The Places · Belgium
Brussels
Made By profiles 14 places in Brussels, spanning modern french fine dining, authentic neapolitan pizza, cafe — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern French-Belgian Fine Dining
Bozar Restaurant
Brussels, Belgium
Bozar Restaurant pairs modern French-Belgian fine dining with a formal, leisurely dinner format in a historic building, plus an extensive wine list and the Pithiviers.
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02.Modern French Fine Dining
La Villa Lorraine by Yves Mattagne
Brussels, Belgium
La Villa Lorraine by Yves Mattagne occupies a storied address on Avenue du Vivier d'Oie in the Bois de la Cambre fringe of Brussels, where classical French-Belgian cooking meets contemporary technique. Holding a Michelin star and recognised by Les Grandes Tables du Monde (2025), it operates at the upper tier of Brussels fine dining. Dinner service runs Tuesday and Saturday evenings; lunch is available Wednesday through Friday.
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03.Classic French Fine Dining
Comme chez Soi
Brussels, Belgium
Operating from Place Rouppe since 1926, Comme chez Soi is one of Brussels' most durable addresses for classic French-Belgian cuisine. The Art Nouveau interior, designed with Horta-school detailing, frames a menu built around signature dishes refined across four generations of the Wynants-Rigolet family. Michelin-recognised and ranked by La Liste and OAD, it remains a reference point for traditional haute cuisine in the Belgian capital.
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04.Modern Creative Fine Dining
Eliane
Brussels, Belgium
Eliane earned its first Michelin star in 2025, moving swiftly through the Brussels creative dining tier after holding a Michelin Plate the previous year. Chef Kobe Desraumalts runs a creative format at Rue Saint-Laurent 36 that sits in the same price bracket as Comme chez Soi and La Villa Lorraine, but operates with a distinctly contemporary spatial and culinary sensibility.
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05.Modern French Fine Dining
Barge
Brussels, Belgium
A Michelin-starred address on Boulevard d'Ypres, Barge places organic, producer-led cooking at the centre of a considered dining ritual. Chef Grégoire Gillard, formerly right hand to Sang Hoon Degeimbre at L'Air du Temps, composes menus around local seasonal vegetables, with sommelier partner Barbara shaping a cellar that matches the kitchen's discipline. Ranked 562nd in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 European list, it occupies a specific and serious tier within Brussels fine dining.
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06.Modern Italian Fine Dining
senzanome
Brussels, Belgium
A Michelin-starred Italian restaurant on Place du Petit Sablon, Senzanome holds one of Brussels' more distinctive positions in fine dining: rigorous Italian technique operating at €€€€ pricing in a city where the top tier is almost entirely French or Belgian in orientation. Recognized by Opinionated About Dining as a top new European restaurant in 2023, it operates a tight Tuesday-to-Friday schedule under Chef Giovanni Bruno.
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07.Modern French Fine Dining
La Villa in the Sky
Brussels, Belgium
On the 25th floor of the IT Tower along Avenue Louise, La Villa in the Sky holds a Michelin star earned consecutively in 2024 and 2025 under chef Alexandre Dionisio. The creative menu sits at the top of Brussels' fine-dining price tier, with a 4.7 rating across more than 1,100 Google reviews confirming its position among the city's most consistent high-altitude dining addresses.
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08.Modern European Small Plates
Kline
Brussels, Belgium
Kline operates at the sharper end of Brussels' plant-forward dining movement, working exclusively with ingredients from the Brussels region and running a kitchen where food waste is structurally off the table. A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in both 2024 and 2025, it sits in the €€ bracket, serious cooking at a price point that makes the commitment to hyperlocal, zero-waste cuisine all the more striking.
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09.Cafe
MOK Coffee
Brussels, Belgium
Founded in 2012 by Jens Crabbé, MOK COFFEE is both a roastery and a café. They are proud to have two-time Belgian Cuptasters champions on their team, and this year, Marlies, one of their baristas, won the Brewers Cup. Their focus is always on exceptional service and quality. Their contemporary, open bar design features custom-made speakers and a carefully curated small lunch menu. They offer a selection of two distinct espresso options and four filter coffees, allowing their customers to explore
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10.Authentic Neapolitan Pizza
La Piola Pizza
Brussels, Belgium
In Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, one of Brussels' most underexamined neighbourhoods, La Piola Pizza operates at the intersection of Neapolitan tradition and deliberate technical evolution. Chef Francesco Paolo Martini's approach centres on dough as a craft subject, with techniques and formulations updated regularly rather than fixed. For a city more associated with Belgian brasserie culture, this is a serious pizza address.
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11.Traditional Belgian Brasserie
Au Vieux Saint Martin
Brussels, Belgium
Au Vieux Saint Martin occupies one of the Grand Sablon's most storied addresses, serving French bistro classics with Belgian inflection under chef Thierry Strauven. Recognised by a Michelin Plate and ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for consecutive years, it holds a consistent position in Brussels's mid-to-upper casual dining tier. The kitchen runs seven days a week from 10am to 11pm.
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12.French-Belgian Bistro
Selecto
Brussels, Belgium
Selecto on Rue de Flandre holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it among Brussels' most consistent value-focused modern French addresses. Chef Markus Rath runs a structured, prix fixe-oriented format that sits at the €€ price point, a rarity for cooking at this level of Michelin attention. For the city's Saint-Géry and Dansaert quarter, it anchors the case that serious French technique need not demand serious expense.
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13.Classic Belgian Bistro
JB
Brussels, Belgium
JB holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it in a small bracket of Brussels addresses where traditional cooking meets genuine value. Chef Imad Alarnab runs the kitchen at Rue du Grand Cerf 24, and the restaurant's 4.7 Google rating across 128 reviews points to consistent execution rather than a single-visit spike.
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14.Classic French Truffle Fine Dining
La Truffe Noire
Brussels, Belgium
On Boulevard de la Cambre, La Truffe Noire occupies a distinct position in Brussels' classical French dining tier, holding a Michelin Plate and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Classical in Europe rankings through 2023 to 2025. Chef Luigi Ciciriello's kitchen operates within a tradition of formal French technique, with lunch and dinner service Tuesday through Saturday. It sits firmly in the city's highest price bracket.
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