Comme Chez Soi
- ★ 4.7
- 1 MICHELIN star
- Belgian
- €€€€
- Sainte-Catherine
Comme Chez Soi is a Belgian restaurant at Place Rouppe 23 where five generations of one family have kept the same vision of gastronomy for a century.
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La Truffe Noire
- ★ 4.6
- Modern French
- €€€€
- Ixelles
Order The four-course Discovery Menu, offered at €75.
La Truffe Noire is a modern French restaurant at Boulevard de la Cambre 12, serving cuisine that sublimates black and white truffles since 1988.
Menssa
- ★ 4.6
- 1 MICHELIN star
- Modern Belgian
- €€€€
- European Quarter
Order The five-sequence seasonal menu, or à la carte with a starter, main and dessert.
Menssa is Christophe Hardiquest's restaurant on Avenue de Tervueren 453, with cuisine guided by instinct and vegetarian dishes held to the same standard.
Eat your way around Ixelles
8 of the restaurants on this list are in Ixelles. So are these tours and tastings.
Le Chalet de la Foret
- ★ 4.8
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Modern French
- €€€€
- Ixelles
Order Aveyron lamb, among the ingredients the chef sources from the countryside of Belgium and France.
Le Chalet de la Forêt stands on the edge of the Sonian Forest at Drève de Lorraine 43, where Pascal Devalkeneer sources Aveyron lamb and Brittany abalone.
La Paix
- ★ 4.5
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- French
- Anderlecht
La Paix by David Martin, founded in 1892, serves at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria on Rue Royale, where Japanese precision meets French technique.
Au Vieux Saint Martin
- ★ 4.3
- Belgian Brasserie
- €€€
- Sablon
Order The Filet Américain, a recipe created by Joseph Niels in 1924.
Au Vieux Saint Martin has been a Brussels landmark on Place du Grand Sablon since 1968; the Niels family's ancestor invented the Filet Américain in 1924.
Chez Leon
Order Jumbo Zeeland mussels, plumper and more generous, in a generous pot with crispy fries.
Chez Leon is a Belgian brasserie at Rue des Bouchers 18, where Léon Vanlancker opened his Friture Léon in 1893, near his 5-table restaurant.
Aux Armes de Bruxelles
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.
In 't Spinnekopke
In 't Spinnekopke is a Belgian estaminet at Place du Jardin aux Fleurs 1, 1000 Brussels.
Restaurant Vincent
Order The meat, which the house presents as one of the best in Brussels.
Restaurant Vincent is a Belgian brasserie at Rue des Dominicains 8-10, founded in 1905 as a rotisserie and set in earthenware classified by Unesco since 2008.
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Noordzee Mer du Nord
Order Croquettes aux crevettes grises, fried calamari or plancha scampi.
Noordzee Mer du Nord is a fishmonger and fishbar at Rue Sainte-Catherine 45 in Brussels, serving fried calamari, plancha scampi and shrimp croquettes.
Les Brigittines
Les Brigittines is a restaurant at 5 Place de la Chapelle in Brussels, run by master cook Dirk Myny, with a carte and an evening menu, Monday to Friday.
La Quincaillerie
La Quincaillerie at Edelknaapstraat 45 in Ixelles, Brussels, is a brasserie with Belgian cooking, seafood and local products, plus a weekly lunch menu.
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.
Racines
Order House-made tagliolini with parmesan and cavolo nero, or the San Marzano tomato flan with olive oil.
Racines is an Italian restaurant at Chaussée d'Ixelles 353, a vintage dining room with a terrace and a wine list with an impressive range of Italian labels.
Le Selecto
Le Selecto at Rue de Flandre 95-97 in Brussels is a bistronomy restaurant, Classico la brasserie, with friendly service and fairly priced produce.
Brasserie de l'Expo
- ★ 3.8
- Belgian Brasserie
Brasserie de l'Expo is a Belgian brasserie at Avenue Houba de Strooper 188, 1020 Laken.
Kamo
Order Japanese style beef steak, or fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce.
Kamo is a Japanese restaurant at Chaussée de Waterloo 550A, offering contemporary Japanese cuisine with modern tableware and authentic dishes.
Humphrey
Humphrey is a restaurant at Rue Saint-Laurent 36-38 in Brussels serving Filipino-inspired sharing plates, with chef Glen Ramaekers in the kitchen.
Premier Comptoir Thai
- ★ 4.0
- Thai
- Saint-Gilles
Premier Comptoir Thaï at Chaussée de Charleroi 39 in Saint-Gilles is a Thai restaurant with take-away, catering, a garden and 150 whiskies to taste.
Toukoul
Order Shared dishes eaten with injera, the delicate tef flatbread that replaces plate and cutlery.
Toukoul is an Ethiopian restaurant at Rue de Laeken 34 and a cultural house since 2012, with live concerts, coffee ceremonies and cultural evenings.
Henri
- ★ 4.2
- Modern French
- €€€
- Dansaert
Resto Henri at Vlaamsesteenweg 113 in Brussels cooks classic dishes with creative suggestions, sometimes with a Spanish twist, that change every four weeks.
La Villa in the Sky
- ★ 4.5
- 1 MICHELIN star
- Modern French
- €€€€
- Ixelles
Order The in the Sky menu, the only menu the chef offers on Saturday evening.
La Villa in the Sky is a glass restaurant on the 25th floor of the IT Tower, Avenue Louise 480, where chef Alexandre Dionisio cooks with a touch of modernity.
Garage a Manger
- ★ 4.3
- Ixelles
Garage-à-Manger at Rue Washington 185 in Ixelles is a comfortable, playful space for families with a local, artisanal menu and a small grocery.
Amen Restaurant and Wine Bar
- ★ 4.3
- Wine bar
- €€€
Amen is an Ixelles restaurant serving modern, revisited cooking built around sharing, with a wine list that puts the main stress on biodynamics.
Entre Nous
- ★ 4.5
- Italian
Order The menu of the day: focaccia, fresh pasta, soup and homemade vegetarian dishes.
Entre Nous, at Rue de Mérode 29, has cooked typical Italian recipes from local products since January 2017, on a menu that changes every day with the seasons.
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