Discipline and freedom, perfection of the gesture, a cuisine that comes as a blessing, a true generosity—those are the impressions left by dining at a table in Coq aux Champs, in the beautiful Condroz countryside.
Ever since it first opened, almost 15 years ago now, this cosmopolitan brasserie has become a veritable “classic”, one of those places you never get tired of.
How can a place producing such quality food remain relatively unknown? I must admit to making a journalistic error in not mentioning before now a discreet little restaurant called Magenta in Ixelles’ Lepoutre area.
Ensconced only a few paces from the most beautiful Grand-Place in the world, Up North already stands out in the gourmet arena. Belgium, and Brussels in particular, we have been deprived of Scandinavian cooking, which has been in the news lately...
Looking for the ultimate in meat ? Then you have to head to Mons to discover the phenomenon of "elite carne". Installed in recent years in the heart of the city, one step away from the Grand Place, Luc Broutard is an expert on the subject and a very demanding man when it comes to the provenance of the produce he offers on his menu.
In Brussels, but it is also true elsewhere in Belgium, restaurants faithful to the spirit and letter of Italian cuisine can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and even then that of a clumsy carpenter...
For the record, Lipsius gets its name from the Flemish humanist Joost Lips (Justus Lipsius in Latin), a brilliant scholar who was born in Overijse. Coming back to the present day...
