Restaurant in Mons, Belgium
Michelin-noted creative French, easy to book.
Les Gribaumonts is the strongest case for creative French cooking in Mons: Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, a 4.7 Google rating, and a kitchen that pairs local organic produce with technically confident, genre-crossing plates. At €€€ with easy booking and an intimate room, it delivers a level of cooking that consistently outperforms its tier.
Yes, and more confidently than the modest address on Rue d'Havré might suggest. Les Gribaumonts is the kind of creative French restaurant that punches well above its tier: €€€ pricing, a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, and a Google rating of 4.7 across 371 reviews. For Mons, that combination is rare. If you are returning after a first visit and wondering whether the kitchen still earns repeat attention, the answer is yes.
The physical setting at Rue d'Havré 95 is not a grand dining room designed to signal occasion from the moment you walk in. That is, in many ways, the point. The atmosphere here is closer to a personal dining room than a formal restaurant, which keeps the focus squarely on what arrives at the table. The scale is intimate enough that the kitchen's precision reads clearly on every plate. If you are coming from a larger city and expecting a dramatic space, recalibrate: the room rewards those who want to eat well without performing the act of dining. For a quiet dinner for two or a small group wanting real conversation, the spatial feel is an asset rather than a compromise.
The cooking at Les Gribaumonts is described in the Michelin record as feminine, delicate, and airy — a style that plays with flavour and genre combinations without losing control of the plate. The approach draws on local, organic producers, with the sourcing informing the menu's rhythm rather than being used as a marketing shorthand. Expect combinations that cross culinary registers: scallops with pear, celeriac and nuts; brill with black sesame, cauliflower and yuzu; veal sweetbreads with carrot mousseline and orange. For dessert, a parsnip dish with white chocolate, almond crumble and Granny Smith apple illustrates the kitchen's appetite for unexpected but coherent pairings. This is creative French cooking that leans on product quality and compositional logic rather than spectacle. It is the style you often find at Michelin-recognised venues that have chosen depth over showmanship — comparable in register, if not in scale, to what Vrijmoed in Gent or La Durée in Izegem do in their respective cities.
If your first visit covered the savoury courses, this time pay close attention to the dessert section. The parsnip and white chocolate combination cited in the Michelin notes is the kind of course that either converts you to the kitchen's logic or confirms it. The menu's willingness to treat vegetables as a serious dessert ingredient is a useful indicator of how far the kitchen is prepared to go. The scallop and pear preparation is a reliable reference point for the kitchen's lighter register, while the veal sweetbreads with carrot and orange shows what it does when richer, more classical French technique is called for. Both are worth ordering across different visits to get a full picture of the range. Given that the menu works across multiple flavour registers, a tasting format , if offered , is the most efficient way to map the kitchen's current direction in a single sitting.
At €€€, Les Gribaumonts sits above the casual end of Mons dining but below the spending level of a full Michelin star experience. The Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 signals that the kitchen is performing at a level the Guide considers worth flagging, even without a star. In practical terms, that puts it in a position similar to restaurants like Bozar Restaurant in Brussels or d'Eugénie à Emilie in Baudour: serious cooking at a price that still feels proportionate to the setting. For Belgium's creative French tier, the €€€ bracket with Michelin Plate recognition is close to the sweet spot for value. You are not paying star prices for plate-level recognition, which is a reasonable deal if the cooking style suits you. Comparable venues at the higher end of Belgium's creative French scene , Hof van Cleve in Kruishoutem, Boury in Roeselare, or Zilte in Antwerp , operate at a significantly higher price point and formality level. Les Gribaumonts occupies a different position: lower formality, lower price, but with a kitchen that is clearly working at an ambitious level.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. For a Michelin-recognised restaurant in a city the size of Mons, that is a genuine advantage: you are unlikely to need to plan weeks ahead to secure a table, though booking in advance is still sensible for weekend evenings or if you are travelling specifically for dinner. Contact details are not listed in the available data, so check directly via the restaurant's current online presence to confirm hours and reservation options. The address is Rue d'Havré 95, 7000 Mons. For a broader view of what Mons offers, see our full Mons restaurants guide, hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide.
Quick reference: Creative French, €€€, Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025, 4.7/5 (371 reviews), Rue d'Havré 95 Mons, booking difficulty: Easy.
Yes, with a caveat about setting. The Michelin Plate recognition and creative French cooking make it a credible choice for a birthday or anniversary dinner, and the intimate room suits a celebration that prioritises food quality over spectacle. At €€€, it is priced appropriately for a special occasion without requiring a star-restaurant budget. If you want a grander room to match the occasion, a venue like Zilte in Antwerp will deliver more visual drama, but Les Gribaumonts gives you the better value-to-quality ratio if you are staying in Mons.
The kitchen works with organic, locally sourced produce and a menu that spans fish, meat, and vegetable preparations, which suggests flexibility is built into the approach. However, specific dietary accommodation policies are not confirmed in the available data. Contact the restaurant directly before booking to clarify any requirements. Given the creative French format, advance notice is the safest route.
Based on the Michelin Plate recognition and the range of dishes cited in the awards record, a tasting format is the most logical way to experience the kitchen's full scope: the lighter, delicate preparations alongside the richer classical ones. Whether a tasting menu is currently offered and at what price is not confirmed in the available data, so verify when booking. At €€€ for à la carte, a tasting menu would likely represent strong value for the level of cooking.
The Michelin record highlights scallops with pear, celeriac and nuts; brill with black sesame, cauliflower and yuzu; and veal sweetbreads with carrot mousseline and orange as representative dishes. For dessert, the parsnip with white chocolate, almond crumble and Granny Smith apple is the clearest signal of the kitchen's ambition and originality. If those preparations are still on the current menu, they are the most direct route into understanding what this kitchen does well. Note that menus at creative French restaurants change seasonally, so confirm availability when you arrive.
The intimate room suggests capacity is limited, which makes advance booking more important for groups than for pairs. Specific seat count and private dining options are not available in the current data. Contact the restaurant directly to ask about group availability, particularly for parties of six or more. If you need a venue with confirmed group capacity in Mons, La Table du Boucher at €€ is a practical alternative with a different format.
Closest alternatives in Mons for a sit-down dinner are Masu (seasonal cuisine, €€), Origines (farm to table, €€), and La Table du Boucher (meats and grills, €€). All three operate at the €€ tier, making them notably less expensive. If budget is the deciding factor, Origines or Masu are the better starting points. If you specifically want creative French cooking at Michelin-recognised level, Les Gribaumonts is the Mons option. For a broader view, see our full Mons restaurants guide.
At €€€ with a Michelin Plate in consecutive years and a 4.7 Google rating across 371 reviews, the value case is solid. You are paying for creative, technically considered cooking in an intimate setting, not for grand service or a prestigious address. For Belgium, the €€€ tier with this level of recognition is fairly priced. The comparison to watch is whether the gap between €€€ here and €€ at Origines or Masu is justified by the cooking ambition , for most diners who want a serious meal rather than a casual dinner, it is.
The room is intimate and the tone is relaxed rather than formal, so arrive without expecting a grand production. The cooking is the draw, not the space or the service theatre. The Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is consistent. Book in advance for weekend evenings even though overall booking difficulty is rated Easy. Arrive hungry enough to commit to multiple courses: the menu's range from delicate fish preparations to richer meat dishes and unconventional desserts is leading experienced across a full meal. For context on what else Mons offers, check our full Mons restaurants guide.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Gribaumonts | Creative French | €€€ | Lisa Calcus blinkt uit in een vrouwelijke, delicate, luchtige keuken. De Lady Chef 2011 weet bij welke lokale boeren ze de beste producten uit de biologische landbouw kan vinden voor haar kaart die gedurfd met smaken en genres speelt. Geniet bijvoorbeeld van haar sinkt-jakobsnootjes met peer, selderij en noten, of haar griet met zwart sesamzaad, bloemkool en yuzu, haar kalfszwezerik met een mousseline van worteltjes en sinaasappel… of een origineel dessert, pastinaak met witte chocolade, amandelcrumble en Granny Smith.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| La Table du Boucher | Meats and Grills | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Masu | Seasonal Cuisine | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Origines | Farm to table | €€ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Les Gribaumonts and alternatives.
Yes, with one caveat: the setting on Rue d'Havré is understated rather than grand, so if your occasion requires a visually impressive room, calibrate expectations. What Les Gribaumonts delivers is a Michelin Plate-recognised kitchen at €€€ pricing, which is a meaningful step above casual without tipping into the expense or formality of a full starred experience. For a birthday dinner or anniversary where the food matters more than the décor, it is a solid choice in Mons.
The kitchen is documented as sourcing from local organic farmers and builds a menu that plays across flavour combinations — scallop, parsnip, yuzu, white chocolate — which suggests some flexibility in approach. check the venue's official channels before booking to confirm what can be accommodated; the address is Rue d'Havré 95, 7000 Mons, and no phone or website is listed in current records.
Based on the documented cooking style, the progression matters here: the Michelin record flags both the savoury courses and the desserts (parsnip, white chocolate, almond crumble, Granny Smith) as worth attention, which points to a kitchen that thinks in full arc rather than just strong mains. At €€€, the format makes more sense than ordering selectively. If you are going, commit to the full menu.
The dishes cited in the Michelin record give a clear signal of the kitchen's strengths: scallops with pear, celeriac and nuts; brill with black sesame, cauliflower and yuzu; and veal sweetbreads with carrot and orange mousseline. The dessert course, specifically the parsnip and white chocolate combination, is mentioned as genuinely original rather than a formality. These are the dishes the kitchen is recognised for — order accordingly.
No group capacity data is available in current records. For parties of four or more, check the venue's official channels before booking — Rue d'Havré 95, 7000 Mons — to confirm table configuration. Given the booking difficulty is rated Easy, availability is less likely to be the obstacle than seating logistics for larger groups.
La Table du Boucher covers a different register — meat-focused and less produce-driven — useful if your group wants something more convivial and less composed. Masu is worth considering if Japanese or fusion-leaning cooking is a preference. Origines is the closest competitor for diners who want seasonal, ingredient-led cooking in Mons. Les Gribaumonts is the clearest choice if creative French with Michelin recognition at a non-starred price point is the brief.
At €€€, it sits in the gap between casual Mons dining and full Michelin star spending, and the Michelin Plate recognition for both 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is operating at a level that justifies that positioning. The sourcing is documented as organic and local, and the cooking has enough technical range — yuzu, sweetbreads, original desserts — to hold up against the price. For Mons specifically, the value-to-quality ratio is favourable.
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