297NIVELLES Le Champenois ¡¡¡¡
Rue des Brasseurs 14, 1400 Nivelles Tel (067) 213500 Road Map C3
A first-class gastronomic restaurant in a picturesque old quarter of the town. The service is impeccable and the
decor drenched with comforting reds. The French-style cuisine is sumptuous: classic yet inventive and beautifully
presented. Enticing menu dégustation (tasting menu). Closed Saturday lunch, Sunday evenings and Wednesdays.
ROCHEFORT Restaurant La Couleur Basilic © ¡¡¡
Rue de Behogne 43, 5580 Rochefort Tel (084) 468536 Road Map D4
A small restaurant in elegant rustic-kitchen style and featuring the green colour of basil. It serves a full range
of classic dishes such as lobster and quail, but also pasta and pissaladière (southern French pizza). Menu of the
month tracks the changing seasons. Good-value fixed-price lunch menus. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
WALCOURT Hostellerie Dispa Δ ¡¡¡¡
Rue du Jardinet 5-7, 5650 Walcourt Tel (071) 611423 Road Map C3
Both a hotel and a highly respected restaurant, the Hostellerie Dispa occupies a grand mansion dating from
around 1900. There is an Art Nouveau dining room, with a modern veranda extension. The kitchen produces
elaborate French cuisine. Closed Thursday and Sunday evenings as well as on Mondays and Tuesdays.
WATERLOO Chez Lucien Δ ¡¡¡¡
Chaussée de Bruxelles 178, 1410 Waterloo Tel (02) 3530724 Road Map C2
Just north of the centre of Waterloo town is a charming restaurant where the patron-chef creates first-class dishes
using seasonal produce. The intimate dining room is designed to make diners feel comme à la maison (at home).
Summer dining in the garden. Good-value two-course lunch. Closed for Saturday lunch and on Mondays.
WAVRE La Table des Templiers Δ ̊ ¡¡¡¡
Chemin du Temple 10, 1300 Wavre Tel (010) 881350 Road Map D2
A classic 17th-century Brabant courtyard farm, once owned by the Knights Templar, with whitewashed walls and
shutters: this has become a first-class restaurant with a broad, gastronomic menu based on seasonal produce.
Outdoor dining available in summer. Located 5 km (3 miles ) north of Wavre. Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
EASTERN WALLONIA
ARLON L’Eau à la Bouche Δ ¡¡¡¡
Route de Luxembourg 317, 6700 Arlon Tel (063) 233705 Road Map E4
A delightful, spacious and elegant restaurant in a grand, comfortable villa run by a husband-and-wife team.
Pastel colours and wooden flooring. The cooking is elaborate French haute cuisine. Superb garden terrace
for summer dining. Closed for Saturday lunch, Sunday and Tuesday evenings and all day on Wednesday.
AYWAILLE Le Prieuré Saint-Pierre Δ © ¡¡¡
Rue St-Pierre 10, 4920 Aywaille Tel (04) 3847640 Road Map E3
A former farmhouse has been restored in rustic style – exposed brickwork, stone and beams, plus a giant
chandelier – to create this family-friendly restaurant in the Amblève valley. Varied menu of good French cuisine,
regularly adjusted to the seasons. Garden dining in summer. Closed Mondays and for lunch on Tuesdays.
BASTOGNE Wagon-Restaurant Léo Δ ¡¡¡
Rue du Vivier 6, 6600 Bastogne Tel (061) 211441 Road Map E4
The origin of this restaurant in 1946 was a simple friterie – an old Brussels tram wagon that offered chips. Today,
it is a glitzy and fun 250-seat brasserie with retro decor, still with a wagon-frontage, run by a third generation.
The broad-ranging menu comprises traditonal Belgian fare from meatballs and chips to lobster. Closed Mondays.
BOUILLON La Vieille Ardenne Δ ¡¡
Grande-Rue 9, 6830 Bouillon Tel (061) 466277 Road Map D4
A long-established restaurant in a 16th-century house in the heart of the town. The interior is rustic in style,
unpretentious and traditional. The same can be said of the excellent cooking: good cuisine du terroir, adhering
to local products and traditions, such as trout, and game in the season. Closed Wednesdays out of season.
CHAUDFONTAINE Clos Fontaine Δ ̊ ¡¡¡¡
Avenue des Thermes 52, 4050 Chaudefontaine Tel (04) 3660363 Road Map E3
There are two aspects to this Atelier des Saveurs (Workshop of Flavours) set in an old mansion. First, there is the
restaurant serving fine cuisine française et naturelle. Then there is a shop offering over 100 high-quality teas for
tasting and purchase. Summer dining in a courtyard. Closed Mondays to Thursdays and Friday and Saturday lunch.
DURBUY Le Fou du Roy Δ ¡¡¡
Rue Comte d’Ursel 4, 6940 Durbuy Tel (086) 210868 Road Map E3
An intimate little restaurant, Le Fou du Roy (The King’s Fool) is packed with curios and bric-a-brac. The food,
however, is seriously good French cuisine with Mediterranean touches. Lovely garden terrace. Closed on
Mondays and Tuesdays out of season, but on those evenings the sister restaurant La Cannette remains open.
WHERE TO EAT