It is no secret that Belgians love to eat well, and Brussels in particular is a city where people can find great meals from a range of cultures. Several years ago, Belgium even had the fourth most Michelin-starred restaurants per person in the world, clocking in at one restaurant for about every 91,000 inhabitants.
Now, a restaurant already on the Michelin Guide list also made it to another list: the UK's 'World's 50 Best Restaurants 2024' ranking: the Bozar Restaurant in the Palais des Beaux-Arts. The establishment did not make it to the final 50, but ranked 63rd on the extended '51-100' list.
Still, the rankings are compiled by 1,080 independent culinary experts such as chefs, food journalists and restaurateurs and decide on the 100 best restaurants in the world.
"In 2018, upon being awarded a Michelin star, Armenian-born chef Karen Torosyan fulfilled a long-held ambition by buying out the venue he had helped to establish," the organisation said on its website. "While the descriptor has changed from 'Brasserie' to 'Restaurant', the menus still feature the same sort of artisan-led, New Belgian fare with which Torosyan made his name."
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