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Chez Léon, Brussels

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Chez Léon: Fast service, great food
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  • rsilva
  • By rsilva on March 9, 2005
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  • Chez Léon - Brussels
    by rsilva
    Don't let the touristy look of this restaurant fool you, it is actually great.

    This place had been recommended to us by some friends (did not know of VT back then) and we wanted to try it.

    It is located in the main "Restaurant street" in the center and looks just like any other place there... bad.
    There are neon signs and picture menus in several languages (not only French and Flemish :)).

    A good sign was seeing a lot of locals there (judging by language and appearance).

    The food is very good. My girlfriend had mussels with french fries and I had the Trout with almonds. Both were great!
    We liked it so much, in fact, that we went back the next day. Just to see if the quality was consistent, of course.

    Service is quite unfriendly, with slightly older men that seem to have been working there for at least 20 years, but extremely efficient. I still wonder how they managed to serve my trout in less than 10 minutes, with a full restaurant. Not that I am complaining, of course.

    Mussels
    Trout with almonds

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles &
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles *
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: Picture menu's aren't always bad news...
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  • sue_stone
  • Updated By sue_stone on April 19, 2004
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  • moules, frites and beer. perfect! - Brussels
    moules, frites and beer.
    perfect!
    by sue_stone, 1 more photos
    Chez Leon is a friendly, busy Belgium restaurant, close to Grand Place.

    It may have menu's with pictures, but the food was fabulous and service efficient and friendly.

    We liked it so much we even went to their outlet in Paris.

    moules and loads of frites!!!

    washed down by a beer or two. of course!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: Léon
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  • ATLC
  • By ATLC on January 23, 2005
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  • Léon, Brussels - Brussels
    Léon, Brussels
    by ATLC
    An amazingly big and busy place. In fact, I think it seats a few hundred people, but you don't realise that when you go in. Up a few short stairs, on various levels, people eat in reasonable privacy and groups of 10 to even 40 can be seated semi-separately and still not bother other guests.
    We were seated somewhere at the top/back of the restaurants and passing many tables I saw most people ate cooked mussels, succulent steaks, Belgian Fries and other goodies.
    Service was quick, friendly, very attentive and the food was excellent!

    Tomato filled with shrimp for starter, choice of steak or cooked mussels for main course and choice of crème caramel, chocolate mousse or a freshly made Brussels Waffle with cream for dessert.

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  • Theme: Seafood
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles &
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles *
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: Great Mussels!
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  • tere1
  • By tere1 on March 16, 2008
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  • Chez Léon - Brussels
    by tere1, 1 more photos
    This restaurant is said to have the best mussels in Brussels, and indeed they are great.
    You can have them cooked in many different ways and they are always fresh. Besides the mussels , they have all traditional Belgian dishes.

    I had the "Formule Leon menu" : Portion Mussels special + French fries + 1 beer Maes. For just 14.50€ I had an excellent lunch.

    The restaurant is always verý busy but the service is good and fast.

    Mussels with french fries and a wonderful beer.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles &
  • Phone: 02 / 511 14 15
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles *
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: touristy but fair value and quality
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  • richiecdisc
  • Updated By richiecdisc on March 13, 2007
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  • enjoying mussels with friends from the UK - Brussels
    enjoying mussels with friends
    from the UK
    by richiecdisc
    This is one touristy restaurant worth going to and remains a bit of a Brussels institution. Mussels are their main attraction and if you are looking to try them in Belgium (and by all means you should!), this is as good a place as any to do it. Their menus are even shaped like a mussel. To be honest I did not make it there on my last trip to town but on my visit in 1997 I was surprised at how economical it was, at least at lunchtime. I'm sure that prices have gone up since then and with the devaluation of the dollar I imagine I might not be as blown away by the price of a set lunch menu but that is always one thing to look out for when eating in European big cities.

    I had a set lunch menu of mussels with Belgian frites that came with a soup and even a beer was included in the price. I looked online and did not see a set menu that included mussels (their signature food) but maybe they have it as a black board special so keep an eye out for them.

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  • Theme: Seafood
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles &
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles *
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: CHEZ LÉON (Ilôt-Sacré)
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  • LysDor
  • Updated By LysDor on April 16, 2004
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  • Chez Léon - Brussels
    by LysDor
    Ok, Ok I must admit that their standards have switched a bit towards tourirms -which not good!!

    B U T they still have excellent mussels (see list on the left * Click to enlarge!(from aåril to september-as an unwritten rulöe) and fish dishes: my favourite: *Moules à l'escargot* and *Sole à l'Ostendaise*.
    ...............
    Meat lovers will find juicy steaks to please their palate: my favourite here 'Steak au poivre vert flambé crème'.
    .............
    Do check their newly updated "fun" website (Link below)!
    .............

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  • Theme: Local
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be/
  • Other Contact: Rue des Bouchers
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    Chez Léon: Yummy Mussels!!
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  • feza
  • By feza on July 29, 2008
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  • Chez Léon - Brussels
    by feza, 2 more photos
    The best mussels I have ever eaten was in Leon.Try it with White Beer!!

  • Theme: Seafood
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles &
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles *
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: Best Mussels in town!
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  • Nice2004
  • Updated By Nice2004 on October 17, 2004
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  • Yum Yum! - Brussels
    Yum Yum!
    by Nice2004
    Although this restaurant might seem like a tourist trap it really is one of the best places in Brussels for 'moules'.

    Kids meals are free and there are also plenty of other options for non mussel eaters. Prices have always seemed very reasonable to me. The restaurant is always busy and popular and definitely recommended.

    Moules et frites!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: 18, Rue des Bouchers - 1000 Bruxelles &
  • Directions: Bd du Centenaire 20 - 1020 Bruxelles *
  • Website: http://www.chezleon.be
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    Chez Léon: Mussels and Frites
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  • sabsi
  • Updated By sabsi on July 11, 2003
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  • Bea and Caro and Mussels and Frites - Brussels
    Bea and Caro and Mussels and
    Frites
    by sabsi
    Popular Place in the Rue de Bouchers, the "food street" of Brussels.

    As I don't like Mussels I had a lovely turkey steak covered with herbs. And chips of course ;-) Bea and Caro had Moules et Frites of course!

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Rue des Bouchers
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    Chez Léon: MUSSEL RESTAURANT.....
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  • eden_teuling
  • Updated By eden_teuling on March 26, 2004
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  • FISHERMEN - Brussels
    FISHERMEN
    by eden_teuling
    THIS IS PROBALY THE BEST KNOWN mussel-restaurant of belgium......YES, OF BELGIUM.

    Gigantic large, several floors but always full of guests who have found their way to this place.......

    You will hear FRENCH and FLEMISH because the Locals love coming there too!

    Fast service and enormous pots of steaming mussels, prepared in dozens of different ways are filling the air with mouthwatering scents...



    Although I love fishdishes....I have to confess that I don't like Mussels....so I have never been there.......

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  • Theme: Seafood
  • Address: Beenhouwersstraat 18 Brussels
  • Phone: 02/511 14 15
  • Directions: Near The Grote Markt...
  • Website: www.brussels.be
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