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  1. Rank 194. Pois Chiche

    Lebanese

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  3. Rank 194. Ptitbeur

    Beer Bar

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  4. Rank 194. Qin

    Cantonese

    Chinese lanterns and dark wood set the mood at this Cantonese restaurant inside Hotel De Keyser, where the kitchen's calling card is an extensive roster of house-made dim sum. The menu runs from Xiao Long Bao to Sichuan pepper duck to a classic hotpot, the last requiring a reservation, which feels appropriately ceremonious. The cooking skews traditional with just enough modern adjustment to keep things from feeling like a history lesson.


    Address
    De Keyserlei 66/70, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium · Antwerpen
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  5. The wall tiles and mosaic floors date back to when this was a butcher's shop, and the chef kept them, which tells you something about his instincts. Quartz is a modern dining room in Ixelles where classical French technique gets a personal, locally sourced spin. Sauces are the quiet obsession here, and the cooking has the kind of confidence that doesn't need to announce itself. A neighborhood restaurant in the good sense: serious food, no performance.


    Address
    Rue de la Réforme 22, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium · Ixelles
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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  11. Rank 194. Ramen Nobu

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  13. Rank 194. Rebel

    Wine Bar

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  14. Rank 194. Renard Bakery

    Boulangerie

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  15. Rank 194. René

    Classic Belgian Bistro


  16. Rank 194. Replica

    Café

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  17. Rank 194. Rizoom

    Modern Japanese

    Koji fermentation and dry-ageing drive the menu at this creative restaurant in Ghent, where the chef's Japanese technique shapes dishes built around umami and seasonal produce. The room is a post-industrial loft that somehow feels cosy, and the open kitchen puts the whole process on display. The wine and sake list is serious enough that ordering a glass takes a quiet minute. A place for people who think about where sauces come from.


    Address
    Nieuwewandeling 62, 9000 Gent, Belgium · Gent
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–3:30 PM, 7 PM–11:30 PM

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  18. Rank 194. Robijn

    Wine Bar

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  20. Rank 194. Rock-Fort

    Bistro

    North Sea fish and natural wines are the bedrock of this bright, elegant bistro in central Bruges. The menu leans hard into the coast, with langoustines, scallops, and whatever else came off the boats, given a subtle, sometimes spicy edge that keeps things interesting. The kind of seafood bistro where the wine list gets equal attention to the catch, and nobody at the table seems to be in a hurry to leave.


    Address
    Langestraat 15, 8000 Brugge, Belgium · Brugge
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1 PM, 6:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  21. Rank 194. Røk

    Texas Barbecue

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  23. Rank 194. Rosendal

    Nordic

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  24. Rank 194. Sam

    Boulangerie

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  26. A grocery-bakery at the door sets the tone before you've sat down. Savage is a plant-forward set-menu restaurant in the Saint-Boniface neighbourhood, where the single nightly lineup leans on herbs and vegetables, with meat or fish available to add from the refrigerated counter by the restrooms, which is a very Savage way to handle the choice. The terrace catches the neighbourhood's easy energy, and the cooking is precise enough that the radish cream and the marinated carrot get their own moment.


    Address
    Place St Boniface, Rue de la Paix 22, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium · Ixelles
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 6 PM–9:45 PM

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  28. Rank 194. Shuk

    Israeli

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  31. Rank 194. Simple

    Boulangerie

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  37. Rank 194. Soixante

    Polish Eastern European

    Tables packed close enough that you'll learn your neighbor's business, and a window that makes the whole thing look like a dare. This is a creative restaurant where the chef's Polish roots steer the menu toward earthy, tangy combinations that tend to surprise. Pearl barley stands in for risotto rice, squid ink involved. The wine cellar is taken seriously, which the room's cosy, nostalgic clutter doesn't necessarily suggest it would be.


    Address
    Guldenvliesstraat 60, 2600 Antwerpen, Belgium · Antwerpen
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–11:30 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
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  39. A small card on each table names the local producers who supplied that day's ingredients, which tells you almost everything about this farm-to-table restaurant in the Ourthe valley. The menu changes weekly as fresh deliveries arrive, and the terrace under the grapevine trellis is where you want to be. The cooking is spontaneous and micro-seasonal, the kind of place where broad beans might show up alongside scented geranium and goat's milk.


    Address
    Rue de Fairon 79, 4180 Hamoir, Belgium · Hamoir
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–11 PM

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  41. Rank 194. Spratchie's

    American

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  43. The dining room occupies the former stables of a historic estate, with original timber beams and old stone floors still doing the heavy lifting on atmosphere. It's a creative restaurant where the kitchen mixes classical technique with quiet surprises, European and Japanese both welcome at the table. The cooking is confident enough to pair calf's sweetbreads with anchovy without making it sound like a dare. Candlelit and unhurried, it pulls a crowd that dressed up on purpose.


    Address
    Drie Eikenstraat 1, 2650 Edegem, Belgium · Edegem
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6:30 PM

    Friday Noon–4 PM, 6:30 PM–11:45 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
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  46. The cobblestone alley off Dendermonde's Grand-Place looks like a period drama forgot to wrap. Inside this creative seasonal restaurant, the kitchen runs on live fire, with the chef coaxing smoke and char into scallops, grilled fruit, and vegetables in combinations that keep you guessing course to course. The menu reads as playful without being precious, which is a harder balance than it sounds.


    Address
    Guldenhoofdstraat 2, 9200 Dendermonde, Belgium · Dendermonde
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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  47. Rank 194. Stella

    Coffee

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  48. Rank 194. Stoked

    New Zealand

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  50. Rank 194. Studio Cluster

    Natural Wine Bar

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  52. Rank 194. Super Faim

    Sandwich Shop

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  54. Rank 194. Surlie

    Natural Wine Bar

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  64. Rank 194. Ting Kee Mie

    Noodle Shop

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  66. Rank 194. Titulus

    Natural Wine Bar

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  67. Rank 194. Tokidoki

    Japanese

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  69. Rank 194. Tortilleria Benelux

    Artisanal Mexican

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  72. Rank 194. Ugly Duckling

    Cocktail Bar

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  73. Rank 194. Uncle Babe's

    American

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  75. Rank 194. Va et Vient

    Modern French


    Address
    Handboogstraat 20, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium · Kortrijk
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  77. Rank 194. VORACE

    Creative French

    A chef cooking in the family home keeps things honest, and at this creative French restaurant tucked into the Belgian countryside, the food follows suit. The menu strips away excess and lets ingredients carry the weight, with the kitchen's imagination showing up in the cooking rather than the plating. The sommelier has a clear soft spot for organic producers and will steer you well. Book ahead; this is not a walk-in kind of place.


    Address
    Ry dèl Vau 2a, 5340 Gesves, Belgium · Gesves
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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  83. Rank 194. Winok

    Coffee

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  85. Rank 194. Yi Chan

    Chinese Sushi

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  86. Rank 194. Yirmi

    Creative French

    Dinner in a stylish villa where the host walks you into a glazed wine cellar to pick your own bottle, which sets the tone nicely. The chef's creative French menus are built on real technique, weaving unexpected textures and flavors together without ever feeling like a science project. The kind of place where you leave wondering how long it took someone to think of that particular combination.


    Address
    Rue Trieux-Scieurs 22, 5020 Namur, Belgium · Namur
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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  87. Rank 194. Zuru Zuru Ramen

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  90. A former Augustinian convent in Antwerp's Green Quarter, transformed by architect Vincent Van Duysen into a 44-room hotel where the cloister hush never quite left. No two rooms match, though all blend old stonework with contemporary furniture in a way that feels considered rather than styled. Three walled gardens, a spa, a library, and a pool occupy the convent's generous common spaces, and the bar is set inside the chapel.


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  94. The former European HQ of IBM, a hulking brutalist block beside the Botanical Garden, is now a hotel where co-working slides into cocktails without anyone noticing the transition. Rooms run to velvet and concrete, retro palettes, and enough technology to shame whatever IBM left behind. A modern Peruvian restaurant and a rooftop bar with Mexican food and views over the garden rooftops round out the argument for staying in.


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  96. A Renaissance manor on the edge of Minnewater Park, this 12-room boutique hotel pairs original beamed ceilings and a grand fireplace with stone floors and moody photography. The garden bar behind a glass-walled lounge pulls in locals alongside guests, which tells you something about the vibe. Holds a Michelin Key. Bruges already leans hard into the romantic backdrop, and this place doesn't resist.

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  99. Tucked into the Sablon, one of Brussels' more self-satisfied corners, Senzanome is a fine dining room where the chef has spent years building a loyal following on Sicilian instincts run through a serious technical filter. The interior is cool and spare, pale tones and clean lines that step aside for the plate. Tasting menus carry the room's ambitions; the wine list leans deep Italian. It holds a spot on the 50 Top Italy ranking of the world's best Italian restaurants.


    Address
    Pl. du Petit Sablon 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium · Brussels
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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