Right across the V-market in the Sint Pieterszuidstraat you will find Le Staff. A no nonsense restaurant that is only open during the week. There’s a terrace in the front and in the back, and there’s a playground. A lot of people that are working in the neighbourhood are taking lunch here.
It’s not always easy to find a snack on a Sunday afternoon. For most of us, this is the perfect day for a copious lunch. We went through our list and ended up at De Twijfelaar, in the Eekhoutstraat. It was taken over more than a year ago by a young couple. We noticed the … Continued
Coming back from a holiday, and realizing that some new restaurants and bars just opened: that requires a dance of joy! Nomad is one of the newcomers. On the spot where “De Ravage’ used to be, you will now find a new place with a clean Norwegian design, something that is now very trendy. There’s a … Continued
A while ago, in the Katelijnestraat, a noodle bar opened. We didn’t have one in Bruges so far, and it is a lovely alternative to the large amount of friteries that are recently coming out of nowhere. The name is Marco Polo, referring to the explorer who visited China and Mongolia. Two Chinese ladies are … Continued
We were looking for a restaurant with a nice terrace and we bumped into restaurant Réliva in the Goezeputstraat. I remembered that I was there almost three years ago, when they just opened. We chose a place in the shadow on the almost empty terrace, and we were impressed by the sublime view we had on … Continued
Last week Mariloup opened in the Wulfhagestraat, on the exact same spot as Gentile. The building was thoroughly renovated, including the addition of a porch. The couple that is running the place, has made a switch in their life: they quitted their office job in order to realize their dreams in the world of food. The … Continued
Valentin is gone, but the nicely renovated corner house along the Moerkerkse Steenweg has a new inhabitant: Bistro Rombaux. The place opened on the first of November. They didn’t change the interior: the tables and the chairs stayed the same. But the new owners added some enthusiasm and passion. We went for a lunch, and … Continued
I was meeting a friend for lunch this afternoon. We wandered for a while, and bumped into Sale & Pepe. There were some seats free and the lunch suggestion that we saw outside convinced us. The place is simple, but stylish. We were welcomed in a friendly way and we chose a table close to … Continued
At the location of what used to be Hertog Jan, L.E.S.S. opened under the watchful eye of Gert De Mangeleer. Love, Eat, Share and Smile, that’s all you have to do… At L.E.S.S., it’s all about “sharing”. All the dishes are served in the middle of the table, so you can shamelessly taste the … Continued
Lieven, a new restaurant witch Lieven Vynck as chef, opened in the Philipstockstraat at the end of March. We tasted the food and were very impressed. First and foremost, the interior stands out, a long wall is fully decorated with strips of marble and granite in brown and beige tones. The rest of the … Continued
