Other Belgian, Brussels

I don't like those places with designer interiors ,
I don't like dishes where the colors and the
decorations on the plate are more important
then the taste...

If your a bit like me you'll like 'RESTOBIERES
for sure. The interior is small , only about 24
places are available. The room is decorated
completely with old kitchen tools.
Old koffie grinders , old cookie boxes with our
royal family , original bee glasses are but in
front of the window and contribute to the nice
living room atmosphere...

A real 'Brusseleir' spoke to us right away
when we entered the restaurant. funny...
You are in the 'marollen' for sure.

Favorite Dish:
Belgian dishes... there are three menus available.
15 euro , 20 euro , 25 euro -
all three way courses. Quit cheap .
I went ? la carte. For starters I've chosen
a fried cheese with a sweet sauce made
with fruity beer. We also drunk beer
I really love 'pecheresse'.
A lambic with a little peach flavour.

As head dish I took 'Stoemp' with
saucisson de campagne.
You hardly can get anymore 'BRUSSELS'.

Frederik went for another classical dish ,
rabbit with prunes and beer. Delicious.

For dessert there is a surprice on the menu
that really tasted great. A mouse made like
'Sabayon' but prepared with beer.

This is an awesome place, not simply an ordinary restaurant, the menu is indeed a small newspaper explaining the different activities linked to the place, for example they are decerning an award to a Belgian book once a year...
You can go there
- to have your breakfast
- to buy some cigarettes (bof!)
- to have a cocktail
- to have a beer
- to have a quick lunch
- to have dinner
- ...

Favorite Dish: They have some belgian dishes ( not many and for some of them, I was not even aware they were typically belgian ;-), I'd warmly recommend the "sausages with stoemp"...

If you are looking for a "classical' restaurant in the center of Brussels, I could recommed that one.
We discovered it by chance, simply browsing resto.be looking for a restaurant with good comments...
Even if there is nothing fancy or particular, this one really deserve his rating!!
The service is friendly, the food is really good and the prices are not expensive for Brussels...
As usual, the bill is inflated due to wine consumption, no house wine and first bottle around 20E (if you can afford it, the last one is at 200E). However this is quality wine so I can't really regreat it...

Favorite Dish: I had a "menu": starter, main dish and desert for 20E!
The main dish was "contre-filet a l'echalote" : really good meat in in quantity !!
The aperitif of the house was a weird mixture : Porto and Pineau
Strange and not conformist but not bad at all!!

Ok , a little bit of the beaten path this
tip. It's not a restaurant either altough they
serve little snacks.
This patisserie - Boulangerie , Tea-room
is well know and located on a nice cozy
square with some restaurants , a 'frituur'
in the middle. Nothing special , nothing fancy...

But the fine sweets and cookies are just
excellent. You can't leave belgium without
trying chocolates , cookies , ....sweets , pralines...

Favorite Dish: 'Au Vatel Jourdan' is a perfect place for it.
I chose the coffee of the house.
A coffee like I like it.
(not too black , with a nice creamy layer
of coffeefoam on top and a great aroma)
accompagnied by
- a choise in sugar , also Tiense (Belgian)
sugar beet-sugar
- whipped cream
- homemade vanilla icecream
- 2 pralines (chocolates filled with cream ,
liquor , nuts....surprise surprise)
- 2 delicious cookies (hmmm those with
hazelnutcream filling are just so...)

And if a coffe is served like it is supposed to
be you also get a fresh glass of water.
Why? Because coffee has got a
dehydrating effect.

Once you get to the Grand place , have a walk down one of the many side streets to find restaurants of many nations. The winding , narrow walkways themselves are worth strolling down.

For most visitors of BRUSSELS, FALSTAFF is THE place to arrange a meeting with e.g. friends....it will be their first choice and it's easy to see why!

It is one of the city's most beautiful FIN-DE-SIECLE establishments, in the historical centre, conveniently located between the GRAND PLACE & the trendy down-town area around PLACE SAINT-GéRY.

Here you can linger and dream for hours while soaking up the BRUSSEL'S SOUL ....yes, that soul has been here for decades.....it was founded in 1903.

EMILE HOUBION designed this wonderful place, that is so atmospheric....in my humble view you can see that he worked for the famous VICTOR HORTA (see my BRUSSELS PAGE)

Remember from reading SHAKESPEARE, the wine-loving Sir John Falstaff?

The STAINED-GLASS windows are fabulous as is the glass ceiling....

"BRUSSELEIRS love dropping in here for their half-and-half, a mix of dry CHAMPAGNE & sweet white wine....

Favorite Dish:
The mornings are so quiet their, for me the preferred time to be there......a home-baked croissant and some sweet tea.....reading while waiting for the lazy & sweet afternoon....

But for a wonderful meal in the evening: MAKE RESERVATIONS because people will arrive in droves, from cinemas and theatres then...

THE ATMOSPHERE is mesmerizing, every hour of the day & the night!

Amidst the prestigious setting of BRUSSELS' GRAND-PLACE, the "MANNEKEN" invites you to sample its convivial atmosphere and its delicious selection of BRUSSELS' WAFFLES, PANCAKES, AND ASSORTED FLAVOURS OF HOME-MADE ICE CREAM.

Its Kitchen, open 7 days a week, offers an unparalleled choice of specal Belgian dishes (MUSSELS, WATERZOOI, STOEMP, AND MANY DISHES MORE).



Favorite Dish: Conveniently located right in the heart of BRUSSELS, the "MANNEKEN" has seating for up to 100 guest ........imagine that!!

The perfect choice if you're still not certain if you only want some drink or also a nice meal...

The beer is EXCELLEN (of course) but you also get a wonderful menu......



Favorite Dish: I would go for a fish dish....