Restaurant Recommendation

Hi, we are visiting Brussels the weekend of 8th August. I need a restaurant recommendation for Saturday night. Somewhere we can be a bit dressed up. Cost not a problem – just needs to be central (staying at Le Meridien) and I would prefer it to have a bar (or a nice bar close by) so we can have drinks before/after the meal. I don’t mind if it’s Michelin starred - I have dined at Comme Chez Soi which was amazing but a bit too food worshipping for me. Perhaps something a bit less formal. Also, I am a vegetarian but my friend is not – so must accommodate us both.

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Avoiding the 12 Michelin-starred restaurants in Brussels yet selecting one with a bar (in fact 2, an oyster bar where I presume you can just have a drink and a cigar %26quot;bar%26quot; in the basement), I can only think of Belga Queen, near the opera house: www.belgaqueen.be then click on %26quot;à la carte%26quot; to check out the menu.

There is also a bar in the opera house and in the Dominican Hotel behind it, see http://www.thedominican.be/

dominican/restaurants-en.html

Bar + separate restaurant is not all that common in Brussels in fact it is largely hotels that spring to mind. The Amigo (one block from the Grand%26#39; Place) has, as well as a bar, a well-respected Italian restaurant called Bocconi, which might well suit a vegetarian: http://www.hotelamigo.com/dining/.

I was also going to recommend the Museumbrasserie on Place Royale but I see it is closed from 21 July till 11 August.

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Many thanks. Belga Queen looks just teh thing. i have eaten at the Italian in The Amigo before - was very good.

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thank you - the video looks great.

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chez leon is good for what it does but it is a chain, more the mcdonalds version of Belgian food, and not recommended for a relaxing/romantic/special meal unless you like battery chicken ambiance.

Belgaqueen is very nice but is not what i would call intimate. It can be very noisy in the great barn like centre.The bar and the seafood bar at the front is nice as well and they do have a dress code so smart casual all round.

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