Brussels: Restaurants
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BLUE ELEPHANT
Specialising in central Thai cuisine, this eatery (part of an international chain) offers good service, a fantasy decor of foliage, flowers, waterfalls and fountains, and scrumptious food. On New Year's Eve, expect such delights as duck breast stuffed with morel mushrooms, saffronmarinated prawn skewers, and young coconut steamed in banana leaves.
Address: 1120 CHAUSSEE DE WATERLOO. | Tel: +32 (0)2 374 4962
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L'HORLOGE DU SUD
This lively restaurant is the beating heart of a venue that promotes South African food and culture through its programme of concerts, fi lm screenings and art exhibitions. Attracting a cosmopolitan crowd, its smartly presented dishes like grilled quail salad and duck breast with hibiscus-fl ower butter belie the fact that prices are actually pretty low.
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PLANETE CHOCOLAT
If you really want to make your Easter special, then jet over to Planète Chocolat, where pralines, truffles, bouquets of chocolate flowers and eggs are waiting for you. Although the techniques used are traditional, many of the flavours, such as kumquat, are new. You can also attend chocolate-making demonstrations and praline-making workshops available in English, French, German and Dutch.
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SOUL
An intimate bio-fusion restaurant in the dynamic Marolles district of Brussels, Soul scores highly with its feelgood food for the discerning diner. Munch on nut-encrusted veal escalopes, tuna tartare or sesame-seared tuna.
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Steak Frit'
Enjoy prime Irish beef, fine wines and gorgeous starters like Ostend shrimp croquettes at this new restaurant on Place-Sainte Catherine. That's not all: Order chicken, steak, or steak tartare and the waiters keep bringing more, together with chips or mash, until you say “when”.
Address: 22 Place-Sainte Catherine. | Tel: +32 (0)2 229 0009