What are the best restaurants in Brussels with a garden?

Updated February 12, 2022 by pierre

Our top 5 restaurants with a terrace in a garden in Brussels

Surely you are a lover of greenery so sit down and close your eyes… Do you feel those delicious rays of sunshine tickling your face? Can you hear the chirping of birds and the clinking of glasses clinking in the garden?

Yes, the arrival of fine weather and milder temperatures in Brussels often rhyme with the desire to have an exotic restaurant. Opt for a table on the terrace in the garden or on a patio to break up the "concrete" atmosphere of the city centre.

Discover in this guide the best restaurants in a green setting in Brussels where you can savor every moment.

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1. Brasserie des Etangs Mellaerts: a restaurant with a garden on the edge of the ponds

The Brasserie des Etangs Mellaerts is located at boulevard du Souverain 275, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, on the banks of the homonymous ponds. It presents an enchanting setting and offers a gourmet family break between a game of minigolf and a getaway in a boat. In addition, its tasty quality cuisine, with seasonal suggestions, will make you spend pleasant moments with family, friends or professionals.

In addition, the Brasserie offers a very large garden and a heated terrace. In addition, it also offers you a large room upstairs for your private or professional dinners. This followed by a smoking room and children's areas. Isn't that fantastic? So don't hesitate, take a look!

(I.e. Boulevard du Souverain 275, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

2. Les Caves d'Alex: a restaurant with a terrace in Ixelles

This magnificent restaurant offers you inventive and refined French cuisine in one of the most extraordinary places in Brussels. Located at rue 14, Eugène Cattoir, - 1050 at the edge of the water point, a little further under a tree in Brussels. Les caves d'Alex offers the magic of the cellar and the splendor of the garden, you will be just as dazzled by the beauty of the place as by that of your plate. Moreover, the tables scattered in the grass of the restaurant garden of this restaurant seem very far from the hustle and bustle of the city. It has a bucolic decor accompanied by good wines, this is the ideal combination to enjoy the beautiful summer evenings.

📍 Rue Eugène Cattoir 14, 1050 Ixelles

3. The Factory in the City, a terrace in a park in the center of Brussels

Right in the heart of Brussels, in the Parc d'Egmont, this pretty address has it all. You will feel particularly good thanks to the simple and elegant Scandinavian decoration. The raw wooden tables sit side by side with beautiful pendant lights and small pots of succulents. The watchword is natural. In summer, the large garden is perfect for enjoying sunny days. All week long, you will enjoy essential brunch dishes.

At breakfast, you can opt for scrambled eggs, muffins or even granolas and at lunch, we are happy to find avocado toast or even eggs Benedict.

That's not all, the real asset of this address is its famous weekend brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 15:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

📍 Boulevard de Waterloo 44, 1000 Brussels

4. The Lodge, a restaurant with veranda in Watermael-Boitsfort

The Lodge is a Restaurant Bar Club located in Watermael-Boitsfort close to Auderghem, Ixelles and the entrance to the Namur motorway.

It is a real charming place in a green setting with terraces and veranda overlooking the pond. The Lodge team will welcome you every day except Saturday noon and Sunday to eat or have a drink at the bar-club in a musical atmosphere.

The Lodge is an authentic, exotic place where you feel good, in short, a place where epicureans and bon vivants will find themselves at home.

📍Rue des Pêcheries 2, 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort

5. To the Great Forester, a restaurant near the Sonian Forest

If you have never tasted Belgian cuisine, come to the Grand Forestier restaurant. Located at avenue du Grand Forestier 2, Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels is the ideal setting for having a good time and sharing a perfectly prepared American filet with your friends.

Nestled between two ponds, in lush greenery a stone's throw from pierre from the Forêt de Soignes, this garden restaurant has a brasserie and a large south-facing terrace that many Brussels residents love.

In the kitchen, we interpret their well-known score, these are the veal kidneys in Tierenteyn mustard sauce or skate wing complete the menu.
Do not hesitate to go and taste a delectable parfait in Au Grand Forestier if you are not far away.

📍Av. du Grand Forestier 2, 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort

6. La Cueva de Castilla / Al Matbakh, a Spanish restaurant with garden in Schaerbeek

Do you like Mediterranean cuisine? More specifically the Moroccan and Spanish cuisine ? Go to La Cueva de Castilla / Al Matbakh, this restaurant located opposite the town hall of Schaerbeek will welcome you in its backyard with a beautiful terrace to eat in their garden.

The Cueva de Castilla restaurant offers dishes that combine the flavors of four corners of the Iberian Peninsula to those of the great classics of family cooking. This garden restaurant will make you discover oriental gastronomy, thanks to its program of revisiting the great classics of the culinary heritage of the Maghreb countries, while bringing a creative and original touch.

Moreover, side cellar, there is something for everyone: raw with powerful and refined aromas, sweet and velvety, or even floral and exotic.
In addition, if you like sweets, the restaurant offers many desserts, including Catalan crème brûlée and ice cream, such as the Turrón from Alicante.

(I.e. Pl. Colignon 8, 1030 Schaarbeek

7. Sanzaru, a mix between Japanese and Peruvian cuisine opens its garden to you

Behind the Art Deco façade, you will discover an endearing restaurant adorned with colorful murals, ready to take you on a journey of discovery. Japanese cuisine and Peruvian, better known as Nikkei cuisine. A whirlwind of flavors fascinating not to be missed, like the cocktail bar upstairs. This restaurant full of flavors is located in the magnificent residence built in 1937 by the brothers Adrien and Yvan Blomme. Besides being in a wonderful house, Sanzaru has a superb garden to welcome its customers on sunny days! Located at avenue de Tervueren 292 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Sanzaru is the first restaurant with Nikkei cuisine.

(I.e.de Tervueren 292, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre