Celebrated table

Bel-Etage

Name: Bel-Etage
Address: Guldenvliesstraat 13, Knokke-Heist, Flanders, 8300, BE
Telephone: +32 50 62 77 33

Bel-Etage in Knokke-Heist, Belgium: a small first-floor restaurant cooking for up to 20 guests, rated 14 points by Gault&Millau in 2026.

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The story

Bel-Etage in Ostend: chef-driven cooking rated 14 points by Gault&Millau

Bel-Etage is a chef-driven restaurant in Ostend, Belgium, at Guldenvliesstraat 13, 8300 Knokke-Heist. Gault&Millau awarded it 14 points in 2026, a result that reflects a kitchen built around careful, deliberate cooking.

The kitchen

Head chef Fabrice Vuillemin cooks on the first floor of a house on a side street off the Lippenslaan. The restaurant serves a maximum of 20 guests, so the kitchen works at a scale where each plate gets close attention. The Gault&Millau entry credits him with many years of thoughtfully composed cooking.