Restaurant in Glimes, Belgium
Michelin-recognised value in the Brabant countryside.
Chez Louis holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and scores 4.5 from nearly 600 Google reviewers — strong signals for a €€ classic cuisine restaurant in rural Brabant Wallonne. If you want dependable French-Belgian cooking without the price or formality of a starred room, this is a well-supported choice. Book ahead and drive; this is not a walk-in venue.
Yes — with the right expectations. Chez Louis is a Michelin Plate-recognised classic cuisine restaurant in the Brabant Wallonne countryside, holding that recognition for both 2024 and 2025. At the €€ price point, it sits well below the region's starred competitors, and its 4.5 rating across 598 Google reviews signals genuine, consistent satisfaction rather than a spike of early hype. If you want a dependable, well-executed classic French-Belgian meal without the ceremony or cost of a full Michelin-starred experience, this is a sound choice. If you are chasing creative tasting menus or ambitious modern cooking, look elsewhere.
Chez Louis sits along the Chaussée de Jodoigne in Incourt, a semi-rural setting that immediately signals this is a neighbourhood restaurant with a loyal local following rather than a destination dining room designed for out-of-town press. The address — Chau. de Jodoigne 7, 1315 Incourt , places it in the quiet agricultural folds of Brabant Wallonne, roughly between Wavre and Jodoigne. For first-timers arriving from Brussels, budget around 40 minutes by car; this is not a venue you stumble into.
The physical environment here does a specific job: it tells you the kitchen takes the food seriously without the room needing to do performance work. Classic cuisine restaurants in this price bracket in rural Belgium tend to run either as family-room comfortable or as slightly faded formal, and Chez Louis has built enough of a following over sufficient time to suggest it lands closer to the former. The scale is intimate enough that service can be attentive without being theatrical , which matters for the value argument at €€ pricing.
This is the question worth asking at any €€ restaurant that holds Michelin Plate recognition two years running: does the service justify the positioning, or does it undercut it? At Chez Louis, the evidence from 598 reviewers averaging 4.5 suggests the service lands on the right side of that line. A Michelin Plate is not a star, but it is the Guide's signal that the kitchen is cooking food worth noting , and sustaining that across two consecutive years requires consistent execution, not just a good night.
For a first-timer, that means you can expect a level of attentiveness that goes beyond the baseline for a country restaurant at this price, without the formality that can make starred rooms feel like a rehearsed performance. The practical upside: a relaxed meal where the food is the point. The practical risk: if you arrive expecting Comme chez Soi-level choreography, you will be disappointed. This is not that kind of room. It is the kind of room where the cooking earns the bill, and the service supports it without getting in the way.
First-timers should note that with no published booking method, hours, or dress code in current records, calling ahead or checking for an active online booking channel before visiting is advisable. The restaurant's recent Michelin Plate retention suggests it is operating, but confirm before making the drive from Brussels.
Chez Louis works within the classic cuisine register , think precise French-Belgian technique applied to seasonal product, without the reinvention impulse of modern tasting-menu restaurants. At €€, the expectation should be well-executed dishes in a format that respects the tradition without deconstructing it. Two consecutive Michelin Plates confirm the kitchen is meeting that bar. What the record does not confirm: specific dishes, current menu structure, or seasonal focus. Do not book expecting a known signature , book expecting the kitchen to deliver competent, satisfying classic cooking at a price that is hard to argue with.
For context on how this compares regionally: Belgium has a dense concentration of serious kitchens relative to its size. Hof van Cleve - Floris Van Der Veken in Kruishoutem and Zilte in Antwerp represent the starred upper end of that range. Chez Louis is not competing with them on ambition or price , it is competing on value and consistency, which for many diners is the more useful proposition.
See the full comparison section below for how Chez Louis stacks up against the region's €€€€ alternatives.
If Chez Louis is your entry point into the region's dining scene, the wider Belgian circuit is worth knowing. Bozar Restaurant in Brussels offers a different register in the capital. Boury in Roeselare, Vrijmoed in Gent, and Le Chalet de la Forêt in Uccle represent the starred and near-starred bracket if you want to step up. For classic cuisine peers outside Belgium, Meierei Dirk Luther in Glücksburg and Obauer in Werfen operate in a comparable register. For a fuller picture of what is available locally, see our full Glimes restaurants guide, our full Glimes hotels guide, our full Glimes bars guide, our full Glimes wineries guide, and our full Glimes experiences guide.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chez Louis | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | €€ | — |
| Boury | Michelin 3 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Comme chez Soi | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Vrijmoed | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| La Durée | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Cuchara | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Chez Louis and alternatives.
Chez Louis is a neighbourhood-scale classic cuisine restaurant in Incourt, so large groups should contact them directly before assuming availability. Given the €€ price point and rural setting, it reads as a room suited to tables of 2–6 rather than big parties. For groups of 8 or more, confirm in advance whether a private arrangement is possible. There is no publicly listed booking policy, so a direct inquiry is the only reliable route.
Glimes itself has a thin dining scene, so your real alternatives are regional. At the same €€ price band, look at what the broader Brabant Wallonne area offers. If you are willing to travel and spend more, Comme chez Soi in Brussels is the benchmark for classic French-Belgian technique at a higher tier. Chez Louis is the practical local choice when you want Michelin Plate credibility — it has held the recognition in both 2024 and 2025 — without Brussels prices or a long drive.
Chez Louis is a classic cuisine restaurant with two consecutive years of Michelin Plate recognition, priced at €€, on the Chaussée de Jodoigne in rural Incourt. It is not a destination-tasting-menu operation — the format is traditional and the setting is countryside neighbourhood restaurant. Come expecting precise, unfussy French-Belgian cooking at a fair price, not a theatrical dining event. Phone and website details are not listed publicly, so plan to visit or reach out through local directories to book.
There is no confirmed bar seating in the available venue data for Chez Louis. Given its rural Incourt address and classic cuisine format at €€, a standalone bar counter would be unusual for this category of Belgian country restaurant. Treat it as a table-reservation venue and plan accordingly.
Specific menu formats are not confirmed in the available data for Chez Louis. What is confirmed: it holds a Michelin Plate in 2024 and 2025, operates in the classic cuisine register, and is priced at €€. If a tasting menu is offered, the price point suggests it would represent solid value compared to Michelin-recognised tasting menus at €€€ and above. Ask directly when booking whether a fixed menu option exists.
Yes, with the right framing. Two consecutive Michelin Plates signal consistent kitchen standards, and the classic cuisine format suits celebratory dinners where the food should feel considered but not alienating. At €€, it is a sensible choice if you want a meaningful meal without the spend of a Brussels fine-dining room. It works well for birthdays or anniversaries where the occasion matters more than spectacle.
At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, Chez Louis is well-priced for what it delivers in classic French-Belgian cuisine. The Michelin Plate is not a star, but it signals food that meets a consistent quality threshold — meaningful at this price band in rural Brabant Wallonne. If you are comparing against €€€ options in Brussels, Chez Louis wins on value clearly. If you need a starred experience, look elsewhere.
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