VIETNAMESE GEM IN BELGIUM. I was stationed here for work and stumbled upon this place in search of…read morea Vietnamese restaurant in Belgium. It is certainly a sight for sore eyes and taste buds! It's not common to find an AUTHENTIC Vietnamese restaurant in Belgium. It's nestled in small streets, in-between all the nice shopping areas. Once you arrive, you are greeted by actual Vietnamese people/speakers. They are kind and accommodating. I had arrived the minute that they opened for brunch. By the time I finished my food, a few other local couples had joined me. I ordered the pho dac biet, rice paper wraps (2), and chanh muoi (not a lot of places have this authentic drink). The portions were on the smaller side, but the taste made up for it! Everything tasted as if my very own mom made the dishes for me. It was rich with flavor and freshness. It took me back to my childhood. They restaurant itself was quite tight inside, with not a lot of space. I was by myself, so I was able to move around freely. It may be a bit more difficult for larger families and groups. It's otherwise a great restaurant to fulfill your Pho craving in Belgium!

Perfect! Went there for the lunch : starter + main course for 9.5€. It changes from all the Thai…read moreplaces near Sainte Catherine. Extremely tasty, fast and generous. Highly recommend the restaurant!

Tasty food. Counter service. Would definitely go back. Food was very fresh. I need 85…read morecharacters to post.

* Price: a bowl of small size soup is about 8€ or $9 plus USD. A bit more pricey for California…read morestandard but not too bad. 3+ star. * Ambiance: trendy, clean. They have a huge photo of north Vietnam flag and Ho Chi Minh which does go with their name Hanoi station. However, it may be a bit offensive to most Vietnamese who live abroad. 3 star. * location: I'm not familiar with Brussels. Just came here with my family lives nearby. * Meals: decent. Not as authentic as Vietnamese food in California but pretty good. 4 star. * Service: really good and fast but probably because my family is their regular customers! 4 star. Came here with my family while visiting my family in Brussels. They love this place. I had pho and fried rice. Pho is pretty good. Their broth has good flavor but a bit lighter for European palate. They do not have black sauce (Hoisin sauce) for pho. It is not unusual that Northern Vietnamese do not have Hoisin sauce with their pho. Once again, as their restaurant name indicated, their food is Northern Vietnamese style! Fried rice is pretty good with some twist of fried shallots and bean sprouts but I enjoyed it. Overall, it is good enough to satisfy my Vietnamese food craving!

À real classic in the neighborhood, no frills, just value. Now with bowls with cats on them!read more

As a Vietnamese who grew up in Vietnam and lives in Southern California, I think it is a waste of…read moremoney to eat at this place. Period. I ordered Bun Bo Hue, and it was not good! The vermicelli they had was the thin one. No sir, you don't make Bun Bo Hue with thin vermicelli, and the soup wasn't that rice of the broth. You honestly can buy the paste from the super market, out some shrimp paste and lemongrass into it, and baam! You have the Bun Bo Hue that they sell over there. If you are in Belgium and you're Vietnamese and you're craving for Viet food, do me a favor. Don't go there! And one last thing: they charged me a freaking 2.5 Euros for a glass of water. I am so over it.

3.5 stars Nem Saigon…read moreisn't one of the best Vietnamese places I've been to, but it does have the best pho I've found so far in Brussels. The beef was a little dried out, and the noodles were just OK. However, the broth was heavenly, and they give you hoisin sauce with your order, which seems to be lacking at a lot of other places. The lady working there was super nice, and she did a good job of packing up my order to keep it from spilling. The place looked really clean, though there's really no ambiance. It's a carry-out, and there's only one table, which seems to be for customers waiting for their carry-out orders. It's conveniently located for me, so I'll definitely be back.

Besides having a large choice of Nem, this little super-clean snack on Avenue Georges Henri,…read moreproposes an amazingly tasty and homemade "Pho". I asked confimation and, yes, the broth is homemade (no nasty MSG readymade cube), and you can taste it! It's one of the best ones I tasted here in Brussels (together with Tiên Long's) :) They also offer Ban Bao, vietnamese baguette Bahn Mi and have a range of cooking ingredients available. The drinks offer could be a bit broader and unfortunately, you cannot eat on the spot, as they only do take away. Open all day, until 20:00

Delicious. Just do it! My partner and I love O banh mi since their banh mis are so addicting with…read morethe fresh baguette bread that seems to be specifically made for their banh mis. You get to choose your protein and even decide if you want it as part of a combo meal (with wonton soup or nems or crispy shrimp, etc.) et voila! We also really enjoy their nems (fried eggrolls) and the wonton soup (the wontons are very flavourful and outta this world)! Note: they take cash and no card at the cashier area, but they do have an online system that takes card - and you can order it for your table as well! They also speak English so for my fellow non-francophones, fret not! Seating is also first-come, first-served so depending on when you get there you may have to wait for a seat. Overall, a great local establishment worth supporting!

I've had banh mi's all over the world where there's a notable Vietnamese population (Montreal,…read moreParis, San Jose, etc.), my favorite place was still in Brooklyn (Henry's in the Slope), but this place blew everything away. It starts with the crunchiest, perfectly buttery baguette and then it just takes off from there with perfectly seasoned fillers. Do yourself a favor and just order two. You won't regret it. Their noodle bowls were good too. P.S. Yes, I haven't been to Vietnam, but I'm working on it!!

We called on a Sunday to make reservations for the same night at 8 pm (FYI - ressos are important…read morein Brussels because once they're full, they're full - you can't even wait). We showed up at 7:30 to see if they would be able to seat us and they did. I initially found this place on Google because we needed some Chinese food and this place had good reviews/was close by our hotel. I'm not sure if the food was worth the 40 minute wait, but it satisfied the craving. We had the steamed pork dumpling. This was pretty meh - you could get similar quality in the freezer section. We then had the black pepper chicken. I was thankful for the huge portion but it was pretty salty. It definitely needed more than the bowl of rice it came with. Finally, the best dish of the night was beef chow fun. I didn't have high expectations for this one but it tasted pretty close to the ones at home in NYC, with plenty of wok hei. I'd definitely recommend this dish and if I were a betting woman, I would guess that their other noodle dishes might be pretty good too, so maybe just stick to those.

I think this is the best Chinese food in Brussels! Flavours…read moreand textures of each dish reminded me of my time in Shanghai. I intend to return often to sample many other dishes on the menu. Service was very friendly with a smile and good humour. We ordered more than we could eat and took food home. As leftovers at home, it tasted better than any take-out Asian food we have ever gotten. A true testimonial to the talented chefs! The restaurant is not large with seating for about 35. Indeed, the hostess/waitress had to turn away many clients during our dinner. Many Asian people at other tables along with a few tourists or local Europeans. I highly recommend this restaurant over any other Asian restaurant in the area. Location is near the bourse behind the Marriott hotel.

Wow this was such a great find in Brussels. I'm a pho snob and try it every where I travel. This…read moreby far was one of the better ones and I've had a lot of pho. The only downside is they don't have AC like many places in Europe so having hot soup in hot temperatures took a little away from the experience. Other than that the food was great. Service was mainly one person so I don't fault her for anything that could have been better. Small quaint spots.

I live in a city where there is no lack of great Vietnamese food. Having traveling to Europe, all…read morethe Vietnamese food were mediocre compare to what I'm used to. Pholaumi is one of the rare Vietnamese restaurants in Europe where the taste of Vietnamese is so authentic. There is no doubt that this place will satisfy your craving for Vietnamese food. Highly recommend it. Plus, the restaurant looks clean and newly renovated. Don't miss out on Pholaumi when in Brussels.

The food was delicious. It was unique and in some ways different than Chinese food. It is worth…read moretrying it out and discovering the differences yourself. The only problem was that the service was pretty slow. It seems like only two people work there, and we went for lunch on a day that there were 5 people in the restaurant (in total). The prices are comparable to other places in the neighborhood. The lunch menu there cost 10.50€, which I think is pretty good for soup, appetizer, and main course.

Initially excited to try this restaurant, we were very disappointed with the end result. Yes, the…read morechef is Tibetan and cooks a mix of Tibetan and Chinese dishes. You do have that sense of authenticity, which is a plus, and feel things are made fresh. But no, the quality of the end product is nowhere near what it could be, or as good as what other Tibetan restaurants can offer. Maybe we were simply unlucky, having tried it on a Friday night when they do the buffet. Somehow It simply failed to come together as it should. A buffet (Friday and Saturday) is a good idea, if you can keep the food warm (lukewarm here at best...), if you can make sure dishes are replenished quickly (not quite the case...), and if you can offer a good mix of food (just about...). All in all rather disappointing and I'd recommend not going for the buffet. Somewhat overpriced considering what is on offer. Service is very friendly, but that only just makes up for it being excessively slow. I know the owner operates alone, but in all fairness this is a very small place (6 to 7 tables) and it was a buffet, so it should not be that slow. I would have wanted more/better service for that price.