This is the first in a series of posts in which we will share our immense wisdom regarding all things bruxellois. We start with the best places to eat in the city…
Toscana 21, rue de Rollebeek
The décor may be completely underwhelming, the menus written using sugar paper attached to an artist’s palette, and the mood lighting more hospital than hospitality, but the pasta is f***ing delicious, and cheap to boot. With this restaurant being mere yards from our apartment, we spent many an evening here when we deemed the mince we had in the fridge “too rancid” to eat.
Skievelat
After following a recommendation from a colleague, Skievelat came to dominate our diet in Brussels. Serving a wide range of Belgian favourites (carbonnade, vol au vont, pain de viande, stoemp) Skievelat is great for introducing visitors to the Brussels diet. Add to this the minimal impact on the wallet and the eye-candy employed as serving staff, and you’ll understand why Skievelat became our most-visited restaurant in Brussels
Perroquet, rue Watteau
We adore this place. Close to our front door, amazing art nouveau interior, buzzing atmosphere and an endless selection of pitas. This shouldn't be mistaken for a real restaurant, but it's the perfect place to take your visitors who have arrived on the late Eurostar and want Qwak plus snack. Will be sorely missed.
Soul
A Finnish concept restaurant may not be Jacques Chirac’s cup of tea, but this particular house of gastronomy, unobtrusively situated down a p***-soaked alleyway, serves fantastic food themed around its purported health benefits. Pregnant? You’ll be wanting the menu grossesse, a delicious carb- and fat-fest. High cholesterol? It’s quinoa and duck for you. Best meal out in Brussels.
Kika Kitchen
Fabulous dated 60s décor, shepherd’s pie with jam and loads of lentils make Kika a lesbian favourite.
Claire Fontaine, rue Ernest Allard
The way sandwich shops ought to be, Claire’s is packed floor to ceiling with jars of chutneys, pickles, herbs and other delicious treats, offering freshly made sandwiches on the toughest, but most delicious, bread to be found in Brussels.
Kokob
Great for dining with friends, Kokob serves Ethiopian cuisine (no jokes please) in a warm, friendly and atmospheric environment. Food is curry-based, involves beetroot and egg, and is served on lemon-pancakes, no cutlery provided. If you can survive the embarrassment of having the waitress feed you as part of her demonstration on how to eat Ethiopian-style, you’ll have a fantastic meal out.
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