The best bistros and brasseries Wellin

A local classic, Restaurant Léo has been housed in a train carriage in the center of Bastogne since 1946! In the bistro, you can come just for a drink, while nibbling on snacks to enjoy the setting. The restaurant serves good local brasserie cuisine (dumplings in tomato sauce, sauerkraut...), as well as pizzas and more elaborate specialities using noble seasonal ingredients: game, scallop risotto, homemade shrimp croquettes, ravioli with foie gras...

Here, the menu oscillates between local and refined cuisine, following seasonal trends. Classics include roast camembert and ham with old-fashioned mustard. Salads and pastas complete the menu, with a variety of suggestions that can be accompanied by regional beers. A lively place, it sometimes hosts concert evenings in an artistic setting, depending on the artist's work on display. An ideal spot for a good time, the brasserie is located near the famous stag sculpture, L'Appel de la forêt.

This is the gourmet brewery of the Hostellerie du Peiffeschof. In the kitchen, Miguel Giltaire follows the seasons and alternates traditional recipes in the grandmother's way and creations of the moment. No fixed card, nothing but inspiration. The chef is sometimes accompanied by Thierry Neyens, head of the Hostellerie, who offers you "his" wine list from over 500 labels. A reference in the region. This table d'hôtes has only a few tables and a nice friendly fireplace, so reversion is recommended.

The establishment's reputation is based on its various local distinctions: ambassador of Orval (the region's famous Trappist beer), ambassador of Maitrank (flavored wine and Arlon specialty) and recognized as a "bistrot de terroir". Not far from the church of Saint-Donat d'Arlon and its famous belvedere, the restaurant serves snacks and brasserie-style dishes in a friendly troquet-style atmosphere. The Gilles d'Arlon, sponsored by the Gilles de Binche, took refuge here to stage their carnival. A lovely discovery to share.

If you are passing between Florenville and Etalle, make a stop at this very nice burger bar, installed in the old station of Sainte-Marie-sur-Semois. The menu (burgers based on local products, fries and beers) is well stocked with, among others, a Trappist burger where Orval cheese is honored, the peasant with Ardenne ham or the Franky and its secret sauce. So good that Franky has received several awards. Several local beers are proposed, notably those of the Clochette brewery, very close to the establishment.