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Restaurant meals in Belgium are the second-most expensive in Europe after the Netherlands, according to the Dutch food service industry federation FSIN.
The very first Mamma Roma restaurant opened its doors at Place Flagey in Brussels in 2005. Before long, several more would sprout up across the capital.
Brussels now has more Michelin stars than Rome, Milan or Berlin, according to the celebrated restaurant guide's international director Michael Ellis.
While the first half of the street is paved with fancy boutiques and designer shops, the other half is rather desolate.
The owner is genuinely happy to see us come in, his first customers on this slow Wednesday evening, but the place fills up quickly in the two hours that we are there.
At first we’re charmed by the interior, complete with wooden tables and tiled floors, low ceilings and plenty of vintage knick-knacks.
During the EuroCup madness, a group of friends and I manage to stake out a standing table outside with a view of the match.
Open since May 2011, Ellis Gourmet Burger is the applause-worthy initiative of six friends who recognised the lack of quality (read: non-fast food) hamburgers in Brussels.
