'T HEMELHUYS
Read moreIt is in a cosy city café atmosphere that your next meal awaits you. The service is attentive and all your culinary desires will be satisfied! You can eat home-made dishes: scampi, carpaccio, steak, salads, croquettes... If you want something local, try the karnemelkstrampers: mashed potatoes mixed with melted cheese, egg and shrimps. And don't forget to accompany your meal with a good regional beer. If you still have room, there are several ice cream sundaes waiting for you for dessert.
LA PORTE DE VÎS TCHAPIAS
Read moreA warm welcome tops the list of qualities of this well-known Hélécine restaurant. But a smile, a kind word and attentive service don't fill the stomachs of gourmands, so the menu comes to the rescue. If you're a gourmet, this is the place for you: grill, flammekuches, raclette and mussels as much as you can eat (weekdays and in season), while those with smaller appetites need look no further than the salads, which are also very tasty. The terrace is a delight in summer.
RESTAURANT LA CITADELLE
Read moreAt the foot of the cable car leading up to the fortifications, this restaurant could easily be a tourist trap... but it's not! In fact, the chef had a distinguished gastronomic career before taking over this local institution. Dinant locals and strollers alike can be found here, and the menu rotates between classic dishes and those from the Haute Meuse region. Petits-gris de Warnant, trout from the Leffe stream, regional cured meats, locally-raised meat, or the sweetbreads with morel mushrooms that are the pride of the house.
LE TOURNEBRIDE
Read moreSituated in the exceptional and authentic setting of the Abbey of Bonne-Espérance, this tavern-restaurant is a delight for hikers, cyclists and families looking for a nice stopover. They come here to sample the region's artisanal and local products. The star product on the menu is Bonne Espérance beer, produced by the Binchoise brewery. The restaurant boasts a lovely terrace in a peaceful, leafy setting. The warm welcome of chef Gessy and her team is much appreciated.
CAFE 'T WERFTJE
Read moreAttention cult address! Regulars at 't Werftje are full of praise for this little restaurant, whose history dates back to 1905, when the port of Zeebrugge was founded. The Preem family is at the helm, and has preserved the old-fashioned atmosphere beloved of dockers and fishermen. What's on the menu? Shrimp croquettes, fish soup with rouille and crab salad gun. The chef may advocate simple, unpretentious cooking, but his dishes are nonetheless brilliantly executed.
BRASSERIE CHEERS
Read moreIt's not easy to find a place to eat here, as the address is well known to the locals. What's more, its location, on the edge of the town center and 100 m from the Casino, makes it an ideal stopover, especially on the terrace. The speciality? The fish soup, divine and rich in North Sea fish, the seafood poêlées with lobster sauce are just as famous as the salads, hearty and light in summer, or the croques forestiers, for big eaters, all at low prices. The house's other secret weapon is its fresh crêpes, especially the strawberry crêpes in season, which are bursting at the seams.
THE BLUE LOBSTER
Read moreAt the helm of the Blue Lobster... a passionate chef, Gilian Van Loo, who has found Zeebrugge the ideal place to express his talent and inventiveness. Thanks to the proximity of the port, the chef is able to focus on short supply chains, offering quality and freshness. In fact, he only works with fish from the North Sea. His idea is not only to offer the usual species such as sea bass or mackerel, but also to introduce lesser-known species such as common whitefish or silver whiting. Specialties: bouillabaisse and North Sea lobster.
TIJDOK
Read moreFor many, Tijdok is above all the best fish soup in the region! Chef Marianne Pauwaert prepares it according to her own recipe, which won her the competition for the best Flemish fish soup. She prepares it with common whitefish, red gurnard and common pout... and a good dose of talent! The freshly caught fish is cooked in the traditional way, offering a bouquet of flavors such as fried cod fillet or shrimp cocktail. An address much appreciated by the locals.
LE PEANUTS
Read moreThe Peanut's is a resto-bar which emphasizes a good reception rather personalized and smiling. The ideal place for a meal, for an aperitif or for both at the same time! A subdued and relaxed atmosphere, a wooded and warm decoration will accompany the customers throughout their passage in the establishment, until late in the night. The kitchen is open for lunch and dinner and the specialties of the house are the penne scampi tartuffata and the Italian beef steak. For the rest, a nice list of beers from home and abroad.