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Cuisine of Oostende for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

St. Annakerk, Stene, Oostende, Belgium Oostende will meet its guests with a wide choice of places to eat among which one will find not only excellent restaurants of Belgian cuisine but various exotic eating houses. One of the best restaurants of the city is the Au Vieux Port restaurant. The eating house offers its guests several menus with plenty of treats as for genuine gourmands so for prudent tourists. One of the main features of the Au Vieux Port restaurant is a high class service.
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The Le Grillon restaurant specializes in French cuisine treats. Its guests will discover not only a wide choice of dainty dishes on the menu of the eating house but an attractive pricing policy. A dinner of three courses will cost about 30 Euro and the quality of the meal will be the highest. Among house specialities the Le Grillon restaurant offers roast conger eel under pungent sauce accompanied with potato crisps. A glass of favorite French wine will be a perfect addition to any meal.
The De Bistronoom restaurant offers popular Belgian and French cuisine treats on the menu. The eating house will be a perfect place for a family visit. Due to a vast choice of beer (the restaurant serves over two dozens of beer sorts) and perfect choice of snacks on the menu the restaurant will be of great interest for beer fans as well. In the day time the visitors of the restaurant can try excellent set menu. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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The Le Chevalier restaurant will be a place of the highest interest for genuine sea foods gourmands. House specialities feature not only inimitable taste and flavor but excellent artistic presentation. Among numerous treats of the eating house its regular guests give preference to shrimps under cheese sauce. The menu of the restaurant offers a good selection of soups for its visitors. Another interesting gastronomy destination of the city is the Kombuis restaurant featuring a vast selection of sea foods on the menu. The house cooks are genuine experts in preparing of mussel dishes. A great choice of vegetable treats will be of great pleasure for vegetarian diet fans.
Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk Among the European cuisine restaurants of the city of Oostende the Histoires d'O eating house is best worth attention of tourists. The restaurant features amiable cozy atmosphere of home. During the warm season its visitors can set on the open air terrace offering a panoramic view over the suburbs. In the morning hours the Histoires d'O restaurant serves buffet breakfast. Barbeque fans can not leave the De Marmite out of their gastronomy tour over the city. The restaurant is a perfect place for a big company to meet and eat enjoying house specialities and cozy friendly atmosphere filling the restaurant. Apart from an impressive choice of treats the De Marmite restaurant offers a rich wine list.
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Ostend will be a real find for fans of fish and seafood specialties. You can try them at every step, from restaurants and pubs to small street stalls offering popular fast food. In some restaurants, delicious shrimp croquettes and the freshest mussels are served complemented by craft ale.
Leopold II The largest fish market in town works on the Ostend embankment. Here you can appreciate the full range of seafood freshly gathered by local fishermen. Chefs from nearby restaurants come to this market to choose seafood for their best masterpieces. It is also very popular with ordinary citizens and tourists. However, not only fresh seafood is available to customers here. They also sell excellent smoked, fried and salted fish, serve fried shrimp and mussels so popular in Belgium, as well as very original seafood salads.
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Visiting one of the local restaurants, be sure to order a seafood soup. Local chefs have a special tradition of cooking mussels, which should appeal to those who are not used to eating this product raw. Mussels are cooked in celery broth, thanks to which they acquire very interesting taste notes.
Ostend The selection of meat dishes is also impressive in local restaurants. Excellent steaks with various sauces are pretty common here. Meat is often served with such traditional frites - Belgian fries. Fans of more sophisticated meat specialties will like the traditional Carbonade, which can be cooked with prunes and some special spices. In some Ostend restaurants, they prepare wild game dishes, and the most common one is beer-braised rabbit.
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The local cuisine is rich in interesting pastries. Here they bake fragrant pies with meat or cheese fillings, offering various types of biscuit and original almond cakes for dessert. A popular product among the townspeople is chocolate, which is used to prepare a variety of desserts. The city has a number of specialized stores where you can buy the best Belgian chocolate, sweets, as well as lovely chocolate gift sets. Ostend's traditional cuisine is incredibly diverse and has been faithful to its historical culinary traditions for many years.
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♥   Restaurant 'Bistro Mathilda' Oostende. Type - Market cuisine. 1.5 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Toi Moi et la Mer' Oostende. Type - Classic cuisine. 1.6 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Agua Del Mar' Oostende. Type - Market cuisine. 1.7 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Mange-Tout' Oostende. Type - Modern French. 1.8 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant '’t Vistrapje' Oostende. Type - Seafood. 1.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Marina' Oostende. Type - Italian. 2 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Au Grenache' Oostende . Type - Traditional cuisine. 2.3 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Le Homard et la Moule' Bredene . Type - Seafood|Modern cuisine. 4.6 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Plat préféré' Snaaskerke. Type - Classic cuisine. 4.8 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Restaurant 'Plassendale' Oostende. Type - Classic cuisine. 6.3 km from the center. On the map   Photo
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Cuisine and restaurants in the neighbours of Oostende

Brugge
Thus, De Garre pub offers visitors to choose from as much as one hundred types of beer. It has its own brewery, which produces an exclusive brand of beer called Triple de Garre. Brugs Beertje pub is famous for its everlasting funny and relaxed atmosphere. In addition to beer you will always find here excellent meals. Perhaps, Vlissinghe tavern is the oldest institution of this ... Open »
Kortrijk
Many restaurants of Kortrijk are known outside the country; it would be interesting to every traveler to visit the local eating places. The Table d'Amis fine dining restaurant invites visitors to relax in luxurious atmosphere and enjoy the most popular dishes of Belgian cuisine. In addition to the national food, French specialties are perfectly cooked by chefs here. Prices in ... Open »
Gent
Meat lovers should definitely try Flemish chop, in the preparation of which are also used numerous types of vegetables and spices. The dish is usually served with crispy fresh bread. An omelet with mushrooms is one of the favorite dishes of the locals. This meal is a great start of a day. Mushrooms are also widely used in local cooking. They can be added literally to all ... Open »
Lille
Local pubs and bars will be a real boon for lovers of beer, as this drink is very popular among locals. As for alcoholic drinks, then Genièvre is worth mentioning; it a special kind of bread vodka. Those who can’t imagine a meal without cheese, would have a pleasant surprise. Lille produces a special kind of cheese - Le Vieux Lille - which is popular among gourmets. This ... Open »
Calais
French cuisine restaurants remain the most popular dining facilities among tourists who come to Calais. The port area of the city is the location of cozy Le Channel restaurant. Here guests are welcome to try the best dishes of the national cuisine. A part of the restaurant's tables is located on the terrace, where guests can enjoy beautiful views of the harbor. In the evening ... Open »
Antwerpen
If you visit this city during warm months, you should definitely visit Pottenbrug restaurant, which tables are located on the outdoor terrace. Here visitors will find popular dishes from Belgian and French cuisine. Italian restaurant Spaghettiworld offers to its visitors approximately twenty types of spaghetti. Besides the huge menu, the restaurant’s moderate prices have ... Open »
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