In the heart of the five star boutique Stanhope Hotel is located the Brighton Restaurant. The walls of the restaurant are embellished with frescos of figures in Chinese apparel of…
The little commune of Reet is very luck indeed. And its inhabitants too. Because that’s where you’ll find Marie-Claire and Bart De Pooter’s restaurant Pastorale. This former presbytery converted into…
L’Alban Chambon is the restaurant housed in one of the most prestigious hotels in Brussels, the Hotel Métropole. Christened Alban Chambon after the French architect who designed the hotel at…
Every chef should be able to answer for his actions in the kitchen. One might bakes and another might prefer to roast - they still assume responsibility. Now, Gaëtan Colin,…
In days gone by in this northwest district of the city, Brussels was bustling more than anywhere else: the fair was in full swing. Then, calm and relaxation settled in…
A resolutely modern brasserie – Happy's has immaculate decor that’s set around a majestic bar, with fireplace and piano to one side, a restaurant on one floor, with a 50-seat…
To my left is the counter—gourmand, fresh, almost ruthlessly so. What else can I write… irresistible. I dare anyone to pass this window without stopping to appreciate one of the…
The history of a gourmet dynasty. It all began in 1926, when Georges Cuvelier, a courageous Borain who embraced the restaurant business to escape from the mines, opened a…
Brussels, October 2011. Eighteen months on, freeze frame on an address that reached the dizzy culinary heights the moment it opened wide its doors. Before the first customer had even…
Nestling cosily in its Art Nouveau setting in Les Marolles, the heart of the heart of Brussels, Les Brigittines takes its name from the former convent close by. Places like…
For twenty years now Yves Mattagne's Sea Grill has without doubt remained at the summit of the gastronomic world in Belgian and surely internationally too. And they have been celebrating…
One could describe the Dock's Café as the ultimate brasserie, such are the many faces presented here. Brasserie, ultimate, multiple, yes. But the common denominator for these facets is, of…
