Where can you buy the best seafood platters to take away in Brussels?
Updated July 5, 2024 by Pierre
Where to buy a good seafood platter to take away in Brussels?
If you don't want to put yourself in the oven to cook your holiday menus, why not turn to a seafood platter ? You will be able to get to the table in no time. Be careful, however, not to buy your seafood platter just anywhere... Obviously, the oysters, winkles, langoustines and scallops are fresh ! The profession of fishmonger requires a good knowledge of seafood products and of auctions and fishermen. You wonder where can you buy seafood platters in Brussels. Quite practical in this time of covid, some allow you to make yourself deliver to your home ? In this article, we recommend our 3 best places to buy your seafood, lobster and oysters in Brussels.
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1. Cafe Maris: a real oyster institution in Brussels
Le Cafe Maris is a real Brussels institution. housed for more than 25 years in one of the most beautiful areas of Uccle (Fort Jaco), the restaurant prepares your seafood platters fresh. You will find dishes from brasseries, but also a variety of oysters: flat, hollow, finecalires, zeeland... there are some for all tastes and budgets. You can even buy an oyster tasting platter for €42: Assortment of 20 cupped and flat oysters (6 Belon n°5, 4 belon n°2, 2 Fines de Claire n°3, 4 Fines de Claire n°5 (small), 2 Special Green, 2 Belle de Quiberon). Le Royal seafood platter is 45€ per person (
2. The largest scaler in Belgium: Georges Breweries in Brussels (Uccle)
If you are looking for seafood from impeccable quality and very fresh, l'Ecailler des Georges Breweries should suit you. In Brussels, it is the reference address for any seafood lover. They are also renowned throughout Belgium, since they have the largest selection of shellfish in the kingdom: hollow oysters, flat oysters, lobsters, langoustines , shells, whelks… All day charges and carefully selected by scalers who personally know the fishermen. Brasserie George was not born yesterday… Crustaceans, oysters and shellfish have been their specialty since 1986.
Do not hesitate to ask them for advice! On the menu, fresh oysters, shellfish and crustaceans to enjoy at home in Brussels. In their menu, in addition to seafood platters, you will also find brasserie dishes ranging from Flight to the Winds until lobster linguine. According to the pictures, there is something to enjoy!
Located close to the center of Brussels, just next to the Bois de la Cambre in Uccle. It's easy, the dishes are either to take away at the counter or to be delivered to your home. The withdrawal of the order on site free of charge. Impressive, it seems that the order is ready in 30 min.
4. The toucan on the sea
3. An organic fish market in Brussels: the matelote, ideal for seafood
Here's one fishmonger in Brussels which is at the top! We could almost add it to our list of delicatessens La Matelote was one of the first fishmongers in Brussels to offer a range of organic seafood products…. Among the organic seafood products, you will find: Madagascar prawns, sea bass, sea bream, salmon and even mussels raised in areas where the water quality is optimal. The fish offered as well as the shellfish are selected daily from the respect for seasonality. On the menu, a good choice of fish at democratic prices. There are even more choices than the other fishmongers in the area. Their team is incredibly kind. At La Matelotte, it's always good advice as well as recipe ideas. So helpful that the fishmonger can even prepare your fish to help you prepare your dishes. We can scale, gut, slice, fillet.
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Barely a foot in the Belgian capital, Pierre launched “InsideBrussels.be” more than 10 years ago, the idea is simple: “What to do? Where to go to eat or have a drink? “. Entrepreneur at heart, this is not his first project! Far from there. EatLocal.io; KingCard.be, Bricabrac.be … Like wine, with time the project improves!
Pierre does not hesitate to share his favorites and his best addresses of Brussels restaurants that he could recommend to you with his eyes closed.
