The best restaurants Belgium

Lof offers an elegant, designer and refined decor. Chef Hannes Vandebotermet executes a gastrobar concept in collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Ron Blaauw. The menu is of the highest quality and changes regularly as it follows the seasons. Lobster, duck, horse mackerel, cod, caviar... you'll be delighted by noble products worked with precision. Big plus: the menu is available in a vegan version, with Asian touches such as miso, seitan and soya. The beautiful plates are veritable works of art. A visual as well as a gustatory delight.

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...

The restaurant at Le Moulin is an impressive sight in front of the abbey. In the tasting rooms, tavern and terrace on the first floor, you'll enjoy plates garnished with local produce such as Herve or des Moines cheeses, served under cloche, as well as vol-au-vent or omelette du Val, a delicacy washed down with a beer. All are happy to meet here: loyal lovers of the place, locals and tourists alike. A great Belgian getaway, whatever your choice of stop. Don't forget to take a look at the mill's impressive trough wheel.

Elegant, welcoming, old-French setting in the former Tanneurs workshops, now the Hôtel des Tanneurs. The chef is Hubert Quairiat, equally at ease with products from both land and sea, and capable of combining creativity, tradition and presentation without false notes. The easiest way to see for yourself is to opt for one of the menus (Espiègle, Balade or Gourmand), a total mastery. There's a reason why this restaurant, which has been one of Namur's top addresses since 1988, attracts so many gourmets.

Attention, original concept! The idea is simple: compose your salad as you wish. You choose the base (iceberg, arugula, rice, pasta, quinoa, etc.), then the dressing and the ingredients that will make it a marvel. There's a vast choice of fresh produce (tomatoes, avocado, pine nuts, feta, bacon, chicken, grilled eggplants, walnuts...). A few suggestions are on the menu, such as the Caesar salad with its special anchovy vinaigrette. The place, with its industrial allure, is an ideal stop-off point for a quick, healthy lunch.

Formerly Au Gré des Saisons, the restaurant underwent a transformation at the end of 2023: following renovation work, it changed its name to L'Empreinte. Still at the helm, young and innovative chef Manu Fiévet offers chic and trendy gourmet dining. He combines creativity and taste with market and seasonal cuisine, using fresh produce. His dishes are tasty, aesthetically pleasing and colorful. The plates are highly refined in nouvelle cuisine style. The dining room is as elegant as the plate.

Owned by the Trappist beers of Chimay, the Auberge represents the beers and cheeses of the same name in the store or on the menu. A must-see destination, the Auberge offers a restaurant with Chimay flavors, a brewery, a boutique, a hotel and the famous Chimay Experience Museum. In addition to the numerous dishes cooked with the local Trappist, Poteaupré is a privileged place to discover the particular vintages and almost all the Chimay on cask. To digest all this, several walks start from the inn.

A good, old-fashioned address, where the ambient red (gingham tablecloths, tables and chairs...) is enhanced by dedications from personalities and artists who have one day tasted this cuisine in the form of a love affair with local produce. Local and international. On the menu, jambonneau au gratin, groin de cochon, entrecôte de boeuf and cassoulet are all firm favourites. You'll also want to come for the warm welcome: boss Dominique Renson is a dry wit who doesn't take any crap! He produces an exclusive and delicious aperitif, the Florange.

Frédéric Maquin is one of the most discreet, focused and perfectionist chefs in Liège. The menu changes regularly with the seasons, accompanied by a suggestion of the moment. Inventive and imaginative, it revisits the classics. Dishes that reflect her cuisine include filet de biche served with poivrade, cranberries, parsnips, chanterelles and chicon, or cod with cabbage, charlotte crush, ginger and peanuts. The lobster menu is available by reservation only, and must be ordered 48 hours in advance.

Located on the banks of the Meuse, near the marina, this Michelin-starred restaurant offers a unique setting. Contemporary architecture and interior design use aluminum and wood as the main materials. Creative cuisine is served here, with meticulous presentation: chef Julien Wauthier offers pleasure to the palate and the eye. The menu features noble products such as scallops, game and offal such as sweetbreads and veal cheek. The terrace on stilts and the riverside garden are sure to tempt you on sunny days.

In a contemporary, sober and welcoming interior, opening onto a busy city street, Gerda and Luc Deklerck have been welcoming loyal customers since 1995. Here, homemade food takes pride of place, right down to the preparation of the smallest cake. The menu evolves with the seasons, offering classic dishes such as sole, skate, shrimp croquettes, veal kidneys, mashed potatoes with beaten milk, shrimp and poached egg. The speciality? Steak tartare prepared in front of you. Sophisticated wine list.

Thierry Marée has been at the helm of this Liège-style Lyonnais bistro for almost 20 years. The warm decor of this thatched cottage with its copper pots and pans. Sitting on one of the wooden benches, you'll be tempted by pork snout remoulade, genuine Liège-style meatballs, some of the best in the city, oven-baked knuckle of ham... A must-try is the truffled oeuf cocotte with foie gras mouillettes, a real delight. A fine menu of traditional dishes washed down with fine vintages or Lyonnais pots.

The Eating Garage is a natural extension of Brussels' most famous foodtruck, El Camion. In direct connection with the Pêle-Mêle bookstore in Ixelles, one can go from one to the other to satisfy one's thirst for knowledge and entertainment, but also one's appetite for quality food... One can stop there to have a bite to eat at lunchtime or in the evening, savor a piece of cake with a coffee in the afternoon to take a breather, taste natural wines or artisanal beers, or even have brunch with one's family on the weekend.

In a typical, unadorned but recently renovated setting, the chef offers French and Belgian cuisine accompanied by local beverages: Saint-Feuillien, Binchoise beers, etc. One of the city's oldest institutions, next to the town hall on the Grand-Place, so typical of the region... Enjoy traditional dishes, particularly offal (cervelle meunière, if it's on the menu, is a delicacy). L'Industrie is also one of the few places where you can find the famous "doubles de Binche", buckwheat flour and beer pancakes.

In this former medieval butcher's shop of the 15th century, you can taste the products of Eastern Flanders in the form of tapas at affordable prices, that you pick with your glass, unless you opt for the dish of the day. The building is impressive. A glazed and heated prefabricated structure was built inside to eat in warmth in winter. In the summer, the tables are spread out under the roof. All products are bought directly from the producers and sold in the adjacent store: cold cuts, cheeses, mustard, juniper...

Housed, as its name suggests, in a former malt factory, this small restaurant serving French and Belgian cuisine offers carefully prepared dishes in a family atmosphere. Chef François Nicolas' passion for local produce is evident both on the menu (which features only fresh, seasonal produce) and in the adjoining store, which features beer and cheese. Trout escaveche, poultry stuffed with Chimay cheese, sweetbreads braised with Chimay rouge... tasty, well-presented dishes, many of them concocted with beer.

Eddy's, its checkered tablecloths, its old butcher's shop setting... The cuisine is a range of Brussels-Brabant classics. We eat the best vol-au-vent within a 10 km radius, the American is prepared or served with all the ingredients to season it yourself, the duo of blood sausages is copious and absolutely sticks to the idea we have of it, compote and home-made purée. We validate the toast with mushrooms and we recall the inevitable mussels in season. The "royal" French toast does not usurp its qualification: soaked in milk, currants and vanilla ball.

To say that this is a trendy brasserie would be an understatement. The Art Nouveau decor and atmosphere are very pleasant and the terrace offers a free observation point of the passers-by. But the main motivation for a visit remains the menu. The beer menu (more than 90 beers, 6 of which are on draught) and the brewery dishes. The quality depends on the day. At times it is very good, at others the cooking is below their capabilities, but this shows that the cuisine is not formatted. A positive point, in short.

Here, it's the trout that sets the tone; meunière, i.e. salted, peppered and pan-fried, in the same way as it has been for forty years, accompanied by bacon potatoes. There's also sauerkraut in winter, and touffaye (order 48 hours in advance), a regional dish based on pork ribs, sausage from Gaumaise and those delicious potatoes known as "plates de Florenville". As well as the famous trout, the menu includes an omelette, ham on the bone, quiche with Orval cheese and pâté gaumais. The place is wonderfully secluded in the forest.

Lift a veil on the soul of Brussels by entering this "Mouche folle". It plays the Belgian card to the hilt: you sit on beer racks, record covers of the greatest artists of the 1960s and 1980s adorn the menus and walls... On the menu, you will find the dishes of grandmothers: carbonnades, chicon au gratin, chicken compote... and of course, French fries. All homemade, at a reasonable price. Nice beer list. On Saturdays, you can sway to the sounds of DJ-Has-Been or dance to the Thé Dansant of DJ Naphtaline on Sundays.

This restaurant is not at the cutting edge of modernity? No matter, this cuisine has been a success for more than thirty years. You can enjoy bourgeois dishes and it would be a mistake to forget this beautiful restaurant. We will evoke a sharp classicism where the French cuisine plays its scales. A few pasta dishes are a reminder of Pascal Romano's transalpine origins. The service is provided with elegance while you are comfortably seated. The setting and the bright decoration of this 1900's style house offer refinement as a guiding principle. A must!

Carl Gillain remained at the helm but Agathopède changed its name to a more corporate name. More convivial and with less fuss, the restaurant of the Royal Snail hotel opted for bistronomy. We eat at the bar or on low tables if we wish, we have an unpretentious aperitif before continuing with the plates served à la carte. The ex-second-in-command of Comme Chez Soi opted for a 90-degree turn in the spirit of the times, another emblematic address where he also made his mark. Bosses break codes and we love it!

Here is a young, welcoming and inspired house that offers fresh and light cuisine... well in tune with the times and the flavours of the moment. The chef, Alain Morillon, concocts little wonders of French cuisine in the "gastronomic" vein. The menus change every two months to keep up with the seasons and the products are as organic and local as possible. Everything is refined, from the decoration to the cooking and the prices have never killed anyone. The address, all in simplicity and humility, is really worth the detour.

The restaurant has taken up residence within the walls of Millésime, which used to delight taste buds in the neighborhood. The atmosphere is elegant and refined, and the kitchen is - curiously - open and visible from the sidewalk. Perhaps that's where the improbable lies! The menu, made with fresh, seasonal produce, changes according to the ingredients available. Geographically unclassifiable as it moves the guest around according to the chef's creations, l'Improbable's cuisine is ultimately above all bistronomic!

The'T Hof van de Hemel' has installed its kitchen in one of the oldest houses in the city. First, take the time to admire its facade decorated with pretty homemade ceramics. By pushing the door, no doubt about it: the atmosphere is authentic and friendly like the real Flemish estaminets. The generosity of the owners is the same as that of the proposed kitchen. On the menu? Traditional dishes of the region highlighting the flavour and value of North Sea fish such as shrimp croquettes or bouillabaisse (it is certainly a southern speciality but it is very often cooked in Flanders!). On the menu there are also some pasta recipes, a homemade stew, scampi (with garlic butter of course!) and a sole. But what makes the house special is of course the beer. With a rich menu of more than 100 varieties, fans will not be disappointed! The restaurant has even been an official ambassador for Orval beer since 2016. But above all, it honours local beers such as Sint-Bernardus or De Plukker. And if you can't make your choice, the owners will be happy to help you match your dishes to the best beers. The terrace on sunny days is very nice. A simple and user-friendly address!

Angélique welcomes you to this warm, family-run restaurant where you can enjoy classic dishes, with a focus on seafood specialties, all very well executed. You'll be eager to try the shrimp croquettes, a delicious sole meunière or the magnificent mussels prepared with care. The service is unpretentious. We love the family atmosphere that emanates from the place. Everything is homemade, right down to the bread baked by chef Carole. What's more? A lovely wooden terrace to soak up the sun on sunny days.