My wife and I chose to spend our honeymoon in Paris and Brussels, and after a week and a half of…read moretouring the food across both cities, we've finally found our undisputed favorite place to eat in all of Europe - H&K's. Now, this is not the kind of place you go to for a romantic meal, per se, or even the kind of place you go to if you're indecisive about what you want. H&K's does one thing, and it does that one thing to perfection: brilliant burgers and delicious fries.
The gimmick is that your waiter comes out at the start of your meal with a basket containing all the different bread varieties on offer, and while this is a cute touch by itself, the thing that truly sets this place apart is the quality and flavor of their meat, cheese, sauces, and toppings. I ordered a beef burger on foccacia bread with the mystery sauce, and the patty was literally dripping with flavor. Foccacia is already the king of breads, but at H&K's it has become the king of hamburger buns as well. The mystery sauce seems to be a kind of garlic aioli, and it was a perfect tangy compliment to the rest of my order.
My wife got the chicken fillet on pretzel bun (YES) with ketchup, and this place proved that they take all their patties seriously, not just the beef, with this crispy and juicy fillet. The pretzel bun was almost as good as my foccacia, as it was firm and sour, but still fresh and moist. I only had a few bites of her sandwich, but my wife has been raving about it all night, and just from those few bites, I can say with confidence that you can't go wrong here.
One last note about H&K's: their variety of fries can be a little overwhelming. They have seven or eight different cuts/seasonings. Don't be afraid to order salt and pepper fries or paprika fries - though there's nothing inherently wrong with the steak fries, I knew as soon as I saw my wife's salt and pepper fries that I'd missed out. Fortunately, she was kind enough to split hers.
Anyway, this place may be tucked away on a quiet street far from the carnival madness of the Grand Place, but it is absolutely worth going a little out of your way to experience this gourmet burger bar.