Restaurant in Hasselt, Belgium
Two consecutive stars. Book it.
Ogst holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year, making it Hasselt's strongest case for Modern French dining at the €€€ tier. Sébastien Wijgaerts and Diederik Herbots run a produce-led kitchen with regional organic sourcing and technically precise, often surprising combinations. Book at least three weeks out — this is a hard reservation.
If you have eaten at Ogst once and are wondering whether to return, the answer is yes. This Michelin-starred restaurant on Ridder Portmansstraat has held its star in both 2024 and 2025, which in Belgium's competitive fine dining circuit is a reliable signal that the kitchen is consistent, not lucky. At the €€€ price point in Hasselt, it sits at the leading of the local market and earns its place there with Modern French cooking that leans on organic regional produce and precise, sometimes unexpected combinations. Book as far out as you can — this is a hard reservation to get, and if you are planning a special occasion or a Friday or Saturday dinner, treat it like a three-week-minimum booking exercise.
Ogst is run by Sébastien Wijgaerts and Diederik Herbots, two chefs who came up through the Belgian starred restaurant circuit before opening their own room. The interior reads Scandinavian in its restraint: clean lines, no tablecloth theatre, no heavy drapery. It is a deliberate choice that lets the food do the talking, and on a return visit that contrast becomes more legible. You already know the room will be calm. What keeps the experience from feeling predictable is the kitchen's approach to combinations — the kind of pairings that require a second visit to fully appreciate, because on the first you are still adjusting to the register.
The cooking revolves around vegetables sourced from organic farms in the Hasselt area, and the produce quality is central to the identity of the menu. Combinations such as Jerusalem artichoke with squid and piquillo pepper, or chicken from the Landes with Chinese artichoke and Albufera sauce, show a kitchen that is not afraid of contrast. The squid-and-artichoke pairing in particular is the kind of dish that reads strange on paper and persuasive on the plate , that gap between expectation and result is where Ogst does its leading work. If you are returning, pay attention to whatever vegetable anchors the menu at that moment: that is consistently the most interesting thread to follow.
The lead chef is Fabrice Idiart, and the menu reflects a Modern French foundation that is technically grounded without being classical in the stiff sense. The Albufera sauce on the Landes chicken dish is a reference to traditional French brigade cooking, but its placement alongside Chinese artichoke is a deliberate subversion of that tradition. This is a kitchen that knows the rules well enough to break them selectively. On a return visit, the question to ask is not whether the food will be precise , it will be , but whether the specific menu that evening pushes into interesting territory. With a two-star track record over consecutive years, the answer is usually yes.
Ogst does not position itself as a late-night destination in the way that a brasserie or a cocktail bar would. Dinner service here is structured around a tasting menu format, which means the pacing is controlled and the evening runs as long as the kitchen decides it should, not as long as you want to linger. If you are coming from outside Hasselt and hoping to extend the evening, the practical reality is that Hasselt's fine dining options do not stack neatly into a late bar situation. Plan the reservation as the centrepiece of the evening, not the opening act. Hours are not publicly confirmed in this record, so verify directly before booking if a late start (after 8 PM) is what you need.
At €€€, Ogst shares its price tier with JER, Brasserie Rongese, De Kwizien, and Leeuw. Ogst's Michelin star , held for two consecutive years , gives it a credential none of its direct Hasselt peers currently match in this record. If your priority is a starred experience in Hasselt, Ogst is the clearest answer. For a broader view of Hasselt dining, see our full Hasselt restaurants guide.
Belgium punches well above its weight in fine dining per square kilometre, and Hasselt's emergence as a serious restaurant city reflects that. If you are building a wider Belgian trip around food, Ogst sits in a meaningful tier , not at the level of Hof van Cleve or Zilte in Antwerp in terms of national profile, but credentialed enough to anchor a Hasselt visit. Boury in Roeselare and Willem Hiele in Oudenburg are the comparison points to reach for if you are calibrating Ogst against Belgium's broader starred landscape. Within Hasselt, De Levensboom is worth checking if Ogst is full. For Modern French at starred level outside Belgium, Schanz in Piesport and Sketch in London offer useful reference points for what the category can do at higher price tiers. You can also explore hotels in Hasselt, bars in Hasselt, wineries near Hasselt, and experiences in Hasselt to plan around your reservation.
Ogst is leading suited to small groups of two to four. The Scandinavian-minimal interior and tasting menu format work well for intimate dining, but the room is not designed around large-table service. If you are booking for six or more, contact the restaurant directly to confirm availability and any format adjustments. At €€€ per head in Hasselt, this is not a venue to turn up for without a confirmed reservation.
Solo dining at a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant in Belgium is possible, and the clean, unfussy interior at Ogst makes it less uncomfortable than it would be in a more formal room. That said, Ogst does not appear to have a dedicated counter or bar-seat format for solo diners , confirm when booking. If you are a solo diner in Hasselt at the €€€ tier, JER is worth checking as an alternative depending on format.
The kitchen's documented combinations , Jerusalem artichoke with squid and piquillo pepper, Landes chicken with Chinese artichoke and Albufera sauce , give you a signal about where its strengths lie: vegetable-forward plates with technically grounded French saucing and unexpected textural pairings. On a return visit, follow whatever vegetable anchor is leading the menu that evening; that is consistently where the kitchen's identity is most visible. Specific current dishes are not confirmed here, so treat the menu as a tasting format and let the kitchen lead.
For Modern French at Michelin-starred level in Hasselt, yes. The two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) indicate a kitchen that meets the consistency standard the Guide requires. At €€€, you are paying for precise execution and a produce-led menu with regional sourcing. If you want à la carte flexibility or a shorter meal, this may not be your format , but if you are eating at Ogst, the tasting menu is the intended experience. For comparison, Bartholomeus in Heist and Bozar in Brussels offer reference points at a similar price tier in Belgium.
At €€€ in Hasselt, Ogst is the most credentialed Modern French option in the city. Two Michelin stars in two consecutive years, a 4.6 Google rating from 318 reviews, and a kitchen with a clear identity around regional organic produce make it the strongest case for spending at this tier locally. If you are comparing it against De Kwizien or Leeuw on price alone, all three sit at €€€ but Ogst has the external validation to support the spend. Worth it for a considered dinner; less obviously worth it if you want a relaxed meal without the tasting menu commitment.
Yes, with one caveat: book early. The Scandinavian-minimal interior, tasting menu format, and Michelin-starred kitchen create the right conditions for a celebration dinner , the room is calm rather than flashy, which works well for occasions where the conversation matters as much as the food. The caveat is booking difficulty: this is a hard reservation to secure, so treat three weeks as a minimum lead time and go further out for anything tied to a fixed date. At €€€ in Hasselt, it is the most occasion-appropriate option the city's fine dining tier offers.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogst | Modern French | €€€ | Hard |
| JER | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Unknown |
| Brasserie Rongese | Traditional Cuisine | €€€ | Unknown |
| De Kwizien | Creative French | €€€ | Unknown |
| Leeuw | Modern French | €€€ | Unknown |
| Moretti | Italian | €€€ | Unknown |
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Ogst is a structured fine-dining room with a Scandinavian-style interior, which suggests limited capacity for large parties. Groups of four to six are likely manageable, but parties larger than that should check the venue's official channels to confirm. At €€€ per head with a Michelin star, this is not a venue that bends its format for big bookings.
Solo dining at a starred Modern French restaurant in Belgium is workable, and Ogst's relaxed, non-fussy ethos makes it less intimidating than more formal one-star rooms. The structured menu format means the solo experience is largely the same as for a couple. If solo counter dining is your preference, confirm seating options directly with the restaurant before booking.
The kitchen's documented approach favours organic vegetables from local farmers, paired in combinations such as Jerusalem artichoke with squid and piquillo pepper, and chicken from the Landes with Chinese artichoke and Albufera sauce. These are not typical fine-dining safe plays — they reflect a genuinely ingredient-led kitchen. Follow the tasting menu rather than trying to construct your own route through it.
For a Michelin-starred Modern French kitchen with two consecutive stars (2024 and 2025), the tasting menu is the correct format here. Chefs Wijgaerts and Herbots built Ogst around surprising combinations and organic sourcing, and that logic runs through a structured menu better than à la carte. If tasting menus are not your format, Brasserie Rongese offers a more flexible approach at a comparable price tier.
At €€€, Ogst sits in the same tier as JER, Brasserie Rongese, De Kwizien, and Leeuw in Hasselt — but it is the only one with a current Michelin star. Two consecutive stars indicate consistent kitchen performance, not a one-year outlier. If you are spending €€€ in Hasselt on fine dining, Ogst offers the clearest credential to justify it.
Yes. A Michelin-starred room with a relaxed, Scandinavian-style interior is a practical combination for occasions where the meal needs to feel considered without being stiff or ceremonial. The kitchen's focus on precise, interesting combinations rather than classical formality makes it a better fit for guests who want to eat well and talk, rather than sit through a performance. Book ahead — this is not a walk-in situation for a significant date.
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