Le Pilori is just the ticket for a meal with the mates. Founded in 1917, it started out as a cafe-restaurant, before morphing into a jazz club. Marc Leveau and Michel Van Cauwelaert bought it in 1993 and set about bringing it up to date, adding modern art and brightening up the interior. The chef intelligently adds a zest of modernity to produce whose quality is beyond compare. Noble ingredients like Challans duck and zander are served with the simplest of side dishes in a bid to keep the flavours strong and authentic. Ultra-fresh seabass is cooked in its skin and flanked by a light whipped sauce and slightly acidic green veggies, together with rich velvety mashed potato and a few extra veggies on the side. This is wholesome Belgian fare at its best - packed in authenticity, flavour and generosity. The sommelier, who can be relied upon to find just the right wine to pair with your meal from a cellar of predominantly French vintages, adds the final touch. With friends or family, this is the place for feel-good food!