7 RUE DES SABLONS, 1000 BRUXELLES
02 514 43 47 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM 6PM TO MIDNIGHT,
CLOSED ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
Last Friday we discovered Hortense, spirits and cocktail bar, hidden in a tiny cave along Place du Sablon.
As we walk down the stairs, we discover a cave not unlike the one in the Wine Bar, dimmed candlelight contrasting with the natural light still coming from the tiny windows, and a whole universe that is still very unknown to us but that we’re very curious about.
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1 CHAUSSEE DE VLEURGAT, 1050 IXELLES
02 640 40 57 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY,
FROM 12 TO 2:30PM AND FROM 6 TO 10PM
We just couldn’t not tell you about Umamido, the new japanese place which just opened on number 1 Chaussée de Vleurgat.
We discovered a great place, but also met a great person.
Managed by Guy, Umamido had got everything to please us.
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15 PLACE KEYM, 1170 WATERMAEL-BOITSFORT
TEL: 02 679 01 53 - WEB
OPEN FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, FROM 10:30 TO 7PM
ON SATURDAY FROM 10:30 TO 6PM
At Josy’s they serve good, fresh, feminine and organic foods. This small little eatery right in the center of Watermael-Boitsfort offers quality products which make us feel good.
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812A CHAUSSEE D’ALSEMBERG, 1180 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 332 37 74 - SITE WEB
CLOSED SATURDAY FOR LUNCH,
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
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57 RUE DE FLANDRE, 1000 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 513 57 77 - SITE WEB
OUVERT LE LUNDI DE 12h à 18H30
ET DU MARDI AU SAMEDI DE 11h à 18h30
We discovered Pimpinelle when it opened, a year ago. For us it was love at first sight, typically the type of projects that we could see ourselves in.
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Like you may have seen on Twitter and Facebook, we threw a party to celebrate Brussel’s Kitchen’s first anniversary!
Thursday, you guys were almost 200 celebrating this event with us, and nothing could have made us happier. Once again, if we’re here today, it’s because of you! <3
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6 RUE DE LA REINETTE, 1000 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 503 39 33 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM 12 TO 2:30PM AND FROM 7 RO 10:30PM
FERME LE SAMEDI MIDI ET LE DIMANCHE
When we ate there for the first time, it was like love at first sight. I just love discovering this kind of place.
The menu changes every week. Three or four pasta dishes, a risotto, one or two meat dishes, and a fish dish.
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73 RUE DU TRONE, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 503 36 48 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 11AM TO 10PM
El Turco was the kind of place missing in Brussels. Located Place de Londres, they serve mediterranean food with ottoman inspirations, in a really cool setting.
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It has been exactly one year since the day we launched Brussel’s Kitchen.
Well not quite exactly of course, the idea had been in our minds for a while before that, but it was born online on the 10th of march 2012.
We are touched, happy, delighted to have this first wrinkle and we feel even more motivated (if possible) then the day we launched the blog.
Projects, lots of beautiful projects we hope, are being built right now because of Brussel’s Kitchen, and because of you!
Still small right now, but believe me, as soon as they will be ready to see the day, you will be the firsts aware of it!
This year has been rich in all kinds of stuff. Culinary discoveries of course, but also people we’ve met and amazing trips.
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Here’s finally a little summary from out trip to Fes, with tons of pictures of course.
We’ve been back for about a week now from this trip offered by Riad Anata, with plenty of Kilim carpets and leather goods in our bags.
Everything started off pretty well when we were welcomed at the airport by the taxi driver with a Brussel’s Kitchen sign!
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98 RUE BERCKMANS, 1060 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 538 90 63
OPEN FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 12 TO 2:30PM
AND FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 6:30 TO 10:30PM
Sale Pepe Rosmarino is definitely the most authentic Italian restaurant I know.
There is a particular atmosphere in this place, mixing rare simplicity and high quality products.
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4-6 RUE DU BON SECOURS, 1000 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 502 24 26 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM TUESDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 8PM TO 4PM
AND ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 10AM TO 6PM
Last Sunday, Brussel’s Kitchen finally tried out the new organic place to be : the Yeti.
Right in the center of Brussels, a few steps away from the Bourse, this place prepares quality organic foods.
When we got there we sat at one of the big wooden tables while waiting for the waitress and her charming canadian accent. She told us about the two brunches menus, salty or sweet.
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10 days in Sri Lanka is really not much.
Everything was simply fantastic, and the bad conditions of the road unfortunately don’t allow you to cross the country so easily. I can’t wait to go back to explore the center and the north, the huge tea plantations on the mountains, watch the sunrise at “end of the world”, which people say is the best sunrise they’ve seen in the world, and visit their naturals parks, which apparently you could compare to the ones in Kenya.
But for now, we went to the south, to Unawatuna, to enjoy the sun, the grilled seafood, the snorkeling and the huge beaches.
Here’s a few really cool things to do.
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202 RUE ANTOINE DANSAERT, 1000 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 502 11 02 - SITE WEB
OUVERT EVERY DAY FROM 12 TO 11PM
A few days ago, we had the pleasure to try La Belle Equipe. A pizza and wine bar and Nicolay’s last place in Brussels, at the very end of Rue Antoine Dansaert, a bit further than Bar Beton and right across the Walvis.
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108 CH D’ALSEMBERG, 1060 BRUXELLES
PHONE: 02 534 13 03 - SITE WEB
OPEN EVENING FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY
AND FOR LUNCH WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Trying out La Buvette was just amazing. First, the place is beautiful : an old butcher shop turned into a restaurant, with only old hooks hanging from the ceiling that remain. The room is rather small with soft and dark colors. The walls are dark blue and the tables are black like chalkboard and make the plates stand out, truly beautiful.
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131 RUE DE STASSART, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 503 07 75 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM TUESDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 11:30 AM TO 6PM
ON SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 6PM
A british address, that’s completely new on Brussel’s Kitchen!
God save the cream only opened a few weeks ago, and it is already full.
Organic veggies, british pies, or classics like kedgeree (fried rice with spices and smoked fish), but also lots of desserts. Lemon curd tarts, ginger crunch, chocolate fudge and also a wide choice of organic tea.
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203 CHAUSSEE DE CHARLEROI, 1060 BRUXELLES
TEL: 0474 42 13 25 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 8AM TO 6PM
AND ON SATURDAY FROM 9AM TO 5PM
Parlor Coffee just opened on Chaussée de Charleroi, at Janson.
Pretty logo, soft lights and christmas tree outside, we directly feel like we should go in to check it out.
Nice graphic design on the menu, a few bagels, pastries, brunches, teas and tons of coffees. It feels a little bit like Antwerp here.
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123 CHAUSSEE DE VLEURGAT, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 648 38 05 - OPEN FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 12 TO 2PM
AND FROM 7PM TO 10:30PM
Izakaya is a real little corner of Japan, right in the middle of Brussels.
The waiters and the chefs are real japanese, and greet you with big Arigato Gozaimasu when you leave. A real pleasure.
They serve here a pretty diverse japanese cuisine, from bentos and sushis and sashimis, to traditional ramens, gyozas and skewers, and even tons of different otsumami (small dishes). This should make anyone happy.
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24 RUE DU BERGER, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 510 83 40 - SITE WEB
APERITIVI FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY,
FROM 5PM TO MIDNIGHT
The Berger and us, it’s a long story. We’d already talked about their rooms and about their restaurant. We’re back with a third thing, and finally the most important one, their Aperitivi.
Where to start?
I think it all starts with Vini Divini, the famous italian restaurant right next door. Since i live in the neighborhood, I must have walked past it a million times. At least. I had heard lots about it, and I had read about it too in Mange Bruxelles, and after trying in vain to book a table three or four times, it became almost like an obsession.
For my birthday, I managed to book a table a month before, and finally got dinner reservations for four! In the end, we were quite hesitant about the place, for various reasons, and so decided not to write an article about it. Shame. But there were still a few really great things that were really worth it, and it’s those things that you can find today at Le Berger Hotel.
Let me explain. For a while now, Vini Divini became bigger. Some of their chefs moved to the kitchens right next door, at Le Berger. It’s now possible to eat Vini Divini cooking almost without reservations, but mostly, they serve there certainly the best aperitivi in Brussels!
We take place in one of the comfortable couches, or on stools around a high table and a candle, we order a (huuuge) glass of wine and receive a little place of antipasti. Fishballs, cold cuts, truffle omelet. It’s delicious. And of course, they do bring you more each time you order a glass of wine. Which is amazing by the way.
Still hungry? We ordered their smoked scamorza that the three of us shared (12 euros). We’d tried it before next door, and it was once again just great. Smoked and melted italian cheese topped with homemade tomato sauce, and served in its pan with bread.
If you still feel like treats, personally we were completely full after that, tiramisu and pana cota are also on their menu.
We had a great girls night, really cosy and comfortably sit, treated like queens, and without having to make any reservation in the world. So we do highly recommend the place, where we shouldn’t forget to mention the beautiful decoration, wallpaper and graphic design by codefrisko.
When we went there to eat, we were kindly offered to visit the rooms. So of course we didn’t hesitate for a second to check all of their empty rooms and give you a nice little photographic report. This hotel is a real gem on all levels. On eat door you’ll find the name of a different woman, (did we tell you it used to be whorehouse? Even the first and oldest one in Brussels), and each room is different with a real atmosphere. We love the vintage wallpapers and furniture, matching the chocolate on the bed, as well as the particular details of some rooms, like the old tiled bathtub lower than the floor, or the old arches and separating curtain in one of the rooms.
So for the non living in Brussels who want to have a little romantic weekend here, think about Le Berger. The standard room prices vary around 125 euros, breakfast included.
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85 RUE VANDERSCHRICK, 1060 BRUXELLES
TEL: 0479 17 16 12 - SITE WEB
OUVERT DU LUNDI AU VENDREDI DE MIDI à 14h30
At Les filles’s, or “the girls”, you meet for lunch around three big tables, to discover and enjoy the daily menu, together.
Fresh and seasonal products, and a daily changing menu that varies according to the deliveries. Three starters, a main course, and a dessert, completely organic, for 18 euros. According to my mom who came with me that day and only eats quality foods, “for such a menu, that’s almost free”.
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48 RUE LONGUE VIE, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 0473 49 64 93 - SITE WEB
OPEN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR LUNCH,
AND FROM WED. TO FRI. ALL DAY
Last Friday, we ventured on Rue Longue Vie, to find the Unico, a brand new address. As soon as we walked in, we were charmed by the decoration and all the italian products on the shelves.
The small size of the place (20 people max) and its open kitchen give it a coziness that makes you feel like home.
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185 CHAUSSEE D’IXELLES, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 325 73 53 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM TUESDAY TO SUNDAY, FROM 11AM TO 1AM
I go there especially for their burgers. I mean, they’re just incredible. They’ve got a huge selection, and most of them are completely crazy.
Around the world influences, but especially from south america. I’ve tried their Gringo burger and it was just amazing. Beef, salsa, jalapeños, cheese, tomato, guacamole, red oinions and cilantro. And for a change, instead of serving it with fries, it came with jalapeño poppers (fried jalapeños and cream cheese), sweet potatoes and sour cream. I was so pleased.
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The fun thing with cookies, is that you can make them according to a specific taste. Personally, I just love the dark chocolate and pecan nuts cookies.
But here we tried a more colorful version. Matcha is the good ingredient to color your preparations (pancakes, madeleines, …) and to bring a subtle yet really good taste.
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35 RUE DARWIN, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 343 88 57 - OUVERT DU MARDI AU VENDREDI DE 9h30 à 19h
ET LE DIMANCHE DE 10h30 à 17h30
We can only be seduced by the idea of two cool girls opening a fine grocery shop / neo organic lunch place.
Saskia and Marine opened their little gem only a month a go, two steps away from Brugmann square.
They made all the decoration with their little hands : a big black wall with the daily specials, pretty chairs that are all different, cool cushions, naked lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling and a counter made from raw wood.
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Sarah’d been wanting to go to Firenze for a long time now, and we had also been wanting to go on a girls holiday for a while. So that was already two reasons. We didn’t need any more.
So we checked the flights and realized they cost over 300 euros and we calmed down a little.
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48 RUE LESBROUSSART, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 0474 42 13 25 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM WED. TO SAT., FOR LUNCH AND DINNER
The Neptune always seemed a bit mysterious to me. AT first, they didn’t even have a name on their window. But the place looked pretty and intrigued me quite a bit. And then one day, Neptune came in big golden letters, and i took a stroll on the internet.
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7 RUE DE LA TULIPE, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 513 11 92 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 6PM TO MIDNIGHT
Recently, we discovered the Fanfan, a little wine bar a few steps away from Place Fernand Cocq and a tiny bit further away from Place Flagey.
The owner tells us this is more of a girl’s bar and we smile. Continuer
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87 RUE DU DOYENNE, 1180 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 343 45 23 - SITE WEB
OPEN FROM 12AM TO 14:30PM AND FROM 19PM TO 22:30PM
CLOSED SATERDAY LUNCH, SUNDAY AND MONDAY
It’s been 13 years already since this restaurant first opened in Uccle. I had already eaten there a long time ago, and the food was already very good.
And one day, they changed the concept. You’ll now find a fine grocery store and a wine bar on one side, and a restaurant on the other. But it took me a while to go back, despite the fact that i walk past it quite often, feeling pretty frustrated and hungry looking at all the italian products on sale.
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My mom’s chocolate mousse is THE easy mom dessert recipe.
Very light ( no way. oh yeah? ah yeah.), and really good.
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91 RUE LESBROUSSART, 1050 BRUXELLES
TEL: 02 640 38 34 - SITE WEB
OPEN MON. AND TUE. FROM 4PM TO 11PM, AND FROM WED. TO SAT. FROM 4PM TO MIDNIGHT
Le Petit Canon is a really cosy tiny wine bar, a few steps away from Place Flagey, on Rue Lesbroussart. It’s one of my favorite places to go to with max or a girlfriend, drink wine all night and order french rillettes,
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