1 CHEZ LÉON FOR THE BEST MUSSELS IN TOWN
his has been a fixture in Brussels since Léon Vanlancker first opened Friture Léon in 1893. Today, some 130 years on, it remains a family business, and while the cobbled alley has become lined with restaurants touting for tourists, Chez Léon remains one of the more reliable spots for dining near the Grand Place. There's a selection of Belgian specialties consider the lapin à la Kriek, rabbit in cherry beer – but it's the moules that draw in hungry diners. Here they're offered a dozen different ways, but the 800 g casserole steamed with cream, white wine, onions and herbs – served with frites
