flagey, known for twice-fried chips and Belgian sauces.
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41Pub, tavern & wine bar
't Galgenhuisje
Tiny café in a former gallows house by the Groentenmarkt, with a cellar restaurant.
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42Vegetarian & vegan
Le Botaniste
Organic plant-based restaurant serving bowls and soups in an old apothecary-style setting.
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43Traditional & regional
Auberge de Poteaupré
Inn of Chimay Abbey serving Chimay beers and dishes made with the abbey cheese.
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44Market & street food
Vistrap
Row of fish stalls on the Ostend harbour front selling fresh grey shrimp and fish soup.
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45Bistro & brasserie
Cambrinus
Brasserie near the Markt known for a large beer list and Flemish beer dishes.
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46Pub, tavern & wine bar
Au Bon Vieux Temps
Hidden 17th-century tavern down a narrow passage off Rue du Marché aux Herbes.
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47Pub, tavern & wine bar
À l'Imaige de Nostre-Dame
Tucked-away old tavern in an alley near the Grand-Place, known for its traditional interior.
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48Pub, tavern & wine bar
Le Roy d'Espagne
Café in a guild house on the Grand-Place with views over the square.
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49Pub, tavern & wine bar
Domus
Brewpub pouring its own beers straight from the brewery, with Belgian dishes and a medieval cellar.
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50Café & bakery
Le Pain Quotidien
Bakery café founded in Brussels, known for communal tables, sourdough bread and tartines.
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