Restaurants · Belgium
In Ostende, Hozy lists 15 restaurants. On the menu: seafood, Belgian, brasserie, and French cuisine.
Gastronomic · Seafood
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Fine dining restaurant in a charming hotel, with views over Ostend's rooftops. Elaborate seafood cuisine, carefully paired wine and food, discreet and professional service. One of the finest tables on the Belgian coast for a special occasion.
Hofstraat 1, 8400 Ostende
Bistro · French
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A neighbourhood bistro away from tourist bustle, frequented by Ostend locals. Market-driven cuisine, daily specials menu depending on deliveries, well-chosen natural wines. The kind of place you return to every week.
Louisastraat 6, 8400 Ostende
Brasserie · Belgian
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Large art deco brasserie facing Albert I square, a stone's throw from the beach. Full Belgian menu, artisanal coast beers, efficient service. Ideal for a family meal after a day on the sand.
Wapenplein 8, 8400 Ostende
Brasserie · Belgian
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Overlooking the sea in the historic Kursaal building, this brasserie serves solid Belgian classics—waterzooi, homemade grey shrimp croquettes—without pretence. The terrace with views over the promenade makes it essential for a seaside lunch.
Oosthelling 2, 8400 Ostende
Belgian · Seafood
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Historic institution in a 19th-century townhouse. Traditional seafood specialities: sole meunière, turbot in beurre blanc, fish waterzooi. An address that has resisted the passage of time and changing fashions.
Visserskaai 23, 8400 Ostende
Seafood
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Directly at the oyster farmers' premises in the fishing port warehouses. Fresh oysters, mussels and grey shrimp on raw wooden tables. No décor, absolute freshness—that's Ostend authenticity.
Visserskaai 26, 8400 Ostende
French · Bistro
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Small Franco-Belgian restaurant run by a passionate couple, away from tourist trails. Rigorous seasonal cuisine, generous portions, honest prices. The house terrine and black pudding with apples are timeless classics.
Rogierlaan 14, 8400 Ostende
Gastronomic · Seafood
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Ostend's reference fine dining table. Luc Bellings crafts precise and creative seafood cuisine, with local catch at the heart of every dish. Michelin-starred, yet the welcome remains warm and unpretentious.
Frankrijklei 12, 8400 Ostende
Seafood
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Hybrid fishmonger-restaurant on the harbour market: choose your fish at the counter and eat it on the spot, fried or grilled, with homemade chips. The concept is simple, the execution flawless—locals lunch here every Friday.
Visserskaai 5, 8400 Ostende
Seafood · Belgian
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On the Visserskaai, facing the fishing boats. Day-catch fish and shellfish, generous seafood platter, impeccable cooking. The heated terrace on the quay extends the season well beyond summer.
Visserskaai 35, 8400 Ostende
Gastronomic · French
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Fine dining restaurant run by a chef trained in France's great houses, serving contemporary French cuisine rooted in Belgian coast produce. Refined tasting menu, remarkable wine cellar.
Hertstraat 3, 8400 Ostende
Indian
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Authentic Indian cuisine prepared by a family from Kerala, far from watered-down tourist recipes. The curries are genuine, naan breads come straight from the tandoor oven, and the lunchtime thali offers exceptional value for money.
Torhoutsesteenweg 18, 8400 Ostende
Belgian · Brasserie
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The quintessential popular tavern, frequented by fishermen and regulars for decades. Homemade grey shrimp croquettes, draught Belgian beers, no-frills atmosphere. A genuine local haunt.
Vindictivelaan 9, 8400 Ostende
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Mediterranean table run by a Cypriot chef, with generous mezze, grilled fish in olive oil, and Greek and Lebanese wines hard to find elsewhere in Ostend. A complete change of scenery steps from the North Sea.
Alfons Pieterslaan 22, 8400 Ostende
Japanese
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Serious Japanese cuisine in a city where you wouldn't expect it. Sushi prepared with fish from the local fish market, homemade ramen, carefully curated sake selection. The chef trained in Tokyo—it shows in every bite.
Kapellestraat 48, 8400 Ostende
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In Ostende, Hozy lists 15 restaurants. On the menu: seafood, Belgian, brasserie, and French cuisine.
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