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Best Anniversary Restaurants in Brussels (2026)
Romantic and special-occasion rooms · Brussels · 6 restaurants ranked · Updated September 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published September 14, 2026 · Updated September 14, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
An anniversary dinner in Brussels is not about the busiest brasserie or the most famous moules-frites; it is about a room that makes the night feel like it matters. That is what this list ranks. The Ilot Sacre tourist brasseries are lively, but they are the opposite of an occasion. The rooms here do the work for you: a hushed two-star in Anderlecht, a glass dining cube 120 metres over Avenue Louise, a pate en croute that takes three days inside Victor Horta's Art Deco palace. Ranked on romance and the sense of occasion first, the cooking second, and the room honestly.
1.La Paix
A hushed two-star room where a long tasting makes the night feel significant; book it for a milestone anniversary with serious cooking.
La Paix is the serious-occasion room in Brussels. Chef David Martin cooks a refined modern-French menu at Rue Ropsy-Chaudron 49 in Anderlecht, in a hushed room where a long tasting menu turns an anniversary into an event. The sweetbread with shrimp and the slipper-lobster bisque are signatures. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Belgium guide and sits among Les Grandes Tables du Monde, having earned its first star in 2012 and its second in 2019. Tasting menus run up to roughly EUR 220 a head before wine. Book the tasting menu, allow the full evening, and let the pacing carry the night.
Book the tasting menu; allow the full evening.
2.Le Chalet de la Foret
Floor-to-ceiling glass over a forest garden and two-star cooking; reserve it for the city's archetypal celebration room.
Le Chalet de la Foret is the archetypal Brussels celebration room. Chef Pascal Devalkeneer, who took the kitchen over in 1999, cooks at Dreve de Lorraine 43 in Uccle, on the edge of the Sonian Forest, where floor-to-ceiling glass looks over a manicured garden. The braised sweetbread napped in lobster juice and miso is a signature. The room has held two Michelin stars since 2012, retained in the Belgium guide, and belongs to Relais & Chateaux. Tasting menus run from roughly EUR 145 to 305 a head before wine. Reserve a table by the glass, take the longer menu, and aim for daylight to catch the garden.
Reserve a table by the glass; take the longer tasting.
3.Bozar Restaurant
Cerebral two-star cooking inside Victor Horta's Art Deco palace; book it for a pate en croute and an elegant, memorable night.
Bozar Restaurant pairs a landmark setting with precise, classical cooking. Chef Karen Torosyan, Georgian-born, works inside Victor Horta's Art Deco Palais des Beaux-Arts at Rue Baron Horta 3 in the city centre, where his three-day pate en croute and salmon koulibiac are signatures of a near-lost craft. The room holds two Michelin stars, the second earned in 2023, and Torosyan was named Gault&Millau Chef of the Year for 2026; it sits 63rd on the World's 50 Best. The five-course Horta menu is around EUR 195 without wine. Book the tasting, allow a long dinner, and order the pate en croute.
Book the five-course menu; order the pate en croute.
4.La Villa in the Sky
A panoramic glass dining cube 120 metres over Avenue Louise; reserve a window for the most romantic high-altitude table in town.
La Villa in the Sky is the most romantic high-altitude table in Brussels. Chef Alexandre Dionisio cooks inside a glass dining cube atop the IT Tower at Avenue Louise 480 in Ixelles, roughly 120 metres up, with the city laid out below the windows. The pasta with star anise, cockles, fried capers and lime, opened by a caviar-and-Isigny-cream course, shows the kitchen's range. The room holds one Michelin star in the 2026 Belgium guide. The single Menu Experience runs EUR 165 a head, around EUR 450 all in for two. Request a window when you book, take the tasting, and time it for sunset.
Request a window seat; time the booking for sunset.
5.Comme Chez Soi
An Art Nouveau landmark with old-world romance; book it for a sole mousseline in a room that does the ceremony for you.
Comme Chez Soi is old-world Brussels romance in a single room. The Rigolet family has cooked here since 1926, and chef Lionel Rigolet now runs the historic Art Nouveau dining room at Place Rouppe 23 in the city centre, a listed national monument. The filets of sole mousseline with Riesling and grey shrimp is the signature that has outlasted decades. The restaurant holds one Michelin star in the 2025 Belgium guide, after a celebrated run at two and three stars in earlier years. Tasting menus run from roughly EUR 149 to 193 before wine. Book early for the main room, take the tasting, and let the setting carry the occasion.
Book the main room early; take the tasting menu.
6.Humus x Hortense
An intimate plant-based townhouse with exceptional pairings; try it for a quietly romantic, distinctive anniversary dinner.
Humus x Hortense is the contemporary, quietly romantic choice. Chef Nicolas Decloedt cooks an inventive, vegetable-led tasting in a nine-table townhouse at Rue de Vergnies 2 in Ixelles, with sommeliere Caroline Baerten pairing low-intervention drinks beside it. The old-wheat crackers with pumpkin hummus and purple salsify show the kitchen's craft with produce. The room holds one Michelin star, earned in 2023 and retained in 2026, plus a Michelin Green Star since 2021. The tasting is EUR 150, or EUR 212 with the drinks pairing. Book early for the small room, take the pairing, and go for the distinctive, unhurried night rather than grandeur.
Book early; take the tasting with the drinks pairing.
Avoid for this occasion
Skip these for this occasion
Bon Bon. Christophe Hardiquest's two-star villa closed in 2022, so it cannot host an anniversary. His cooking now lives at Menssa in the city centre, which earned a star in 2023. Book Menssa instead if you want his kitchen.
Aux Armes de Bruxelles. The Ilot Sacre brasserie near the Grand-Place is a famous, busy moules-frites institution, but it is touristy and loud rather than romantic or memorable. Save it for a casual lunch, not a milestone night.
How to actually book a Brussels anniversary
Brussels' best anniversary rooms book on lead time, not luck. The two-star tables, La Paix, Le Chalet de la Foret and Bozar Restaurant, release dates weeks ahead and fill first for Friday and Saturday nights, so book early and ask for the quietest corner or the table by the glass. La Villa in the Sky has a single tasting format and a limited number of window seats, which go fast, so request the window when you reserve.
Across all of them, a weeknight is calmer and easier to get than a weekend, and an earlier sitting gives the kitchen and the room more attention. Tell the restaurant it is an anniversary, since most will mark the occasion. For more rooms, browse the Brussels dining guide, read our verdict on Bozar Restaurant, or compare first-date restaurants in Brussels.
Frequently asked
What is the best restaurant for an anniversary in Brussels?
La Paix is our top pick, a hushed two-Michelin-star room at Rue Ropsy-Chaudron 49 in Anderlecht where chef David Martin's long tasting menu turns the night into an event. The sweetbread with shrimp is a signature, and tasting menus run up to roughly EUR 220 a head before wine. It pairs serious cooking with the calm pacing an anniversary wants, rather than the noise of a busy brasserie.
Which Brussels restaurant has the best view for a celebration?
La Villa in the Sky, a glass dining cube atop the IT Tower at Avenue Louise 480 in Ixelles, roughly 120 metres up, with the city below the windows. Chef Alexandre Dionisio runs a single Menu Experience at EUR 165 a head, and the room holds one Michelin star. Request a window seat when you book and time it for sunset for the most romantic version of the evening.
How much does an anniversary dinner cost in Brussels?
Plan on EUR 150 to 305 a head before wine at the rooms on this list. The two-star tasting menus at La Paix, Le Chalet de la Foret and Bozar Restaurant sit at the upper end, La Villa in the Sky is EUR 165 for its single menu, and the plant-based tasting at Humus x Hortense is EUR 150, or EUR 212 with pairings. Wine and pairings can roughly double the figure, so budget accordingly.
Is Comme Chez Soi still worth it for an anniversary?
Yes, for the setting and the history. The Rigolet family has cooked at Place Rouppe 23 since 1926, and the Art Nouveau room is a listed national monument that does the ceremony for you. It holds one Michelin star in the 2025 guide, after years at two and three stars, and the sole mousseline with Riesling and grey shrimp remains the signature. Book the main room early and take the tasting menu.
Which Brussels anniversary restaurants have two Michelin stars?
Three on this list hold two stars in the 2026 Belgium guide: La Paix in Anderlecht, Le Chalet de la Foret in Uccle, and Bozar Restaurant inside the Palais des Beaux-Arts. La Villa in the Sky, Comme Chez Soi and Humus x Hortense each hold one star. For the grandest, most special-occasion cooking, the two-star rooms are the ones to book, ideally weeks ahead for a weekend.
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