2023-08-12 10:10:43
Like a furious desire to escape and breathe the sea air? Head to the North Sea! Our coast is not to be outdone in terms of good addresses. From gastronomic tables to fishermen’s relays, from carnivorous stops to scoundrel signs between lobsters and gray shrimps… Stroll led by Carlo De Pascale at the microphone of Soon at the table
Fancy a shrimp croquette?
“Go to Ostend, a shop that may not have the best in the world, but still, Madame croquetit’s not bad at all!” Croquettes to take away, to cook at home, already fried, but never frozen. Parmesan, lobster, prawns, you need everything to make a croquette. Madame Kroket is also in Knokke.
Roasted chicken?
“To the sea, but yes, at least two institutions, Tavern De Koekoek in Ostend | The best chicken in town (tavernekoekoek.be) roast chicken, bread!” Simple and good! Near De Panne, in Adinkerke, JONQUIERES (menucards.cc) T, “Same, roast chicken, sauces and almost nothing else!” Address recommended by Hendrik Dierendonck, famous butcher himself!
A bit of everything, a bit further?
“Far and not far from Knokke and Le Coq, much more exciting than the tourist restaurants of Bruges which is not so far, between two canals, From Siphon Menu | Siphonan old institution where you eat sole, eel, American and lots of local standards!”
A living young kitchen god?
“Do you have money? Do you have patience? So you are a client for Willem Hiele Restaurant Willem Hiele | Willem Whole Restaurantcook fisherman surfer, where you can’t touch the menu (he’s not the only one), we’ve already received it here, I’m waiting to get my stamp to go, but here it is, it’s a big of today fully in its terroir.”
Seafood but at reasonable prices?
An institution in Blankenberghe, Restaurant de Oesterputlobsters, whelks, a bit of everything as long as it comes out of the water!
In the “Estaminet” style with beautiful prawns and soles, Perdenvischer, in Koksijde. “No reservations, arrive early, it’s packed, but what a timeless moment!”
More expensive but with other ambitions, the combo Our sea Our Sea (julia-baaldje.be) (the fish market) and Julia (the restaurant), also in the favorite addresses of our friend Dierendonck.
Coast and bidoche, compatible?
Carcass Home (carcasse.be), carnivorous table imagined by friend Dierondonck! Go and discover chef Timon Michiels, just 25 years old, it’s always so exciting to sit down there.
In a very different genre, we stay in the area, we go to Oostdunkerke, nothing to do with the level of Carcasse, but it’s been more than 40 years, They Mickey Restaurant De Mikke “We eat scampi skewers and ribs on the bone that are absolutely correct, at reasonable prices.”
In plugged-in mode?
We will eat lobster rolls in Knokke at Lobster’n rolls LOBSTER’N ROLLS (lobsternrolls.com)well, there are also grilled lobsters, lobster croquettes and therefore not really given.
Also not given La Reserve La Réserve – Experience the unparalleled tranquility in a luxurious setting on the Belgian coast (la-reserve.be) which opened last June La Rigue under the leadership of Peter Goossens with a promise thus formulated “The ultimate goal is to let guests really enjoy classics such as steak tartare, vol-au-vent, salads with freshly peeled North Sea shrimps, shrimp croquettes, langoustines, grilled turbot, farm chicken on a spit, eel in green, … in an extremely refined form.” Understand that you can find all the great Belgian classics there: vol-au-vent, shrimp croquettes… but at 3-star prices!
An ice cream, a Brussels waffle from the coast?
Depending on whether you are Knokke or Koksijde, you will end up Chez Siska Home – Siska – restaurant à Koksijde – sint idesbald au bord de la mer (siska-koksijde.be). In Oostdunkerque, we sit squarely at het Sweet Delight ‘t Sweet Enjoyment Zeedijk Oostduinkerke with a mileage card to spend the followingnoon there (do not swim followingwards, you risk hydrocution).
Come on, we end with a last recce from Hendrik:
Nook a small bistro in Veurne, with multiple influences between Italy, Belgium, Thailand, to share or not, in a pretty corner house.
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