SPA

Food & Wine:

Many "gourmets" claim that Belgium has the best food in Europe. Many highly ranked restaurants can be found within famous gastronomic guides (the Michelin Guide). Brands of Belgian chocolate, like Neuhaus, Côte d'Or, Leonidas, Godiva, are world renowned and widely distributed. In Belgium there are over 450 different kinds of beer (ales, pils), those of the Trappist monks being among the most prestigious. Belgians have a reputation for loving waffles and french fries (originally from Belgium), and their national food is mussels with french fries.

You might say that beer is to Belgium what wine is to France. Using the proper glassware is more than a tradition in Belgium, it's essential. In fact, Belgian pubs with 300 brands of beer might have 300 different glasses - one for each beer. 

Restaurants:

Restaurant L'Auberge
Best Western Hotel
Place Du Monument 3 and 4
Spa
Tel: 32 (0)87 774833
The Best Western Hotel Restaurant L'Auberge is situated in the centre of Spa, close to Europe's oldest casino, the famous thermal centre and its fabulous walks. The gourmet fare is fine French cuisine along with selected wines.

Hostellerie Le Roanny
Rue de Spa 155, Francorchamps
Tel: 32(0)87 275311
With Bernard Aubinet, owner, behind the furnace, this house is well-known for the quality of its cuisine. Wine cellar with 10000 bottles. The rooms are very cosy and well-equiped. Hotel Le Roannay enjoys an exceptional location at 300 m from the Circuit of Francorchamps.

Restaurant a L'Abbaye
Place St-Remacle 9-10
4970 Stavelot
Tel: 080/86.43.72
Email:

Auberge Saint-Remacle
Avenue F. Nicolay 9
4970 Stavelot
Tel: 32(0)80 862047
Email:info@auberge-stavelot.be
Hotel-Brasserie and Restaurant, situated in the centre of Stavelot in front of the old Abby. The hotel is cozy and inviting (included in the guide of Routard since 1998 and in the "petit Futé").

Pizzeria Restaurant Figaro
Place du Vinâve 4
4970 Stavelot
Tel: 080/86.42.86 or 0475/96.89.49

Brasserie Du Parc
Rue Général Jacques 1
4970 Stavelot
Tel: 080/86.23.57

Le Relais de Pommard
Rue de Pommard 220
4970 Francorchamps
Tel: 32 (0)87 275 424

Aux Vieu Liege
Quai de la Goffe 41
Liege
Tel: 04/223-77-48
This wonderful restaurant specialises in seafood and continental cuisine, located in central Liege in a four-storey 16th century townhouse furnished with antiques from that era. It has a reputation for excellent fish and overall good food.

Chez Rabah (aka Le Méchoui)
Ch. des Prés 15
Liege
Tel: 04/343-38-56 
A North African restaurant with a relaxed feel, featuring two open wood grills, Couscous and grilled meats are big on the menu, along with some good Moroccan wines.

Mame Vi Cou
Rue de la Wache 9
Liege
Tel: 04/223-71-81
The character filled oak-beamed restaurant is an institution in Liege, serving traditional Walloon dishes such as: pigs' kidneys flamed in Peket (Belgian gin), chicken in beer, and hot black pudding with acid cherries.

 
There are plenty of small Inns dotted around the countryside at Spa, so you could find somewhere that the locals use (invariably the best little gems). 

Top of Page | Destination Menu | Circuit Page