La Villa Lorraine by Yves Mattagne Brussels

La Villa Lorraine sits on Avenue Louise, just off the edge of the city’s dense residential grid. It holds two Michelin stars and currently ranks as number 58 on La Liste.

The restaurant serves contemporary French cuisine in a space that runs significantly more formal than the bistro-heavy streets surrounding the city centre. While its neighbors often lean toward casual plates and rapid service, this dining room demands a deliberate pace. It is a better choice for those who prefer their dinner with the weight of tradition rather than the city’s current obsession with small-plate trends. It feels like an outlier in Brussels because it stays committed to a classic, multicourse approach that most local kitchens have long abandoned for something more fleeting.