€€€Modern French
Jean-Philippe and Sara-Sofia have crafted a cosy cocoon in this townhouse. Artwork by Isidoor Goddeeris underscores the restaurant’s classy interior and reflects the chef’s love of seafood. The couple’s experience shines through in every detail. Sara-Sofia seamlessly manages the front of house, while presenting her latest cocktails. Jean-Philippe draws on his flawless technical background as he works with outstanding ingredients. Examples include wild seabass, grilled to keep the skin crispy and flanked by different textures of fennel, a baby artichoke and characterful crab bisque. This consum
€€€Modern French, French Contemporary
Dean Masschelein has added his inimitable stamp to a former chicory factory, retaining the original rough brick walls, but cleverly dotted with modern fixtures and fittings. The chef is a genuine West Flemish lad, as his exuberant personality and passion for regional produce quickly reveal. The food is succulent, straightforward and international and he might mix presa iberico with a sweet-sour baba ghanoush and Mediterranean fregola, all of which comes together thanks to an emulsion of bacon. Creative seasonal cooking, rendered even more flavoursome when paired with gueuze beers or organic wi
€€€Seasonal Cuisine, Farm to table
Stijn and chef Bart are the fifth generation of the Hoonaert family, whose DNA is rooted in culinary excellence! The conservatory of the former café, planted with trees, is now a cosy gastrobar. A charcoal Mibrasa oven adds a distinctive flavour to market-fresh recipes, made with meticulously chosen ingredients (simple lunchtime menu, more varied in the evening).