The Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Belgium

't Korennaer

Nieuwkerken-Waas, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Holding a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, 't Korennaer operates from Nieuwkerken-Waas with a kitchen philosophy built around disciplined ingredient sourcing and Eastern-inflected flavour signatures. Chef Edwin Van Goethem layers vegetables, fruits, and premium proteins — Norwegian scallop, young Anjou pigeon, brill, winter truffle — into compositions where texture and contrast do the structural work. At €€€ pricing, it sits a tier below Belgium's most expensive creative tables while matching their ambition.

Also recognized by We're Smart World

Agnes

Sint-Martens-Bodegem, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Tucked within the cobbled lanes by Sint-Martens-Bodegem Church, Agnes reimagines a former presbytery as a refined sanctuary for epicures. The historic bones breathe with quiet elegance—lime-washed walls, soft wood, and candlelit warmth—while the kitchen courts intrigue with shareable creations that charm and surprise. Expect playful sophistication in dishes like open sushi of river eel with Szechuan pepper, wasabi, and sesame mayonnaise, set alongside a beautifully rendered sweetbread and mushroom vol-au-vent. An impeccably curated wine list, guided by a sommelier with rare intuition, frames each course with precision and grace. For informed travelers seeking a destination where heritage and haute conviviality meet, Agnes offers an experience at once intimate, memorable, and effortlessly chic.

Arabelle Meirlaen

Marchin, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Michelin-starred Arabelle Meirlaen Marchin showcases Belgium's most innovative garden-to-table cuisine, where the nation's pioneering female chef transforms vegetables and spices into intuitive fine dining experiences. Her personal kitchen garden supplies this luminous countryside restaurant, earning both Michelin Green Star recognition and international acclaim.

Also recognized by La Liste, Star Wine List, We're Smart World

Arden

Villers-sur-Lesse, Belgium

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Set within a tastefully restored castle in the Ardennes, Arden holds a Michelin star (2024) for chef Marius Bosmans's produce-led French Contemporary cooking. A royal vegetable garden anchors the menu to the surrounding land, while floor-to-ceiling windows frame the rural Lesse valley. The wine list runs to 1,460 selections, with particular depth in Burgundy, Oregon, and Italy.

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Attablez-vous

Namur, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Attablez-vous holds a Michelin star earned in both 2024 and 2025, placing chef Andreas Fischer among the small group of recognised creative French kitchens operating outside Belgium's major cities. The address on Tienne Maquet puts it squarely within Namur's quieter residential register, a setting that sharpens the contrast between the surroundings and the precision on the plate.

Au Gré du Vent

Seneffe, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A converted barn in Hainaut's countryside, Au Gré du Vent holds a 2025 Michelin star under chef Stéphanie Thunus, GaultMillau's 'Grande de demain' and 2014 Lady Chef laureate. The kitchen draws directly from the family farm opposite and neighbouring Hainaut producers, building a menu where vegetables and fruit anchor every plate. The adjacent Au Fil de l'Eau Hotel makes an overnight stay the logical extension of dinner.

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Bistro Racine

Braine-le-Château, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred address in the quiet Brabant Wallon town of Braine-le-Château, Bistro Racine has held a star in both 2024 and 2025, placing it in a competitive tier of Belgian modern cuisine restaurants that operate well outside the capital. The €€€ pricing positions it as one of the more accessible starred tables in the region.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Boury

Roeselare, Belgium

3 Michelin stars

Boury holds three Michelin stars and a 97-point La Liste score in Roeselare, West Flanders, placing it among Belgium's most decorated tables. Chef Tim Boury works a seasonal Flemish-French menu built around vegetables, local produce, and precise technique. Service runs Wednesday through Saturday at lunch and dinner; advance booking is strongly advisable.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Centpourcent

Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Ranked #250 in Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list and holding steady in the top 300 through 2025, Centpourcent brings French modern cuisine to the Mechelen hinterland with a lightness of touch that consistently draws a loyal crowd of regulars. Chef Axel Colonna-Cesari works with seasonal produce rooted in the agricultural identity of Sint-Katelijne-Waver, where fruit and vegetable cultivation is part of the local fabric. The €€€ price point makes this one of Belgium's more considered fine-dining propositions outside the major cities.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

Château du Mylord

Ellezelles, Belgium

In the rolling countryside of the Parc Naturel du Pays des Collines, Château du Mylord has held two Michelin stars for over three decades, with Jean-Baptiste and Christophe Thomaes running one of Belgium's most tenacious kitchen-garden operations. A member of Les Grandes Tables du Monde, it represents a strain of Walloon fine dining built on proximity to the land rather than metropolitan bravado.

Also recognized by Les Grandes Tables du Monde, We're Smart World

Comme chez Soi

Brussels, Belgium

1 Michelin star

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.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining, World's 50 Best

Convento Wijnbistro

Leuven, Belgium

Convento Wijnbistro evolved from a wine shop into a Michelin Plate-recognised bistro on Mechelsestraat, consistently ranked among Leuven's leading wine addresses by Star Wine List. The kitchen leans farm-to-table with a pronounced vegetable focus, while the wine program anchors the experience. Within Leuven's €€€ restaurant tier, it occupies a specific niche: a place where the wine list and the food carry equal editorial weight.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, We're Smart World

Couvert Couvert

Heverlee, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Couvert Couvert holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining top-300 Europe ranking, placing it firmly within Belgium's serious dining tier. Led by brothers Laurent and Vincent Follmer, both trained pastry chefs, the kitchen pairs North Sea seafood with precise vegetable work in a modern French-creative register. Lunch and dinner service runs Tuesday through Saturday at Sint-Jansbergsesteenweg 171 in Heverlee, at a €€€€ price point.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

Cuchara

Lommel, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address in Lommel, Jan Tournier's Cuchara delivers menus of 12 or 18 courses built around vegetables, fruit, and spice, with La Liste awarding 90 points in 2025. The kitchen sits in Belgium's serious creative-European tier, drawing recognition from both Michelin and Opinionated About Dining. Booking opens on a narrow Wednesday and Friday lunch window alongside evening service.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

d'Eugénie à Emilie

Baudour, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

A holder of two Michelin stars and a 2025 Les Grandes Tables du Monde award, d'Eugénie à Emilie operates from the quiet Place de la Résistance in Saint-Ghislain as one of Belgium's most serious addresses for classic French cooking. Chef Eric Fernez anchors the kitchen in provenance-led technique, placing this Hainaut table within a tradition that prizes restraint and regional grounding over spectacle.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Da Mimmo

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Da Mimmo holds a Michelin star and a Star Wine List number-one ranking in a neighbourhood where most restaurants operate at a fraction of the price point. Under ownership since 2023, this Lombardian-leaning address in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert treats the wine list as inseparable from the food programme, placing it in a different competitive tier from the Italian restaurants around it.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

De Bakermat

Ninove, Belgium

1 Michelin star

De Bakermat holds a Michelin star earned in both 2024 and 2025, placing it among the more consistently recognised tables in East Flanders. Chef Jonas Mikkelsen works in a modern French register in Ninove, a market town better known for its abbey than its fine dining.

De Kristalijn

Genk, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Chef Koen Somers works in a Modern European and Modern French register, and an Opinionated About Dining recommendation from 2023 places the kitchen in the same critical conversation as recognised French-influenced tables across the region.

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De Mijlpaal

Tongeren, Belgium

1 Michelin star

De Mijlpaal holds a Michelin star and consecutive Opinionated About Dining Classical in Europe rankings, placing it among the more formally recognised French creative tables in the Belgian province of Limburg. Chef Jan Menten works within a French classical framework at a €€€ price point that sits a tier below the region's multi-star heavyweights. The kitchen operates a tight weekly schedule from Sint-Truiderstraat 25 in Tongeren.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

EssenCiel

Leuven, Belgium

1 Michelin star

EssenCiel holds a Michelin star and consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings on Bondgenotenlaan, Leuven's central commercial spine. Patron-chef Niels Brants works within a French contemporary framework, with vegetables occupying a significant structural role in each menu without displacing the classical architecture. Lunch and dinner run Tuesday through Friday, making midweek reservations the primary access point.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

Fine Fleur

Antwerp, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Fine Fleur holds a Michelin star and a leading Star Wine List ranking in Belgium for 2024 and 2025, placing it at the serious end of Antwerp's creative dining tier. The kitchen, led by Jacob Jan Boerma and Thomas Diepersloot, operates Wednesday through Saturday on Lange Gasthuisstraat in the old city. Opinionated About Dining's back-to-back European rankings confirm its standing as one of Belgium's most closely watched modern tables.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Gillis

Ghent, Belgium

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

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.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Steaks

Hert

Turnhout, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Turnhout's only Michelin-starred address, Hert holds a Michelin star for 2024 and 2025 alongside an Opinionated About Dining recommendation for new European restaurants. The kitchen works a Modern Flemish and French register, and the wine programme earned White Star recognition from Star Wine List. Open Tuesday through Saturday, it sits at the summit of the city's dining tier.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Hertog Jan at Botanic Sanctuary

Antwerp, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

Hertog Jan at Botanic holds two Michelin stars and ranked 21st in Europe on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 list, placing it among Belgium's most credentialed fine-dining addresses. Chef Gert De Mangeleer's Modern Flemish menu operates from Leopoldstraat 26 in Antwerp's city centre, with Tuesday evening the sole weekly service window — a format that signals intent as clearly as any award.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Hoeve De Bies

St-Martens-Voeren, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred farm-to-table address in the Voeren hills, Hoeve De Bies translates the agricultural richness of one of Belgium's most rural enclaves directly onto the plate. Chef Maurice Huynen draws from local meat, vegetables, fish, and fresh herbs to build a menu grounded in regional provenance. The €€€€ price tier reflects two consecutive Michelin stars and a setting that earns the drive from any nearby city.

Also recognized by We're Smart World

Hof van Cleve

Kruishoutem, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

In the rolling countryside of the Flemish Ardennes, Hof van Cleve represents one of Belgium's most decorated dining addresses, holding two Michelin stars and a consistent presence in the World's 50 Best Restaurants over more than a decade. Under Chef Floris Van Der Veken, the kitchen has pivoted toward a plant-forward direction, earning five Radishes with high distinction from We're Smart and a La Liste score of 96.5 points in 2025.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

L'air du temps

Liernu, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

L'Air du Temps holds two Michelin stars and an 88.5-point La Liste ranking, operating from a rural property in Liernu where a multi-acre kitchen garden supplies the bulk of what arrives on the plate. Chef Sang-Hoon Degeimbre works within a French-Asian creative register that treats vegetables as the structural core of the menu, with fish and meat serving as secondary elements. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday, evenings only.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

L'Envie

Sint-Denijs, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred address in the West Flemish countryside, L'Envie earns its place in Belgium's serious fine-dining tier through David Grosdent's restrained modern French cooking. Ingredient provenance drives the menu: Limousin veal, Roscoff onion, and lardo di colonnata appear with the confidence of a kitchen that knows exactly why each element is on the plate..

Also recognized by Star Wine List, We're Smart World

l'Essentiel

Temploux, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred address in Temploux earning, l'Essentiel works within the creative French tradition with a clarity of purpose that distinguishes it from the larger, higher-priced starred houses in Belgium's west. The €€€ price point makes it one of the more accessible entries in the country's Michelin-recognised tier, worth understanding against the broader Wallonian dining context.

La Botte

Genk, Belgium

1 Michelin star

La Botte on Europalaan brings Michelin-starred Italian seafood to Genk, earning a place in Opinionated About Dining's top 500 European restaurants for 2025. Chef Pepe Giacomazza leads a kitchen where the focus falls on seasonal fish and handmade pasta, set within a contemporary room that reads more Milan than industrial Limburg. For Italian cooking at this level, it is the reference point in Belgium's northeast.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

La Table de Maxime

Our, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

Two Michelin stars and a Les Grandes Tables du Monde listing place La Table de Maxime in the upper tier of Belgian fine dining, yet the setting is a village in the Ardennes rather than a city address. Chef Maxime Collard builds menus around hyperlocal produce, river fish, and garden-grown herbs, making the 90-minute drive from Brussels a deliberate act of seeking something out.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

La Villa Lorraine by Yves Mattagne

Brussels, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

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.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Le Beau Rivage by Curtis

Dave, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Le Beau Rivage by Curtis earned its first Michelin star in 2025, placing it among Belgium's growing tier of destination restaurants outside the major cities.

Le Chalet de la Forêt

Uccle, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

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.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Relais Chateaux

Le Grand Verre

Durbuy, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Le Grand Verre holds a Michelin star and leads the dining conversation in Durbuy, a small Ardennes town that has quietly grown into a serious culinary stop. Anchored at Place aux Foires 26, the restaurant operates at the upper register of Belgian fine dining outside the major cities, with a modern French programme that has drawn national attention and a We're Smart Green Guide recognition for its vegetable-forward approach.

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Le Vieux Château

Flobecq, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred restaurant inside a restored castle in the Pays des Collines, Le Vieux Château operates on a fixed menu built around the region's local producers. Chef Tanguy De Turck's cooking draws directly from the surrounding landscape, pairing techniques like plancha and escabèche with ingredients that rarely travel far.

Also recognized by We're Smart World

Les Gourmands

Blaregnies, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Holding a Michelin star since 1996, Les Gourmands in Blaregnies operates at the intersection of classical technique and premium Belgian produce. Chef Didier Bernard and pastry lead Lydia Glacé anchor a menu where age-old recipes receive careful contemporary revision, while sommelier-owner Carlo Zecchin's wine program adds considered depth. Priced at €€€, it occupies a serious but accessible tier within Belgium's broader fine-dining circuit.

Maison Colette

Tongerlo, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

Two Michelin stars and a Les Grandes Tables du Monde listing place Maison Colette firmly inside Belgium's upper tier of destination dining. Chef Thijs Vervloet works from a renovated house in Westerlo, in the quiet Flemish Campine, where the surrounding ponds and agricultural land shape a French-rooted menu that leans heavily on vegetable precision and seasonal balance.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Star Wine List, We're Smart World

Modest

Opglabbeek, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Modest earned its first Michelin star in 2025, bringing serious creative French cooking to the quiet Limburg countryside of Opglabbeek. Chef Guilhem Blanc-Brude works within classical French structure while threading in Asian seasonings, producing cuisine that reads as restrained but lands with precision. A working vineyard visible from the dining room sets the agrarian tone.

Moscou By Danny Horseele

Gentbrugge, Belgium

1 Michelin star

In Gentbrugge's Moscow district, Danny Horseele's gilt-edged dining room delivers classical French-Belgian cooking with selective modern inflections. Saddle of hare with cognac and foie gras sauces anchors the menu alongside koji-marinated scallops with daidai powder and dashi dressing. The atmosphere reads as warm and unstuffy despite the formal culinary register, placing it firmly in Belgium's serious regional dining conversation.

Nathan

Antwerp, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred Modern French table on Lange Koepoortstraat, Nathan brings classical French technique to Antwerp's fine dining tier. Chef Jean-François Rouquette holds one Michelin star (2024 and 2025) and an Opinionated About Dining Classical in Europe ranking of #283 for 2025. Dinner runs Wednesday and Saturday evenings; Thursday and Friday offer both lunch and dinner sittings.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Nebo

Antwerp, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred contemporary restaurant on Panamarenkoplein, Nebo sits within Antwerp's upper tier of fine dining and takes its name from the Croatian word for heaven. Chef Dimitri de Koninck cooks à la carte with daily-fresh produce, placing particular emphasis on vegetable-led cooking within a broader contemporary menu. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 377th in Europe for 2025.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

Nuance

Duffel, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

Two Michelin stars and a Les Grandes Tables du Monde listing place Nuance among Belgium's most decorated small-town restaurants. Chef Thierry Theys works a Modern Flemish register defined by acidic precision and layered vegetable technique, operating Tuesday through Saturday from a quiet address in Duffel. La Liste scored the kitchen 92.5 points in 2025, a figure that positions it well inside the upper tier of Belgian fine dining.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Oak Gent

Ghent, Belgium

1 Michelin star

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.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, We're Smart World

Ogst

Hasselt, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Ogst holds a Michelin star in Hasselt's compact fine-dining tier, pairing Modern French technique with organic produce sourced from local Belgian farmers. The Scandinavian-inflected interior keeps ceremony to a minimum while the kitchen pursues combinations of real precision — Jerusalem artichoke with squid and piquillo pepper, Landes chicken with Chinese artichoke and Albufera sauce. A focused, unpretentious address in a city that rewards those who look beyond Brussels.

Also recognized by We're Smart World

Racines

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.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, We're Smart World

Ralf Berendsen

Neerharen, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star restaurant in Neerharen, Belgium, Ralf Berendsen holds a 2025 La Liste score of 92 points and a ranking of #296 in Opinionated About Dining's Classical in Europe list. The French-creative menu operates from a quiet village address in the Lanaken municipality, open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner and Friday to Saturday for lunch. Booking well ahead is strongly advised.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Rebelle

Marke, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Rebelle holds a Michelin star in Marke, a quiet municipality on the edge of Kortrijk, where Chef Martijn Defauw runs a fixed-menu format grounded in seasonal produce and French technique. Service windows are narrow — lunch and dinner on weekdays, Saturday lunch only — making advance planning essential. Ranked 462nd in the Opinionated About Dining European list for 2024, it occupies a precise niche within West Flanders' increasingly competitive fine-dining circuit.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, We're Smart World

Restaurant Marcel

Antwerp, Belgium

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Restaurant Marcel in Antwerp offers classic French cuisine with contemporary presentation in a restored 1912 seamen’s church. Must-try dishes include foie gras terrine with homemade warm sweet bread, the tableside sabayon, and the dramatic steak flambé prepared at your table. The restaurant pairs refined cooking with an award-winning wine program led by Wine Director Serge Verboven and sommelier Jon Stalmans, featuring roughly 760 selections and Bar Marcel’s 30 wines by the glass. Accolades include Star Wine List’s Best Long List of the Year Belgium 2023. Expect warm, attentive service, immense chandeliers, and the theatrical pleasure of tableside preparations for an elegant, appetite-focused evening in Antwerp’s Het Eilandje.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Sans Cravate

Bruges, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Sans Cravate holds a Michelin star on Langestraat, placing it among the more serious Creative French addresses in Bruges. Chef Mike Schiller runs a kitchen where the cooking sits close enough to classical French technique to satisfy traditionalists, yet moves with enough confidence to hold its own against the city's newer fine-dining generation.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Sense

Waasmunster, Belgium

1 Michelin star

The kitchen works the tension between classical French structure and contemporary restraint, placing it in the same conversation as Belgium's most demanding €€€€-tier restaurants. Booking ahead is strongly advised.

senzanome

Brussels, Belgium

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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Sir Kwinten

Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

Two Michelin stars in a mansion on the market square of Lennik, Sir Kwinten brings modern cuisine and one of Belgium's most decorated wine programs to the Pajottenland countryside. Sommelier Yanick Dehandschutter earned Michelin's Sommelier of the Year 2023, and the wine list has ranked at the summit of Star Wine List for consecutive years. The setting, the cellar, and the cooking together make a strong case for the region as a serious dining destination.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Terminus

Watou, Belgium

A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder in consecutive years, Terminus brings classic French discipline to the hop-farming hinterland of Watou, a Belgian village better known for abbey beer than destination dining. Chef Keiji Nakazawa works a cuisine rooted in the French tradition at a price point that keeps the room accessible. For the Westhoek region, that combination is rare enough to warrant the detour.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Vintage

Kontich, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin Plate-recognised modern cuisine restaurant set in a farmhouse on the rural edge of Kontich, roughly fifteen minutes from central Antwerp. Vintage has held Star Wine List top rankings consecutively since 2023, signalling a wine program that operates at a different level than its price tier might suggest. The €€€ positioning makes it one of the more accessible addresses in the broader Antwerp fine-dining orbit.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Vivendum

Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium

Vivendum occupies a quiet address on Vissersstraat in Dilsen-Stokkem, a small municipality in Belgium's Limburg province where the Maas valley sets the agricultural tone for what arrives on the plate. The kitchen draws on the sourcing traditions that define serious Flemish cooking at this level, placing it among the more considered dining options in the region. Booking ahead is advisable for this type of destination restaurant.

Also recognized by We're Smart World

Vrijmoed

Ghent, Belgium

2 Michelin stars

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.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Zet'Joe by Geert Van Hecke

Bruges, Belgium

1 Michelin star

Zet'Joe by Geert Van Hecke holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking among Europe's top restaurants, placing it firmly in Bruges's serious fine-dining tier. The kitchen applies French classical technique to Belgian and regional Flemish produce, operating a tight Tuesday-to-Saturday service from a Langestraat address that keeps the room focused and the pacing deliberate.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Zilte

Antwerp, Belgium

3 Michelin stars

Zilte holds three Michelin stars and a 93.5-point La Liste ranking, placing it among Belgium's most decorated creative restaurants. Chef Viki Geunes operates from the top floor of Antwerp's MAS museum, where the city panorama frames a menu that moves between precise vegetable cookery and technically layered seafood. The wine program has held multiple Star Wine List recognitions across three consecutive years.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Zur Post

Saint Vith, Belgium

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred address in the German-speaking corner of Belgium, Zur Post sits at the quieter end of the country's fine dining map — earning its star in 2025 under Alejandro and Christopher Wilbrand. The property combines restaurant and hotel in a format that fits the cross-border character of Saint Vith, drawing guests from Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg who recognise the dining standard the guide recognition implies..

Also recognized by Star Wine List