Awards in Greater Brussels Area
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Greater Brussels Area
Selected entries from the current guide for Greater Brussels Area.
Brussels, Belgium
Two-Michelin-starred Bozar Restaurant Brussels showcases Chef Karen Torosyan's world-champion artisan mastery within Victor Horta's architectural masterpiece, where well-known pâté en croûte and pithiviers transform French-Belgian classics into deeply emotional fine dining experiences.
Ghent, Belgium
Two-Michelin-starred Vrijmoed Gent elevates vegetable-forward cuisine to extraordinary heights, where Chef Michaël Vrijmoed's innovative fermentation techniques and seasonal Belgian ingredients create memorable tasting experiences within an intimate Art Nouveau townhouse setting.
Uccle, Belgium
A two-Michelin-star address in the wooded southern reaches of Brussels, Le Chalet de la Forêt positions Pascal Devalkeneer's French creative cooking within a genuinely pastoral setting. The kitchen draws directly from an on-site vegetable garden, with seasonal produce shaping the menu in real time. Rated 94 points by La Liste 2025 and a member of Les Grandes Tables du Monde, this is one of Belgium's most consistent fine-dining references.
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.
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.
Ixelles, Belgium
A Michelin-starred, plant-forward restaurant in Ixelles that holds a place in the We're Smart World Top 10 and carries a 5-Radish rating. Nicolas Decloedt and Caroline Baerten work exclusively with herbs, grains, flowers, and vegetables from local producers, paired with natural fermentations and biodynamic wines. Ranked 461st among Europe's top restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it is one decorated vegetable-focused address in Brussels.
Ghent, Belgium
Oak holds one Michelin star and appears in both the Opinionated About Dining Classical and Top Restaurants in Europe rankings for 2025, placing it among Ghent's most recognised fine-dining addresses. Situated in a renovated building on Burgstraat in the city centre, the kitchen under Marcello Ballardin applies a product-focused Modern European approach with particular discipline around vegetable preparation and flavour combination.
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.
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.
Ghent, Belgium
Ascend to the fourth floor of Ghent’s modern stadium and step into Horseele’s urbane sanctuary—an intimate lounge-like setting accented by a grand piano, curated art, and the quiet confidence of a blue-ribbon institution. Chef Danny Horseele, a Michelin-decorated maestro for over three decades, crafts polished, classically rooted dishes enlivened by understated creativity and a reverence for superb local ingredients. Signature compositions—like the langoustine served in three movements with sea buckthorn, oyster leaf, puffed quinoa, XO reduction, sesame, and a vivid tomato cream—showcase his famed command of sauces and texture. Attentive, discreet service and a loyal brigade complete a dining experience that balances heritage and innovation with effortless grace.
Ixelles, Belgium
A one-Michelin-star counter on Chaussée de Waterloo where Chef Tomoyasu Kamo runs tightly scheduled sittings for a room of wooden surfaces and focused quiet. Evenings bring surprise tasting menus built around ingredient quality rather than luxury produce; lunches lean toward made-to-order sushi. Ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top European restaurants in 2025, Kamo represents Belgium's most convincing case for Japanese restraint.
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.
Uccle, Belgium
A Michelin-starred address in the residential calm of Uccle, Le Pigeon Noir has held its star for consecutive years under chef Stéphane Chambon, whose country-cooking format sits at a different register from Uccle's more formal fine-dining options. The €€€ price point and 4..
Ghent, Belgium
Holding a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, Publiek on Ham 39 sits within Gent's compact tier of destination restaurants where vegetable-forward cooking meets precise technique. Chef Olly Ceulenaere works directly with local growers to shape a menu built on whole-plant philosophy, placing it alongside peers like Vrijmoed and Oak Gent at the €€€ level of the city's fine-dining conversation.
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.
Ghent, Belgium
Souvenir sits among Gent's most serious creative tables, holding a Michelin star and a top-110 ranking in Opinionated About Dining's European list for 2025. The kitchen operates without meat, drawing on North Sea fish and organic vegetables sourced directly from dedicated farmers. For a city increasingly confident in vegetable-forward fine dining, it represents the approach at its most committed.
Ghent, Belgium
On Hoogstraat, a short walk from Ghent's medieval centre, Gillis operates at the sharper end of Belgium's contemporary meat-focused dining scene. Chef Bram Candries built his reputation around dry-aged beef and a sharing format that anchors the meal in Flemish tradition without retreating into nostalgia. A White Star from Star Wine List and a 2025 ranking in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants confirm its position among Belgium's most seriously regarded tables.
Saint-Gilles, Belgium
La Buvette has anchored the Chaussée d'Alsemberg dining strip in Saint-Gilles for years, earning a Michelin Plate and consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognitions through a modern cuisine format that takes vegetable-forward cooking seriously. Chef Nico Scheidt and chef de cuisine Diamantis Kalogerinis hold a We're Smart Green Guide listing — one of the few in Brussels — making this a reference point for plant-conscious dining at the €€€ price tier.
Brussels, Belgium
At the foot of the Sablon, Les Brigittines Aux marches de la Chapelle holds a particular position in central Brussels: an Art Nouveau interior of polished dark wood and old-city atmosphere, paired with traditional Belgian cuisine at the €€€ price point. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) confirm its standing as a kitchen where classical cooking is taken seriously. Reserve ahead; the combination of location and format draws a steady crowd.
Ixelles, Belgium
A Michelin Plate-recognised Italian on Ixelles' Chaussée d'Ixelles, Racines sits in the accessible mid-range tier (€€) and draws consistent praise for its enthusiasm and flavour-forward cooking.
Ghent, Belgium
On a quiet Ghent square, Elders operates within the city's growing vegetable-forward dining scene at an accessible price point. Chef Tom Pauwelyn shapes menus around market availability, earning back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025. At €€ pricing, it sits well below Ghent's upper-tier creative tables while drawing from the same regional, seasonal produce philosophy.
Brussels, Belgium
On the Rue des Bouchers, Aux Armes de Bruxelles has anchored Brussels brasserie culture for decades, holding a Michelin Plate and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe rankings through 2025. The kitchen works through the Belgian canon — mussels, waterzooi, stoemp — with the consistency of a house that has nothing left to prove. It sits comfortably in the €€ tier, making it one of the more credible entry points into serious Belgian cooking in the city centre.
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.
Ixelles, Belgium
At Place St Boniface in Ixelles, Savage operates within a growing Brussels tradition of vegetable-first cooking built on traceable organic supply chains. The menu is structured around 100% plant-based creations, with fish or meat available as paid supplements. A closed-loop composting programme called Recyclo connects kitchen waste directly back to regional vegetable growers, making the sourcing cycle unusually legible for a mid-price restaurant.
Greater Brussels Area
Selected entries from the current guide for Greater Brussels Area.
Brussels, Belgium
A Leading Hotels of the World member occupying a Spanish Renaissance building steps from the Grand Place, Hotel Amigo has been part of Brussels's historic centre for five centuries. Rocco Forte's flagship Belgian property scores 95.5 points on La Liste Top Hotels 2026 and houses 173 rooms, Ristorante Bocconi, and the Magritte-themed bar — all within a pedestrian-only district where medieval cobblestones meet Flemish art and Italian hospitality.
Brussels, Belgium
Juliana Hotel Brussels occupies a restored neoclassical building on the Place des Martyrs, one of Brussels' most architecturally composed squares. With 37 rooms and six suites across three floors, the property operates at boutique scale, pairing serious design credentials — Philippe Starck, Le Corbusier-inspired murals, a private art collection — with an Italian restaurant and a spa anchored by a tiled indoor pool.
Brussels, Belgium
Reopened in 2024 after a meticulous restoration, the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria occupies a landmark Beaux-Arts building on Rue Royale that first opened in 1909. Its 126 rooms, two Michelin-starred restaurant concepts, and 13,000 sq. ft. wellness facilities place it at the upper tier of Brussels luxury hotels. La Liste ranked it 94 points in its 2026 Top Hotels list.
Ghent, Belgium
A neo-Gothic former post office on Ghent's medieval Graslei waterfront, 1898 The Post converts 37 rooms across a preserved historic shell into dark, textured accommodation with a personality closer to a film set than a conventional boutique hotel. The Cobbler cocktail bar and The Kitchen for breakfast and afternoon tea round out a property that earns its address rather than just occupying it.
Ghent, Belgium
Occupying a 1724 townhouse and its 20th-century neighbor on pedestrianized Hoogstraat, Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Ghent places 156 rooms within walking distance of the city's medieval waterfront. Empire-style public spaces, a sustainability-forward infrastructure, and two in-house dining options position it firmly in Ghent's upper-mid boutique tier, from around $203 per night.
Brussels, Belgium
A Beaux Arts landmark on Avenue Louise since 1913, Steigenberger Wiltcher's occupies a specific tier in Brussels hospitality: large-scale five-star with genuine architectural heritage. The Loui Restaurant and Loui Cocktail Bar complete a self-contained offer at one of the city's most prominent addresses.
Brussels, Belgium
Tangla Hotel Brussels occupies a quieter residential address in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, east of the city centre, with 187 rooms that position it as a full-service option for travellers who prefer distance from the Grand Place crowds. The property's scale places it in the mid-to-upper tier of Brussels hotels by room count, offering a practical base for both EU quarter business and longer leisure stays.
Brussels, Belgium
Sofitel Brussels Europe sits on Place Jourdan in the EU Quarter, holding both the Regional Winner award for Luxury Business Hotel and the Country Winner title for Luxury Banquet and Event Hotel in Belgium. The address places it within walking distance of the European institutions, making it a considered choice for professionals travelling on substantive schedules. For those seeking structured comfort after high-pressure working days, the property operates at a tier above standard business accommodation.
Ghent, Belgium
A patrician 18th-century mansion on Oude Houtlei converted into one of Ghent's most architecturally coherent B&Bs, The Verhaegen occupies the kind of canal-adjacent address that puts medieval towers and Graslei within a short walk. The house retains its period bones — ornate plasterwork, painted ceilings, original joinery — while functioning as a working guest property in a city that rewards slow, room-by-room discovery.
Brussels, Belgium
A Michelin Selected hotel on Rue Marché aux Poulets, Craves sits in the lower city district where Brussels' commercial pulse meets its medieval street grid. Among the Belgian capital's mid-scale independents, it occupies a position between design-forward boutiques and legacy grand hotels, carrying Michelin's hospitality recognition for 2025 without the price floor that typically accompanies it.
Ghent, Belgium
Ganda Rooms & Suites occupies a historic address at Houtbriel 18 in central Ghent, earning Michelin Selected status in the 2025 guide — a recognition that places it among a curated tier of Belgian boutique stays. The property sits within walking distance of the city's medieval canal quarter, making it a considered choice for travellers who want architectural character alongside proximity to Ghent's dining and cultural circuit.
Brussels, Belgium
Harmon House sits on Chaussée de Charleroi in Brussels's Ixelles district, a MICHELIN Selected property for 2025 that positions itself in the quieter, residential tier of the city's boutique hotel offer. The address places guests within reach of the city's art institutions and neighbourhood restaurants without the noise of the Grand Place corridor. A considered choice for visitors who prefer character over corporate scale.
Ghent, Belgium
Hotel Harmony occupies a canal-side position on Kraanlei, one of Ghent's most architecturally considered streets, and carries a MICHELIN Selected designation for 2025.
Brussels, Belgium
JAM Hotel occupies a converted address on Chaussée de Charleroi in Saint-Gilles, one of Brussels' most architecturally dense inner communes. Michelin Selected in the 2025 guide, it sits in the design-led independent tier of the Brussels hotel market, offering an alternative to the grand boulevard properties closer to the centre. The neighbourhood's Art Nouveau streetscape and proximity to the city's southern stations make it a practical as well as characterful base.
Brussels, Belgium
A 4-star property in the Great Hotels of the World collection, La Plaza Brussels occupies a central address on Boulevard Adolphe Max, placing guests within walking range of the Grand Place, the Botanique, and the city's main retail and cultural corridors. With 190 rooms and event capacity for up to 700, it sits at the larger-scale end of Brussels' mid-to-upper hotel tier.
Brussels, Belgium
A Michelin Selected boutique hotel on Rue Veydt in Brussels' Ixelles neighbourhood, Made in Louise positions itself within the city's growing tier of design-led small properties that trade scale for character. The address places guests close to the Châtelain square and Avenue Louise corridor, two of Brussels' most coherent neighbourhoods for independent dining and retail.
Brussels, Belgium
A Michelin Selected hotel on the Rue Bodenbroek, steps from the Grand Sablon antiques square and the Palais de Justice. NH Collection Brussels Grand Sablon positions itself in Brussels' heritage district, where the city's chocolate shops, art dealers, and weekend antiques market define the immediate neighbourhood. The property carries Michelin recognition in the 2025 hotel guide.
Brussels, Belgium
Nhow Brussels Bloom holds a Michelin Selected designation for 2025, placing it within a curated tier of Brussels hotels recognised for design and experience above convention. Located on Rue Royale in Sint-Joost-ten-Node, it occupies one of the Belgian capital's most architecturally layered corridors, where 19th-century facades give way to contemporary hospitality programming. For design-conscious travellers, it represents one of Brussels' more considered choices in the mid-to-upper accommodation tier.
Brussels, Belgium
Carrying Michelin Selected status in the 2025 guide, the Stanhope Hotel Brussels by Thon Hotels occupies a quiet address on rue du Commerce in the European Quarter, a neighbourhood where the pace slows noticeably once Brussels' institutional crowd disperses. The property positions itself in the mid-to-upper tier of independently spirited Brussels hotels, offering a composed base for travellers who prioritise calm over spectacle.
Brussels, Belgium
A converted Dominican abbey on Rue Léopold in central Brussels, The Dominican trades on the architectural weight of its past: soaring Gothic ceilings, original stone flooring, and textiles that hold the drama of the space rather than soften it. The hotel sits in the upper tier of Brussels' heritage conversion properties, positioned between the Grand Place and the European Quarter for guests who want historical atmosphere without sacrificing central access.
Brussels, Belgium
Selected by the Michelin Hotel Guide 2025, The Hoxton Brussels occupies a considered address at Square Victoria Régina, fitting squarely into the city's growing cohort of design-forward, character-led hotels. The property follows the Hoxton playbook of open-lobby sociability and thoughtfully dressed rooms, positioned as an alternative to both anonymous chain hotels and the city's grand historic properties.
Brussels, Belgium
Carrying Michelin Selected status for 2025, Vintage Hôtel Brussels occupies a townhouse-scale address on Rue Dejoncker 45 in the Ixelles neighbourhood, positioning itself within Brussels' growing cohort of design-conscious, independently spirited hotels. The property trades on character over chain polish, making it a considered alternative to the larger boulevard hotels that define the city's conventional accommodation tier.
Ghent, Belgium
Yalo Urban Boutique Hotel Gent occupies a position on Brabantdam that places it within easy reach of Ghent's medieval canal belt and the city's concentrated stretch of independent shops and restaurants. Selected by the Michelin Guide Hotels 2025, it operates in the smaller, design-conscious tier of Ghent accommodation, where scale is deliberately limited and the guest experience is correspondingly more personal than at the city's larger properties.
Brussels, Belgium
Carrying a Michelin Selected distinction for 2025, Zoom Hotel occupies a residential address on Rue de la Concorde in the Ixelles district of Brussels, placing guests within reach of the city's gallery circuit, design boutiques, and restaurant strip along Avenue Louise. The property sits in the mid-tier of Brussels' independently spirited hotel market, offering a quieter alternative to the grand boulevard properties closer to the European Quarter.
Greater Brussels Area
Selected entries from the current guide for Greater Brussels Area.
Brussels, Belgium
Ranked #468 in the Top 500 Bars 2025, Plumette operates within Brussels' growing cohort of specialist drinking venues that prioritise atmosphere and craft over volume. Located on Rue de l'Epée in the city centre, the bar sits in a broader neighbourhood scene that rewards deliberate exploration, particularly during the spring and autumn months when Brussels' bar culture runs at full pace.
Brussels, Belgium
Opened in late 2023, Bab's wine to share occupies a corner address on Avenue Chazal in Schaerbeek, one of Brussels' more quietly interesting neighbourhoods north-east of the centre. The format leans into the communal instinct behind its name: wine chosen for sharing, a terrace that invites lingering, and a hospitality register that sits closer to a local haunt than a curated concept bar.
Brussels, Belgium
The Ixelles stretch rewards slow evenings, and Fermento fits the neighbourhood's appetite for natural and artisan wine without the performance anxiety of a formal cellar.
Brussels, Belgium
On Rue Haute, one of the Les Marolles neighbourhood's most trafficked streets, Le Wine Bar des Marolles sits quietly enough that most passers-by miss it entirely. That low visibility is precisely the point: this is a wine bar built for the neighbourhood rather than for the tourist circuit, where the pairing of glass and plate anchors every visit. A reference point for Brussels wine-bar drinking done without pretension.
Brussels, Belgium
Oeno TK occupies a Saint-Gilles address that reads more like a design boutique than a wine bar — pink lighting, wooden panelling, and an aesthetic that signals intent before you reach the bottles. Located on Rue Africaine 31 in one of Brussels' most characterful inner communes, it has drawn attention as one of the city's more arresting wine bar formats, where curation and atmosphere carry equal weight.
Brussels, Belgium
A well-regarded wine shop and bar on the Chaussée de Wavre in Ixelles, Titulus Pictus has built a reputation among Brussels wine circles for its carefully selected imports, drawn predominantly from French producers. The operation run by Vivien, Baptiste and their team functions as both a retail destination and a neighbourhood gathering point for those who treat wine selection as a serious matter rather than an afterthought.
Ixelles, Belgium
A Michelin Plate-recognised address on Rue du Châtelain, Odette en Ville occupies a grand citizen house in one of Ixelles' most composed residential squares. The kitchen works a seasonal Modern French register with vegetables at the centre of every plate, positioning it closer to produce-led neighbourhood dining than to formal French classicism.
Ghent, Belgium
't Dreupelkot on Groentenmarkt is Ghent's most concentrated jenever bar, a narrow, standing-room proposition that stocks several hundred varieties of the Dutch-Belgian grain spirit. It operates at the intersection of local drinking culture and serious spirits collecting, drawing regulars who treat the back shelf as a reference library rather than a drinks list.
Ghent, Belgium
Crystalline Ice Rink sits at Warmoezeniersweg 20 in Ghent, bringing seasonal ice skating to one of Belgium's most architecturally layered cities. The rink operates as part of Ghent's broader winter programme, drawing locals and visitors into the city centre during the colder months. For context on the wider Ghent scene, see our full city guide.
Brussels, Belgium
Bar Magritte belongs to central Brussels’ polished cocktail circuit, where hotel-adjacent addresses and art-reference interiors compete with the city’s older beer-café grammar.
Brussels, Belgium
Occupying a considered address at Place Poelaert in Brussels, ökēn sits within a dining city that rewards close attention. The venue draws from cultural roots that position it against Brussels' broader movement toward identity-driven cooking, where provenance and technique carry more weight than category labels. For travellers already familiar with the city's fine dining tier, ökēn merits a direct look.
Greater Brussels Area
Selected entries from the current guide for Greater Brussels Area.
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