From the Schuman district, cross the majestic Parc du Cinquantenaire, pass beneath its arches and choose a table at the Brasserie Mérode, of the same name as the nearby roundabout.

Once installed, according to the season, either pleasantly warm in the dining room or outdoors on the terrace in the sun, your glance will certainly linger on the aperitif and cocktail menu before taking in the refreshing decor of this brand new Brasserie. Connoisseurs of the genre, as we are, will adore its selection of beers and special brews: we would particularly recommend the Lindemans selection of fruity bottled beers...

After effort...

Having crossed the park, you will find that your appetite is now wide awake. Enough of this politeness, let's now go straight to the table without further delay. The more diet-minded among you will choose a salad, a carpaccio or some pasta, whereas the more gourmet-minded will allow yourselves to be tempted by shrimps in mayonnaise or as croquettes, a fillet steak or a typically Belgian dish.

And with it?

To wash down these delights in the manner that they deserve, the house will open up its cellar for you, where Sancerre sits alongside Pomerol, leaving room nevertheless for some wines of the New World.