ColD's Profile
In need of restaurant ideas-Brussels
Hello- I just moved to Brussels a few weeks ago for a 6 month or longer assignment for work and am having fun discovering the restaurants and pastry shops.
As Kelly mentioned, the area around Place du Chatelain is great--tons of restaurants and cute shops. I ate at Olea last weekend and although it wasn't to die for, it was very good and reasonably priced with cute outdoor garden seating. I have a bunch of other places on my list to try in the area--Cafe Panisse in particular looks like it has a nice menu. I've also had good dinners at Rouge Tomate on Avenue Louise. This is a bit pricier, but the food is very good and on the lighter side. They have delicious gazpacho. I like going here because you can go out, but not leave feeling stuffed. If you like Thai food, I had a great dinner at Tom Yam. They have nice garden seating as well. For solo lunches, you could go to Pain Quotidian -- there are a bunch of them around town and they are really good. I'd try the one at the Sablon and then get dessert at Pierre Marcolini down the street. I also had a really good sandwich at Charli on rue St-Catherine. It is a small bakery with sandwiches and pastries. That area is a fun area to walk around and do some shopping along rue Antoine Dansaert. I live in Ixelles--if the weather is nice, you could head down there in the morning to check out the Flagey market (except I think it is closed on Mondays), walk around the Etangs d'Ixelles and then maybe have lunch at Sucre Sale--a cute bakery cafe at Place Ferdinand Coq along the Chausee d'Ixelles. If you don't get dessert there you can walk over to the Chausee de Charleroi to check out Zaabar...very cool chocolate shop with lots of unusual flavors and lots of samples. Enjoy your stay!
