The story
Toit, at Chaussée de Tubize 481 in Braine-l'Alleud, is a rooftop Italian kitchen rated 13 points by Gault&Millau in 2026. The restaurant sits on the roof of the Boulemberg building and looks out over the Hallerbos forest, with a terrace that works in summer and in mid-season.
The menu is deliberately brief so that the ingredients stay fresh and seasonal. Gault&Millau describes the cooking as Mediterranean in accent, set in a modern room. The Italian kitchen shows most clearly in the pasta and in the cannelloni.
Fresh pasta comes with lobster from the restaurant's own tank, served with cherry tomatoes and basil. Cod is finished with beurre blanc, spinach and mashed potato. Starters include house-made grey shrimp croquettes and duck foie gras with brioche, mango chutney and espelette pepper. Meat lovers can choose Holstein entrecôte or Black Angus rib, both with house fries.
The space sits above a coworking floor, so the room hums with afternoon and after-work crowds. The bar takes guests without reservation in the evenings. In winter, the pergola is heated by a wood stove, and in summer the sunny rooftop terrace fills up. Afterworks run on Thursdays and Fridays in season. The bar list leans on classics such as the Basil Smash with Hendrick's gin and the Aperol Spritz. Toit also holds a Michelin Recommended listing for 2026.
FACT-BOOK NOTE: Chose: the Gault&Millau 13 award is cited in the lede, and the Michelin listing appears once in the body. Two more points: the source only provided the Gault&Millau text in Dutch, so the English paraphrase stays general, and the source does not name a chef, so none is named.
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