I recently found myself staying for a night in a part of Brussels I don't know and things didn't look good for dinner. Kebabs or frites looked most likely, but then Yelp suggested a decent pizza place just over the road from my hotel. The sit-down restaurant looks very pleasant, but the real star is the pizza. As you walk into the entrance hallway you're presented with a close-up view of a large wood-fired brick-lined pizza oven, with the main kitchen behind its' bulky presence. So far, so promising, but the best tools aren't much use without someone who knows how to use them. Luckily, Pantalone's pizzaiolo really knows his stuff. Don't get hypnotised watching the pizzaiolo at work! Walk past him and make a left. Place your order at the till and you'll get a receipt. Hand this to the pizzaiolo and then watch him go to work. A quattro stagioni was heaped with all the goodness I could have asked for and was made and cooked fresh, right before my eyes, in a little over five minutes. Sadly I was far too hungry to remember a picture. Finally, takeaway costs a couple of Euros less than if you eat in the restaurant. read more

A NYC pizza snob who likes their pizza! Didnt have a real main course or I might have given a 5 star rating. But I can always go back again. Try the quattro formagio. Very good. Since I was there for lunch I didnt see the wine list either. Hopefully mostly Italian. I love a rich Italian red to go with a nice meal in a comfortable atmosphere. Kudos... read more