The handmade noodles here are what makes Au bon bol fun!! Their menu mainly consists of these noodles in different forms (noodle soup, fried noodles, Chinese style 'spaghetti'), but they also have rice and some dim sum offerings. You choose the way in which you want the noodle cooked and the proteins and they bring the food over to you. The tables also have various condiments and spices should you want any additional flavouring. My faves here are the fried noodles with duck or crispy chicken, and the noodle soup with duck! I think the fried noodles are tastier but sometimes it's fun to switch it up. It can also be a bit carb-heavy seeing as there isn't a ton of plain protein dishes (such as roast duck on its own) or vegetable dishes. Additionally, it's a bit of a steep price for a bowl of noodles but it's fun to go every once in a while especially when cravings hit. We haven't had problems with getting seating since they have plenty of it upstairs, some downstairs, and outside (when the weather is nice). They also accept credit card! read more

This restaurant is located down a side street. They have outdoor and indoor seating. They take credit card. They specialize in noodles. What does that mean? That means that even though they have some rice dishes on the menu, you order noodles. We were looking for soup after having a lot of Belgian fries and Belgian food. Good thing we came here and took a chance on them. We were seated pretty quickly and someone took our order within 5minutes or so. Our noodles came about 5 minutes after that. All in all pretty fast and they seemed fairly busy with most tables outside taken, the downstairs dining room full and seemed like the upstairs dining room busy also. The noodles were freshly made and hand stretched. The soup for our noodles were very hot which is always a good thing and the portion size huge for the money. This was a solid bowl of noodles, better then a lot of places back home in the la area where there are probably over 100+ restaurants that make these same noodles. For being in brussles very good. Check this place out. read more

Au Bon Bol - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Even better than we had in China! It's that kind of restaurant you would wanna go to again and again!

After a beer in the center with a friend, the wife and I decided to grab a bowl of noodles from Au bon bol, which has a reputation of being an authentic noodle spot. Having lived in China, I always have high expectations for Chinese food, especially here in Belgium. I gotta say though, Au bon bol is spot on. I ordered the noodles with the duck, the wife got the noodles with the beef, and our friend opted for the soup with duck. The duck was really great. Crispy skin, on a pile of noodles that tasted like the noodles I'd've gotten back in China. Sure, the place is a hole in the wall. There's only like, three members of staff, maybe four if there happened to be a dishwasher hidden someone in the basement, and they're always running frantically around. Expect to wait for a bit before the recognize you're there or give you a menu, or take your order. They also use a microwave for almost every noodle and rice dish... Not sure what that's about, but it didn't seem to effect the quality of the noodles. Order the duck. read more

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The restaurant was very crowded and hot, however it was worth the wait. The food was delicious. We ordered multiple appetizers and the noodle soup with chicken. The chicken was katsu style, homemade noodles and broth. One of the best soups hands down. Please visit this restaurant. The staff is very nice. Limited English speakers, but you can work throught it. The pictures on the menu are helpful read more

Au Bon Bol - Multiple apps, I don't remembered what we ordered but everything was delicious! - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Au Bon Bol is a literal hole in the wall just around the corner from the Brussels Marriott Grand Place. Food: If you're looking for hand pulled noodles, this is the place. Don't bother with the 'dim sum' or 'dumplings' or anything that isn't noodle related. The noodles are made fresh right as you enter the building. The noodles are thicker than most places and is served swimming in a nice hearty broth. I had the wan tan noodles and there were 4-5 largish wan tans (made with pork/beef) floating about. The stir fried noodles were oily but delicious with the sweet sauce. Service: Abrupt but not rude. We sat upstairs which has more tables therefore you're sharing one waitress with at least 16 tables. It's much more cosy downstairs with 4 tables and a bar that overlooks the soup production space. Cost: One wan tan noodle soup, one chicken stir fried noodle, a Coke Zero and a water ran us €27. Bit on the pricier side of Asian food, but it's central Brussels so... Overall: I'd give this 3.5 stars if I could but Yelp! don't play that way. Decent food to help warm you up on a rainy day. Usually packed to the gills and there's a line outside for dinner. Cash AND cards accepted. read more

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Well, for Belgium, it's five star says our Bruxelles native. Well executed Chinese food on par with NYC or San Francisco, but not the fancy high end type. It's a yummy hole in the wall place. Noodles definitely are a must. The dim sum was good as well. Service? Well, we were served 22 minutes after we were seated. Getting a bill? Well, that's an exercise in chasing the boss down. Very, very busy place. So you might have be patient at times. Worth the wait. read more

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For food alone, I would probably give Au Bon Bol four stars, but the poor service knocks it down to three. I had the noodle soup with duck. It was delicious and satisfying, and definitely the spiciest meal I've had in a restaurant since coming to Brussels. The spicy broth was hot enough that I didn't need to add any of the accompanying hot sauce. I liked the hand-pulled noodles, though some people might find them to be too thick. The roast duck was cooked perfectly, not chewy or dry at all. The portion was enormous, and next time I would probably split one soup among two people. My cousin got the duck with fried noodles, and that was also excellent. My sister got the beef noodle soup, and it had decent flavor, but the beef itself was really tough and dried out. Service was horribly slow, because they only had one waitress for the whole upstairs (maybe 15 tables or so), and she also had to bus the tables. It took about 15 minutes for the waitress to take our order, and then another 30 minutes or so for us to get our appetizers, just fried dumplings and eggrolls. By the time we got our mains, we were pretty annoyed by how long things took. We were there when the restaurant was clearing out after dinner time, so I definitely wouldn't go at peak dinner hour. If I go back, it'll probably be right around the time they open, so I can get better service. read more

Hier ga ik niet zelden met mijn vriendin uit eten. Aziatische restaurants zijn goed, zegt zij, als er veel Aziaten zitten. Dat klinkt aannemelijk, toch? Wel, in Au Bon Bol zit het altijd vol. Met Aziaten. Maar ook met Spanjaarden. Of met Irakezen. En Belgen. En Flaminganten. En ik ken nie-mand die het hier niet lekker en goed vindt. Je bestelt uiteraard de artisanale noedels, daarvoor is Au Bon Bol bekend. Ze kneden, draaien en trekken ze op de benedenverdieping voor je eigen ogen. Op de bovenverdieping slurp je van je soep. Geloof mij: met een soep heb je hier genoeg gegeten. En bestel eens een groene thee bij je eten: dat smaakt! read more

Au Bon Bol - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

I'm traveling for work and stationed in Brussels, Belgium for about a month. Thank goodness for Yelp! Read this review and brought my two co-workers here on a Friday evening. The owners are Chinese and the place was packed and we were lucky to have a table open when we arrived. The noodles are made from scratch and they are made to order. My coworkers got fried noodles with chicken and seafood or beef. You will want to get the Artisan noodles which are the fresh, made-to-order noodles. The noodles had great flavor and excellent texture. I ordered the combination noodle soup which came with everything (chicken, duck, seafood, beef). Great flavor and excellent noodles. Also ordered the chicken skewers appetizer which was OK. If you're craving authentic Chinese noodles (soup or fried), this is the place to go in Brussels. I will be back here for sure! read more

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I was really surprised to find this place so close to all the tourist stuff in the middle of Brussels, definitely a pleasant surprise! You can't miss them making hand-made noodles in the window. The food was pretty authentic, really good beef noodle soup. The xiao long bao were decent as well, the casing good (I hate it when xlb have too thick or too chewy casing), the meat was tasty, but there just wasn't enough juice pork broth inside. They also didn't give us any ginger and only a small bowl of black vinegar. Overall this place has great food and really cheap prices for this area of town, definitely stop in if you're in the area. read more

Au Bon Bol - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

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This place is supposed to sell fresh noodles... well yeah there's the woman at the window showing she's making fresh noodles so lots of people just stop at the window and watch her but ordering food here is crap. I had the noodles with honey pork chef's sauce (super sweet) and before serving it, it went to the micro-wave -_-' I mean "are you serious?!" So food is just warm not hot. I barely ate my dish. Pretty pricy for a micro-waved dish (12,90€) Anywayz, not coming back ever again. You'd better go to any other restaurant nearby, must be way better than this "special fresh noodles" place. read more

Au Bon Bol - Honey pork noodles chef's sauce 12,90€. No bueno - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

By the Bourse, you'll find a small Chinatown with various Asian restaurants. Au Bon Bol is one of the more popular ones. You can watch them hand-make the noodles through the window. It's a small restaurant, so be prepared to squeeze in. The customer service isn't the friendliest, but it never is in places like this. We ordered the soup dumplings, Vietnamese loempia, and curry triangles to start. The soup dumplings were just regular dumplings and very disappointing. The curry triangles were mediocre. The loempia were the best of the three. For main dishes, we ordered duck with orange sauce, beef noodle soup, and stir fried noodles with shrimp. The duck was good, but the sauce was too sweet. The stir fried noodles were below average. The beef noodle soup was good. The noodles were clearly handmade and chewy, but there wasn't enough beef in the dish. Overall, the food here is average to below average. We paid 55.50€, which I think is a little too much considering the quality. The only thing worth getting here are noodles. read more

Au Bon Bol - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

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Amazing I got the fried noodles I am sooooo happy the noodles are heaven sent! I must say they're the best noodles I have had in a while. The beef was tasty as well! read more

Au Bon Bol - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Simple broth. Tasty fresh hand pulled noodles. Crispy chicken. Pretty good portion size. Perfect for a damp or rainy winter day. This place is so close to the station Bourse and there is a Asian grocery store down the street as well. I think I stumbled upon an Asian enclave. Fairly inexpensive casual place. read more

Au Bon Bol - Chicken with noodles - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

We have wanton soup and chicken fried rice. Both were very tasty. I love the freshly pulled noodles. Taste of the broth was delicious, the wanton were full of flavor. The fried rice was ok. It needs more salt to taste. Service is where they failed. First we ask for a small bowl and the waiter wasn't very happy to give us the bowls. We asked because my friend and I shared the meal, we wouldn't be able to finish each dish by ourselves. Then we thought we asked for two small plates, this time he said no. And we were shocked that they don't want to give us small plates. We're tired and don't want to argue with him so we just said fine let's drink up all the soup and use the bowl. I think they should improve their service. Don't bring the rude oriental culture here. That wouldn't make the place authentic at all. read more

One of my favourite place to have noodles! The soup noodles are delicious and the ration is quite big (cannot finish it most of the time). I totally recommend :). read more

The restaurant looked so promising. After ordering we waited about a 30 minutes and eventually got our starter of 6 dim sum which was fine. The main meals arrived and two of them were only just warm, the noodles were nice which is what you would expect for a place where that's the speciality and they forgot one dish but there was no point following it up, because it would had taken to long to wait for it. The soups looked nice, it's not really a place to share meals and feels busy to the point of overcrowded and a little cramped. All in all it was pretty disappointing considering how great it looks from the outside! read more

Best 兰州拉面 (Lanzhou pulled noodle) I have had outside of China. This is a small space, with a very modest kitchen. Because of this they use a microwave to heat up soup broth that they must make ahead of time because of how long the broth takes to boil. The previous reviewer who complained about this must not be very understanding of how difficult it is to run a small business! We had the 锅贴 (fried dumplings) and 小笼包 （steamed dumpling) to start. Both very tasty with a pork filling. We all had 牛肉拉面 (beef noodle soup) and it was very good. Noodles were perfectly chewy. The broth could be more flavorful, but we used the chili oil and soy sauce to add more spice. Overall, I love this spot! It felt just like home and the owners were very kind! read more

The artisinal noodles here are made in front of your eyes, if you sit at the counter. Service is really spotty - you'll practically have to grab one of the staff to get any service, but it's worth it. Good prices for Brussels at this lively hole-in-the-wall place. There is often a crowd of people outside the front window, watching staff spinning the noodles into shape. read more

Best noodles EVER ! Try the "spaghetti chinois", surprising, but addictive ! read more

Walked past the shop and did a double take because I saw a lady making fresh noodles. When a restaurant makes their own noodles, usually a good sign. I ordered the beef stew noodles and some gyoza. They were quite tasty but not as good as Mandarin Noodle House in MPK. But hey, I'm in Brussels eating Chinese noodles. Lol If you're in the area and craving noodles, check this spot out. read more

Au Bon Bol - Chinese Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Let me start by saying this spot is reminiscent of a hole in the wall NYC Chinese food joint. It's main attraction is hand made noodles. I decided to go with something more Dinner related Garlic Chicken. The food comes up in a dumb waiter from the basement and they throw it in the microwave. Wasn't thrilled with that and the only reason I know this is while waiting longer than I wanted to a group of about a thousand Chinese tourists came in and kicked me out of my table and I ended up at the counter seats. I am very familiar with Asian accents and can tell the difference between the countries(before you ask) food I had was ok and even with the short comings I am willing to give it another chance. Next round I'll go for the soup which seemed like it was the house dish. I'll let you know how it goes. read more

This is great place for homemade noodles and plus you will get to see where the food is cooked and how the "artisanal" noodles are made right in front of the shop. I'm definitely a regular, now all I need is a good Pho restaurant. read more

I love the Bon Bol. The noodles are homemade (as you can see from the way they display it in the shop) and the soups are good an abundant. During the Brussels winter I often enjoy a nice chicken noodles soup there. The only reason why they can't get five stars is because they over-use their microwave. The porc, the chicken, the duck that goes into the soup is just quickly microwaved and put on top of the noodle soup. Also, it could be a bit cleaner sometimes. Still, it remains one of my favourite Chinese places in the centre of Brussels. read more

Big portions, decent prices, typically Asian, great variety, home-made noodles; delicious! Bad service, only one not very well maintained toilet. Will definitely go back. read more

Small, chinese noodle place where they make their own noodles fresh (you can watch the people rolling, swinging and pulling the dough from the window). I have been a number of times and always get either the vegetarian noodle soup, seafood noodle soup or the shrimp with rice. Any dish you order is guaranteed to fill you up. Atmosphere is not the greatest, but the food makes up for this lack in ambiance. Usually costs around 12-15€ per person. read more

The artisanal noodles are AMAZE-ING, steaming hot deliciously flavored broth and you can watch your noodles being whipped into their shape from a ball of dough. Get a table kitchen side and take in the action. read more

Probably won't come back here. I got the noodle soup with vegetables and it's very bland. Also got shrimp dim sum and it came during my main course instead of before. The dim sum was already a little dried out so I threw it in my soup and it was actually pretty good. The noodles are very heavy and filling. They also seem to be understaffed for the amount of people that are eating here. The food is pretty cheap though: read more

Had to stop in when we saw the lady hand pulling noodles. They open at noon, so we snuck in right when the doors opened and had a great meal. The beef dumplings were also very good. Little spendy for lunch, our bill came to 30 euros for some thing that would have cost $20 tops in LA. (Note: the totally average pot of Jasmine tea cost 4 euros.) read more

Slightly pricy place for what you get. Service was friendly and they recommended us beef noodles which we had with soda. The noodles were good - made on the spot which was very cool. Not so much beef in the noodles though and the flavor mainly came from the vinegar and sriracha that we put in ourselves. All in all a decent place but nothing special. read more

Big hearthy soups with hand made noodles. Not a facy place, comfort tasty food. I keep on coming here and to their other restaurant, Kung Fu, specially when I'm cold. read more

Great fresh made noodles! Service is a little slow, but definitely worth it! Price is very reasonable and while not cheap well worth the money read more

I have stayed in Beijing, China for two years and also traveled through Gansu and its main city Lanzhou. I am a big fan of the Lanzhou noodles, which I ate hundred of times at several locations in Beijing and China. Honestly, the taste of this little noodle restaurant can't be compared with the real stuff in China. It's eatable, but the taste isn't that great. read more

Best noodles in Belgium. I love this place. Five stars for the food, but I gave it four due to the cramped dinning room . But I come here for the food not the atmosphere .... And I recommend you do the same. read more

Satisfying noodle soup with fresh noodles. Don't bother with other things on the menu, have noodle soup. read more

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Very good quality / price.... but mostly because prices are low. The noodles themselves are good - the rest (vegetables, meat...) is average. The quality is quite good.... but to say that the place is pretty or stylish would not be true. Sit at the counter to look at the preparation of the soups. It is the same noodles that are serves at Kung Fuu Noodles just 100 meters closer to la Grande Place. read more

Awesome fresh made noodles! Beef noodle stew and Low Mien were awesome! The place is quite small but the food is excellent. You can watch the noodle maker through the window and it's pretty fascinating how he pulls the noodles from dough. read more

The noodles are so fresh and have awesome taste. Went there two days in a roll so far. I will be there again for sure.

The soups and noodles are really good, probably among the best in Brussels. I love coming here for lunch. Service is not very good, but indeed: the food is. read more