7 editor picks across Belgium.
7 french bistro restaurants worth the trip across Belgium, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Belgium.
Soixante in Berchem is a Michelin-listed bistronomie room near Antwerp Centraal-Berchem station. Priced at €€€. Kitchen leans bistronomie, seasonal.
OrderThe five-course menu at 83 euros, or the 48-euro weekday lunch.
TipTables are tightly packed; reserve well ahead. Two tram stops from Antwerp Centraal makes it an easy out-of-centre dinner.
InVINcible in Antwerp serves traditional Gallic bistro fare on Haarstraat. Located in Historisch Centrum. Kitchen leans french-belgian bistro.
OrderThe Holstein entrecôte with bone marrow; the veal kidneys are the chef's enduring signature.
TipThe wine cellar runs deep across Loire and Burgundy. Book ahead, the room is small.
Bistrot Benoit on Zirkstraat is a modern Franco-Belgian bistro on a quiet square at the edge of the old centre. Located in Historisch Centrum.
OrderThe Menu Benoit, a three-course tasting at 57.5 euros with optional wine pairing.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Friday and Saturday dinner is Menu Benoit only; book a weeknight for a la carte.
Bistrot Benoit on Zirkstraat is a modern Franco-Belgian bistro on a quiet square at the edge of the old centre. Located in Historisch Centrum.
OrderThe three-course Menu Benoit at 57.5 euros; vol-au-vent and onion soup show the kitchen's classical side.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Friday and Saturday dinner is Menu Benoit only; book a weeknight for a la carte.
Bib Gourmand-recognised bistro in Sint-Amandsberg run by two former colleagues who built a seasonal French-Belgian menu around local suppliers.
OrderWhatever the kitchen is most excited about that day, usually stated by the staff unprompted at the table.
TipA ten-minute tram ride from the centre; the relative distance means bookings are easier to secure than more central peers.
Steendam 66, also known as Chez Bolle, is a cosy bistro with a strong French accent housed in a historic building near Sint-Jakobs church, where the kitchen.
OrderThe fish main, which shows the kitchen's French training most cleanly.
TipClosed Sunday; Tuesday to Friday lunch is the most accessible and relaxed format.
Et Alors near the Graslei on Jan Breydelstraat serves sweet and savoury crepes with seasonal bistro plates, transitioning to wines and cocktails by evening.
OrderHam-cheese crepe with mustard: simple, made with good buckwheat batter and the right amount of crisp edge.
TipMorning coffee and crepes work well here before the Graslei tourist crowd arrives around 10:00.
