Restaurants cuisine du monde Belgium

Frédéric Bruneel welcomes his guests to his establishment, where old stones and fine cuisine come together in perfect harmony. It's a must to discover all the finesse of Ardennes cuisine, with a gastronomic twist. Game, in season, is obviously part of the package. The terrace is pleasant, thanks to its location slightly removed from the hubbub. The restaurant doubles as a cosy hotel combining comfort and contemporary charm. It's a particularly good place to (re)settle.

Giant clock, suspended passageways, old drawer cabinets and above all this lively brewery atmosphere. A magnificent setting for a kitchen where oysters, fish, seafood and regional recipes are put in the spotlight. The menu changes twice a year and plays transparency with the traceability of the products. Like those from their own farm for Bresse chicken and other meats. Some biodynamic wines complete the menu. La Quinc' has an induction kitchen allowing low temperature cooking and minute preparations.

A bright and renowned neighbourhood brasserie, the cuisine features hearty cuts of beef and is also popular for its home-style dishes and its "banc d'écailler" (from September to May inclusive). Lobsters (in four ways) and fish take the lion's share of the menu. People flock here all year round, especially from the neighbouring RTBF (French-speaking Belgian radio and television) and take advantage of the conviviality of the half-floor to feel at home. And it's been going on for thirty years and still with Costa Loulas at the helm.

This small restaurant with its contemporary decor is a well-known address for pasta lovers: the chef offers revisited versions of traditional Italian fresh pasta recipes. The menu is rounded out by an extensive list of seasonal suggestions of the day, and a number of fine wines, mainly Italian but also Spanish, have been carefully selected by the owner. What we love here are the generous plates, the flavors crafted with top-quality, fresh ingredients and the very moderate prices.

Here, no Asian kitsch decorations. The atmosphere is muffled and the setting current. Shanghai (open since 1963) offers refined dishes. We let ourselves be tempted by the lobster sauté flavoured with ginger or by the matchstick beef sautéed with onions, house specialties. The outstanding wine list offers more than 40,000 bottles in a ripening cellar located under a church. We don't say whether the wine is blessed there, but the hygrometric and temperature conditions reach the heavens! Each dish is thus matched to the wine that suits it best.

We love a fondue specialist! We're not in Savoie, but on the edge of the Hautes-Fagnes. La Faitafondue offers no less than fifteen different types of fondue, from the most classic to the most unexpected. Prices vary according to choice, but the fondues are always all-you-can-eat. Another original feature is that the staff's decor and costumes change every four months. No doubt to make you want to return more often. And to round things off, the meals continue, in costume, on the dance floor!

This Mons gastronomic mecca now has a new, more spacious setting. Lisa Calcus reigns supreme in the kitchen, Nicolas Campus in the dining room. From fish and game to fine poultry and choice meats, they offer a varied menu featuring grilled lobster. The cellar master knows perfectly how to accompany it with fine, exclusively European wines. The cheeses on offer are mature, and the gourmet desserts and fresh bread are homemade. The menu follows the seasons and is renewed every two weeks.

Its name comes from the first owner, whose father was a veterinarian. She is said to have put a pig fetus in a jar of formaldehyde! In April 2017, Thierry Vanbrabant and his wife Sandra took over this old establishment dating back to 1747. They kept the name - but not the jar! - and decided to fit out the rooms with exposed beams and a vaulted cellar. The menu is traditional, with homemade dishes and, wherever possible, local produce. It's best to book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Over the years, the house has kept its charm and its old classified staircase. The menu is really audacious, using rare ingredients, game, vegetables of yesteryear... Like this fillet of doe, its pumpkin and chestnut mousse, fried parsnips, cranberries and light mustard sauce... A revelation. The hake fillet, fried potato mousse, with parmesan crumble and burnt onion juice is just as invigorating. To conclude: a waffle from Liege, with its pear infused with bergamot and its pear - tonka bean sorbet. A real trip.

In an elegant setting, chef Philippe Burton offers classic but well-crafted gastronomic dishes: beef tartare and hollow oysters from Brittany flavored with lemon oil, aubrac entrecôte, "bordelaise" potato mousseline... For several years now, he has even been developing a low-calorie, slimming menu. It's one of the few French gastronomy restaurants in Liège that holds its own, with quality service. On the downside, it's best to book in advance.

In this restaurant run by Agnès and Eric with a wooden frame, you feel at home. On the menu: salads mainly, but also soups, focaccia sandwiches. What is special here is the composition of the very hearty salads, such as the Mallard: smoked duck breast, caramelized apples with honey, salad, raw vegetables, dried fruit, balsamic cream. We enjoy homemade aperitifs such as dandelion wine, violet lemonade, rhubarb wine, but also speculoos coffee, cuberdon milkshake and homemade desserts.

Meatball bars are springing up everywhere! Meatball's Bar has chosen the Rue de Marcinelle as its location, spilling out onto the sidewalk with tables and high chairs. The contemporary industrial decor completes the ambience. At the table, you can choose from five types of meatballs (beef, vitoulet - a mix of pork and veal -, veggie...), four sauces (tomato, chef's curry...) and a side dish (fries, pasta, vegetables...). You can also put dumplings in soup or slice them on bread, sandwich-style. A good-natured, trendy bar.

For the great bite, this address near the Grand Place serves as a huge boeuf of beef, gambas and large ribs. The service is charming, and the summer is a pleasure to enjoy the terrace with views of the Draps and St Martin's Cathedral. Here is a family restaurant all for good eating (and in quantity) or for a small break in the afternoon.

Chief Van Hau N'Gguyen is wearing... Hau the Vietnamese food! This one is honored in a very airy and bright setting. Located in a magnificent villa from the beginning of the last century, in a nice residential area, this is an exceptional address. The products used are very fresh and the recipes from South-East Asia finely elaborated (partly based on ingredients from the market). The chef is passionate about wines and offers his beautiful discoveries, organic or nature (l) s. The reception by the hostess is attentive.

If you're looking for a warm Portuguese welcome, family-style cooking in an authentic setting and good home-cooked food (by the owner and his wife), you'll find it at Casa Santos. This no-frills restaurant offers a short menu of Lusitanian specialties (francesinha, cod à Zé do Pipo...) with one or two tasty French offerings and an equally short but well-chosen wine list. Worth mentioning: the democratic prices and the delicious prawn platters.

The decorators who worked on this restaurant-bar had a free hand! They were able to make this place a place above the fray and it shows. A great challenge for the chef, who has followed suit with a menu that can be described as international. He has succeeded in this challenge and the cuisine excels in all areas, with an obvious love for seafood, beautiful meat preparations and Belgian touches. There are also some nice veggie surprises. To impress the gallery, note that Cospaïa was a republic of Umbria from the 15th to the 19th century.

Algerian restaurant, couscous specialities.

Hailing from Fano in the heart of Italy's Adriatic region, Luca the chef was born in the pans... in his parents' own restaurant, Ristorante Monte Cucco, educated in the purest Italian culinary tradition. Flavors, fresh pasta, inventive cooking and everything homemade, even some cold cuts, while the olive oil is extra virgin, nothing else. Chitarrine nere with prawns, tacconi with broad beans and guanciale, homemade osso buco... If you've had enough of Belgian cuisine (or not), it's tempting.

Pasta, salads, sandwiches and other snacks make up the unpretentious menu of this little eatery, all prepared with ultra-fresh, well-matched ingredients in generous quantities. The decor is authentic, as is the name "de werf", which means "the building site". Even the waiters wear work belts like builders! The terrace is more than pleasant, even in winter when it's colder, thanks to the heat lamps and small blankets. There's also a good selection of local craft beers to wash down your meal.

This former brewery was once an annex of the town hall... hence its name. In July and August, the terrace is very popular. The interior, for its part, has kept its charm with its old stones. The food is simple, tasty, rather copious and, to say the least, original with, for example, the menu of dishes served only with beer, such as the cooked plaice fillet, white butter sauce flavoured with Hommel beer, tomato, mushrooms and shrimps, Flemish carbonade à la Trappiste Rochefort, endives salad and French fries.

De Mayeur is a restaurant synonymous with convivial cuisine. The chef, Patrick Vandecasserie, was at the helm of Villa Lorraine and son of another chef legend, Freddy Vandecasserie. The combination of these two conceptions of local cuisine results in an address that smells of slow-cooked dishes, traditional preparations and respected taste. When tradition meets legend, a Ruisbroek restaurant that has been somewhat forgotten by the younger generation is given a new lease of life. At the back, a terrace allows you to enjoy the fresh air.

Enter a universe where comfort and zenitude are the key words. After a few steps over a pool, you can sit down in the restaurant with its contemporary and natural decor or on the terrace. Chef Ivan Puystiens offers a fair and original cuisine based on fresh products with the aim of surprising (especially the Oh Experience Menu), in the marriage of flavours and presentation. As a starter, the truffle risotto was delicious, as was the grilled turbotin as a main course. Everything is homemade, the pastries, the macaroons and even the bread.

The "Onzième Commandement" is a café-brasserie with a baroque decor of religious statues and stoup charms. Not surprising, given its location opposite Notre-Dame Cathedral. A fine selection of beers and Belgian specialties on the menu. The restaurant has quite a reputation. The honey-coatedribs were divine, as was the reasonably priced rabbit with plums. The place is worth a visit, but it's quite touristy. Probably because it's on the "World's best bars" list (www.worldsbestbars.com)...

In Spanish, " leche de tigre " refers to the juice collected during the cooking of a raw fish ceviche with lemon. And indeed, the menu of this trendy new restaurant in Châtelain includes wonderful ceviches, but also salads bursting with vegetables and chicken or vegetarian dishes. The side/shares are already dishes, it's hearty, and the prices are affordable. The tigermilk ceviche was divine (haddock, tiger leche with coconut milk, mango, pomegranate, fresh coriander, roasted sweet potato). Make a reservation, it's often full.

Opposite the Saint-Boniface church, we worship generous dishes with a roborative tendency: if you're still hungry when you leave, ask yourself the right questions! Among others, the clan burger with smoked pork belly is a treat. The fries are fresh and the potatoes are peeled on the spot! And the desserts? Let's just say they show some delirium in the kitchen. In the dining room, we like the numerous elements of decoration resulting from recovery and the bonhomie of the team. We also drop by after work to have a drink and discover their cocktails.

To the delight of regulars, La Table de Flavie has moved not far from the Kaai. Now in a larger, superbly decorated space, you can enjoy authentic, inventive and tasty cuisine. Of course, the focus is on seafood, and the presentation of dishes is always meticulous. Dare to try this sea bass cooked with semolina, grilled vegetables and red bell pepper coulis, seasoned with Moroccan herbs and served with a fresh herb salad. The warm welcome is a real plus for this charming Nieuwpoort address.