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Le Chou de Bruxelles
Another obligatory stop on Brussels’ mussels
trail, Le Chou de Bruxelles stands apart
through the sheer variety of its offering. Its
mussels (also from Zeeland) are available in
over 30 different flavours, although it is the
restaurant’s ’Moules à la Chef’ (vegetables,
ginger, white wine, garlic and cream) and
’Moules à l’Ardennaise’ (vegetables, bacon,
mushrooms and cream), which tops diners’
wish list. Add to that the menu’s Belgian white
wine (from Flanders’ Hageland region), the
obligatory bib one must wear when digging
into a casserole of mussels as well as the statue
of the Manneke Pis that hovers above the
table, and you’ll quickly comprehend why
this has become, since its beginnings in 1994,
one of the neighbourhood’s favourite tables.
Rue de Florence 26 Florencestraat
1050 Brussels
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Aux Armes de Bruxelles
Founded in 1921 by the Veulemans family,
Aux Armes de Bruxelles is the patriarch of
Brussels eating, the restaurant royals dine
in – King Leopold III apparently used to
be a regular, and as recently as a couple of
weeks ago, Prince Albert II from Monaco
stopped by. Best known for its Waterzooi
(either fish or chicken), all of the restaurants’
dishes are homemade on-the-spot and served
by a distinguished and upright team of waiters
dressed in the restaurant’s emblazoned white
coats and black trousers. With a cosy and intimate
feel to it (certain tables come complete
with their own private booths), Aux Armes de
Bruxelles is the ambassador, the flag-waver.
Rue des Bouchers 13 Beenhouwersstraat
1000 Brussels
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