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Hotel Conrad’s Bar Loui
The gourmet burger
A favourite with the city’s businessmen and
visiting dignitaries, Bar Loui, like most
hotel bars, has a simple but well-kept plan: it
serves up classics, but it does so well. Take its
Bacon-Cheeseburger for starters. The work
(and pride) of head chef Frédéric Gonzalez, it
surprises in its juiciness, every bite delivering
its own dose of carefully scripted grease drops
down the burger bun. It also is perfectly balanced,
with every ingredient (110 gram beef
patty imported from Ireland, cheese, crispy
bacon, crunchy iceberg salad, a tomato slice
and a freshly-baked golden bun) playing its
part in ensuring each and every taste bud is
satisfied. Add to that Gonzalez’ sauce (a secret
recipe) and you’ve just found another way to
burn a 30euro hole through your pocket. It is
highly worth it though, trust us.
Bacon-cheeseburger: ¤ 30,00
Bar Loui (inside the Conrad Hotel)
Avenue Louise 71 Louizalaan
1050 Brussels
The Food Special
Balmoral
The hangover burger
“I got the idea for the restaurant while travelling
through the US back in 1989 and have
been going back ever since to get new inspirations,”
says Balmoral owner Pascal Nihoul.
Serving up traditional American food (everything
from nachos to pancakes and spare ribs
are on the menu), the diner’s best known for its
burgers, which honour American’s belief that
big is better. At a whopping 200 grams, and
way larger than any other burger we sampled,
Balmoral’s Classic Cheeseburger (100% pure
Belgian beef, cheddar cheese, grilled onions
and ketchup) comes out top of the list as far
as grease count is concerned (and, don’t be
mistaken, that’s a good thing in our burger
books). It’s a messy affair, yes, but that’s half
the fun. One the Sunday morning hangover
victims will relish.
Classic cheeseburger: ¤ 12,20
Le Balmoral
Place Brugmann 21 Brugmannplaats
1050 Brussels
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cool buN
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