Vert de gris
Rue des Alexiens, 63 - 1000 Bruxelles - Pho. 02/514.21.68
www.vertdegris.be
Contact
When they come, they come back! Vert de Gris now ranks as one of the fixtures of the Brussels restaurant world. No matter the fashion, no matter the latest trendy little place, people like to return to this eatery that stands proudly midway between the Sablon and the Manneken-Pis.
District: Sablon
Specialities: French, 7d/7, Banquet, Sundays open, Garden, Seminar rooms, Private Dining , Deck, Mediterranean, Sablon, Brussels
Open: Closed on saterday lunch & sunday
In the evening, you can't miss the restaurant's façade, which shines with a glimmering green in the night. This manor conceals an interior that's certainly opulent, but not excessively so. Wooden tables, wicker chairs, candles a gogo, alternating bare bricks and patinated "vert de gris" walls, majestic chandeliers and some works of art make this restaurant an ideal setting for your meal. A piece of segmental lining from the Atomium provides a final touch of Belgianness.
On the menu
The menu offers a beautiful cross between tradition and modernity, between fish and meat, and between playing it safe and making discoveries. Judge for yourself: a genuine navarin of lamb unashamedly rubs shoulders with a roasted suckling pig with cinnamon while the pure fillet is presented proudly with its foie gras. And if fish is your thing, you'll be tempted by the baby sole with orange or the cod's back with tiny Ostend snails.
When the time comes to choose your divine bottle of "grape juice", your taste buds will travel mainly through the lands of France. New World enthusiasts will also find some inclusions that will meet with their desires.
At the time of the dessert, you'll be tempted by the tiramisu, the burned cream, the cold sabayon with Grand Marnier or the frozen nougat.
To shine with a touch of culture during the meal, you'll recall that "vertdigris" is that characteristic coloration that affects statues over the years. If you have to do with budding scientists, you'll add that this colouring is caused by the oxidisation of the copper or the bronze.
Adresses
Bowling Crosly
Boulevard de l'Empereur, 36 1000 Bruxelles
Quartier: Sablon
Info & Agenda
Disney's on the Forest National Ice
- Family Fun - 8 Feb. 2012 - 12 Feb. 2012
For the fans, it's become an unmissable event. Indeed, almost every year, Disney on Ice and its skaters have returned to Brussels with a new show.
- Affordable Art Fair @ Tour & Taxis Read more »
- Serge Strosberg - The expressionist of fashion @ Brenart Art Gallery Read more »
- Nada Surf @ AB Read more »
- Terra Brasilis @ Espace Culturel ING Read more »
- Love Bugs Parade 2012 @ Brussels Read more »
- Café Frappé @ Salle Zinnema Read more »
- Tetzlaff-Hecker-Helmchen @ Conservatoire de Bruxelles Read more »
- Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Minkowski Read more »