Restaurant Week (Dec 1-7): 3-course meals for €20-25

Restaurant Week will run through next week (December 1-7) in all of Belgium, offering 3-course meals in a selection of (over 150) restaurants for €20 for lunch or €25 for dinner. (The only exception: Michelin-starred restaurants, which have a reasonable €10 surcharge).

A 3-course meal (without drinks) would usually cost €45 upwards, so the savings can be quite substantial. For Restaurant Week, chefs prepare a special menu, so don’t expect seeing caviar and oysters as the appetizer…

You can download the complete list of restaurants from the website. There are over 25 restaurants to choose from in Brussels (including classic Quincaillerie, hip Museum Brasserie, or trendy but small-portioned Bloom Hotel) and many more in Antwerp.

Reservations required – book early online!

If there any of them you would recommend, please leave a comment with your suggestions!

Sunday shopping

Wanna fight the winter blues with some shopping? You’ll have plenty of time this weekend, as shops in Brussels (not all, but many) will be open this Sunday, 9 November.

The usual opening hours for special Sunday openings are 10:00h to 18:00h.

The Woluwe Shopping Center is open, as are other of the larger stores on Rue Neuve (and mall City 2 – not all stores, but many) and other main shopping areas in Brussels.

And of course, if you are willing to put up with a drive, you can always go to the shopping outlet at Maasmechelen, which is open more Sundays than not (check website for detailed schedule and directions).