Last update: March 2012

Introduction

Brussels is one of the gourmet capitals of Europe. It is the third most starred European city by Michelin (18 starred restaurants as of 2012), only superseded by Paris and London. Brussels also ranks fifth in terms of total Gault-Millau toques, behind Paris, London, Vienna and Lyon.

This guide aims at providing an easy overview of exceptional eateries in the EU capital. For more in-depth information on each establishment just follow the links to the official websites.

Michelin Red Guide awards from 1 to 3 stars to the most outstanding restaurants, solely based on the cooking and wine list. Stars in brackets means they have recently been lost. Many restaurants are recommended by the guide without being awarded any star. These are simply indicated here by a 'yes' in this column. Michelin has a separate rating for the atmosphere, decor, service and overall charm of a place, indicated by forks and spoons. These are not listed here.

The Gault & Millau Guide gives ratings from 1/20 to 19.5/20. Recommended restaurants are those with a rating of 12/20 or above.

Besides the Michelin and Gault & Millau ratings, we also listed the affiliation to the Maîtres-Cuisiniers de Belgique (Master-Chefs of Belgium) and to Euro-Toques, an association promoting healthy and quality cooking, favouring seasonal products from local producers, balanced meals and culinary traditions.

The right column denotes our own rating, attributing half of the points to the cuisine and the other half to the atmosphere and setting.

Top-rated restaurants in Brussels

Name	Address	Municipality	Michelin	Gault- Millau	Maîtres- Cuisiniers	Euro- Toques	Eupedia
L'Alban Chambon	Place De Brouckère, 31 (Metropole Hotel)	Brussels-City	yes	15/20	yes	no	-
Alexandre	Rue du Midi, 164	Brussels (Centre)		15/20	no	no	-
La Belle Maraîchère	Place Sainte Catherine, 11	Brussels-City	yes	15/20	yes	yes	-
Le Bistro du Mail	Rue du Mail, 81	Ixelles	-	15/20	no	no	-
Bon-Bon	Avenue de Tervuren, 453	Woluwe-St-Pierre		18/20	yes	no
Bruneau	Avenue Broustin 73-75	Ganshoren	()	17/20	yes	no	-
Le Chalet de la Forêt	Drève de Lorraine, 43	Uccle		16/20	yes	yes
Comme chez soi	Place Rouppe, 23	Brussels-City	()	19/20	yes	yes
Le Coriandre	Rue Middelbourg, 21	Watermael-Boitsfort	yes	16/20	no	no
Les Deux Maisons	Val des Seigneurs, 81	Woluwe-St-Pierre	yes	15/20	no	no
L'Ecailler du Palais Royal	Rue Bodenbroek, 18	Brussels-City		16/20	yes	no	-
Les Flâneries Gourmandes	Rue Berckmans, 2	Saint Gilles	yes	15/20	no	no
Inada	Rue de la Source, 73	Saint Gilles	-	15/20	no	no
Jaloa	Place Vieille Halle aux Blés, 31	Brussels-City	yes	16/20	no	no	-
Kamo	Avenue des Saisons, 123	Ixelles		16/20	no	no
Brasserie La Paix	Rue Ropsy-Chaudron, 49	Anderlecht	yes	16/20	no	no	-
Le Passage	Avenue J. et P. Carsoel, 13	Uccle		17/20	no	no
Samouraï	Rue du Fossé aux Loups, 28	Brussels-City	yes	16/20	no	no
San Daniele	Avenue Charles Quint, 6	Ganshoren		14/20	yes	no
Sea Grill	Rue du Fossé aux Loups, 47 (SAS Radisson Hotel)	Brussels-City		19/20	yes	no
Senza Nome	Rue Royale Sainte-Marie, 22	Schaerbeek		16/20	yes	no	-
Stirwen	Chaussée Saint-Pierre, 15-17	Etterbeek	yes	15/20	yes	yes	-
La Truffe Noire	Boulevard de la Cambre, 12	Brussels (Louise)		16/20	no	no	-
Villa Lorraine	Avenue Vivier d'Oie, 75	Brussels (Louise)	yes	18/20	yes	yes

Top-rated restaurants just outside Brussels

Name	Address	Municipality	Michelin	Gault- Millau	Maîtres- Cuisiniers	Euro- Toques	Eupedia
Aloyse Kloos	Terhulpsesteenweg, 2	Hoeilaert	yes	14/20	yes	no
Barbizon	Welriekendedreef, 95	Overijse		15/20	yes	yes
Bistro Margaux	Dorpsplein, 3	Sint-Martens-Bodegem		15/20	no	no	-
Gril aux Herbes d'Evan	Chaussée de Bruxelles, 21	Wemmel	yes	16/20	yes	no	-
Jacques Marit	Chaussée de Nivelles, 336	Braine-l'Alleud		14/20	no	no	-
Kasteel Diependael	Tervuursesteenweg, 511	Elewijt		16/20	no	no	-
Michel	Gossetlaan, 31	Groot-Bijgaarden		16/20	no	yes	-
Terborght	Oud Dorp, 16	Huizingen		16/20	no	no

Restaurants with great atmosphere (ideal for dating or meeting friends)

Name	Address	Municipality	Michelin	Gault- Millau	Maîtres- Cuisiniers	Euro- Toques	Eupedia
Barsey	Avenue Louise, 381-383 (Warwick Barsey Hotel)	Brussels (Louise)	yes	-	no	no	-
Cospaia	Rue Capitaine Crespel, 1	Ixelles	-	14/20	no	no
Loui Lounge & Bar	Avenue Louise, 77 (Conrad Hotel)	Brussels (Louise)	yes	-	no	no
La Manufacture	Rue Notre Dame du Sommeil, 12	Brussels-City	yes	-	no	no	-
Le Mess	Avenue Louis Schmidt, 1	Etterbeek	-	12/20	no	yes
Millesime	Rue Eugene Cattoir, 5	Ixelles	-	-	no	no
La Quincaillerie	Rue du Page, 45	Ixelles	yes	13/20	no	no	-
Tribeca	Avenue Louise, 412	Brussels (Louise)	yes	-	no	no	-
Vert de Gris	Rue des Alexiens, 63	Brussels-City	-	-	no	no	-
Via Louiza New	Avenue Louise, 235	Ixelles	yes	-	no	no	-
YuMe New	Avenue de Tervueren, 292	Woluwe-St-Pierre	-	-	no	no

Other recommended restaurants in Brussels

Name	Address	Municipality	Michelin	Gault- Millau	Maîtres- Cuisiniers	Euro- Toques	Eupedia
Basil & Co.	Avenue Louise, 156	Brussels (Louise)	yes	yes	no	no
Blue Elephant	Chaussée de Waterloo, 1120	Uccle	yes	13/20	no	yes
Bocconi	Rue de l'Amigo, 1 (Hotel Amigo)	Brussels-City	yes	12/20	yes	yes	-
Brighton	Rue du Commerce, 9 (Stanhope Hotel)	Brussels (EU)	yes	-	no	no	-
Les Brigittines Aux Marches de la Chapelle	Place de la Chapelle, 5	Brussels-City	yes	-	yes	no	-
Callens Café	Avenue Louise, 480	Brussels (Louise)	-	12/20	no	yes	-
Castello Banfi	Rue Bodenbroek, 12	Brussels-City	-	14/20	no	no
La Caudalie	Rue J. Bassem, 111	Auderghem	yes	13/20	yes	no
Le Chalet Robinson	Sentier de l'Embarcadère, 1	Brussels (La Cambre)	yes	-	no	no	-
Chez Marie	Rue Alphonse de Witte, 40	Ixelles	()	13/20	no	no	-
Chez Oki	Rue Lesbroussart, 62	Ixelles	yes	13/20	no	no
Le Coq en Pâte	Tomberg, 259	Woluwe-St-Lambert	yes	13/20	no	no
Chou	Place de Londres, 4	Ixelles	yes	14/20	no	no	-
Crescendo	Place Rogier, 3 (Sheraton Hotel)	Brussels-City	-	-	yes	no	-
La Cueva de Castilla	Place Colignon, 14	Schaerbeek	yes	12/20	no	no
Les Dames Tartines	Chaussée de Haecht, 58	Saint Josse	yes	14/20	no	no	-
Dolce Amaro New	Chaussée de Charleroi, 115	Saint Gilles	-	-	no	no	-
L'Epicerie	Carrefour de l'Europe, 3 (Hotel Le Méridien)	Brussels-City	yes	(16/20)	yes	no	-
L'Esterel	Bld A.Max 118-126 (Hotel Le Plaza)	Brussels-City	-	13/20	yes	yes	-
Le Fourneau	Place Sainte Catherine, 8	Brussels-City	yes	(14/20)	no	no	-
Da Mimmo	Avenue du Roi Chevalier, 24	Woluwe-St-Lambert	-	14/20	no	no	-
De Maurice à Olivier	Chaussée de Roodebeek, 246	Woluwe-St-Lambert	()	(13/20)	no	no
Leonor	Avenue de la Porte de Hal, 19	Saint-Gilles	-	14/20	no	no	-
L&S	Rue Voot, 20	Woluwe-St-Lambert	-	14/20	no	no	-
Madou's Provence	Rue de la Presse, 23	Brussels-City	-	-	no	yes
La Maison du Cygne	Rue Charles Buls, 2	Brussels-City	yes	13/20	no	no	-
Le Mucha	Avenue Jules Du Jardin, 23	Woluwe-St-Pierre	-	-	no	no
Museum Brasserie	Rue de la Régence, 3 (Fine Arts Museums)	Brussels-City	yes	13/20	no	no
Le Neptune New	Rue Lesbroussart, 48	Ixelles	-	14/20	no	no	-
Nonbei Daigaku	Avenue Adolphe Buyl, 31	Ixelles	-	14/20	no	no
Notos	Rue de Livourne, 154	Brussels (Louise)	yes	14/20	no	no	-
J.L. Pigneur	Rue J.B. Lepage, 22	Woluwe-St-Pierre	-	-	yes	no	-
Park Side New	Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée, 24	Etterbeek	-	-	no	no	-
Paul Puissant	Rue Victor Hugo, 30	Schaerbeek	-	-	yes	no	-
One52	Rue François Gay, 152	Woluwe-St-Pierre	yes	12/20	yes	no
Rouge Tomate	Avenue Louise, 190	Brussels (Louise)	-	-	no	no	-
Saint Guidon	Avenue Théo Verbeeck, 2	Anderlecht	yes	14/20	yes	no	-
Terre de Lune	Avenue Prekelinden, 25	Woluwe-St-Lambert	yes	14/20	no	no	-
Thai Coffee	Rue du Congrès, 50	Brussels-City	-	-	no	no
Les Uns avec les Hôtes New	Chaussée de Gand, 1121	Berchem-Sainte-Agathe	yes	yes	no	no	-
Va Doux Vent New	Rue des Carmélites, 93	Uccle	-	13/20	no	no	-
Villa d'Este	Rue de l'Etoile, 142	Uccle	yes	(15/20)	no	no	-
Le Zinneke	Place de La Patrie, 26	Schaerbeek	-	-	no	yes

Check also

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Top 25 European cities by total Gault-Millau toques

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Europe's best 25 restaurants by San Pellegrino

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