Restaurant in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Belgium
Michelin-recognised seasonal cooking, low competition.
Le Délice du Jour holds back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) and a 4.7 Google rating — at €€€ pricing with easy booking, it is the most accessible Michelin-noted table in this part of Hainaut province. A seasonal cuisine kitchen that rewards flexibility, it is a sound choice for a serious dinner without the advance-planning pressure of Belgium's starred tier.
Booking Le Délice du Jour is easy — and that accessibility is part of why it deserves more attention than it gets. In a region where the most-talked-about restaurants require weeks of advance planning and a €€€€ budget, this Michelin Plate-recognised address in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont operates at €€€ pricing with no reported difficulty getting a table. If you are driving through Hainaut province or building a dining itinerary around this part of Belgium, that combination of recognition and availability makes it worth putting on your list.
The Michelin Plate is not a star, but it is not nothing either. Awarded in both 2024 and 2025, it signals that Michelin's inspectors consider the kitchen to be producing food at a quality level worth noting — consistent cooking, serious intent, a menu that reflects real craft. For a seasonal cuisine restaurant in a small industrial-heritage town that most food travellers pass through rather than stop in, consecutive Plate recognitions represent a meaningful signal about the kitchen's reliability.
Le Délice du Jour anchors its menu in seasonal cuisine, which in Belgian culinary terms typically means tight alignment with local produce calendars, French-influenced technique, and menus that shift meaningfully across the year. Right now, as autumn transitions into winter in Hainaut, that seasonal orientation matters practically: expect the menu to reflect colder-weather produce , root vegetables, game, preserved and fermented elements that characterise Belgian kitchens in this period. If you are visiting in the weeks ahead, that is the register to expect at the table.
The Google rating of 4.7 across 158 reviews is a useful data point here. A sample of 158 reviews at a restaurant in a town of this size represents a broad cross-section of diners , not just food enthusiasts making a dedicated trip, but local regulars and passing visitors. Sustaining a 4.7 in that context, alongside two consecutive Michelin Plate awards, suggests the kitchen is not having off nights. The floor tends to be high.
For the food and travel enthusiast making a deliberate visit: the seasonal format is the right lens through which to approach this restaurant. This is not a destination built around a single signature dish or a celebrity chef narrative. It is a kitchen that earns its recognition by executing well against whatever the market and season offer. That is a more demanding standard in some ways than a fixed tasting menu format, and it rewards diners who come in curious rather than with a fixed expectation.
On the question of what Le Délice du Jour offers later in the evening: the database does not include confirmed hours, so specific service times cannot be stated. What can be said is that at €€€ pricing with Michelin recognition in a Belgian provincial town, the format is almost certainly a sit-down dinner restaurant rather than a late-night bar or bistro. If you are planning an evening that extends beyond dinner, the most practical approach is to confirm hours directly before visiting. For late-night options in the broader Hainaut area, our full Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont bars guide is the better reference point.
What the easy booking situation does allow is flexibility on timing. Unlike Brussels destinations such as Bozar Restaurant, where demand compresses your options, Le Délice du Jour lets you choose your preferred sitting without weeks of forward planning. If you want the room at a quieter moment , early in the week, or at a less-pressured hour , that option is likely available to you.
Le Délice du Jour sits at Rue du Chemin de Fer 57, 7160 Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont. Price range is €€€. Awards: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Google rating: 4.7 from 158 reviews. Booking difficulty: easy. Hours and booking method are not confirmed in available data , verify directly before visiting. For a broader view of what the town and surrounding area offer, see our full Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont restaurants guide, our full Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont hotels guide, and our full Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont experiences guide.
For seasonal cuisine benchmarks elsewhere in Belgium: Hof van Cleve in Kruishoutem and Willem Hiele in Oudenburg represent the higher end of the format in Flanders. In Wallonia, d'Eugénie à Emilie in Baudour is the nearest point of comparison worth knowing. For the full picture of where Le Délice du Jour sits relative to other Michelin-recognised addresses in Belgium, Zilte in Antwerp, Boury in Roeselare, and Vrijmoed in Gent are all operating at €€€€ with correspondingly higher booking pressure. Le Délice du Jour is the accessible, lower-friction option in the Michelin-recognised tier for this part of the country.
If seasonal cuisine as a format interests you more broadly, Mesnerhaus in Mauterndorf and The First in Blankenhain offer useful international reference points. And for a dedicated wine experience in the region, see our full Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont wineries guide.
Quick reference: €€€ pricing, Michelin Plate 2024–2025, 4.7/5 Google (158 reviews), easy booking, seasonal cuisine format, Rue du Chemin de Fer 57, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont.
Come with an open mind on the menu. Seasonal cuisine means the kitchen decides what is on offer based on what is available and at its leading right now , this is not a place to arrive attached to a specific dish you saw online six months ago. The Michelin Plate recognition (back-to-back, 2024 and 2025) gives you confidence the kitchen is consistent, and the 4.7 Google rating across 158 reviews suggests a strong floor. At €€€ pricing, it is a serious dinner but not the most expensive night out in Belgium. Book ahead but do not stress , getting a table here is not the obstacle it would be at comparable addresses in Brussels or Ghent.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available data. Given the €€€ price point and Michelin Plate recognition, the format is most likely a traditional seated dining room rather than a bar-forward setup. Contact the restaurant directly to confirm. If bar dining in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a priority, our Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont bars guide is the right starting point.
Specific dietary accommodation policies are not available in the current data. At a seasonal cuisine restaurant operating at this level, kitchens generally have the flexibility to adapt, but you should communicate restrictions clearly at the time of booking rather than on the night. No phone number or website is confirmed in available data , reaching out via any booking platform you use to secure the table is the most practical route.
At €€€, yes , with a clear reason. You are paying for Michelin Plate-recognised cooking (awarded in both 2024 and 2025) at a price point below the €€€€ tier where most of Belgium's decorated restaurants operate. The 4.7 Google rating across 158 reviews suggests the kitchen delivers against expectations consistently. If you are comparing on pure prestige, Le Chalet de la Forêt in Uccle is in a different category. But for the Hainaut area, €€€ with Michelin recognition and easy booking is a strong value position.
Menu format details are not confirmed in available data. Seasonal cuisine restaurants at this recognition level often offer a tasting menu as the primary or only format, but this cannot be confirmed without current menu information. The back-to-back Michelin Plate awards suggest the kitchen has enough confidence in its output to present a structured progression. Verify the current format when booking , and if a tasting menu is available, the seasonal timing (autumn into winter right now) is well-suited to that format's strengths.
Yes, particularly if your group values cooking quality over a high-profile address. The Michelin Plate recognition gives it the credibility to mark a dinner as an occasion, and the €€€ price point means the bill stays manageable relative to the €€€€ tier. It is a better fit for a small group dinner or a couple's celebration than for a large party. If you need the Brussels prestige factor for your occasion, Bozar Restaurant is the comparison to consider , but Le Délice du Jour will give you a more intimate, less pressured evening.
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a small town, and Le Délice du Jour is the standout Michelin-recognised address in the immediate area. If you are willing to travel within Wallonia, d'Eugénie à Emilie in Baudour is the nearest comparable option. For a broader set of alternatives across Belgium, see our full Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont restaurants guide and consider whether Ralf Berendsen in Neerharen or Vrijmoed in Gent suit your travel plans.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Délice du Jour | Seasonal Cuisine | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Boury | Modern Frlemish, Creative French | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| Comme chez Soi | French - Belgian, Classic Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Vrijmoed | Modern Flemish, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| La Durée | French-Belgian, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Cuchara | Modern European, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
How Le Délice du Jour stacks up against the competition.
Go in knowing this is a Michelin Plate holder for both 2024 and 2025 — that signals consistent kitchen standards, not a one-season fluke. The €€€ price range puts it at the upper end for the Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont area, so it reads best as a destination meal rather than a casual stop. Seasonal cuisine is the anchor here, which means the menu shifts with produce availability rather than running a fixed card year-round.
The venue database does not confirm a bar counter or bar-seating option at Le Délice du Jour. At a Michelin Plate restaurant in this price range, seating is typically table-service only. check the venue's official channels via the address at Rue du Chemin de Fer 57 to confirm layout and availability before arriving with that expectation.
No specific dietary policy is confirmed in the available data. For a seasonal kitchen at Michelin Plate level, communicating restrictions ahead of time is standard practice and generally well-handled — but at €€€ per head, it is worth confirming directly rather than assuming flexibility on arrival.
At €€€ with two consecutive Michelin Plates, the value case holds up for the region. Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is not a high-competition dining town, so you are not paying a Brussels or Ghent premium for the same level of recognition. If you are already in Hainaut province and want a kitchen with a verifiable quality signal, this is the clearest option available locally.
Specific menu formats are not confirmed in the database, so whether a tasting menu is offered cannot be stated with certainty. Seasonal cuisine at Michelin Plate level in Belgium often runs as a set menu or a tasting format, but verify directly before booking if that structure is important to your decision.
Yes, and it is arguably better suited to a special occasion than a casual dinner given the €€€ price point and Michelin Plate credentials. For a birthday or anniversary where you want a recognised kitchen without the booking difficulty or cost of a full Michelin Star restaurant in Brussels, this is a practical choice. Group size and private room availability are not confirmed in the data, so call ahead for parties larger than four.
There are no direct Michelin-recognised competitors within Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont itself. For comparable or higher-tier seasonal Belgian cooking, Boury in Roeselare (two Michelin Stars) is the step up if budget allows. Vrijmoed in Ghent sits at a similar Michelin level with a stronger vegetable-forward focus. Neither is local to Hainaut, which is precisely why Le Délice du Jour draws the audience it does.
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