The Best Spanish Food in Belgium
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The best Spanish food in Belgium, according to the experts: Le Fooding, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Taberna Bask comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Namur and Brussels.
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Nova and Al'Baraque hold the next two places. Le Fooding and the Michelin Guide show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Taberna Bask
Modern Basque
A pintxos bar on the edge of Ghent that doesn't take reservations, so arrive early or embrace the wait. The menu runs through small Spanish plates with a modern lean, the kind of cooking where good produce does most of the talking. The vintage interior nods to Basque tapas bars, the room buzzes accordingly, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand suggests the kitchen is earning its keep. Sister spot to Bar Bask, and worth the trek out to Ledeberg.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Nova
Basque
A Basque barbecue grill anchors the open kitchen of this calm, stylish townhouse tucked into a working-class neighborhood near the Grand Place. The surprise menu follows whatever the market brought that morning, with the chef working closely with local producers and running a low-waste kitchen. Counter seats let you watch it all come together. Selected by the Michelin Guide.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Al'Baraque
Spanish
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Al'Baraque (this place) 79.016
- #3 Asturias 79.016
- #3 Bocata et Cætera 79.016
- #3 Manolo Madrid 79.016
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Rank 3. Asturias
Spanish
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Al'Baraque 79.016
- #3 Asturias (this place) 79.016
- #3 Bocata et Cætera 79.016
- #3 Manolo Madrid 79.016
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Rank 3. Bocata et Cætera
Spanish
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Al'Baraque 79.016
- #3 Asturias 79.016
- #3 Bocata et Cætera (this place) 79.016
- #3 Manolo Madrid 79.016
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Rank 3. Manolo Madrid
Spanish
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Al'Baraque 79.016
- #3 Asturias 79.016
- #3 Bocata et Cætera 79.016
- #3 Manolo Madrid (this place) 79.016
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Rank 7. BASK
Contemporary Basque
A refrigerated counter piled with raw seafood greets you at the door, and most of it ends up on the wood-fired asador grill. BASK is a Basque-inspired sharing-plates restaurant with the bones of a vintage dive and the energy of a concert venue. Pintxos come with your aperitif, then things get serious: grilled turbot, aged guinea fowl, sauces that make you slow down. Walk-ins can usually grab a bar stool near the kitchen, which is the best consolation prize in Ghent.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 BASK (this place) 68.544
- #7 Bonnetti's 68.544
- #7 Hispania 68.544
- #7 La Bru’sserie 68.544
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Rank 7. Bonnetti's
Spanish
The menu at this sharing-plates restaurant spans Spanish classics and wider international ideas, with the kitchen pairing things like scallops with miso or lamb with a chickpea cream as easily as it turns out an empanada or a pan con tomate. The building itself is a grand old thing, all pale tones inside. You can also leave with wine or a few provisions, which feels like an unusually civilized arrangement.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 BASK 68.544
- #7 Bonnetti's (this place) 68.544
- #7 Hispania 68.544
- #7 La Bru’sserie 68.544
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Rank 7. Hispania
Spanish
A Spanish restaurant in Brussels where the menu moves comfortably between tapas, rice dishes, and something more composed without making a fuss about any of it. The kitchen leans into bold, direct flavors, the kind that don't need a lot of explaining. Casa Gerardo's celebrated chef is behind the project, which gives the cooking a serious backbone even when the room stays relaxed and unpretentious.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 BASK 68.544
- #7 Bonnetti's 68.544
- #7 Hispania (this place) 68.544
- #7 La Bru’sserie 68.544
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Rank 7. La Bru’sserie
Tapas Bar
A tapas restaurant that hops continents on a single menu, La Bru'sserie pulls from Belgium, Asia, Latin America, and Provence without feeling like it's overreaching. The room runs casual and lively, the crowd leaning in to share small plates rather than deliberating over a main. If the globe-trotting menu feels overwhelming, the set menus keep things moving without sacrificing the range. A looser, more fun night out than Durbuy's storybook setting might suggest.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 BASK 68.544
- #7 Bonnetti's 68.544
- #7 Hispania 68.544
- #7 La Bru’sserie (this place) 68.544