So you’ve booked a table in downtown Brussels and you’re driving in from Lille, Amsterdam, or Cologne. Except for a handful of delivery vehicles, no car can reach the Grand-Place or its immediate surroundings directly. Part of the trip has to be done on foot. Fortunately, the historic center offers covered parking garages, metered on-street … Read more
It’s no secret that Belgian beer is loved the world over, and not just by tourists relaxing on a terrace on Brussels’ famous Grand-Place. But did you know that behind that foam and those amber reflections lies a process centuries in the making, part natural chemistry, part craftsmanship? From the barley harvest to your glass, … Read more
Something rather lovely happens when a pot of carbonade flamande, Belgium’s traditional beef stew braised in beer, has been simmering in a kitchen for two hours. The aroma of dark beer mingles with soft onions and gingerbread slowly dissolving into the sauce. This dish captures the soul of Belgian cooking, with its patience, generosity and … Read more
Every two years, Brussels’ Grand-Place is completely transformed. Its cobblestones disappear beneath hundreds of thousands of flowers, all laid by hand by volunteers from across the country. The result looks more like a giant fresco than a simple decoration, and it lasts only a few days before vanishing. This event is known as the Brussels … Read more
From our restaurant on the Grand-Place, we’ve watched travelers from all over the world pass by for decades. Day after day, the same small mistakes repeat themselves, not out of carelessness, simply because no one took the time to explain them. It isn’t a lack of curiosity on the visitors’ part, more a lack of … Read more
Once a month, Le Roy d’Espagne changes century without changing address. The lights soften, period costumes replace the usual service uniforms, and Charles V holds court again in the heart of the Grand-Place. This medieval dinner brings together a full meal, live musicians, jugglers and characters who move from table to table to keep the … Read more
When UNESCO inscribed Belgian beer culture on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 30 November 2016, it was simply giving official recognition to what every enthusiast had known for a long time: Belgium is not just a country that produces beer, it’s a country where beer has become a genuine … Read more
The chocolate and beer pairing is one that tends to catch people off guard. You don’t usually think about ordering a beer when you bite into a square of chocolate, and yet the combination works, really works. Belgium is one of the rare countries in the world that excels at both at the same time, … Read more
You walk into Le Roy d’Espagne on the Grand-Place and the server asks what you’d like to drink. Lager, witbier, amber, or dark? If your usual answer is something like “just a lager, please” without really knowing why, you’re not alone. But what exactly is the difference between a blonde beer, a dark beer, an … Read more
Fries, chocolate, beer, and waffles. If you’ve already started planning a trip to Brussels, there’s a good chance those four words appear somewhere on your to-do list. But reducing Belgian food to that quartet is a bit like summing up the Grand-Place as a pretty cobbled square. Belgian cuisine is generous, rooted in centuries of … Read more
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1 : Gluten
2 : Crustaceans
3 : Eggs
4 : Fish
5 : Peanuts
6 : Soya
7 : Milk
8 : Tree nuts
9 : Celery
10 : Mustard
11 : Sesame
12 : Sulphites
13 : Lupin
14 : Molluscs
P : Contains pork
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