The Best Bistros in Brussels
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The best bistros in Brussels, according to the experts: Le Fooding and Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Charlu comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Ixelles and Brussels.
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Correspondance and René hold the next two places. Le Fooding shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide close behind.
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A grand old villa in the Saint-Job neighborhood houses this French bistro where the menu runs firmly southwest, cassoulet and pig's trotters and all. Wainscoting, mirrors, and tables packed close enough to overhear your neighbor's wine opinions set the room. The owner's wine opinions are also available, offered freely and at length. Classic bistronomy, cooked with evident conviction.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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San Degeimbre's contemporary brasserie sits inside Brussels' converted rail freight terminus, a post-industrial complex that still feels faintly surprised to be hosting dinner. The menu roams Belgium, Peru, and Asia without asking permission, so waterzooi turns up with a jolt of yuzu and duck magret finds itself alongside soy and garlic in an orange sauce. The mezzanine counter overlooking the open kitchen is the seat to ask for.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 1. René
Classic Belgian Bistro
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
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Rank 7. De Maurice à Olivier
Parisian Bistro
You walk past the father's newsagents to reach the son's bistro, which tells you something about the family dynamic. De Maurice à Olivier is a Parisian-style neighborhood restaurant where classic French cooking is taken seriously: rooted, precise, and not especially interested in being fashionable. A well-stocked wine cellar and a serious selection of cigars and whiskeys round things out. The Michelin Guide has awarded it a Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 8. Le Saint Boniface
European Bistro
Red-and-white checked tablecloths, vintage photos, biscuit tins on shelves, and jazz drifting through a room where the tables are close enough to follow your neighbor's argument. This Ixelles bistro runs on country cooking from Lyon, the Basque Country, and Southwest France, the kind of food built around things like foie gras terrine and calf's head with gribiche. Hearty, unfussy, and priced like it means it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant