La Paix

One of the best restaurants in Brussels definitely deserving its 2 Michelin start. The location is a bit off a beaten path. The atmosphere is reserved, quiet and digified, allowing full concentration on food and wine. There is open kitchen and you can observed food being prepared under the guidance of the chef. The food has distinct Far East influences. Some of the dishes are very complex, with unusual combinations of ingredients (eg, miso, chicken skin and tuna in a single dish). It all comes out harmonious though. I enjoyed practically all dishes , including (but not limited to) their signature squid dish.

Delicious, well thought out menu which included some small surprises that we enjoyed. Service was great, we opted for the wine pairing and each combined perfectly per course. Menu very seafood heavy, which I enjoyed but might not be for everyone. Tuna and red mullet were my highlights.

Fine 2 stars Michelin restaurant. Warm welcome, great seafood menu and delicious wines. The closed window blinds make it more private and intimate.

Delicious food, wonderfully nice staff, great attention to detail. Wine pairings were amazing. Love the Japanese and French fusion, you can certainly tell it’s a skilled chef who trains his staff well. Chef David Martin was in the kitchen/restaurant the whole time making sure everything was executed perfectly They were willing to accommodate my wife who doesn’t like raw food by adjusting her raw dishes to cooked ones extremely well. Absolutely love when a restaurant is able to be skilled enough to alter their set menu to make a guests experience better, chef certainly deserves his Michelin stars

Food was great, atmosphere great, service good but not spectacular. For the rating and especially the price I would expect service to be above all and I was disappointed a couple of times. There were a number of times our glasses were empty and I had trouble getting our waiter’s attention. One time it seems he may have asked someone else to refill our water and when that didn’t happen there seemed to be a discussion about it (in a language I don’t speak). I know it’s nitpicky, but for 800€ for 2 it’s something I expect to not be an issue.

Brilliant food, lackluster service Food was overall exceptional and remarkably executed in the plate: mind blowing for the first 2/3rds of the menu, from the peach/tomato to the warm mochi to the lobster. Very unique tastes, lots of risks taken yet spot on on flavor balance and visually stunning. Amazing work by the chef and team! Desserts were slightly less stunning but very good nonetheless. However, service in general was a bit mechanical, with limited advice on wine, and not much warmth / hospitality. Lastly, the cadence that evening was lacking / below expectations for a Michelin star, let alone 2-star - with 30-40 minutes wait between some courses. It seems either the kitchen is understaffed, or the chef should manage the tempo more closely ? At this price and guide rating, everything should be close to perfection, and sadly for us the service detracted from the overall experience. We thoroughly enjoyed and will remember many of the creative and deliciously balanced dishes !

Culinary heaven on Earth! Have had dinner at many starred restaurants, but this was the best kitchen ever experienced. Not only the welcome, service and atmosphere is super spontaneous, authentic, typical and warm, also the food - a combination of French and Japanese cuisine , using delicious and different crabs and recongnizable ingredients - is just blowing you away with every dish. Melting on the tongue, perfect pairings, delicate flavours that really go well together and very surprizing wines (Hungarian white wine! super nice). A simply fantastic evening. We were 4 - right front of the kitchen and the chef and his team were perfectly in control. A pleasure to see. His wife is managing the service perfectly too. You can see and feel she is close to her team and gives them the trust and freedom to give their own touch to their work and how they deal with the guests. Many thanks to the La Paix team and hope to come back one day.

The best Menu in a Michelin starred restaurant that I have been to. Influenced by his times in Japan he blends his cooking style perfectly. Simple presentation but incredible taste. Definitely worth a trip. Also perfect service by the waiters

La Paix repeatedly came up as a recommendation, so we booked this for our final night in Brussels. We opted to walk here not realizing that the surrounding area is a little questionable even in broad daylight. It's located in the historic slaughterhouse area at the edge of Anderlecht. The original restaurant was more of a steakhouse, but chef David Martin took over many years ago and evolved it into a French Japanese place, complete with 1000 paper cranes overhead while still preserving many of the old features of the bank building. For dinner, they have 2 tasting options: Felix for 185€ and Roland for 245€. The Roland includes an additional caviar langoustine dish and a soufflé, but after a big lunch, we opted for the Felix. For the wine pairing, glasses are €12-22 each, and you can do as many or as few as you want, which is great. FELIX - 1. Warm and cold: warm bisque of crab with cold cream of coffee - super intense, warming, rich with just a hint of coffee and a slight kick from chili. 2. Oishi Sushi: bluefin tuna tartare 3. Marble squid ink custard with sujiko (marinated trout eggs): lots of textures 4.Gyoza: with Basque pork (melts in your mouth) and young garlic, and an amazing pork soy broth 5. Bread service: warm crusty baguette with - Smoked pork fat - Butter that tasted like caramel - Italian lardo de colonnata 6. Crab from the north coast wrapped with chicory/radicchio in a hibiscus vinaigrette, watercress cream 7. Chawanmushi: with white asparagus, Wagyu A5 ham (salted and aged 4-6 months), egg emulsion, white soy sauce, 3 preparations of grey shrimp. The wagyu ham was a bit overpowering for the rest of the dish, so I had it separately with the baguette 8. Poultry from Périgord: chicken breast from Perigord marinated in kojj and cooked in butter, ridiculously tender. It reminded me a lot of a chicken I had at Dinner by Heston Blumenrhal. It was filled with maiitakes and puffed rice, topped with yubeshi (miso/nut/yuzu) for texture and a bit of citrus. With it came fresh Italian green spring peas and super tender asparagus. They poured over a poultry and vin jaun reduction that I finished every last drop of. It also came with a side of vegetables - carrots and sweet onion diced and then covered in an emulsion. 9. Cone tartlet: with sabayon of coffee and mild licorice infusion, strawberry sorbet, fresh strawberries 10. Gavotte: French crepe cookie super thin like paper, flavored with vanilla 11. Monaka: two thin crisp wafers filled with blue vanilla ice cream 12. Japanese cheesecake: light and airy with rhubarb sorbet The standouts for me were the warm crab bisque and Perigord chicken, but every course was thoughtfully prepared and well balanced in flavors. Despite the many courses, each portion felt like the right amount, and I left very satisfied but not overly uncomfortable. This was certainly a wonderful find in Brussels - don't be deceived by the neighborhood it's in!

Fantastic meat prime stuff and cooked to perfection. For a starred place the service is low key but very good giving you a nice Brasserie feeling. We thoroughly enjoyed. The only minus a bit pricey...