Onslow is a modern european restaurant in Sint Anna, Bruges.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal market menu, Modern Belgian plates
Must order: The market menu of the day; the card is short and changes with what is good.
Tip: A residential setting tourists rarely reach.
Address: Jeruzalemstraat 53, 8000 Brugge, Bruges
Bistro Refter in Bruges is Geert Van Hecke's contemporary bistro on Molenmeers, the relaxed counterpart to his fine-dining room. Good food at fair prices.
Signature: Daily bistro menu, Regional plates
Order: The daily three-course menu; it is the value way into Van Hecke's cooking.
Tip: Book ahead, the dining room fills fast at lunch. It sits near the Sint-Anna quarter.
L.E.S.S. Eatery on 't Zand in Bruges is chef Ruige Vermeire's sharing-plates room, running seasonal Belgian small plates with a terrace facing the square.
Signature: Sharing plates, Seasonal Belgian
Order: A spread of small plates; the format rewards a table that orders broadly.
Tip: The terrace on 't Zand is the spot in summer. Book for weekend evenings.
Tanuki in Bruges has cooked Japanese food on Oude Gentweg near the Minnewater for decades, turning out sushi, sashimi and multi-course menus in a serene room.
Signature: Sushi and sashimi, Seven-course Japanese menu
Order: The multi-course menu; the kitchen also handles vegetarian sushi well.
Tip: Near the Lake of Love at the south edge of the centre. Book for the sushi counter.
Breydel-De Coninck on Breidelstraat in Bruges is the mussel and eel house with the strongest reputation in town. Seven mussel preparations, all with frites.
Signature: Moules-frites, Eel in green sauce
Order: A casserole of mussels with frites, or paling in 't groen when eel is in season.
Tip: On the busy Breidelstraat tourist run, but locals rate the mussels. Cash and card both fine.
Bistro Bruut sits on the Meestraat canal in Bruges, cooking modern Flemish food on regional produce. Gault&Millau rates the kitchen 16 points.
Signature: Regional Flemish plates, Seasonal tasting
Order: The set lunch menu; the kitchen runs a tight, produce-led card that changes with the season.
Tip: Open Monday to Friday only, lunch and dinner. Ask for a canal-side table when you book.
Locàle by Kok au Vin in Bruges is Jürgen Aerts's sharing-plates room on Ezelstraat, successor to his Kok au Vin, leaning on organic local produce.
Signature: Sharing plates, Local organic produce
Order: A spread of sharing plates; the kitchen is built for ordering across the table.
Tip: It sits in the quieter Sint-Gillis quarter north of the Markt. Book ahead for weekend dinner.
Bistro Refter in Bruges is Geert Van Hecke's contemporary bistro on Molenmeers, the relaxed counterpart to his fine-dining room. Good food at fair prices.
Signature: Daily bistro menu, Regional plates
Order: The daily three-course menu; it is the value way into Van Hecke's cooking.
Tip: Book ahead, the dining room fills fast at lunch. It sits near the Sint-Anna quarter.
