A no-frills Belgian brasserie near Place Sainte-Catherine that leans hard into the classics — moules frites, entrecôte, steak frites — with a terrace that's easily the main draw on a sunny day. The food is hit-or-miss and the service gets mixed reports, but if you time it right and grab a table outside, it's a perfectly pleasant spot for uncomplicated Belgian comfort food near the Quais.
The terrace on Place Sainte-Catherine is the real reason to come — grab a table outside, order the steak frites, and keep expectations on service modest.
Go on a sunny day and aim for a terrace table — it's the restaurant's strongest asset and fills up fast, especially around lunch.
Solid steak, sunny terrace, uneven service
Le Petit Chou de Bruxelles sits near Place Sainte-Catherine and does what a lot of Brussels brasseries do: serve Belgian classics without too much fuss. The terrace is clearly the highlight — ideally situated and pleasant on a good day, it's the kind of spot where you want to sit with a beer and watch the world go by. Inside, it's standard brasserie decor, nothing memorable.
The food is where opinions split. The steak and entrecôte get the most consistent praise — reviewers mention the steak as "excellent" and the meat generally as a strong point. The moules frites are decent but not spectacular, and a few reviewers found them underwhelming. Service is the real weak spot: multiple reviews flag slow or inattentive service, which drags the overall experience down.
If you go, come for the terrace on a sunny day, order the steak frites or entrecôte, and keep your expectations on service in check. It's not a destination restaurant, but as a convenient, uncomplicated spot near the Quais for Belgian comfort food, it does the job — especially if you can snag a table outside.