Knokke-Heist restaurant wins world's best Italian (outside Italy)

Knokke-Heist restaurant wins world's best Italian (outside Italy)
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Knokke-knokke... Did you hear the one about the world's best Italian restaurant?

Yep – right here in Belgium's monied coastal haven of Knokke-Heist, just this side of the Dutch North Sea border.

The Gambero Rosso equivalent of France's Michelin gastro-guide gave its 2022 award for the best Italian restaurant outside Italy to 'Gellius'.

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Opened in 2017 and already named Belgium's best Italian in 2020, top chef Alessandro Breda pipped a New York rival to the title with a dish of spaghetti cooked in tomato sauce sealed with pesto and served with burrata.

"Simply an explosion of taste," the inspectors said according to Belgian tabloid La Derniere Heure.


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