Mid-Range in Brussels

Racines

• ★ 4.6
• Italian
• €€

Racines is an Italian restaurant at 353 Ch. d’Ixelles in Brussels where everything is homemade and the menu changes almost every day, in a traditional style.

Plumette

• ★ 4.5
• Cocktail bar
• €€
• Marolles

Drink Tailor-made and signature cocktails, alongside the classic ones.

Plumette is a world-ranked speakeasy cocktail bar in Brussels with handcrafted cocktails and art deco intimacy, open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm to 1am.

Aksum Coffee House

• ★ 4.4
• Coffee roaster
• €€

Aksum Coffee House pours fresh Ethiopian coffee from organically grown, single origin beans in the Galerie du Roi, with cakes from a small local bakery.

Yummy Bowl

• ★ 4.4
• Vegetarian and vegan
• €€

Try Sweet potato noodles with kimchi, Korean pancakes and fried egg

Yummy Bowl serves vegetarian and vegan bowls a short walk from the Grand-Place, with vegetables roasted in the morning and each bowl assembled to order.

ONGBA

• ★ 4.3
• Vietnamese
• €€
• Ixelles

ONGBA is a Vietnamese restaurant at Rue Lesbroussart 52 in Ixelles, with a street food lineup of snacks, spring rolls and casseroles ideal for sharing.

Aux Armes de Bruxelles

• ★ 4.2
• Belgian Brasserie
• €€
• Sainte-Catherine

Order Flemish beef stew, vol-au-vent or shrimp croquettes, classics that have been on the menu for years.

Aux Armes de Bruxelles has stood at Rue des Bouchers 13 since 1921, with the same rooms and recipes, from shrimp croquettes to eel in green sauce.

Le Varietes

• ★ 4.2
• Belgian Brasserie
• €€
• Ixelles

Order Spit-roasted chicken, the house specialty.

Le Variétés is a brasserie-rotisserie at Place Sainte-Croix 4, on the ground floor of the Flagey Liner, with Zebrano wood walls and an L-shaped room.