The best French cuisine restaurants Belgium

At the helm is Sébastien Brela, who cut his teeth at Charmes-Chambertin. His cuisine is subtle and full of flavor, using the finest produce, often from the Herve region. The service is as elegant as the menu, which changes every two months. Meat and fish are given pride of place, but vegetarians are not forgotten, with options for starters and main courses. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, a menu available in addition to the usual formulas allows diners to sample the chef's three-course cuisine, with aperitif, wine and coffee included.

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.

Close to Mons, this table - with a Michelin star star - offers tasty dishes of gastronomic French cuisine. Warm welcome.

The Esca'Lindt brasserie welcomes diners in a contemporary setting that has recently been repolished. The setting is now really nice, modern and colorful, as is the terrace when the fine weather arrives. The menu features traditional Belgian dishes, such as vol-au-vent, homemade Liège meatballs and American minced beef. Every month, a new menu is proposed, including a starter and a main course. An interesting lunch option is also available. Oenophiles will be delighted to discover the fine range of wines, including organic ones.

An old house with an old-fashioned interior, where the fireplace, old floors and exposed beams create a warm atmosphere, where you can enjoy traditional, well-crafted French cuisine. Specialties (homemade foie gras, calf's head, knuckle of ham), salads, but also daily specials at union prices, a great way to enjoy a hearty, tasty lunch. There's always a great atmosphere in this front bar. The thirty-seat terrace is ideally positioned for enjoying the sunshine in the peaceful village of Thimister.

Located in an old petrol station dating from the sixties, the Kif Kif café welcomes you with a smile as big as the sun. The decoration, a bit crazy, revolves around a mysterious character, between Rachid Taha and Che... At the entrance, a display of Moroccan pastries straight from the famous Parisian brand La Bague de Kenza makes your mouth water, while in the kitchen an Israeli chef and a Moroccan chef prepare grilled meats, couscous, tajines and oriental salads with talent. The terrace is very pleasant.

Want to try this speciality of Nivello that is the pie al djote? Head for the Union! Right on the Grand Place, this tavern-restaurant can boast of having won the prize for the best pie, you can go there with your eyes closed. Moreover, it benefits from the Walloon label of Bistrot de Terroir® which rewards the establishments on the quality of the products, the promotion of local products and the conviviality. The wooden interior evokes the brasseries of yesteryear.

Specialising in grilled meats and fish, this bistro has been open for more than a quarter of a century and has a very tempting menu: hollow oysters from Normandy, roast turbot with chicory, venison with oyster mushrooms... the chef's suggestions never cease to tantalise the taste buds of those who love richly flavoured and generously prepared dishes. The team advises you to make a reservation to ensure that you don't end up with nothing to eat. The setting is classic and warm, with brick walls. Terrace.

The setting is rustic and the atmosphere warm. Here you can enjoy salads and local dishes made with beer or Orval cheese, such as raclettes and fondues (Burgundian or Savoyard), mussels... You can also opt for tasty grilled meats, Orval cheese dumplings, a tomato-mozzarella combo from Ardennes buffalo and, of course, local trout meunière and smoked ham. Family activities nearby include kayaking and free mini-golf if you eat at Le Moulin.

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.

This Art Nouveau house looks like a gigantic dollhouse! The trademark is the scaling bench where each sea creature looks as if it has just come out of the water. You can share a Maris platter and a bottle of muscadet or a Jumbo pan with a bottle of champagne. Or the other way around... The menu offers other classic but well-made choices, such as poultry vol-au-vent and beef onglet à l'échalote. And the lobster in duo with fresh pasta. The wine list is good and allows you to choose them by the glass.

Nestled on Chimay's Grand-Place, where it's always a pleasure to stroll, the Grand Café is an ideal place to stop for a drink or a bite to eat: burgers, fresh pastas, pizzas and salads (the table's strong point), at reasonable prices and in gargantuan quantities. Escavèche is also on the menu. Not great cuisine here, but a good place to stop after a visit to the château, 150 metres away. What's more, its gigantic summer terrace is undoubtedly the most beautiful in the city center, so you might as well make the most of it!

The Brasserie Binchoise was founded in 1986, but the Brasserie tavern arrived 14 years later. Here, you can taste and buy the beers brewed on the premises, and take a guided tour of the Brasserie, but you can also eat and drink. The menu features regional brewery dishes: shrimp croquettes, ham on the bone, onglet, entrecôte bûcheron... The dishes are rustic, hearty and generous. Sauce brasseur recommended, of course. In short, the assurance that you won't die of hunger or thirst, and that you'll leave satisfied.

Black and white walls, wood, high chairs and zinc: the place is friendly, well thought-out and orchestrated. In the kitchen, Nicolas revisits the classics. He kicks things off with a Parmesan crème brûlée. What a surprise! Cod fillet on mousseline and crunchy vegetables... copious for a starter! What follows is just as generous: morel mushrooms surround sweetbreads and a full-bodied truffle jus! Finally, the caramel-salted butter moelleux is his specialty. The limited space of this tucked-away address makes for an intimate setting.

For a good quarter of a century, this small restaurant has been offering hearty and tempting brasserie dishes in a nice Parisian bistro decor where the walls are initialled by comic book authors. Efficient cooking with these grills (their great classic "single-sided", served with a butter-mustard-scallion sauce and a gratin dauphinois), fish, pasta, salads without forgetting some canaille dishes: roasted marrow bone, cassoulet, andouillette 5A. Everything is homemade, some wines are organic and the menu respects the seasons.

In the house once owned by his parents in the Plante district, Charles Jeandrain offers gourmet cuisine based on seasonal produce. The hyper-trendy decor is the opposite of the classic style of yesteryear. On the plate, haute cuisine: lobster rubs shoulders with sweetbreads, Iberian pluma, langoustines, turbot and oxtail. The chef also offers Belgian "ocietra" caviar, served with cauliflower, lemon and bread. Reservations recommended. Take-home store and classes to reproduce.

With its tired mirrors, murals and weathered woodwork, the Cochaux brewery exudes an atmosphere that is half Art Nouveau, half old-fashioned. The regulars come back and the faithful stay, a guarantee of quality and authenticity. For those with small appetites, the menu offers a choice of omelettes and salads. It's good, it's prepared with fresh products and it's a bit expensive for a classic cuisine. But it's close to a zero-fault menu... To shine in the evening, tell them that Felix Cochaux was an engineer and invented a new type of drag boat.

This charming 13th century farmhouse is home to a family business that has made a very good name for itself today. In a very pleasant rustic decor (exposed beams, red bricks, an imposing fireplace...) you will enjoy simple and well-executed dishes with generous portions. The suggestions change regularly according to the arrivals and the seasons. Beautiful pieces of meat and fish are cooked. The establishment also proposes typical regional dishes: Flemish carbonnade or hot toast with maroilles. You will also appreciate the aperitif board with an assortment of Bruges cheeses and home-made charcuterie. And if you still have room, you can enjoy one of the home-made desserts. The friendliness of the staff completes this country break in all simplicity. We disconnect the time of a meal, and we ask for more.

In a zen and warm setting, pleasantly mixing contemporary and traditional styles, this restaurant is installed in a former butcher shop. As for the cuisine, originality is the order of the day, with a varied menu of French and local flavours to awaken the taste buds. To accompany these plates a beautiful wine list will be proposed to you. The service is attentive and smiling. The superb shaded terrace, on the courtyard side, allows you to enjoy the beautiful summer days. It is obviously an address to remember!

If at the beginning the name of the restaurant attracted customers, the succulent cuisine made this place a must in the Place Stéphanie district. Gianfranco and his team are happy to welcome you with their unchanging flavours: entrecote, cod and other salads are on the menu of a varied menu that changes with the seasons. For winter, what could be more invigorating than simmered dishes, or Belgian specialities such as rabbit à la kriek. The wine list offers a wide choice of wines at a great value for money.

Three mills, but above all a pepper mill in this brasserie which opens its window to snack lovers. Inside, the tables show that it is always possible to enjoy the dishes on the menu, which are mostly steaks and other butchers' pieces served with great generosity, in every sense of the word. Here, it's "à la bonne franquette" and that's also why we like this small restaurant, very nice. Fries are obviously king here, cooked according to the rules.

In the renovated buildings of the former National Bank, Quai 10, inaugurated in 2017, is at once a brasserie, a cinema and a video game gaming space. The premises are superb, contemporary, vast and bright, and here you can enjoy local beers and Italian cuisine (risotto with fresh truffles, taglioni alle vongole) with a local touch (carol dumplings, sauce with Charleroi's two beers). Well-crafted, original and hearty dishes. In fine weather, the terrace overlooks the Sambre. Sunday brunch is popular.

One of the beautiful brasseries in the south of Brussels. The decor is in grey-green and anthracite shades of the most beautiful effect, with touches of orange. You can sit down on the wide benches and enjoy a pleasant moment. The menu is well thought out and carefully prepared, for both wolf-like and child-like appetites. Gratin dauphinois, beef tartar, veal kidneys... Don't forget the bench of scallops (also to take away) which is a reference in the neighbourhood.

Thanks to its independent management, the EHN (Eau d'Heure Nautique) clubhouse is now open to all. And we're not going to complain. The place is particularly pleasant, with an outdoor terrace adorned with rustic tables and benches, and an indoor terrace overlooking the small marina and lake. On the menu at any time of day: tagliatas, entrecôtes, meatballs with homemade tomato sauce, filet américain, burgers, pastas and salads, a jumbled menu of dishes that aren't too fancy, but are good, hearty and reasonably priced.

Vugo receptors are nerve cells located under the tongue that allow us to identify tastes and smells. The choice of this name is easy to understand when you discover the precision and talent brought to each dish. At the Vugo you can enjoy monkfish with mussels and chickpeas or Steevoorde pigeon with polenta. The desserts make the most of the raw ingredients. The friendliness of the young couple in charge adds to the quality of the place. You will definitely come back again and again.

It is in a green, relaxing and refined setting that you will be welcomed. The Petit Boclé, a magnificent building of character, invites you to share a moment of gastronomic relaxation. French cuisine in flavour, the boss, who cares about the well-being of the customer, works only with fresh and quality products to always enchant your taste buds. A very diversified map puts you in appetite: St-Jacques salad and gambas garlic butter or honey and liver of pan-fried duck to begin this refined meal, duck aiguillettes and its liver pan-fried to continue this gastronomic ballad and why not finish this moment of taste with a champagne sabayon? One of the most beautiful lemon in the region, a terrace and a garden, this is what to spend a pleasant moment in family, or among friends, in a privileged setting.

In the shadow of Saint-Pierre church, 222 is both a fine restaurant and a wine bar. Wine and food pairings are a success when you let yourself be guided. The menu is that of a brasserie, with an emphasis on grilled meats, simmered dishes (in winter) or pasta and salads (in summer). Regional products are also featured (Orval cheese, Sûre ham). The wine bar offers access to some highly esteemed wines. The setting is in keeping with the menu, and there are regular theme evenings.

may 12, 1974, Nivelles hosted its 2nd and last F1 GP. The site reconverted in zoning accommodates in particular this restaurant. The plate is very correct and the decoration of red, black checkers and miniature cars evokes this prestigious past. The ceiling light simulates the circuit, the bottles of wine are waiting on the starting grid. At the billboard, the grilled rib steak carburetted with real fries with beef white. The tifosi will enjoy pizza or a saltimbocca. For a quick pit stop, pick from the salads and sandwiches to go.

Impossible to miss Rubens, this great restaurant, brasserie, tea room, with the imposing terrace (180 places) and with the majestic façade. Here, each one will find its happiness. That it is right to drink a drink and to eat a waffle the afternoon, or to appreciate a full meal, you will be welcome. Grilled meats, fish, croquettes with shrimps and mussels in season, a french cuisine of good level. Do not hesitate to taste the house speciality: the coast with the bone roasted on stone of lava, Béarnaise sauce, with a beautiful view released on the sea.

Here is an original space mixing restaurant and car showroom! Christian and Olivier, the creators, are at the wheel of the Declercq restaurant, a real engine of greed and conviviality. Leaving the lunch counter to the Pompon girls, the partners are refocusing on the restaurant, favouring a cuisine of seasonal products combining taste and flavour. The setting mixes a contemporary atmosphere and a car setting. On the menu, aperitif boards, sardines, some bistro dishes and especially excellent burgers.

A homemade beer, a snack or a real meal, everything is possible at the Taverne de l'Homme Bleu. This attractive brewery in the former stable of the Château de La Hulpe Farm (1833) owes its name to the main character in Folon's work. The place has kept its original decor: red brick walls and floors, high vaulted ceilings and of course the bucolic terrace, a real added value in good weather. Seasonal suggestions escort the brewery dishes and some emblematic Belgian specialities.

Nice little bar. It has been there for about forty years, it has been taken over but the original spirit has remained. Miladiou means "A Thousand Gods" in the southwestern French dialect. The food and wine are more French in origin with very reasonable lunchtime menus. Particular care is taken in the presentation of the dishes and the welcome is particularly friendly. The decoration is also worth the detour. Groups of 15-20 people maximum are welcome to occupy one of the three spaces.

Petrus Kurt offers both a brasserie and a refined restaurant. The menu is not very extensive, but the chef offers only quality dishes. You'll find the classics of traditional cuisine, prepared with respect for what's produced and in season: game, asparagus or strawberries and, depending on the fruit, peaches. The dessert menu is classic, with homemade ice creams. On the terrace, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the harbor and, above all, the sunshine, while the children play in the play area.

A little corner of Paris near the Vrijdagmarkt, northeast of Portus Ganda, for those nostalgic for French cuisine. Song lyrics on the walls flirt with posters of the Moulin Rouge, for the old-fashioned French glamour. Moreover it is not rare to hear Piaf feeding the musical atmosphere. She and others... Ghent, the Francophile, reveals itself around a seductive French cuisine. Good welcome, good service. On the menu, delicacies and lots of wood-grilled meats. You can hang out there past midnight.

A real institution in Saint-Gilles, the Porteuse d'Eau has the charm of an Art Nouveau brewery with its stained glass and woodwork. Thibaut Lepoivre, passionate about the national drink and a true connoisseur, offers a traditional Belgian menu (summer and winter) and no less than 100 special beers. You can enjoy the specialities of this place with appetite, the beer service is important and done in the rules of the art and this last one is gladly accompanied by cheese in board, sliced by the customer. The staff are professional and friendly, and the atmosphere is very pleasant.

The De Helleketel in the village of Watou is the oldest bistro in the area, having opened in 1895 - over a hundred years ago! It not only serves local beers, but also small snacks (country bread sandwiches, pâté, etc.), all in a rustic, traditional setting. The wooden tables, sometimes covered with waxed tablecloths, plunge us into an atmosphere worthy of our grandmothers' cooking. In fine weather, you can gather around the large wooden tables on the sunny terrace.

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.